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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 America
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    • Fortune Recommends
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    • Business.com
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    • Fed's lack of action on rate cuts causing 'consumer paralysis' says mortgage president
      15 May—Mortgage Professional America
      While buyers continue to hesitate, opportunities exist for brokers to help borrowers in other ways 15 May 2025 Share The Federal Reserve decided not to cut rates last week, and with the temporary cooling of the China-US trade war, experts believe the central bank may limit the number of cuts it plans for the rest of the year. One expert warns that this strategy is trying the patience of borrowers. Most experts were not surprised when the Fed held rates steady last week. After the Trump...
    • Mortgage industry 'cautiously optimistic' as Fannie Mae revises 2025 market projections
      12 May—Mortgage Professional America
      The economy is expected to slow for the remainder of the year – but positive signs are out there for the mortgage market, says industry expert 12 May 2025 Share Fannie Mae now expects a slower pace of growth in the US economy for the remainder of the year – but its revised forecasts offer cause for cautious optimism and point to a resilient housing market, according to one industry expert. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) said at the end of April it expected a reduction of forecasted...
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    • Ongoing market turmoil, affordability issues leaving homebuyers frustrated and fatigued
      2 May—Mortgage Professional America
      Brokers working to reassure buyers who have reached their breaking point in the current mortgage market 02 May 2025 Share A mortgage market turned upside down by tariffs and still suffering from inflation-caused affordability issues is leaving potential homebuyers angry and worn out. Brokers are seeing it firsthand and are working to combat buyer fatigue. Some buyers are putting a pause on their home search completely. Mortgage applications dropped again this week, falling to their lowest...

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