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

Borrower problems are surfacing later, at closing, JD Power finds

Satisfaction held at 760 while Bruce Gehrke flags rising issues at the last major touchpoint

Borrower problems are surfacing later, at closing, JD Power finds

The big interview: More than thanks: Serving veterans means you 'back it up with action'

Newrez's Brittany Boccher on the impact of VA loans from both sides of the transaction

The big interview: More than thanks: Serving veterans means you 'back it up with action'

How a credit veteran wants brokers to think about VantageScore 4.0

Ali Ault says trended data and thin files change who gains on the new model

How a credit veteran wants brokers to think about VantageScore 4.0

AI will create jobs, but staff must adapt, commercial mortgage exec says

Eastern Union's Bergman describes how employees have picked up more work by automating tasks

AI will create jobs, but staff must adapt, commercial mortgage exec says

More borrowers leaning on side income to qualify, exec says

Checkr's Felicia Lee on the mistake she made as a homebuyer, and what brokers can tell clients

More borrowers leaning on side income to qualify, exec says

FHA drives rise in mortgage delinquencies above pre-pandemic levels

TransUnion's Satyan Merchant doesn't think 'anyone's ringing any alarm bells right now'

FHA drives rise in mortgage delinquencies above pre-pandemic levels

One in four broker pricing searches is now for non-QM loans

Optimal Blue's O'Connell expects growth beyond the category's current 12% share of locks

One in four broker pricing searches is now for non-QM loans

'Volatility is going to lead' post-election mortgage market, executive says

Fairview's Glen Weinberg on 'unprecedented' market speed: 'take advantage' or 'get hit by the bus'

'Volatility is going to lead' post-election mortgage market, executive says

Why housing could be a bipartisan win under divided government

Marty Green sees LO comp, entry-level supply, and rehab financing as next-round items

Why housing could be a bipartisan win under divided government

Manufactured housing may be the next business line for brokers

MBA's Fratantoni says Freddie Mac's purchases are up 50% in a year as new lenders enter

Manufactured housing may be the next business line for brokers