If you're a loan officer wondering whether there's a better home for your business, this is your invitation to look. National strength, hometown service, and two local leaders who'll tell you the truth about the move.
Smart technology keeps the process moving so you can stay focused on relationships. A wide range of programs means you serve more buyers. And a real marketing team supports your growth every step of the way — behind a team that already runs offices in Greenwood Village, Colorado Springs, and Monument, plus Omaha, Pittsburgh, and Phoenix. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Speed to respond is a core value, not a slogan. A horizontal management structure and a regionalized model mean fewer layers, faster decisions, and some of the fastest turn times in the industry — so you close on time and protect your referral relationships.
The Fairway Marketing HUB puts 700+ videos and 195+ ready-to-use downloads at your fingertips, alongside customizable LO websites, print and digital collateral, social content, and event support. Tools like MBS Highway help you win the conversation with referral partners.
Fairway brought servicing in-house and continues to invest in originator-facing technology — from Express Close to a company-wide partnership with OpenAI. The point isn't tech for its own sake; it's removing friction so you can stay focused on relationships.
Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, Renovation, Reverse / H4P, and specialty programs — a wide shelf means you can say yes to more borrowers. You can also become a certified Military Mortgage Specialist and serve our veterans with a real edge.
In-house processing, closing, pricing, and help-desk support are built around "The Street" — Fairway's term for its sales team and front line. The corporate staff exists to make your job easier, not to slow it down.
"Mortgages are what we do, not who we are." Fairway has been named a USA Today Top Workplace for years running and ranked among the top financial-services workplaces nationally — recognition driven entirely by employee feedback.
Fairway was founded in 1996 by Steve Jacobson on a simple idea: serve people first, and the business follows. Nearly three decades later it's one of the country's top retail lenders, lending in all 50 states — and still run by an executive team that originated loans themselves.
That origin matters when you're choosing where to take your business. You want a company that understands the street because it came from the street.
See what that gets youFounder & CEO Steve Jacobson on where Fairway came from, and the belief that mortgages are what we do, not who we are.
These aren't a poster in the break room. They're how Fairway hires, leads, and decides — and they're the reason originators describe the culture as the thing they'd never give back.
Building a culture around humility, service, and community — and why that culture is the product Fairway protects most.
Through Fairway Cares and the American Warrior Initiative, #FairwayNation has spent decades supporting communities, military families, and each other — including funding hundreds of service dogs for veterans.
When the work is bigger than the loan, the days feel different. That's the part that's hard to put on a comp sheet, and the part most people say they can't imagine working without once they've felt it.
You keep your brand and your relationships. Fairway puts a bigger engine behind them — so you spend your time originating, not assembling your own tech stack.
700+ videos and 195+ downloadable assets, plus campaigns, social content, and design support to keep your pipeline full.
Dedicated processing, closing, disclosures, pricing desk, and help-desk support — so files move and you stay selling.
Personal sites with weekly homeownership content and SEO support, plus branded print and digital collateral.
Mortgage software that helps you win conversations with referral partners and clients, with a Fairway discount.
A digitized closing experience and in-house servicing that keeps you connected to your borrowers after closing.
Become certified to better serve military families and stand out in your local market.
Changing companies is a big decision. We treat it like one — with a plan, honesty about the trade-offs, and a timeline designed around your in-process loans and your referral relationships.
Start with a private, no-pressure call with Peter or Jeff. We learn about your business, your goals, and what's working and what isn't where you are today.
We map your production, your referral relationships, and your current comp and support — and show you, honestly, what Fairway would look like for your specific business.
We build the timeline together: licensing, NMLS sponsorship transfer, pipeline handling, and a launch date designed to protect your in-process loans.
Systems, marketing, and operations are stood up before day one — websites, collateral, CRM, and your in-house ops pod so you can originate immediately.
Coaching, the Marketing HUB, and your branch leaders help you re-establish momentum fast and build beyond where you were before.
Peter and Jeff lead Fairway teams across the Front Range. They've built production from scratch, they know this market, and they'll be straight with you about whether Fairway is the right fit for your business.
Peter Aurich leads Fairway teams across the Front Range as an Area Manager, with offices in Greenwood Village, Colorado Springs, and Monument and additional locations in Omaha, Pittsburgh, and Phoenix. His focus is simple: give originators the tools, the operations support, and the autonomy to run their business the way they know it should be run.
Originators who join Peter aren't handed a playbook and left alone. They get a partner who has built production from the ground up, knows the Colorado market, and treats every loan and every recruit like it's his own. If you're weighing a move, Peter is the person who will tell you straight what the transition really looks like.
Jeff Zinsmeister has spent his career proving that buying or refinancing a home is the biggest financial decision most people ever make — and that it deserves a consultative advisor, not a transaction. He brings that same mindset to leadership, coaching originators to win on service rather than price alone.
Licensed across ten states with deep experience in Conventional, Jumbo, FHA, VA, USDA, and Renovation lending, Jeff knows how to help an originator broaden what they can offer the day they arrive. He leads alongside Peter across the team's Colorado offices and its locations in Omaha, Pittsburgh, and Phoenix, and he's built a reputation for keeping people, not bureaucracy, at the center.
A focused online session, right from your office. Meet Peter and Jeff, see the platform, and get your specific questions answered. Everything you share stays confidential.
Fill this out and Peter or Jeff will reach out personally to set up your Virtual Fairway Day or a private call — whichever you prefer. No obligation, no recruiter run-around.
Prefer to reach out directly? Call 719-208-9994 or email [email protected].
Because the best time to understand your options is before you need them. A confidential conversation costs you nothing and gives you a real benchmark for your comp, your support, and your tools. Most originators who move say they wish they'd looked sooner.
It's a focused online session where you meet your prospective branch leaders, see the marketing and technology platform, hear how in-house operations work, and get your specific questions answered — all without leaving your office. Reserve a time and we'll send the details.
Fairway is organized around "The Street" — its sales team. You get in-house processing, closing, a pricing desk, and help-desk support designed to remove friction. The goal is fewer layers and faster decisions so you can stay in front of clients and partners.
A wide shelf: Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, Renovation, and Reverse / H4P, plus specialty programs. You can also pursue the Military Mortgage Specialist certification to serve veterans and military families with an edge.
You keep your brand and gain a bigger engine behind it. The Fairway Marketing HUB offers 700+ videos and 195+ downloads, customizable personal websites with SEO support, branded print and digital collateral, and social content — so your presence gets stronger, not generic.
It varies by state and by your situation, but we plan it together. We map licensing, NMLS sponsorship transfer, and a launch date specifically designed to protect your in-process loans. Nothing moves until you have a plan you're comfortable with.
Many Fairway originators do. Your home base would be the Greenwood Village office, with additional team locations in Colorado Springs and Monument — plus offices in Omaha, Pittsburgh, and Phoenix — but how you structure your day-to-day is part of the conversation.
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation (NMLS #2289) was founded in 1996, lends in all 50 states, services its own loans, and consistently ranks among the top retail mortgage lenders in the country. Verify the license at nmlsconsumeraccess.org.
Peter Aurich and Jeff Zinsmeister, both Area Managers based in Greenwood Village. You'd talk to them directly — not a faceless recruiter — and they'll be honest about whether Fairway is the right fit for your business.
Nothing but a conversation. Everything on this page is an invitation to learn. There's no obligation, and anything you share stays confidential.
You don't have to make a decision today. You just have to be willing to have the conversation. Peter and Jeff will take it from there.
