--- title: Ruoff Home Mortgage Owner, Mark Music, Wins E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Financial Services Category; Advances to Nationals description: Mark Music, president, and owner of Ruoff Home Mortgage received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Financial Services category from the Ohio Valley Region. image: https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/19113778_1737418152954577_6373019813938459484_n-580249-edited.jpg --- ![Ruoff\_Mortgage\_FC-Sep-10-2021-06-34-00-38-PM](https://news.ruoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ruoff_Mortgage_FC-Sep-10-2021-06-34-00-38-PM.png?width=230&height=90&name=Ruoff_Mortgage_FC-Sep-10-2021-06-34-00-38-PM.png "Ruoff_Mortgage_FC-Sep-10-2021-06-34-00-38-PM") # [Ruoff Mortgage Press Room](https://news.ruoff.com) [![“Email](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/MAIL-1.png "“Email")Media Inquiries](mailto:leah.schoenle@ruoff.com) ![“Download](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/DOWNLOAD-1.png "“Download")Download Media Assets ### Ruoff Mortgage Logos --- ![“Ruoff](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/Ruoff_Mortgage_FC-2-1-1.png "“Ruoff") [Download Assets](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/Ruoff%20Mortgage%20Logos.zip) × [![“Ruoff](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/DOCUMENTS-1.png "“Ruoff")Corporate Fact Sheet](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/Ruoff%20Mortgage%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20October%202026%20Updated%201.pdf) [![“Ruoff](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/facebook-small.png "“Ruoff")](https://www.facebook.com/ruoffmortgage/) [![“Ruoff](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/twitter-small.png "“Ruoff")](https://twitter.com/RuoffMtg) [![“Ruoff](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/linkedin-small.png "“Ruoff")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ruoff-home-mortgage?trk=company%20logo) [![“Ruoff](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/Email%20Images/instagram-small.png "“Ruoff")](https://www.instagram.com/ruoffmortgage/) # Ruoff Home Mortgage Owner, Mark Music, Wins E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Financial Services Category; Advances to Nationals June 16, 2017 [Kim Murphy](https://news.ruoff.com/author/kim-murphy) ![](https://news.ruoff.com/hubfs/_Blog%20Images%20-%20Content/ruoff-blog-avatar.jpg) FORT WAYNE, IN (June 16, 2017) – At a gala event last night in Cincinnati, **Mark Music**, president and owner of Ruoff Home Mortgage, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Financial Services category from the Ohio Valley Region. Music, along with nine additional award recipients in other categories, advance to the national round of the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award in mid-November in Palm Springs, California. ![19113778\_1737418152954577\_6373019813938459484\_n-580249-edited.jpg](https://news.ruoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/19113778_1737418152954577_6373019813938459484_n-580249-edited.jpg?width=618&name=19113778_1737418152954577_6373019813938459484_n-580249-edited.jpg "19113778_1737418152954577_6373019813938459484_n-580249-edited.jpg") Music was nominated for the award based on the continued growth and success of Ruoff Home Mortgage, as well as his achievements across a number of judging criteria, including innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, financial performance and social responsibility. Ruoff Home Mortgage has been named to Inc. magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies in America list for the past four years, and is ranked as the number one mortgage lender in the state of Indiana. They were also ranked in the Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America by Mortgage Executive Magazine. He was one of only 26 nominees who were considered finalists in the Ohio Valley region, and the only one from northeast Indiana. For more information about the program, visit the [E&Y site](http://www.ey.com/us/en/services/strategic-growth-markets/ey-eoy30-microsite). **About Ernst and Young** The EY Entrepreneur of The Year program has recognized the endeavors of exceptional men and women who create the products and services that keep our worldwide economy moving forward. Since its inception, Entrepreneur of The Year has grown dramatically and now includes programs in more than 145 cities and more than 60 countries worldwide. The Entrepreneur of The Year National Awards gala is the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum, the largest gathering of entrepreneurs in America. Topics: [2017](https://news.ruoff.com/topic/2017) ### RECEIVE THE LATEST NEWS IN YOUR INBOX Search For Media Inquiries: **![MicrosoftTeams-image (77)-1](https://news.ruoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(77)-1.png?width=132&height=189&name=MicrosoftTeams-image%20(77)-1.png)** **Leah Schoenle** **Director of Partnerships and Public Relations** [leah.schoenle@ruoff.com](mailto:leah.schoenle@ruoff.com) 260-999-6200 x 1161 ### Archive: - [August 2026 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2026/08) - [July 2026 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2026/07) - [June 2026 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2026/06) - [April 2026 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2026/04) - [February 2026 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2026/02) - [October 2025 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2025/10) - [July 