Cornerstone First Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

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

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 228 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #198 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.1% of them and denied 3.1% (5.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

228Applicationsin TN
5.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.62%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$52MVolume43 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-14.07 pts vs state
5.2%Decision denial rate-16.49 pts vs state
56.1%Origination rate-1.94 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.57Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
128Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202327270.0%7.00%#477
202494522.1%6.75%#317
20252281283.1%6.75%#198

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 130 57% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 76 33% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 10% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 161 71% · 1.9% denied
FHA 42 18% · 7.1% denied
VA 24 11% · 4.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 57%
Credit history 2 29%
Unverifiable information 1 14%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 60352 3.3%
Montgomery County 21151 4.8%
Coffee County 1610 0.0%
Davidson County 13100 0.0%
Rutherford County 1361 7.7%
Hamblen County 1160 0.0%
Williamson County 1180 0.0%
Sevier County 1060 0.0%
Knox County 951 11.1%
Franklin County 600 0.0%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 228 applications in 2025, of which 128 were originated and 7 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 5.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

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