Cornerstone First Mortgage · New Jersey · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 583 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #103 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.4% of them and denied 3.1% (4.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

583Applicationsin NJ
4.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$465,000Median loanstate $295,000
$184MVolume21 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in New Jersey vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-14.60 pts vs state
4.7%Decision denial rate-18.31 pts vs state
61.4%Origination rate+5.73 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
358Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231961960.0%7.12%#186
20246453992.3%6.99%#89
20255833583.1%6.88%#103

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 423 73% · 3.1% denied
Refinance 94 16% · 4.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 66 11% · 1.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 401 69% · 1.0% denied
FHA 171 29% · 6.4% denied
VA 11 2% · 27.3% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Collateral 5 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 22%
Other 4 22%
Employment history 2 11%
Unverifiable information 2 11%
Credit history 1 6%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 77444 5.2%
Bergen County 70383 4.3%
Ocean County 63461 1.6%
Monmouth County 59391 1.7%
Middlesex County 56302 3.6%
Union County 47280 0.0%
Morris County 46321 2.2%
Passaic County 27180 0.0%
Burlington County 24131 4.2%
Camden County 19100 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Jersey

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,33916.1%6.75%
TD BankD 12,53226.2%7.49%
Bank of AmericaF 12,14230.6%6.00%
Citizens BankC 12,11328.9%7.40%
Crosscountry MortgageB 12,0425.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 10,81527.8%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 10,55215.3%6.38%
Guaranteed RateB 8,6435.5%6.58%
NewrezD 6,53522.5%6.99%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 583 applications in 2025, of which 358 were originated and 18 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 4.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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