Cornerstone First Mortgage · California · 2025

Cornerstone First Mortgage in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 996 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #173 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.9% of them and denied 1.1% (1.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

996Applicationsin CA
1.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$585,000Median loanstate $385,000
$505MVolume43 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in California vs the state

1.1%Denial rate-16.32 pts vs state
1.5%Decision denial rate-20.87 pts vs state
70.9%Origination rate+14.68 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$196kMedian applicant income
706Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231821820.0%6.75%#354
20246274471.4%6.99%#216
20259967061.1%6.75%#173

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 601 60% · 1.5% denied
Refinance 275 28% · 0.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 120 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 814 82% · 0.7% denied
FHA 123 12% · 3.3% denied
VA 58 6% · 1.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 36%
Credit history 3 27%
Collateral 2 18%
Unverifiable information 1 9%
Other 1 9%

Where in California

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 3292311 0.3%
Contra Costa County 103851 1.0%
Los Angeles County 80540 0.0%
Riverside County 69451 1.4%
Orange County 41270 0.0%
Alameda County 35281 2.9%
San Bernardino County 31163 9.7%
Sacramento County 30192 6.7%
Shasta County 30230 0.0%
Imperial County 28220 0.0%

Other large lenders in California

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 79,26112.6%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 58,92517.6%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 40,19030.8%5.99%
U.S. BankD 32,49331.6%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 22,0489.7%6.13%
Spring EqD 21,60150.8%8.88%
SchoolsfirstA 19,08610.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 18,75413.5%6.50%
NewrezD 17,00019.3%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 16,64518.7%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

California: 996 applications in 2025, of which 706 were originated and 11 denied.

1.1% of all applications, or 1.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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