Fairway Funding Group Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

Is Fairway Funding Group a cheap or expensive mortgage lender? To help you shop for a mortgage, we compare the interest rates and closing costs charged by Fairway Funding Group to those of other lenders for a comparable set of borrowers. Here is our review of Fairway Funding Group nationally:

Review ItemFairway Funding Group
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (+0.03%)
Loan Related Closing Costshigher than other lenders (+$261)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3)

On average, Fairway Funding Group’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (+0.03%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were higher than those of other lenders, with a difference of +$261. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Fairway Funding Group tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 3 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Fairway Funding Group, check out its website at: https://www.fairwayfundinggroup.com.

Fairway Funding Group’s Rate Review by City

Mortgage lenders often set different rates in different geographical markets. For our list of the top mortgage lenders by city, click here. In particular, among the cities we track Fairway Funding Group was most active in:

  1. North Port, FL
  2. Cape Coral, FL
  3. Tampa, FL
  4. Miami, FL
  5. Port St. Lucie, FL

Fairway Funding Group’s Rate Review by Mortgage Type

Mortgage lenders also tend to charge different interest rates and closing costs depending on the type of mortgage. In our data, Fairway Funding Group originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA and VA mortgages for refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders for comparable borrowers by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.05%-0.07%+0.08%+0.00%+0.04%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$408+$153+$278+$3+$259
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.08%-0.05%+0.09%+0.00%+0.05%
National Star Rating(3)(4)(3)(3.5)(3)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.11%-0.03%+0.00%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$41+$75+$35
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.12%-0.02%+0.00%
Average Star Rating(3)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, Fairway Funding Group is cheap for FHA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for USDA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming, Jumbo and VA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Fairway Funding Group is similar to other lenders for FHA and VA mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance. Nevertheless, individual circumstances can matter a lot for mortgage rates, and we always recommend shopping among several of our top mortgage lenders in your area before signing.

Other information about Fairway Funding Group:

Registered name: Fairway Funding Group Inc
Registered city and state: Lakewood Ranch, FL, 34202
Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

* Source of the data is Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and is for mortgages originated in the past year. Our comparable mortgages analysis controls for Fairway Funding Group’s distribution of loan term (e.g. 30 year vs 15 year), loan-to-value (LTV), debt-to-income (DTI), loan amount, loan program (e.g. Conforming/FHA), loan purpose (e.g. purchase/refinance), and commuting zone. Cost adjusted rates were computed based on each percent of the loan amount in above average loan related closing costs being worth +0.15 of a percentage point in interest rate. Furthermore, the amounts are regularized using a Bayesian approach to control for small samples.