Finance of America Reverse · Massachusetts · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 199 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #164 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 10.1% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

199Applicationsin MA
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$315,000Median loanstate $325,000
$53MVolume13 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Massachusetts vs the state

10.1%Denial rate-6.16 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-7.37 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+7.25 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$33kMedian applicant income
139Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023109748.3%7.52%#220
202422115013.6%7.20%#140
202519913910.1%6.63%#164

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 1% · 50.0% denied
Refinance 139 70% · 10.8% denied
Home improvement 7 4% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 51 26% · 5.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 83 42% · 13.3% denied
FHA 116 58% · 7.8% denied

Why it denied Massachusetts applicants

Other 6 30%
Insufficient cash 5 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 20%
Credit history 3 15%
Collateral 2 10%

Where in Massachusetts

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 36274 11.1%
Plymouth County 31242 6.5%
Barnstable County 29195 17.2%
Essex County 23181 4.3%
Norfolk County 19133 15.8%
Worcester County 18140 0.0%
Suffolk County 1390 0.0%
Bristol County 1153 27.3%
Hampden County 1042 20.0%
Berkshire County 320 0.0%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 199 applications in 2025, of which 139 were originated and 20 denied.

10.1% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

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

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