Matt Sexton

Matt Sexton

Mortgage Professional America

Matt Sexton

Mortgage Journalist

25 years experience259,970 Total views on Mortgage Professional America in 2025

Matt's specialty topics

Federal Reserve policy Commercial mortgage lending Agency and non-QM mortgage Mortgage fraud Mortgage rate trends

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.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I write about the mortgage industry as both a journalist and as someone who spent more than three years as a loan originator. That time not only helped me learn about mortgages but also shined a light on the things I didn't know or wish I had known better. That's why the broker community is so special, because they're so willing to share that knowledge with me and with our readers.”

Also published by

Fortune.com · Fit Small Business

Featured content from Matt

'Bro culture' makes private lending an unsafe space for women, says industry veteran Mortgage industry has ‘reached the breaking point’ over soaring credit reporting costs Ex‑Rocket exec Fawaz launches company, shocks industry with UWM, Ishbia partnership

Previous experience

  • Fit Small Business — Banking Content Producer
  • Various Publications — Freelance Writer
  • Knock — Loan Advisor
  • First National Bank of Blanchester — Lending Officer

Education

  • B.A. in Journalism, Northern Kentucky University

Read the latest stories by Matt

Housing shortage caused by red tape, not lack of capital, says former FHA head

Cassidy says private capital is available, but unnecessary regulations are in the way of letting builders build

Housing shortage caused by red tape, not lack of capital, says former FHA head

How brokers can help clients navigate a higher-rate market without waiting for relief

Shelton says shifting clients to a payment mindset and staying educated on products are the two things brokers can control right now

How brokers can help clients navigate a higher-rate market without waiting for relief

Chase executive says sustainable payments matter more than rate forecasts

Schmitt says building a loan around a future refinance is a mistake the industry keeps making

Chase executive says sustainable payments matter more than rate forecasts

What a nine-figure commercial broker sees as the prime opportunities for deals

A veteran broker's read on how to eke out business growth in the second half of 2026

What a nine-figure commercial broker sees as the prime opportunities for deals

The Fed's July hold was a setup for a September hike, veteran broker says

Cohn says the market's sharp selloff after the hold tells you everything about what investors actually wanted

The Fed's July hold was a setup for a September hike, veteran broker says

What brokers should know before adding reverse mortgages to their suite

NRMLA's president says the product is easier to add than most brokers expect, and the demand is already there

What brokers should know before adding reverse mortgages to their suite

Fed issues its latest rate decision as geopolitical unrest continues

After what Warsh promised would be a good ‘family fight,’ the Federal Reserve makes its fifth rate call of 2026

Fed issues its latest rate decision as geopolitical unrest continues

RECAP: How the Fed reached its latest rate decision

Reaction from Fed chair Kevin Warsh and from across the mortgage industry

RECAP: How the Fed reached its latest rate decision

The big interview: CEO says the Fed debate is missing what matters most for brokers

Spring EQ's CEO says the real story isn't what the Fed does next; it's the $250 billion equity market already moving

The big interview: CEO says the Fed debate is missing what matters most for brokers

A Fed rate hike won't fix an oil price problem, veteran broker argues

Nurani says the Fed's tools don't reach the actual source of today's inflation

A Fed rate hike won't fix an oil price problem, veteran broker argues