Finance of America Reverse · Hawaii · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 127 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #49 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.5% of them and denied 4.7% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

127Applicationsin HI
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
8.24%Median ratestate 6.15%
$525,000Median loanstate $405,000
$60MVolume4 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Hawaii vs the state

4.7%Denial rate-17.11 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-21.75 pts vs state
79.5%Origination rate+24.16 pts vs state
8.24%Median rate+2.09 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$31kMedian applicant income
101Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202382613.7%7.64%#53
2024755410.7%7.69%#63
20251271014.7%8.24%#49

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 91 72% · 3.3% denied
Home improvement 6 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 29 23% · 10.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 51% · 4.6% denied
FHA 62 49% · 4.8% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Other 4 67%
Collateral 1 17%
Unverifiable information 1 17%

Where in Hawaii

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 77634 5.2%
Hawaii County 26220 0.0%
Maui County 16121 6.3%
Kauai County 841 12.5%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 127 applications in 2025, of which 101 were originated and 6 denied.

4.7% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 8.24%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

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