Mortgage lender · Spencer, MA · LEI 5493005DJAOTPGS83Z81

Cornerstone Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Cornerstone Bank earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 25th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

998Applications2025
68.0%Originatedof applications
17.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$180MLoan volume7 states

Cornerstone Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

14.9%Denial rate (all applications)-3.05 pts vs national
17.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.04 pts vs national
68.0%Origination rate+10.01 pts vs national
12.2%Withdrawn by applicant
2.7%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$205,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$151kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

25th17.6% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

35th14.9%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202363941721.8%24.7%7.31%$104M
202470543917.9%21.9%6.63%$112M
202599867914.9%17.6%$180M

What Cornerstone Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 314 31% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 213 21% · 15.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 3% · 21.2% denied
Home improvement 312 31% · 17.0% denied
Other / HELOC 126 13% · 24.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 998 100% · 14.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 151 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Cornerstone Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k451368.3%
$50k – $100k20411828.1%
$100k – $150k22716613.4%
$150k – $250k29121213.3%
Over $250k2011466.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3416811113.1%
35–4427018416.9%
45–5421114419.7%
55–6417412618.0%
65–741106919.1%
Over 74321733.3%

Where Cornerstone Bank lends

7 states and 31 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Massachusetts94164014.8%#51
Connecticut342220.6%#248
Rhode Island1189.1%#186
Florida5320.0%#1,128

Frequently asked questions

Cornerstone Bank denied 17.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 25th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 31% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 44% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Cornerstone Bank. Data sources · Methodology