| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Finance of America Companies Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 400, Plano, Texas, 75024 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This statement is filed on behalf of Leon G. Cooperman ("Mr. Cooperman"). Mr. Cooperman is engaged in, among other activities, investing for his own account.
Mr. Cooperman is married to an individual named Toby Cooperman. Mr. Cooperman has an adult son named Michael S. Cooperman and a minor grandchild named Asher Silvin Cooperman.
Mr. Cooperman has investment authority over the Shares (as defined below) held by the individual retirement accounts of Toby Cooperman (the "Toby Cooperman IRA") and Michael Cooperman (the "Michael Cooperman IRA") as well as the Shares held by an individual retirement account for the benefit of Mr. Cooperman himself (the "Leon Cooperman IRA"). Mr. Cooperman also has investment authority over the Shares held by the UTMA account (the "UTMA Account") for Asher Silvin Cooperman.
Mr. Cooperman is the Managing Member of Omega Associates, L.L.C. ("Associates"), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Associates is a private investment firm formed to invest in and act as general partner of investment partnerships or similar investment vehicles. Associates is the general partner of a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware known as Omega Capital Partners, L.P. ("Capital LP"), a private investment firm comprised of Cooperman family funds engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for investment for its own account. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
Mr. Cooperman's principal business office address is St. Andrews Country Club, 7118 Melrose Castle Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33496. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Mr. Cooperman is a United States citizen. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
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| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
The information required by this item with respect to the Reporting Person is set forth in Rows 5 through 9 and 11 of the cover page to this Schedule 13G. As of the date of this Schedule 13G, Mr. Cooperman may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,286,068 Shares, which is comprised of: (i) 1,267,718 Shares held by Capital LP, (ii) 12,350 Shares held by the UTMA Account, (iii) 30 Shares held by the Toby Cooperman IRA, (iv) 45 shares held by the Michael Cooperman IRA, (v) 350 Shares held by the Leon Cooperman IRA and (vi) 5,575 Shares held directly by Mr. Cooperman, which collectively constitute approximately 15.0% of the total number of Shares outstanding, calculated based on 8,551,931 Shares outstanding as of August 6, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2026. This amount does not include the Shares underlying the conversion of the Convertible Notes held by Capital LP which, if not for the Blocker, would be convertible into 789,473 Shares at a conversion price of $19.00 per Share. As of May 11, 2026, the Convertible Notes held by Capital LP may not be converted into Shares due to the Blocker restrictions as Mr. Cooperman currently beneficially owns more than 9.99% of the Issuer's Shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
15.0% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,286,068
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,286,068
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Rule 13d-1(c)