Finance of America Reverse · Michigan · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 187 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #221 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.2% of them and denied 19.3% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

187Applicationsin MI
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $155,000
$18MVolume48 counties

Finance of America Reverse in Michigan vs the state

19.3%Denial rate+0.73 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+2.42 pts vs state
56.2%Origination rate-3.74 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$30kMedian applicant income
105Loans originated
36Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319912815.6%7.75%#181
20241891177.9%7.39%#197
202518710519.3%6.38%#221

What Finance of America Reverse lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 90 48% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 4 2% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 92 49% · 20.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 8% · 6.7% denied
FHA 172 92% · 20.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 12 33%
Insufficient cash 10 28%
Other 7 19%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 8%
Credit history 2 6%
Unverifiable information 2 6%

Where in Michigan

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 25153 12.0%
Oakland County 25194 16.0%
Macomb County 1272 16.7%
Muskegon County 750 0.0%
Kent County 760 0.0%
St. Clair County 641 16.7%
Lapeer County 640 0.0%
Washtenaw County 531 20.0%
Livingston County 514 80.0%
Berrien County 503 60.0%

Other large lenders in Michigan

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 30,64416.3%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 29,33011.7%6.60%
The Huntington National BankD 20,04730.0%7.49%
Lake Michigan Credit UnionA 16,6625.6%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 11,17626.4%7.50%
21st MortgageF 7,42453.4%11.04%
Citizens BankC 6,59229.0%7.65%
Triad Financial ServicesD 6,42656.1%8.49%
Union Home MortgageB 5,3034.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 5,16126.3%7.36%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 187 applications in 2025, of which 105 were originated and 36 denied.

19.3% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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