Finance of America Reverse · New York · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 538 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #130 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.4% of them and denied 10.0% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

538Applicationsin NY
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$335,000Median loanstate $235,000
$145MVolume46 counties

Finance of America Reverse in New York vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-9.71 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-11.42 pts vs state
68.4%Origination rate+8.81 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$33kMedian applicant income
368Loans originated
54Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236084227.6%7.73%#102
20245263718.8%7.31%#116
202553836810.0%6.50%#130

What Finance of America Reverse lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 1% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 291 54% · 12.4% denied
Home improvement 11 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 228 42% · 7.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 88 16% · 10.2% denied
FHA 450 84% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Other 15 28%
Insufficient cash 12 22%
Collateral 10 19%
Credit history 9 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 13%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in New York

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Suffolk County 1249112 9.7%
Nassau County 95686 6.3%
Queens County 72562 2.8%
Kings County 45276 13.3%
Westchester County 33204 12.1%
Bronx County 18113 16.7%
Erie County 18103 16.7%
Richmond County 18151 5.6%
Orange County 13102 15.4%
Dutchess County 831 12.5%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 538 applications in 2025, of which 368 were originated and 54 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in New York in 2025 was 6.50%, 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 York, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology