Cornerstone First Mortgage · New Mexico · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 15 mortgage applications in New Mexico in 2025, ranking #226 of 599 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 6.7% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.6%.

15Applicationsin NM
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 24.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $205,000
$3.7MVolume9 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in New Mexico vs the state

6.7%Denial rate-11.93 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-14.66 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+6.66 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.28 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in New Mexico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024730.0%7.00%#271
20251596.7%7.00%#226

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in New Mexico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 47% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 4 27% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 27% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 67% · 10.0% denied
FHA 3 20% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 13% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Mexico applicants

Employment history 1 100%

Where in New Mexico

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Doña Ana County 421 25.0%
Bernalillo County 320 0.0%
San Juan County 210 0.0%
Taos County 110 0.0%
Rio Arriba County 100 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Sandoval County 110 0.0%
Santa Fe County 100 0.0%
Chaves County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Mexico

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 4,44020.5%6.75%
21st MortgageF 3,99245.5%9.60%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,25112.8%6.13%
Guild MortgageA 3,1864.3%6.63%
NusendaD 2,96213.7%8.00%
Waterstone MortgageC 2,7403.2%6.88%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 2,08546.4%9.99%
Sunward Federal Credit UnionB 1,7659.1%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,68315.9%6.25%
Primary Residential MortgageC 1,4974.9%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Mexico: 15 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 1 denied.

6.7% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Mexico statewide average across all lenders was 18.6%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in New Mexico in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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