Finance of America Reverse · New Mexico · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 65 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #128 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.5% of them and denied 9.2% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

65Applicationsin NM
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $205,000
$7.5MVolume16 counties

Finance of America Reverse in New Mexico vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-9.37 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-11.33 pts vs state
58.5%Origination rate+5.12 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$27kMedian applicant income
38Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023724715.3%7.58%#106
2024694111.6%7.12%#113
202565389.2%6.25%#128

What Finance of America Reverse lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 36 55% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 4 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 35% · 4.4% denied

By loan type

FHA 65 100% · 9.2% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Credit history 2 33%
Collateral 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Insufficient cash 1 17%

Where in New Mexico

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bernalillo County 1563 20.0%
Santa Fe County 15110 0.0%
Sandoval County 971 11.1%
Valencia County 510 0.0%
Doña Ana County 541 20.0%
Lincoln County 320 0.0%
Grant County 210 0.0%
Chaves County 210 0.0%
Rio Arriba County 210 0.0%
Curry County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Mexico

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 4,44020.5%6.75%
21st MortgageF 3,99245.5%9.60%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,25112.8%6.13%
Guild MortgageA 3,1864.3%6.63%
NusendaD 2,96213.7%8.00%
Waterstone MortgageC 2,7403.2%6.88%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 2,08546.4%9.99%
Sunward Federal Credit UnionB 1,7659.1%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,68315.9%6.25%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,4974.9%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Mexico: 65 applications in 2025, of which 38 were originated and 6 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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