Mortgage lender · York, NE · LEI 549300MNVXT92RBYBF93

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

Cornerstone Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 23rd percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

201Applications2025
60.2%Originatedof applications
18.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$53MLoan volume8 states

Cornerstone Bank at a glance, 2025

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

17.9%Denial rate (all applications)-0.07 pts vs national
18.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.22 pts vs national
60.2%Origination rate+2.17 pts vs national
1.5%Withdrawn by applicant
1.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$105,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$91kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C 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%

23rd18.4% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

87th2.5%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202323315015.9%17.2%$18M
202420613023.3%23.8%$18M
202520112117.9%18.4%$53M

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 81 40% · 16.1% denied
Refinance 43 21% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 5% · 54.6% denied
Home improvement 33 16% · 18.2% denied
Other / HELOC 33 16% · 24.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 200 100% · 18.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 17 manufactured homes, 30 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 $50k251144.0%
$50k – $100k693821.7%
$100k – $150k391918.4%
$150k – $250k23180.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3427830.8%
35–44402712.8%
45–54442727.3%
55–64352117.7%

Where Cornerstone Bank lends

8 states and 44 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Nebraska19411518.0%#75

Frequently asked questions

Cornerstone Bank denied 18.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 23rd percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 40% of its applications were for home purchases, 27% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 33% 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