Fairway to Celebrates First Anniversary of New HQ

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation will be celebrating the one-year mark of their corporate headquarters in Madison, Wis. being united under one roof. Just one year ago, the company condensed from four physical locations into one at Fairway's corporate office, located on Madison's east side. Fairway was started in Madison, Wis. in 1996 with seven employees by Pardeeville and Madison natives, Steve Jacobson and Dean Anderson. Since then, Fairway has grown to more than 1,800 employees with locations nationwide and split corporate offices in Madison, Wis. and Plano, Texas. "Uniting all four offices under one roof has given our corporate headquarters a more cohesive feeling," says Fairway Chief Financial Officer Len Krupinski. "Employees can simply walk down the hall to conduct business, rather than sending e-mails and leaving voice mails. It has increased efficiency, and has given employees an added sense of engagement." The now unified corporate office in Madison is home to the following departments: Human Resources, Learning & Development, Accounting, Legal & Compliance, Branch Support and Marketing.  Four key branches are located in the surrounding areas of the Madison headquarters. The four branches include Sun Prairie, managed by Joe Theisen; Portage, managed by Gregg Steinhaus; Poynette, managed by Bryan Skaar; and Baraboo, managed by Jeff Schlender. Theisen, Steinhaus, Skaar and Schlender have teamed up to produce a combined volume of $93,552,932 through August 2014.