Fairway Independent Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Pennsylvania: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 1,542 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #60 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.8% of them and denied 3.8% (4.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

1.5kApplicationsin PA
4.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $155,000
$338MVolume52 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-14.46 pts vs state
4.6%Decision denial rate-17.66 pts vs state
79.8%Origination rate+18.87 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
1,231Loans originated
59Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,6291,3045.5%6.88%#52
20241,6071,2775.0%6.75%#55
20251,5421,2313.8%6.63%#60

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,352 88% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 80 5% · 5.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 88 6% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 6 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 16 1% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,209 78% · 3.4% denied
FHA 222 14% · 6.8% denied
VA 96 6% · 3.1% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 17 29%
Collateral 14 24%
Other 13 22%
Unverifiable information 6 10%
Credit history 4 7%
Incomplete application 2 3%
Employment history 2 3%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lancaster County 1801583 1.7%
Allegheny County 1661281 0.6%
Cumberland County 1581333 1.9%
Dauphin County 1561346 3.8%
Centre County 1491275 3.4%
York County 1421079 6.3%
Montgomery County 64436 9.4%
Philadelphia County 47235 10.6%
Lebanon County 45364 8.9%
Westmoreland County 44370 0.0%

Other large lenders in Pennsylvania

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 22,41118.6%6.75%
Citizens BankC 18,25628.1%7.65%
PNC BankD 18,03120.6%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,17813.4%6.47%
Crosscountry MortgageB 11,6153.3%6.63%
Members 1stB 10,86330.9%1.99%
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaB 9,54227.8%6.49%
Police & FireC 8,46034.6%6.25%
PENNSYLVANIA STATE EMPLOYEES Credit UnionC 8,30813.7%6.64%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 7,90012.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Pennsylvania: 1,542 applications in 2025, of which 1,231 were originated and 59 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 4.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fairway Independent Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Pennsylvania, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology