Mortgage office opens

Indiana-based Ruoff Home Mortgage has opened a new location near downtown Rochester with a new office at 400 Water Street, Suite 203, in Rochester. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Ruoff has 49 locations in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Florida and Kentucky, including those in Clarkston, Northville and Rochester. The company has been ranked 65th in the top 100 mortgage companies in 2017 by Mortgage Executive Magazine, and was named among the fastest growing companies in America six times by Inc. 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America in 2018. The business was founded in 1984 and is licensed in 46 states.

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