Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. Ranked #5 on the 2012 Top Workplace List

For Immediate Release:

St. Louis, Missouri (June 27, 2012) - Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc., a privately held St. Louis based mortgage banking firm has been ranked 5^th on the Top Workplace list.

WorkplaceDynamics joins the St. Louis Post Dispatch to spotlight local companies that treat their employees well. The Top Workplace list consists of the Top 50 Employers in the metro St. Louis area. A total of 97 local companies handed out the satisfaction survey to their employees. Only half of those companies scored high enough to make it on the Top Workplace list. The results were based on companies that had a response rate of at least 35%.

During the survey process, Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. had a total of 77 employees. The company now has a total of 86 employees. Jim Dean (President/CEO) and Angi Stevenson (Senior Vice President/COO) have managed the growth of the company from a 2-person lending company in 1995 to a Top 10 Lender in the entire state of Missouri in 2012. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. has been named the fastest growing mortgage banker in the St. Louis region and the 64^th fastest growing lender in the nation. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is currently expanding in the San Diego, Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis markets.

In the past year, Cornerstone Mortgage Inc. has purchased two new office buildings in St. Louis and St. Charles to accommodate their rapidly growing business. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. has recently opened a new office in Leawood, Kansas. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. now has a total of seven office locations, which include St. Charles County, South St. Louis, West St. Louis, Chesterfield, Kansas City and South St. Louis County area.

Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is always looking for hardworking, driven candidates to join the team. If you feel you would be a good match, visit our company website and apply online.

About Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc.:

Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. has been in operation since 1995 and was founded by Jim Dean (President/CEO) and Angi Stevenson (Senior Vice President/COO). Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. has 144 employees, 9 locations and is rapidly growing. Cornerstone has been ranked as a top 5 lender in Missouri for the last 3 years and top 10 lender for the last 8 years. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is an A+ accredited lender with the Better Business Bureau and continues to have an outstanding reputation. In 2013, Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. became the #1 largest lender in Missouri to have approvals from all three agencies: Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, and Fannie Mae. The company is the 2nd largest privately-held mortgage banker in Missouri and was ranked the 5th best place to work in St. Louis by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2012. Cornerstone was ranked the 64th fastest growing mortgage banker in America by INC. 500/5000. Regionally, the company has been the #1 fastest growing mortgage banker in Missouri for the last 4 years and is the 3rd fastest growing privately-held company in St. Louis. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is rated as one of the top 5 first-time home buyer lenders in Missouri and has been continually ranked in the top 10 first-time home buyer lenders over the past 7 years. Cornerstone is a ProLoan approved lender. Processing, underwriting, closing and servicing payments are completed locally by Cornerstone. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is an equal housing lender.

For More Information, Contact:
Jim Dean, President
Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc.
17280 N Outer 40 Rd., Suite 100
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(314) 995-9919