Cornerstone First Mortgage · Minnesota · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 20 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #393 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.0% of them and denied 5.0% (7.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

20Applicationsin MN
7.1%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$465,000Median loanstate $215,000
$6.9MVolume11 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Minnesota vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-8.60 pts vs state
7.1%Decision denial rate-9.21 pts vs state
65.0%Origination rate-1.37 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.89Rate spread (pts)+0.64 pts vs state
$160kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024830.0%5.50%#473
202520135.0%7.25%#393

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 45% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 7 35% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 20% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 60% · 0.0% denied
FHA 8 40% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hennepin County 641 16.7%
Dakota County 300 0.0%
Anoka County 210 0.0%
Washington County 210 0.0%
St. Louis County 110 0.0%
Clay County 110 0.0%
Morrison County 110 0.0%
Ramsey County 110 0.0%
Pine County 110 0.0%
Mille Lacs County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 20 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 1 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 7.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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