Mortgage lender · Orange, CA · LEI 549300UTE20103B0T339

Ennkar review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Ennkar earns a C, in line with the typical performance of reverse-mortgage lenders. It turned down 7.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 57th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 8 reverse-mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

245Applications2025
60.4%Originatedof applications
7.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$61MLoan volume14 states

Ennkar at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

5.3%Denial rate (all applications)-12.67 pts vs national
7.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.12 pts vs national
60.4%Origination rate+2.38 pts vs national
24.9%Withdrawn by applicant
4.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$325,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$29kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 8 reverse-mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

57th7.5% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

14th29.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233901995.6%9.9%7.55%$44M
20242801717.9%11.2%7.13%$49M
20252451485.3%7.5%6.38%$61M

What Ennkar lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 234 96% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 79 32% · 15.2% denied
FHA 166 68% · 0.6% denied

Also: 173 home-equity lines, 245 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 0 investment properties.

Why Ennkar denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 13 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Insufficient cash 5 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 23%
Other 2 15%
Unverifiable information 2 15%
Collateral 1 8%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Ennkar

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1931148.2%
$50k – $100k47315.6%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
65–7493576.1%
Over 74138848.9%

Where Ennkar lends

14 states and 99 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California122804.9%6.56%#409
Florida35198.6%6.13%#656
Texas1995.3%6.88%#869
Colorado1676.3%6.50%#438
Arizona1350.0%5.88%#466
North Carolina970.0%6.00%#647
Washington8625.0%6.31%#483
Pennsylvania750.0%6.13%#737
Hawaii550.0%6.13%#197

Frequently asked questions

Ennkar denied 7.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 57th percentile of reverse-mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Ennkar gave in 2025 was "insufficient cash", cited on 38.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Ennkar originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.00 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 1% of its applications were for home purchases, 96% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 32% conventional, 68% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Ennkar. Data sources · Methodology