Fairway Independent Mortgage · Virginia · 2025

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

Fairway Independent Mortgage took 2,305 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #37 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.2% of them and denied 5.0% (6.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

2.3kApplicationsin VA
6.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $255,000
$745MVolume104 counties

Fairway Independent Mortgage in Virginia vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-10.99 pts vs state
6.1%Decision denial rate-14.20 pts vs state
76.2%Origination rate+16.71 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
1,757Loans originated
114Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,4171,8844.2%6.50%#26
20242,1611,6992.5%6.75%#37
20252,3051,7575.0%6.50%#37

What Fairway Independent Mortgage lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,863 81% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 238 10% · 4.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 131 6% · 9.2% denied
Home improvement 23 1% · 26.1% denied
Other / HELOC 50 2% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,555 67% · 5.0% denied
FHA 393 17% · 7.1% denied
VA 344 15% · 2.3% denied
USDA / RHS 13 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 28 25%
Credit history 18 16%
Unverifiable information 18 16%
Other 17 15%
Collateral 12 11%
Incomplete application 11 10%
Insufficient cash 5 4%
Employment history 5 4%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Fairway Independent Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairfax County 36329213 3.6%
Prince William County 1941379 4.6%
Loudoun County 114881 0.9%
Lynchburg city 108843 2.8%
Spotsylvania County 96687 7.3%
Roanoke city 865415 17.4%
Henrico County 84605 6.0%
Chesterfield County 83629 10.8%
Arlington County 80634 5.0%
Stafford County 72561 1.4%

Other large lenders in Virginia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,39519.3%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 19,27414.8%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,99410.4%6.12%
Truist BankC 11,83831.6%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,00016.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 8,33410.7%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 8,0296.5%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 6,58431.9%6.24%
NewrezD 6,39016.4%6.38%
Movement MortgageA 6,1264.3%6.56%

Frequently asked questions

Virginia: 2,305 applications in 2025, of which 1,757 were originated and 114 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 6.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans Fairway Independent Mortgage originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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