Cornerstone First Mortgage · Pennsylvania · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 142 mortgage applications in Pennsylvania in 2025, ranking #329 of 1,114 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.0% of them and denied 4.2% (6.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.3%.

142Applicationsin PA
6.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.2%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $155,000
$32MVolume29 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Pennsylvania vs the state

4.2%Denial rate-14.06 pts vs state
6.9%Decision denial rate-15.31 pts vs state
57.0%Origination rate-3.92 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.48Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
81Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Pennsylvania

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321210.0%7.38%#599
202489492.3%7.25%#394
2025142814.2%6.88%#329

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in Pennsylvania

By loan purpose

Home purchase 80 56% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 35 25% · 2.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 19% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 98 69% · 4.1% denied
FHA 28 20% · 7.1% denied
VA 15 11% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Pennsylvania applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 50%
Other 2 33%
Unverifiable information 1 17%

Where in Pennsylvania

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Philadelphia County 2191 4.8%
Delaware County 1380 0.0%
Erie County 12101 8.3%
Montgomery County 1070 0.0%
Monroe County 950 0.0%
Chester County 850 0.0%
Bucks County 760 0.0%
Allegheny County 750 0.0%
Dauphin County 612 33.3%
York County 540 0.0%

Other large lenders in Pennsylvania

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 22,41118.6%6.75%
Citizens BankC 18,25628.1%7.65%
PNC BankD 18,03120.6%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,17813.4%6.47%
Crosscountry MortgageB 11,6153.3%6.63%
Members 1stB 10,86330.9%1.99%
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaB 9,54227.8%6.49%
Police & FireC 8,46034.6%6.25%
PENNSYLVANIA STATE EMPLOYEES Credit UnionC 8,30813.7%6.64%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 7,90012.6%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Pennsylvania: 142 applications in 2025, of which 81 were originated and 6 denied.

4.2% of all applications, or 6.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Pennsylvania statewide average across all lenders was 18.3%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in Pennsylvania in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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