Cornerstone First Mortgage · Georgia · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 501 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #151 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.9% of them and denied 3.6% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

501Applicationsin GA
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$285,000Median loanstate $235,000
$105MVolume73 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Georgia vs the state

3.6%Denial rate-15.63 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-20.04 pts vs state
67.9%Origination rate+13.77 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
340Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231131130.0%7.00%#291
20243112031.9%6.75%#189
20255013403.6%6.63%#151

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 371 74% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 97 19% · 2.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 7% · 3.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 290 58% · 1.0% denied
FHA 159 32% · 6.9% denied
VA 44 9% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 8 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 28%
Unverifiable information 4 22%
Credit history 4 22%
Other 3 17%
Collateral 1 6%
Employment history 1 6%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 54262 3.7%
DeKalb County 36194 11.1%
Richmond County 30291 3.3%
Jackson County 22171 4.5%
Henry County 22140 0.0%
Cobb County 21121 4.8%
Cherokee County 20122 10.0%
Glynn County 20170 0.0%
Newton County 20151 5.0%
Pickens County 17120 0.0%

Other large lenders in Georgia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 29,84518.2%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,78412.6%6.25%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 12,38826.4%7.95%
Truist BankC 10,56338.7%6.49%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 10,27311.6%6.49%
Broker SolutionsD 9,7098.6%6.63%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,44319.8%6.25%
Freedom MortgageB 9,2939.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 9,16836.5%6.24%
Ameris BankB 8,06510.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 501 applications in 2025, of which 340 were originated and 18 denied.

3.6% of all applications, or 5.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

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

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