Cornerstone Mortgage Named 2018 Top Workplace by St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Independent Mortgage Lender Recognized as Leading Employer for Seventh Straight Year; Cornerstone Recently Joined Forces with Guild Mortgage St. Louis, MO.  – Cornerstone Mortgage, a fast-growing, independent mortgage lender and a division of Guild Mortgage, has been named a 2018 Top Workplace by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The St. Louis-based lender has been named a best place to work seven consecutive years, ranking No. 11 in the midsize company category in this year’s rankings. Cornerstone is the only mortgage banking firm to earn the Top Workplace distinction every year since 2012. It also earned the Ethics award for receiving the highest score based on responses to the survey question: “This company operates by strong values and ethics.” Based on survey responses from more than 44,000 people, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recognized 150 employers as Top Workplaces for 2018. The winners range from small businesses to some of the region’s biggest corporations and share several key characteristics, including effective leadership, strong values, clear direction and motivated workers. “Teamwork and employee satisfaction are extremely important to our culture of customer service, so we are proud to once again be recognized as a Top Workplace,” said Angi Stevenson, president and CEO of Cornerstone. “The passion and dedication of our employees has helped us continue to grow as we provide an ever-expanding array of mortgage options to more homebuyers in the Midwest. Their continued satisfaction with leadership and trust in the future of the company as part of Guild provide a solid foundation for continued growth throughout the region.” Guild Mortgage, one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the U.S., acquired Cornerstone earlier this year, significantly bolstering its presence in the Midwest. Cornerstone Mortgage has 18 branches and close to 200 employees in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. The company employees 162 people in St. Louis, where it has ranked No. 2 in mortgage volume in the previous three years, according to media surveys. It had a loan volume of $1.0 billion in 2017 and has been the fastest growing mortgage banker in Missouri for six straight years. “Of the many things that attracted us to Cornerstone, its culture of collaboration and commitment to empowering its people were at the top of the list,” said Mary Ann McGarry, president and CEO of Guild Mortgage. “The results of this survey validate our new combined direction and belief that Cornerstone and Guild would be stronger together. We congratulate Angi and her team for continuing to be recognized as one of the finest companies in the St. Louis region.” A top-10 national lender by purchase loan volume, Guild offers first-time homebuyers a wide range of loan options and personalized service. Its loan professionals can serve the needs of any homebuyer, from helping first-time homebuyers achieve home ownership, often through government loan programs, to jumbo home loans. Guild also specializes in helping active duty and retired military personnel to secure VA loans, with 100-percent financing and flexible qualifying standards. Cornerstone Mortgage is always looking for talented individuals to join the team. To learn more about current career opportunities, visit www.cornerstonemortgage.com.