Finance of America Reverse · Florida · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 1,219 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #131 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.5% of them and denied 13.4% (16.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

1.2kApplicationsin FL
16.8%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $255,000
$240MVolume54 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Florida vs the state

13.4%Denial rate-7.69 pts vs state
16.8%Decision denial rate-10.45 pts vs state
64.5%Origination rate+11.79 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$33kMedian applicant income
786Loans originated
163Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,27786510.7%7.67%#124
20241,3999508.9%7.31%#109
20251,21978613.4%6.50%#131

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 42 3% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 632 52% · 16.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 0% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 34 3% · 8.8% denied
Other / HELOC 510 42% · 10.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 362 30% · 20.7% denied
FHA 857 70% · 10.3% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Other 52 32%
Collateral 39 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 37 23%
Insufficient cash 22 13%
Credit history 12 7%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Florida

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Miami-Dade County 1247116 12.9%
Palm Beach County 1218018 14.9%
Broward County 1025216 15.7%
Pinellas County 654210 15.4%
Hillsborough County 59394 6.8%
Marion County 57385 8.8%
Brevard County 49357 14.3%
Lee County 44259 20.5%
Sarasota County 43307 16.3%
Orange County 42295 11.9%

Other large lenders in Florida

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 71,40515.3%6.44%
Rocket MortgageC 46,61121.0%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 23,63437.7%6.24%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 19,51614.1%6.50%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,45223.2%7.59%
Crosscountry MortgageB 19,1035.2%6.75%
NewrezD 17,51922.4%6.75%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 16,66114.5%4.88%
Lennar MortgageA 14,98421.0%4.75%
Truist BankC 14,14041.5%6.60%

Frequently asked questions

Florida: 1,219 applications in 2025, of which 786 were originated and 163 denied.

13.4% of all applications, or 16.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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