Finance of America Reverse · California · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 3,527 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #56 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.7% of them and denied 9.5% (11.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

3.5kApplicationsin CA
11.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.4BVolume53 counties

Finance of America Reverse in California vs the state

9.5%Denial rate-7.95 pts vs state
11.5%Decision denial rate-10.93 pts vs state
71.7%Origination rate+15.45 pts vs state
8.99%Median rate+2.37 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$35kMedian applicant income
2,527Loans originated
334Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,5061,7218.7%7.76%#67
20243,2012,2518.2%7.85%#58
20253,5272,5279.5%8.99%#56

What Finance of America Reverse lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 68 2% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 2,275 65% · 10.8% denied
Home improvement 127 4% · 5.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,057 30% · 7.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,042 58% · 11.0% denied
FHA 1,485 42% · 7.4% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 133 40%
Collateral 96 29%
Insufficient cash 38 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 34 10%
Credit history 24 7%
Unverifiable information 7 2%
Employment history 1 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in California

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 81156379 9.7%
Orange County 45634533 7.2%
San Diego County 39429933 8.4%
Riverside County 29520135 11.9%
Santa Clara County 17913321 11.7%
San Bernardino County 16211422 13.6%
Contra Costa County 1077910 9.3%
Alameda County 101767 6.9%
Ventura County 977411 11.3%
San Mateo County 87642 2.3%

Other large lenders in California

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 79,26112.6%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 58,92517.6%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 40,19030.8%5.99%
U.S. BankD 32,49331.6%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 22,0489.7%6.13%
Spring EqD 21,60150.8%8.88%
SchoolsfirstA 19,08610.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 18,75413.5%6.50%
NewrezD 17,00019.3%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 16,64518.7%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

California: 3,527 applications in 2025, of which 2,527 were originated and 334 denied.

9.5% of all applications, or 11.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in California in 2025 was 8.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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