At Fairway, We create "raving fans" by providing customer service that is "Legendary" not just "Satisfactory".
We consider ourselves extremely lucky that so many clients continue to call upon Fairway to be of assistance with their residential lending needs.
Our team - the people who define us, are the best and brightest in the industry. Their customer service focus is at the heart of our culture. We’ve designed a support system for our branches that provides an immediate personal response to each and every inquiry – no waiting, no wondering – and have invested in a superior technological infrastructure that supports all of our communications and transactions. These systems allow us to serve our branches more efficiently and seamlessly so they, in turn, can do the same for their customers.
Incorporated: April 1996
Corporate Headquarters: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and Dallas, Texas
Branches: 129
2011 Volume -$3.70 Billion
2010 Volume- $3.94 Billion
2009 Volume- $3.35 Billion
2008 Volume -$1.97 Billion
2007 Volume -$1.62 Billion
2006 Volume -$1.60 Billion
2005 Volume- $1.60 Billion
2004 Volume- $1.22 Billion
2003 Volume- $1.50 Billion
2002 Volume- $1.20 Billion
2001 Volume- $1.00 Billion
Executives
Dan Cutaia, President - Capital Markets and Risk Management
Drawing on more than 20 years of executive experience in mortgage lending and risk management, Dan Cutaia oversees and directs all capital market and risk management operations for Fairway. Throughout his career, he has grown both wholesale and retail channels, managed the credit risk position of a major mortgage origination business, and managed investor repurchases and defective loan disposition.
Prior to joining Fairway, Cutaia was the founder and president of Aucita Mortgage Capital, a firm specializing in the purchase of defective residential mortgage loans and specialty servicing. Cutaia also spent nearly two decades with Waterfield Financial Corporation in various senior executive capacities. Cutaia began his career with Meritor Mortgage, where he developed a new territory and ranked as one of the Top 10 producers for the company within his first year. He is a cum laude graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and a minor in Accounting.
Paul Walnick, President - Mortgage Operations
About Paul Walnick:
Paul Walnick oversees and directs all day to day company operations and support functions. He has over 20 years of mortgage lending experience. Prior to joining Fairway, Walnick held regional and district sales management positions at Waterfield Financial Corporation, where he also served as a branch manager and loan officer.
A certified CPA, Walnick began his career as an accountant. He received his Master of Business Administration from San Diego State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY in Binghamton, New York.
Steve Jacobson, CEO
About Steve Jacobson:
Steve Jacobson is the personification of Fairway’s corporate philosophy. Earlier in his career, after a neighbor encouraged him to give the mortgage industry a try, Jacobson spent more than a decade working for Waterfield Financial Corporation in Arizona and Texas. He served as a branch manager, senior vice president, and eventually as the company’s national sales manager.
Family is what eventually brought the Wisconsin native and former University of Wisconsin basketball player and co-captain back to the Midwest, and, in 1996, Jacobson and his brother-in-law Dean Anderson founded the company.
A loan officer at heart, the corporate climate “Jake” has cultivated is cited, without fail, as a key ingredient in Fairway’s success: a truly flat organization in which every team member has a voice; an unmatched support and response system for Fairway branches; and a passionate commitment to speed and service.