Matt Sexton

Matt Sexton

Matt Sexton is a mortgage journalist with Mortgage Professional America. He has over 25 years of journalism experience, most recently serving as a writer for Fortune Recommends. He previously worked as a content producer for Fit Small Business for three years, writing about business banking and lending topics. Prior to entering the financial journalism world, he served as a mortgage loan originator with the First National Bank of Blanchester and Knock Lending for four years. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northern Kentucky University.

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Executive warns builder incentives are hurting affordability, ‘need to be made illegal’

Why one mortgage executive believes they inflate purchase prices

Executive warns builder incentives are hurting affordability, ‘need to be made illegal’

Could a Supreme Court tariff ruling send mortgage rates soaring?

Why brokers should be paying attention to tariff ruling

Could a Supreme Court tariff ruling send mortgage rates soaring?

How brokers can profit from HELOC changes: ‘Banks don’t do HELOCs anymore’

How brokers can help homeowners tap into equity

How brokers can profit from HELOC changes: ‘Banks don’t do HELOCs anymore’

A reverse recession? Economist says housing market boomed while economy fell behind

What is causing the imbalance in the housing market

A reverse recession? Economist says housing market boomed while economy fell behind

Will mortgage rates plummet with Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chair?

Will ‘hawkish’ Warsh be able to drive rates down?

Will mortgage rates plummet with Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chair?

How domestic and global unrest could impact Federal Reserve rate decisions

Will the turmoil force the Fed to hold rates?

How domestic and global unrest could impact Federal Reserve rate decisions

NAMB president outlines bold steps to fix housing affordability crisis

White discusses tangible actions needed to help homebuyers

NAMB president outlines bold steps to fix housing affordability crisis

As ‘divorce month’ ends, how early broker involvement helps avoid mortgage disaster

Being involved early can keep customers in their homes

As ‘divorce month’ ends, how early broker involvement helps avoid mortgage disaster

Federal Reserve announces first rate decision of 2026

After three straight cuts, the central bank makes its first move of the year

Federal Reserve announces first rate decision of 2026

As it happened: Fed holds rates, Powell addresses media

Reaction from Jerome Powell and brokers on the Fed’s first meeting of the year

As it happened: Fed holds rates, Powell addresses media