Finance of America Reverse · North Carolina · 2025

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

Finance of America Reverse took 364 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #170 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.8% of them and denied 9.1% (11.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

364Applicationsin NC
11.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$53MVolume74 counties

Finance of America Reverse in North Carolina vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.99 pts vs state
11.3%Decision denial rate-11.48 pts vs state
69.8%Origination rate+11.97 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$30kMedian applicant income
254Loans originated
33Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202334623112.7%7.69%#143
20243822457.9%7.07%#151
20253642549.1%6.13%#170

What Finance of America Reverse lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 211 58% · 12.8% denied
Home improvement 17 5% · 5.9% denied
Other / HELOC 126 35% · 4.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 10% · 16.7% denied
FHA 328 90% · 8.2% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Collateral 14 42%
Other 8 24%
Unverifiable information 3 9%
Insufficient cash 3 9%
Credit history 3 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 6%

Where in North Carolina

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mecklenburg County 48358 16.7%
Wake County 24211 4.2%
Brunswick County 23162 8.7%
Durham County 15112 13.3%
Gaston County 1581 6.7%
Buncombe County 14120 0.0%
New Hanover County 1382 15.4%
Forsyth County 962 22.2%
Iredell County 952 22.2%
Union County 970 0.0%

Other large lenders in North Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
State Employees'C 47,89325.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 25,10916.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 18,88411.4%6.13%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,00838.0%7.75%
Truist BankC 14,36430.3%6.50%
Movement MortgageA 11,0912.6%6.63%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 10,56519.4%7.13%
First-Citizens Bank & TrustB 10,31919.6%6.38%
Bank of AmericaF 10,27628.2%6.24%
Mortgage Research CenterC 10,02917.7%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

North Carolina: 364 applications in 2025, of which 254 were originated and 33 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 11.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Finance of America Reverse originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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