Cornerstone Bank · Massachusetts · 2025

Cornerstone Bank in Massachusetts: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cornerstone Bank took 941 mortgage applications in Massachusetts in 2025, ranking #51 of 799 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.0% of them and denied 14.8% (17.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

941Applicationsin MA
17.4%Decision denial ratestate 20.0%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $325,000
$157MVolume11 counties

Cornerstone Bank in Massachusetts vs the state

14.8%Denial rate-1.44 pts vs state
17.4%Decision denial rate-2.55 pts vs state
68.0%Origination rate+5.41 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$151kMedian applicant income
640Loans originated
139Denied

Trend in Massachusetts

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202360339521.2%7.38%#67
202465140717.4%6.63%#66
202594164014.8%#51

What Cornerstone Bank lends in Massachusetts

By loan purpose

Home purchase 296 31% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 205 22% · 15.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 3% · 22.6% denied
Home improvement 293 31% · 16.4% denied
Other / HELOC 116 12% · 24.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 941 100% · 14.8% denied

Where in Massachusetts

Counties with the most Cornerstone Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Worcester County 64545990 14.0%
Middlesex County 864610 11.6%
Suffolk County 40228 20.0%
Hampden County 39284 10.3%
Norfolk County 331811 33.3%
Essex County 31225 16.1%
Plymouth County 22143 13.6%
Bristol County 18124 22.2%
Barnstable County 18123 16.7%
Hampshire County 861 12.5%

Other large lenders in Massachusetts

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 17,47629.0%7.40%
Rocket MortgageC 8,69815.9%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 7,78430.1%5.99%
Guaranteed RateB 7,3134.5%6.50%
Eastern BankB 6,21631.8%6.99%
Rockland TrustC 5,99028.6%6.99%
Leader BankA 5,9131.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 5,89812.8%6.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 5,6343.8%6.63%
TD BankD 3,77826.9%7.44%

Frequently asked questions

Massachusetts: 941 applications in 2025, of which 640 were originated and 139 denied.

14.8% of all applications, or 17.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Massachusetts statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Cornerstone Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Massachusetts, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology