Cornerstone First Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 36 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #254 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 5.6% (6.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

36Applicationsin IA
6.9%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$280,000Median loanstate $135,000
$8.1MVolume12 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

5.6%Denial rate-7.30 pts vs state
6.9%Decision denial rate-8.41 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+6.54 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.47Rate spread (pts)+0.28 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024520.0%7.18%#426
202536275.6%6.75%#254

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 89% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 2 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 24 67% · 4.2% denied
FHA 8 22% · 12.5% denied
VA 2 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 14130 0.0%
Scott County 540 0.0%
Madison County 430 0.0%
Guthrie County 320 0.0%
Warren County 202 100.0%
Marion County 210 0.0%
Boone County 110 0.0%
Webster County 100 0.0%
Cherokee County 110 0.0%
Des Moines County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Iowa

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
GREENSTATE Credit UnionB 13,8295.9%6.50%
Veridian Credit UnionB 8,7258.9%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 3,76122.7%6.63%
Hills Bank and TrustA 3,4346.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 2,72025.7%7.00%
Dupaco CommunityA 2,66916.1%7.00%
Community Choice Credit UnionB 2,65311.8%6.13%
Iowa Bankers MortgageB 2,42315.4%6.50%
Broker SolutionsD 2,3866.4%6.75%
Northwest BankA 2,1815.7%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 36 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 2 denied.

5.6% of all applications, or 6.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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