2025 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2025/07) - [June 2025 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2025/06) - [May 2025 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2025/05) - [April 2025 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2025/04) - [February 2025 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2025/02) - [October 2024 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/10) - [September 2024 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/09) - [August 2024 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/08) - [July 2024 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/07) - [June 2024 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/06) - [May 2024 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/05) - [February 2024 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2024/02) - [July 2023 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2023/07) - [June 2023 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2023/06) - [April 2023 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2023/04) - [March 2023 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2023/03) - [February 2023 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2023/02) - [November 2022 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2022/11) - [August 2022 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2022/08) - [June 2022 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2022/06) - [May 2022 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2022/05) - [April 2022 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2022/04) - [March 2022 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2022/03) - [November 2021 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/11) - [September 2021 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/09) - [August 2021 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/08) - [July 2021 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/07) - [June 2021 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/06) - [May 2021 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/05) - [April 2021 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/04) - [March 2021 (3)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2021/03) - [June 2020 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2020/06) - [March 2020 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2020/03) - [February 2020 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2020/02) - [October 2019 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2019/10) - [August 2019 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2019/08) - [April 2019 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2019/04) - [March 2019 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2019/03) - [February 2019 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2019/02) - [January 2019 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2019/01) - [August 2018 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/08) - [July 2018 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/07) - [June 2018 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/06) - [May 2018 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/05) - [April 2018 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/04) - [March 2018 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/03) - [February 2018 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/02) - [January 2018 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2018/01) - [September 2017 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2017/09) - [August 2017 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2017/08) - [June 2017 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2017/06) - [May 2017 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2017/05) - [March 2017 (1)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2017/03) - [October 2016 (2)](https://news.ruoff.com/archive/2016/10) see all ![Ruoff\_Mortgage\_Wht-4-1](https://news.ruoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ruoff_Mortgage_Wht-4-1.png?width=213&name=Ruoff_Mortgage_Wht-4-1.png)  [NMLS Consumer Access Ruoff Home Mortgage NMLS ID: 141868](http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/TuringTestPage.aspx?ReturnUrl=/EntityDetails.aspx/COMPANY/141868) **1700 Magnavox Way, Suite 220, Fort Wayne, IN 46804** **260.999.6200 | 800.627.8633** [Disclaimer](https://www.ruoff.com/licenses) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.ruoff.com/privacy-policy) ![Equal-Housing-Lender](https://news.ruoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ruoff%20-Feb2017/Equal-Housing-Lender.png?width=50&name=Equal-Housing-Lender.png)![BBB-Logo](https://news.ruoff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ruoff%20-Feb2017/BBB-Logo.png?width=41&name=BBB-Logo.png)   2020 All Rights Reserved. Developed by Ruoff Mortgage Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc., d/b/a Ruoff Mortgage, is an Indiana corporation licensed by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). For complete licensing information visit:  [http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/COMPANY/141868](http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/COMPANY/141868). Equal Housing Lender. NMLS#141868 Website authorization by the New York State Department of Financial Services is pending. Until this website is authorized, no mortgage loan applications for properties located in New York will be accepted through this site.