Staff writer, Mortgages

Yusuf Okonkwo

Yusuf worked as a mortgage underwriter for six years before switching to writing about the process from the other side of the desk. He still pulls the actual rate sheets and runs the math himself rather than quoting a headline number, because that's the part he watched trip up the most borrowers. He keeps a running file of lender quotes he's collected from readers to check his own numbers against.

Covers Mortgages