Tendayi Kapfidze

Vice President, Chief Economist

Tendayi Kapfidze is Vice President, Chief Economist at LendingTree. He leads the company’s analysis of the U.S. economy with a focus on housing and mortgage market trends. Tendayi utilizes data analysis to be a resource for both consumers and trade media, providing actionable insights to help consumers make informed financial decisions. He has been quoted in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald and Reuters and has appeared on CNBC and Cheddar television.

Tendayi has a successful track record as a research professional specializing in macroeconomic and financial analysis. In his most recent role, Tendayi served as Director of Global Economics at Pfizer in New York City. He crafted Pfizer’s view on global macroeconomic trends, advising the executive leadership team on economic and financial risks. Prior to his position at Pfizer, Tendayi served as Director of Economic and Capital Markets Research at Ally Financial and as Vice President and Senior Economic Analyst in the chief investment office at Bank of America.

Tendayi earned his B.S. in Engineering Management at Saint Louis University and his M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Articles by Tendayi Kapfidze

Decade in Debt: Mortgage borrowers regain footing after housing crisis

The global financial crisis was centered on the U.S. housing market, or to be more specific, on the mortgage industry. Rabid optimism about the future... read more

U.S. Mortgage Market Statistics: 2019

While interest rates have fallen considerably over the past year, homeownership rates are still lower than they were in the 10-year period before the Great... read more

LendingTree Study: Cities Where Borrowers Saved the Most by Shopping Around for a Mortgage – Winter 2019

If you’re buying a home in San Francisco, taking the first mortgage offer you receive without shopping around could cost you more than $66,000 in... read more

LendingTree Study Reveals the Top States Where Residents are Staying Put, Moving From and Moving To

People move for all sorts of reasons: a new job, marriage (or divorce) or downsizing. Many migration studies focus on outbound moves when people pick... read more

LendingTree Study: Cities Where Borrowers Save the Most by Shopping Around for a Mortgage in Q3 2019

If you’re buying a home in San Francisco, taking the first mortgage offer you receive without shopping around could cost you nearly $69,500 in interest... read more

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