Matt Sexton

Matt Sexton

Matt Sexton is a mortgage journalist at Mortgage Professional America with more than 25 years of experience covering business, finance, and the mortgage industry. Before moving into journalism full-time, he worked as a licensed mortgage loan originator at a community bank and Knock Lending, giving him firsthand knowledge of the challenges facing brokers, originators, and borrowers.


Most recently, Matt served as a staff writer at Fortune Recommends, covering personal finance and lending. Prior to that, he spent three years as a content producer at Fit Small Business, focusing on business banking and small business lending. That industry background shapes how he approaches his reporting, and it shows in coverage that connects with mortgage professionals at every level.


Matt holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northern Kentucky University.

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New Fed chair Warsh 'in a bit of a pickle' navigating current market, says senior economist

New inflation data makes the new Fed chair’s job even more challenging

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Deed theft warning signs every mortgage broker should know

Veteran attorney tells brokers what red flags to watch for

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71% of homeowners say insurance costs are up, and exec warns buyers are being squeezed out

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UWM executive is optimistic that rates will ease in the second half of the year

As Treasurys plummet again, is rate relief on the way for the summer?

MPA weekly poll: What's your biggest challenge as the summer market heats up?

Rates are climbing again. Tell us what is hitting your business hardest heading into summer.

MPA weekly poll: What's your biggest challenge as the summer market heats up?

The magic number when nearly 60% of recent homebuyers can benefit from refinancing

Analyst says the refinance window is open for more borrowers than most realize

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Work cut out for Kevin Warsh as he takes control of the Federal Reserve

Industry executives, brokers, and historians weigh in on the challenge ahead for Warsh

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NAMB pleased with House passage of housing bill as focus turns to Senate approval

NAMB’s Saunders also discusses other critical issues they’re working with Congress to address

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Rate cuts alone won't solve the housing shortage, private lender warns

Former builder turned private lender discusses what needs to happen for the construction market to improve

Rate cuts alone won't solve the housing shortage, private lender warns

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A veteran broker shares the warning signs brokers should be looking for to help prevent scams

'There are brokers that willfully facilitate this': How can the industry combat deed fraud?