Former Ruoff, Movement Mortgage LO facing felony charges

An Indiana loan officer faces a dozen felony counts after being accused of altering borrower information while working as an originator for two different lenders. 

State officials filed charges against Laura Mickler in Delaware County circuit court, located in the Central Indiana town of Muncie, in early July. She faces four felony counts each of fraud, counterfeiting and forgery. 

Mickler’s alleged crimes occurred between 2017 and 2023 when she served as a loan officer at Ruoff Mortgage and Movement Mortgage, with legal action taken after federal regulators found several instances of likely fraud on approved transactions. She resigned from Ruoff after the company brought up the infractions, with her former employer later filing suit against her.

The official investigation revealed fake…