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Ruoff Mortgage Company review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Ruoff Mortgage Company earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 91st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.49 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 25th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

13kApplications2025
75.5%Originatedof applications
5.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$2.2BLoan volume26 states

Ruoff Mortgage Company at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

4.7%Denial rate (all applications)-13.30 pts vs national
5.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-17.36 pts vs national
75.5%Origination rate+17.47 pts vs national
10.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.49Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.24 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$3,735Median total loan costs
$82kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

91st5.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

25th0.49 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

85th10.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

85th1.82% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202314,7989,8167.5%9.2%6.88%$2.0B
202415,67210,6476.8%8.3%6.75%$2.3B
202513,1579,9344.7%5.2%6.75%$2.2B

What Ruoff Mortgage Company lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11,213 85% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 816 6% · 8.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,128 9% · 15.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,846 67% · 3.3% denied
FHA 3,354 25% · 8.5% denied
VA 648 5% · 3.7% denied
USDA / RHS 309 2% · 4.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 397 manufactured homes, 424 investment properties.

Why Ruoff Mortgage Company denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 616 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 206 33%
Collateral 159 26%
Credit history 138 22%
Employment history 43 7%
Insufficient cash 25 4%
Other 23 4%
Unverifiable information 21 3%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Ruoff Mortgage Company

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,9611,39110.7%
$50k – $100k6,4694,9504.6%
$100k – $150k2,7752,1443.6%
$150k – $250k1,3571,0392.6%
Over $250k4733523.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,5381,2113.8%
25–344,5653,5714.3%
35–442,8292,1145.2%
45–541,9611,4316.9%
55–641,3339496.6%
65–747065017.9%
Over 742241575.4%

Where Ruoff Mortgage Company lends

26 states and 492 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Indiana8,8606,8704.0%6.75%#2
Ohio2,4641,7934.8%6.75%#41
Michigan1,0527946.7%6.63%#69
Kentucky2981948.1%6.63%#111
Illinois115954.4%6.88%#325
Florida703612.9%6.75%#547
Georgia62418.1%6.63%#415
North Carolina39195.1%6.63%#433
Alabama38235.3%6.63%#337
South Carolina221313.6%6.63%#435
Pennsylvania21814.3%6.88%#593
Tennessee191110.5%6.88%#539
Virginia18822.2%6.50%#502
Wisconsin15420.0%6.19%#450
Texas1250.0%6.88%#938
Kansas10520.0%6.50%#349
Missouri10110.0%6.75%#500
Oklahoma7114.3%6.63%#445
Iowa6216.7%6.06%#400
Arkansas5020.0%#409
Colorado550.0%6.25%#625

Frequently asked questions

Ruoff Mortgage Company denied 5.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 91st percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Ruoff Mortgage Company gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 33.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Ruoff Mortgage Company originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.49 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 85% of its applications were for home purchases, 15% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 67% conventional, 25% FHA, 5% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Ruoff Mortgage Company. Data sources · Methodology