CFPB Consumer Complaint Profile

Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.

Consumers have filed 172 complaints with the CFPB against this company, a record that maps out how disputes over credit, billing and collections tend to unfold.

Data updated 2026-08-14

172
Total complaints
Mid-range
0
Last 12 months
100%
Timely response
Top decile
22
States affected

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The verdict

Out of 3,843 financial companies in the CFPB database, Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. has accumulated 172 complaints, placing it #1023 by volume. It posts a 100% on-time response rate, the 86th percentile among companies with 100+ complaints.

#1023
of 3,843 companies by volume
100%
on time (86th pctile)
Mortgage
most-complained product
22
states with complaints
B+
PlainCredit Trust Score
78/100
Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. · 3 of 3 dimensions reported

Based on this company's own CFPB response record -- timely response, dispute rate, and relief rate, each benchmarked against every tracked company with 10+ complaints. Not a measure of product quality, pricing, or company size.

Timely Response A+ 100.0%
Share of complaints answered within the CFPB response window
Dispute Rate B+ 4.3%
Share of responses the consumer disputed (lower is better)
Relief Rate C+ 5.2%
Share of complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief

Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. vs. all companies by on-time response rate

Every company with 100+ CFPB complaints on file (1,335 total)

100% Top 14% higher than 86% of 1,335 companies

companies with 100+ CFPB complaints, bucketed by value

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Source Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14

Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. timely response rate 100.0%
Industry benchmark

Percent of CFPB complaints answered within the regulator's expected window. Industry benchmark sits at 95%.

Reading this profile

Complaints by Product

Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage 75
Mortgage - FHA mortgage 38
Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage 19
Mortgage - VA mortgage 18
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting 9
Mortgage - Other mortgage 7
Mortgage - Other type of mortgage 2
Mortgage - Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM) 2
Debt collection - I do not know 1
Debt collection - Mortgage debt 1

Top Issues

1.Trouble during payment process 65
2.Loan servicing, payments, escrow account 22
3.Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage 18
4.Closing on a mortgage 16
5.Struggling to pay mortgage 15
6.Application, originator, mortgage broker 10
7.Settlement process and costs 6
8.Incorrect information on your report 5
9.Credit decision / Underwriting 4
10.Loan modification,collection,foreclosure 4

Complaints by Year

Year Complaints
2012 2
2013 4
2014 5
2015 12
2016 17
2017 15
2018 16
2019 14
2020 30
2021 30
2022 27

Complaints by State (Top 15)

Texas 91
Oklahoma 15
Florida 11
Colorado 9
Washington 8
California 7
North Carolina 4
Utah 4
New Mexico 3
Arizona 3
Alaska 2
Virginia 2
District of Columbia 2
South Carolina 1
Wisconsin 1

Company Responses

Closed with explanation 162
Closed with monetary relief 9
Closed 1

What the CFPB Complaint Record Shows for Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.

172 complaints against Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. appear in the CFPB record, including 0 from the trailing year. The 22 states and territories represented put this footprint in multi-regional territory. "Mortgage" tops the product-level breakdown by a clear margin, marking it as the area of greatest consumer friction. The specific issue named most within that category is "Trouble during payment process," a reasonable starting point for understanding recurring friction.

Within the Bureau's 15-day response window, Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. posts a 100% reply rate on forwarded complaints. That figure is at or above the industry benchmark and suggests the company's intake and escalation processes are functioning as designed. Consumers formally disputed the company's response at a 4.3% rate among resolved cases, a signal of how often the initial resolution failed to satisfy the complainant. Resolved complaints closed with monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer at a 5.2% rate.

How to read complaint counts

Complaint counts alone do not tell the full story: larger institutions with more customers will naturally generate more complaints in absolute terms. The more informative signals are the direction of the yearly trend shown above, the state-level concentration, and the ratio of monetary-relief closures to closed-without-relief outcomes. Together, these fields provide context for reading the published CFPB record; they do not establish wrongdoing or resolve an individual dispute.

Educational data summary, not financial or legal advice. Individual complaint outcomes vary. Consumers should consult a qualified attorney or financial advisor for guidance on a specific dispute.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many CFPB complaints does Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. have?

The CFPB has logged 172 complaints against Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. to date, of which 0 came in over the last 12 months.

Does Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. respond to complaints on time?

Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.'s CFPB timely-response rate is 100%. That puts it among the more responsive companies in the CFPB dataset.

What product generates the most complaints for Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.?

"Mortgage" draws more CFPB complaints against Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. than any other product - see the full breakdown above.

What is the most common complaint issue with Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.?

Consumers most often cite "Trouble during payment process" when complaining about Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.; the full issue list with counts is above.

How do I file a complaint against Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.?

You can file a complaint against Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. directly with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. The CFPB will forward your complaint to the company and work to get you a response, typically within 15 days.

In how many states have consumers complained about Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.?

Cornerstone Home Lending Inc. has drawn CFPB complaints from 22 states and territories. That figure covers the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and smaller CFPB-tracked jurisdictions (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, military postal codes), so it can run higher than the 52 states/territories with a dedicated page on this site.

Nationwide companies with similar complaint volume or dispute rates

Two CFPB peer sets for Cornerstone Home Lending Inc.: nearest financial companies by total complaint volume and by the share of complaints consumers mark as disputed. These are cross-firm neighborhoods, not the product-category list below.

Similar dispute rates

Nearest companies by share of complaints marked disputed (4.3% here).

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Data through March 2026