Matthew Sexton
Mortgage Journalist at Mortgage Professional America
Matt Sexton is a mortgage journalist with Mortgage Professional America, specializing in business and banking coverage. Matt has over 25 years of journalism experience, most recently as a freelance writer for Fortune Recommends and a writer and content producer for Fit Small Business. His expertise has been featured in articles on GOBankingRates, Credit Karma, IncFile, Yahoo!, and MoneyGeek. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northern Kentucky University. He has worked for small community and national banks and mortgage lenders, including Fifth Third Bank, U.S. Bank, and Knock Lending.
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- Mortgage Professional America31 articles
- Fortune Recommends5 articles
- Business.com1 article
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Fannie crackdown on fraud a necessary step, says mortgage CEO30 May—Mortgage Professional AmericaMortgage fraud has been a huge focus of Fannie Mae and the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director, Bill Pulte – and one mortgage executive who has seen fraud attempts in his area said the government's new efforts to reduce mortgage fraud are the right move. Fannie Mae executives, including Pulte, announced a new initiative on Wednesday to help identify and eliminate mortgage fraud. In a partnership with Palantir, Fannie Mae will use artificial intelligence to help uncover...
Soaring interest rates cause pending home sales to plummet in April29 May—Mortgage Professional AmericaA surge in interest rates, which followed the Trump administration’s Liberation Day tariff announcement, is cited as one reason for a 6.3% decline in pending home sales in April. Contract signing was also down in all regions except for the Midwest. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its April report on Thursday, showing a 6.3% reduction in the association’s Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) to 71.3. Year over year, pending sales fell by 2.5%. A rating of 100 represented the...
Surge of loans coming due leads to sharp increase in CRE mortgage originations27 May—Mortgage Professional AmericaDespite mortgage market turmoil and elevated interest rates, the commercial real estate (CRE) market is heating up. Originations increased in the first quarter of 2025, and one industry expert believes part of the surge is caused by many loans coming due soon. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its quarterly commercial/multifamily survey last week. The survey showed a 42% increase in commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations year over year. Danny Llorente (pictured...
