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

Cornerstone Capital Bank earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 2.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 93rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 65th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

9.6kApplications2025
79.3%Originatedof applications
2.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.49%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.1BLoan volume44 states

Cornerstone Capital Bank at a glance, 2025

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

1.8%Denial rate (all applications)-16.17 pts vs national
2.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-20.37 pts vs national
79.3%Origination rate+21.28 pts vs national
18.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.49%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.08 pts vs national
$345,000Median loan amount
$8,509Median total loan costs
$125kMedian applicant income
90%Median loan-to-value
4High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

93rd2.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

65th0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

40th18.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

43rd2.47% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202313,0859,9313.2%4.0%6.63%$3.6B
202410,5478,3672.0%2.4%6.63%$3.3B
20259,6357,6421.8%2.2%6.49%$3.1B

What Cornerstone Capital 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 8,171 85% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 648 7% · 1.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 525 5% · 4.0% denied
Home improvement 18 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 273 3% · 5.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,276 65% · 1.5% denied
FHA 2,019 21% · 3.4% denied
VA 1,253 13% · 0.7% denied
USDA / RHS 87 1% · 1.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 400 manufactured homes, 415 investment properties.

Why Cornerstone Capital Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 174 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 75 43%
Collateral 30 17%
Credit history 21 12%
Insufficient cash 16 9%
Unverifiable information 15 9%
Incomplete application 11 6%
Employment history 3 2%
Other 3 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Cornerstone Capital Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k3642509.4%
$50k – $100k2,8332,2333.1%
$100k – $150k2,5002,0161.8%
$150k – $250k2,1891,7371.4%
Over $250k1,4401,1420.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 255214132.1%
25–342,7682,2961.8%
35–442,6962,1352.1%
45–541,7091,3232.8%
55–641,1288692.7%
65–746174661.9%
Over 741921363.6%

Where Cornerstone Capital Bank lends

44 states and 672 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas2,9822,2792.6%6.25%#64
Washington1,6261,3701.1%6.50%#43
North Carolina1,0819101.5%6.25%#80
Colorado7495891.6%6.50%#78
Oklahoma5624292.3%6.50%#58
Idaho3983190.5%6.13%#57
California3322611.2%6.75%#304
New Mexico3192271.3%6.38%#60
Alaska3012500.3%6.25%#18
Montana2642181.1%6.63%#36
Arizona1901581.6%6.63%#180
Oregon1471140.7%6.75%#146
Utah99696.1%6.63%#133
Tennessee81602.5%6.63%#352
Florida75582.7%6.63%#535
Maryland47340.0%6.49%#324
Arkansas42332.4%6.99%#218
Alabama37330.0%6.13%#340
Mississippi35262.9%6.93%#193
Nevada34312.9%6.88%#239
Missouri32260.0%6.69%#396
Georgia30210.0%6.75%#521
South Carolina24138.3%6.88%#421
Virginia23174.4%6.99%#476
Kansas20150.0%6.25%#296
Louisiana13107.7%6.56%#356
Illinois12916.7%6.49%#658
Indiana850.0%7.50%#579
Kentucky870.0%6.63%#449
Ohio830.0%7.38%#646
Wisconsin760.0%6.31%#530
Wyoming750.0%6.63%#169
Minnesota650.0%6.49%#532
Michigan550.0%7.13%#594
Nebraska550.0%6.88%#305
West Virginia540.0%6.81%#315

Frequently asked questions

Cornerstone Capital Bank denied 2.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 93rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Cornerstone Capital Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 43.1% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Cornerstone Capital Bank originated in 2025 was 6.49%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 85% of its applications were for home purchases, 12% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 65% conventional, 21% FHA, 13% 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 Capital Bank. Data sources · Methodology