Founded in 1996
by Steve Jacobson and named by a childhood best friend, colleague and forever member of the Fairway family, Randy Cross, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is a mortgage lender headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin and Carrollton, Texas.
1996 - 1998
04/96 - Fairway Independent Mortgage was Incorporated
09/96 - 1st Branch Opened
10/96 - 1st Funded Loan
05/98 - 1st Warehouse Line Opened
2004 - 2007
07/04 - Corporate Office Opened in Plano, TX
05/05 - 1st Underwriter Hired
08/07 - Received FHA Title II DE Lender Approval
2009 - 2010
05/09 - Reached 500 Team Members
07/09 - Received VA Automatic Lender Approval
07/09 - Received Fannie Mae Approval
04/10 - Opened Fairway's AMC, Frisco Lender Services
2012
04/12 - 1st Military Mortgage Specialist Boot Camp and Home Giveaway to a Wounded Warrior
05/12 - Received Fannie Mae Direct Seller Approval
07/12 - Licensed in 45 States
12/12 - $6+ Billion in Mortgage Volume
2013 - 2014
09/13 - Reached 1,500 Team Members
10/13 - Started Servicing Loans
04/14 - Voted the #1 Best Company to Work for by Mortgage Executive Magazine based on Loan Officer Votes
11/14 - Reached 2,000 Team Members