Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp

Why Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp IS A MOST LOVED WORKPLACE®

Systemic Collaboration

EMPLOYEES COLLABORATE THROUGHOUT OUR COMPANY BY …

Through giving back and volunteerism, all employees giving of their time and resources. Fairway supports our local communities – nationwide. We have founded 3 main charities. Fairway Foundation aids and supports those in need, helping victims of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires, those who have suffered personal tragedy. Fairway Cares was created to benefit Fairway families and friends who have a critical illness, sustained physical trauma or lost a loved one. Employees support Fairway cares with their time, packing care packages and donations. Fairway’s American Warrior Initiative has donated over 300 service dogs and provided grants to hundreds of veterans.

Positive Vision of the Future

EMPLOYEES AT OUR COMPANY HAVE A POSITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE BECAUSE …

We thrive on providing stellar customer service to our clients, celebrate our successes together, are grateful for our ability to help and serve others. We are working hard to grow in size and loan volume, following our core values. Continued success, while remaining humble helps us all move forward while staying positive. Our vision at Fairway is a story, and that story is about helping and serving others, one loan at a time. As our Founder, CEO Steve Jacobson says, “It’s not just about the loans we do; it is about the hearts we change and the people we help.”

Company Respect

WE SHOW RESPECT AND ENSURE THAT ALL VOICES ARE HEARD AND IDEAS ARE VALUED THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY BY …

Our leadership team hosts frequent meetings, company wide web meetings and regional events where our CEO and leaders meet with employees to strategize and solve problems, streamline processes, and enhance communication. Our CEO and leaders encourage employees to speak up, be a part of the process to fix any issues. We host email groups to encourage communication company wide, help with loan level or HR issues. We have an HR partner team to provide consultation to managers and employees, we have an Employee Assistance Program to help employees. Frequent meetings, phone calls, emails help ensure all voices are heard, valued.

Company Support / Killer Outcomes

WE SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES IN ACHIEVING THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GOALS BY …

Providing leadership training classes and opportunities, professional skills courses, professional development opportunities, training on skills and resources to help our sales personnel and operations personnel and others enhance their ability to communicate with our clients and be of service to them. We employ trainers and coaches and give our employees opportunities to be coached and led to perfect new skills and enhance their lives and work. We have our own coaching company that helps with these initiatives, and outside resources are brought in frequently to help. We provide leadership development classes called “Lead Strong” to aid leaders and aspiring leaders.

Alignment of Values

OUR COMPANY’S VALUES ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE …

Our focus at Fairway is Faith, Family and Work, in that order; we try to live by those values. You will often hear our employees say Family First. We are all here for each other, something we demonstrate daily. Our culture is our unique driving force at Fairway, it is the biggest reason for our success. We have 10 core values that we all live and work by; humility first, having fun, creating an amazing experience, speed to respond, seek wise counsel, committed to serve, consistent honest communication, fostering growth, respect and listening to each other, and being family focused.

Company Practices / Love

PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WE GIVE TO OUR EMPLOYEES THAT CREATE A LOVED WORKPLACE ARE …

We have sales awards to recognize achievement, employee awards celebrating work anniversaries, flexible work schedules, a hybrid remote and in-office work schedule. 8 paid holidays, two new ones this year, and a day off to celebrate our birthdays, and a paid day off to volunteer. We offer an Employee Assistance Program, concierge services, smoking cessation, non-denominational/mindfulness care, meditation room and services, a new Fairway Scholarship program, onsite gyms and an employee stock ownership plan. We pay our employees very well, above the market rate in most cases. We provide our employees with 7 employee resource groups to belong to, and more being added all the time. We are a private company, employee owned, and our employees are very happy that we are!

CEO Strengths

OUR CEO SERVES AS A MODEL OF OUR COMPANY VALUES BY …

Helping our employees, regardless of their position in the company, listening to them talking with them, strategizing to solve any problems, leading by caring and empathy, guiding our company to respond in kind. He believes in giving back, he stays humble no matter how successful he is or our company is. He reaches out to provide an amazing experience to our employees, wishing them a happy birthday or work anniversary, congratulating employees who achieve success or are recognized for their efforts. We often say to each other and to him, in response ‘who does that?’ and our answer is, Steve does. We frequently hear from employees that they have never worked at a company where the CEO was so involved, and caring.

Benefits

EXAMPLES OF UNIQUE BENEFITS, BONUS, OR COMPENSATION WE PROVIDE ARE …

We offer bonuses, employee discounts and perks employees can take advantage of; our ESOP program, retention pay and early retirement provisions; an HSA program with an employer contribution, and a new fertility benefit, weight management and nutrition, standing desks, and mental health initiatives. In 2022 our Employee Relief Program helped 25 individuals with 31 separate financial awards, a total of $96,126.06. During COVID our CEO gifted each employee who had been with the company one year a piece of professional grade exercise equipment so that we might be healthy while working from home – at a cost of millions of dollars.

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About the Company

Founded in 1996, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is a mortgage lender headquartered in Madison Wisconsin and Carrollton Texas. The company has more than 500 branches and over 7,000 employees nationwide. At Fairway, customer service is a way of life. Not only are we dedicated to finding great loan products and rates for our customers, we offer some of the fastest turn times in the industry. Our goal is to act as a trusted adviser, providing highly personalized service and helping clients through every step of the loan process. It is all designed to exceed expectations, guarantee satisfaction, and earn trust.

Company Headquarters

Headquarters location:

4750 S Biltmore Lane, Madison WI 53718
4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton TX 75007

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Industry:

Financial Services

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Company CEO's name:

Steve Jacobson

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Number of employees:

1001 - 10000

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