Finance of America Reverse · Arkansas · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 40 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #223 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.5% of them and denied 12.5% (17.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

40Applicationsin AR
17.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$3.6MVolume18 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Arkansas vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-5.69 pts vs state
17.2%Decision denial rate-5.89 pts vs state
57.5%Origination rate+0.67 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$32kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023704812.9%7.79%#171
202450336.0%7.08%#201
2025402312.5%6.00%#223

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 18 45% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 4 10% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 17 43% · 5.9% denied

By loan type

FHA 40 100% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Collateral 3 60%
Insufficient cash 1 20%
Other 1 20%

Where in Arkansas

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 1071 10.0%
Garland County 531 20.0%
Pulaski County 410 0.0%
Washington County 311 33.3%
Logan County 200 0.0%
Hot Spring County 220 0.0%
Sharp County 220 0.0%
Carroll County 220 0.0%
Conway County 100 0.0%
Izard County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Arkansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Arvest BankC 9,74814.4%7.00%
Rocket MortgageC 5,85420.1%6.63%
ARKANSAS Federal Credit UnionF 4,43923.6%7.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 3,49138.4%10.25%
21st MortgageF 3,25046.6%9.69%
Mortgage Research CenterC 2,76718.3%6.25%
Regions BankC 2,64640.0%6.13%
Firsttrust Home LoansB 2,5900.5%6.49%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,45613.3%6.12%
Triad Financial ServicesD 2,13354.2%8.68%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 40 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 5 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 17.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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