Finance of America Reverse · Maine · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 54 mortgage applications in Maine in 2025, ranking #121 of 537 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.7% of them and denied 25.9% (31.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.3%.

54Applicationsin ME
31.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.88%
$175,000Median loanstate $215,000
$6.1MVolume16 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Maine vs the state

25.9%Denial rate+9.60 pts vs state
31.1%Decision denial rate+11.03 pts vs state
53.7%Origination rate-8.47 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$26kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Maine

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023332212.1%7.71%#126
202433206.1%7.43%#136
2025542925.9%6.38%#121

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Maine

By loan purpose

Refinance 29 54% · 44.8% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 24 44% · 4.2% denied

By loan type

FHA 54 100% · 25.9% denied

Why it denied Maine applicants

Collateral 7 50%
Insufficient cash 4 29%
Other 1 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 7%
Credit history 1 7%

Where in Maine

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 1273 25.0%
Kennebec County 651 16.7%
York County 631 16.7%
Hancock County 522 40.0%
Somerset County 321 33.3%
Aroostook County 310 0.0%
Androscoggin County 301 33.3%
Piscataquis County 321 33.3%
Knox County 320 0.0%
Penobscot County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Maine

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bangor Savings BankB 4,51817.2%7.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,6759.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 2,62822.9%6.75%
The Camden National BankA 2,55913.2%6.99%
CMG MortgageA 2,2514.2%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 1,8385.3%6.63%
Kennebec Savings BankB 1,4939.6%7.00%
TD BankD 1,24420.2%7.35%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,10417.6%6.25%
Evergreen Credit UnionD 97630.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Maine: 54 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 14 denied.

25.9% of all applications, or 31.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Maine statewide average across all lenders was 16.3%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Maine in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

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