Finance of America Reverse · Kentucky · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 57 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #254 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.9% of them and denied 12.3% (15.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

57Applicationsin KY
15.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$115,000Median loanstate $155,000
$4.1MVolume30 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Kentucky vs the state

12.3%Denial rate-6.53 pts vs state
15.2%Decision denial rate-8.27 pts vs state
64.9%Origination rate+6.87 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$26kMedian applicant income
37Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023774819.5%7.69%#199
2024624111.3%6.99%#228
2025573712.3%6.25%#254

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 22 39% · 18.2% denied
Home improvement 5 9% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 28 49% · 7.1% denied

By loan type

FHA 57 100% · 12.3% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Insufficient cash 3 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Collateral 2 29%

Where in Kentucky

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1391 7.7%
Fayette County 440 0.0%
Kenton County 421 25.0%
Madison County 330 0.0%
Boyle County 320 0.0%
Woodford County 210 0.0%
Trigg County 201 50.0%
Henry County 201 50.0%
Warren County 220 0.0%
Greenup County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Kentucky

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 8,42018.1%6.75%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,22044.8%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,8719.8%6.50%
Fifth Third BankD 5,66325.5%7.75%
U.S. BankD 4,88729.5%7.00%
Mortgage Research CenterC 3,61718.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 3,58523.7%7.40%
21st MortgageF 3,47848.0%9.95%
CommonwealthC 3,27024.9%7.25%
Stockton MortgageD 3,2556.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky: 57 applications in 2025, of which 37 were originated and 7 denied.

12.3% of all applications, or 15.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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