Fairway Independent Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 2,359 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #32 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.5% of them and denied 4.0% (5.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

2.4kApplicationsin TN
5.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$495MVolume84 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

4.0%Denial rate-13.16 pts vs state
5.5%Decision denial rate-16.15 pts vs state
67.5%Origination rate+9.45 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
1,593Loans originated
94Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0171,4254.0%6.63%#30
20242,1501,5603.6%6.63%#34
20252,3591,5934.0%6.50%#32

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,910 81% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 215 9% · 4.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 176 7% · 10.2% denied
Home improvement 9 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 49 2% · 18.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,415 60% · 3.5% denied
FHA 702 30% · 5.1% denied
VA 190 8% · 3.2% denied
USDA / RHS 52 2% · 3.9% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 35 37%
Collateral 13 14%
Credit history 13 14%
Incomplete application 11 12%
Insufficient cash 9 10%
Unverifiable information 6 6%
Other 6 6%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 47532620 4.2%
Lawrence County 1821191 0.5%
Sumner County 1529712 7.9%
Davidson County 121845 4.1%
Maury County 112643 2.7%
Williamson County 94642 2.1%
Lauderdale County 81599 11.1%
Blount County 81535 6.2%
Rutherford County 76463 3.9%
Loudon County 57403 5.3%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 2,359 applications in 2025, of which 1,593 were originated and 94 denied.

4.0% of all applications, or 5.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

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