Cornerstone State Bank · Minnesota · 2025

Cornerstone State Bank in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cornerstone State Bank took 70 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #247 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.7% of them and denied 5.7% (6.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

70Applicationsin MN
6.3%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $215,000
$18MVolume15 counties

Cornerstone State Bank in Minnesota vs the state

5.7%Denial rate-7.89 pts vs state
6.3%Decision denial rate-10.10 pts vs state
85.7%Origination rate+19.34 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.10Rate spread (pts)-0.35 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
60Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202381714.9%6.43%#211
202485794.7%6.63%#209
202570605.7%6.38%#247

What Cornerstone State Bank lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 41 59% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 8 11% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 11% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 13% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 99% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Credit history 2 50%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most Cornerstone State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Le Sueur County 13120 0.0%
Scott County 1091 10.0%
Carlton County 980 0.0%
Sibley County 880 0.0%
Blue Earth County 860 0.0%
Hennepin County 550 0.0%
Carver County 330 0.0%
Itasca County 321 33.3%
Crow Wing County 220 0.0%
Nicollet County 211 50.0%

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: 70 applications in 2025, of which 60 were originated and 4 denied.

5.7% of all applications, or 6.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone State Bank originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cornerstone State Bank'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