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About Fairway
Who We Are
At Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, customer service is a way of life. #FairwayNation mortgage loan officers are dedicated to finding great rates and loan options for our customers while offering some of the fastest turn times in the industry. Our goal is to act as a trusted mortgage advisor, providing highly personalized service and helping you through every step of the loan process — from application to closing and beyond. It’s all designed to exceed expectations, provide satisfaction and earn trust.
Our #FairwayNation strongly believes the way we do things is just as important as what we do. Every team member is guided by our core values, which define how we best serve our customers, team members and local communities. We strive to make our team members and customers feel like a part of the Fairway family while providing exceptional customer service, speed and support by being kind, humble and giving 100% every day — it’s WHAT we do and it’s WHO we are. #FairwayNation
Fairway the Ryan Mortgage Team
Meet our experts
Tara Ryan
Senior Loan Officer
NMLS #233792
Tara has been helping Atlanta families secure mortgage financing since 2004. She holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School.
Richard Ryan
Branch/Operations Manager
NMLS #169310
Richard has been a mortgage branch manager since 2002 after a 12 year engineering career. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Investment
Monitor key figures
Financial planning
Prevent contingencies
Debt help
Free yourself from loans
Retirement
Appreciate your time
Mortgage advice
Planning large purchases
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Mai P.
Tara Ryan is hands-down who you need to reach out to when you begin your lender search. She is experienced, patient, honest, and kind. She explained every number, and got us a fantastic rate and had us prepared for closing days before our date! She’s our lender from now on, period.
Jasmin S.
Friendly staff, great at explaining the loan process and efficient in processing all the documentation prior to closing. What more could a home buyer ask for when in the market for a new home? Highly recommend!
Atandra B.
Tara was very helpful in providing an analysis of various options for our loan. It felt like she was looking out for us in making an informed and smart decision towards our financial investments.
Katharine M.
Fantastic! We greatly enjoyed working with Tara and her team. Everyone who worked with her on the seller’s side also said they enjoyed working with her! She kept us well informed through out the process with her update calls and emails.
Marlana N.
Tara is responsive, reliable and takes excellent care of my clients. She has saved several of my deals that were originally with the big name banks from going south. Truly the best in the business and I highly recommend Tara and her team if you want a smooth home purchase from start to finish.
Megan F.
I can’t recommend Tara and her team enough. From start to finish, the communication was stellar as were all other aspects of our home buying process with them. I highly recommend their services!
Peter F.
WOW!! That’s the best way to describe Tara and her team. Absolute professionals. Fantastic to work with. The were able to provide the financing in a very rapid time frame (days). We were completely overwhelmed with how easy the financing was, and how wonderful it was to work with Tara and her team. I’ve purchased 12 houses and none were as easy or enjoyable to finance.
Robert R.
I didn’t know that buying a house could be such a smooth process, largely due to Tara. She is responsive, helpful, and committed to an extremely tight turnaround time. Highly recommend Tara, especially for the first time homebuyer, but really for anyone who likes a lender who communicates frequently with constant updates and advice.
Jose L.
Tara was a key partner in getting our home. She really stepped up to get us the best deal and close on time, when other lenders would have cut and run. Timing was essential in our situation as we were long distance, and Tara and her team delivered on time as promised, and ironed out a few wrinkles along the way. Thank you!
Connor J.
Tara and her team did an excellent job of taking us through all of the steps to secure our home loan. We had multiple complications due to buying a house prior to selling our other home. Tara laid out a plan and discussed multiple alternatives with us. She was able to get a couple of difficult exceptions approved as well. We got the house and got a great rate too. I will definitely recommend Tara and her team in the future!
LeEllen R.
Not only was the process easy and organized, it was complete several days before the closing date. I feel like I had a true friend on my side.
Connor J.
Tara and her team did an excellent job of taking us through all of the steps to secure our home loan. We had multiple complications due to buying a house prior to selling our other home. Tara laid out a plan and discussed multiple alternatives with us. She was able to get a couple of difficult exceptions approved as well. We got the house and got a great rate too. I will definitely recommend Tara and her team in the future!
Kelly A.
Love Tara and her team. So organized, and made purchasing a home while out of state a breeze. They were very communicative and consistent. Two very important qualities in a lender. I will recommend them to everyone I can.
Laura M.
I can’t say enough about how wonderful my mortgage loan and home-buying experience was with Tara and the team. The video explanations of the documents line-by-line was a game-changer and something I hadn’t experienced before anywhere else. Tara thoroughly informed me about and throughout the entire process without making me feel silly for not knowing anything about mortgages or home-buying. Everything was done quickly and closing was incredibly smooth. The estimates provided at my initial inquiry ended up being true to nature–no surprises!
Atlanta Realtor
The best in the industry. I’ve closed a lot of deals with Tara Ryan and her team at Fairway Mortgage. If all my buyers took my advice and went with Tara, we would have 100% smooth closings. Tara is responsive, reliable and takes excellent care of my clients. She has saved several of my deals that were originally with the big name banks from going south. Truly the best in the business and I highly recommend Tara and her team if you want a smooth home purchase from start to finish.