Finance of America Reverse · Alabama · 2025

Finance of America Reverse in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Finance of America Reverse took 63 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #282 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.5% of them and denied 14.3% (18.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

63Applicationsin AL
18.4%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $165,000
$6.3MVolume28 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Alabama vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-5.56 pts vs state
18.4%Decision denial rate-6.63 pts vs state
63.5%Origination rate+8.10 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$27kMedian applicant income
40Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023894627.0%7.72%#217
202488549.1%7.30%#232
2025634014.3%6.00%#282

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 26 41% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 5 8% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 31 49% · 16.1% denied

By loan type

FHA 63 100% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Other 3 33%
Collateral 3 33%
Incomplete application 1 11%
Insufficient cash 1 11%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Finance of America Reverse applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Baldwin County 852 25.0%
Jefferson County 750 0.0%
Shelby County 641 16.7%
Lauderdale County 431 25.0%
Mobile County 310 0.0%
Morgan County 320 0.0%
Madison County 320 0.0%
Elmore County 220 0.0%
Etowah County 220 0.0%
Tuscaloosa County 211 50.0%

Other large lenders in Alabama

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Regions BankC 11,87137.2%4.99%
Rocket MortgageC 9,94120.5%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,46141.4%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 7,68912.0%6.13%
21st MortgageF 6,50746.0%9.98%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,10718.4%6.25%
REDSTONE Federal Credit UnionC 4,54818.9%8.13%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 3,90917.5%4.99%
Freedom MortgageB 3,7258.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 3,61111.6%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 63 applications in 2025, of which 40 were originated and 9 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 18.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Alabama in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Finance of America Reverse's own HMDA filing for properties located in Alabama, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology