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LendingTree runs online marketplaces where consumers seek insurance quotes, loans and other financial products. Consumers describe what they need in an inquiry form, and LendingTree sends their requests to interested providers, sometimes matching the same request with several providers. Consumers use the service free; lenders, insurers and other providers generally pay upfront when they receive a matched request. They also pay for referrals through website clicks or calls, and some fees depend on a loan closing or credit-card approval.
Insurance supplies most of the revenue, with QuoteWizard an important part of that business. Progressive Casualty Insurance alone supplies a substantial share of company revenue. LendingTree also earns fees by connecting borrowers with providers of personal and small-business loans, mortgages and home-equity financing.
The business depends on providers wanting to acquire customers and on LendingTree attracting enough consumer inquiries at a workable marketing cost. Search engines and online advertising help bring those consumers in, while partner demand guides marketing spending. Mortgage referral-fee rules also constrain the business: RESPA generally prohibits residential mortgage referral fees and fee splits, subject to exceptions. LendingTree relies on provisions allowing specified market-based payments and qualifying referrals to affiliated entities.
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LendingTree depends heavily on auto insurers’ spending to win customers, especially Progressive Casualty Insurance, which supplied 27% of its consolidated revenue in 2025.
QuinStreet competes with LendingTree for financial providers’ customer-acquisition budgets: both get paid to deliver prospective customers through qualified leads, clicks and calls. Watch QuinStreet’s ability to deliver those prospects at acceptable media costs, as LendingTree’s insurance growth has come with higher media spending and a lower segment margin.
EverQuote competes with LendingTree for insurance providers’ referral spending, with both matching insurance shoppers to providers that pay for customer introductions. Watch demand for EverQuote’s referrals as a sign of insurers’ appetite for new customers—the same spending that drives LendingTree’s insurance revenue.
MediaAlpha and LendingTree compete to sell insurance shoppers’ referrals to carriers, but both benefit when better underwriting profits let carriers spend more on acquiring customers. Watch MediaAlpha’s property-and-casualty carrier spending: that helped lift its platform’s gross transaction value 44.5% in 2025, a concrete signal of the budgets supporting LendingTree’s insurance business.
NerdWallet competes with LendingTree for payments from lenders, insurers and other financial providers by helping consumers compare products and sending providers prospective customers. Watch its financial-product referral business for competition over the consumers and provider budgets that also pay LendingTree.
Allstate pays LendingTree to introduce insurance shoppers, so its customer-acquisition spending directly matters to LendingTree; Allstate Insurance Company supplied 11% of LendingTree’s consolidated revenue in 2024. Watch Allstate’s spending on those referrals, rather than treating all of its insurance sales as revenue for LendingTree.
Gen Digital’s MoneyLion and Engine marketplaces compete with LendingTree to connect consumers with financial products; LendingTree earns fees from providers for those introductions. Watch MoneyLion and Engine within Gen’s Trust-Based Solutions segment, rather than its cybersecurity subscriptions, for the business that overlaps with LendingTree.
Figure Technology Solutions and LendingTree both benefit when homeowners borrow against their home equity instead of refinancing a low-rate first mortgage: Figure makes the loans, while lenders pay LendingTree for customer referrals. Watch Figure’s home-equity line of credit originations, which exceeded 98% of its total loan originations in 2025, for demand in LendingTree’s home-equity business.
Rocket Companies and LendingTree are exposed to demand for mortgages and personal loans: Rocket makes the loans, while lenders pay LendingTree to connect them with borrowers. Watch Rocket’s mortgage originations for purchase and refinancing demand, where high rates and low existing-home sales have constrained LendingTree’s business.
Housing Starts (Sep)
LendingTree earns fees when lenders buy mortgage requests matched through its marketplace, so housing construction readings matter because they can signal changes in homebuyer activity and demand for purchase-loan inquiries.
Expected1.31MLast release1.275M
If it comes in above expectations
If the reading is above the 1.31M estimate, it is above the previous 1.275M. More construction than expected can point to stronger housing activity and support purchase-loan inquiries, potentially increasing lenders’ demand for LendingTree’s Home requests and its match fees.
If it comes in below expectations
Less construction than expected can point to weaker housing activity and fewer purchase-loan inquiries, potentially reducing lenders’ demand for LendingTree’s Home requests and its match fees.
Gen Digital Inc. earningsGEN
Gen Digital’s report on MoneyLion and Engine will show activity in financial-product marketplaces that compete with LendingTree for consumers and provider budgets.
Focus on MoneyLion and Engine’s marketplace activity within Gen Digital’s Trust-Based Solutions segment, not its cybersecurity subscriptions. Strength would show consumers and financial providers are using these services, while also signaling more competition for LendingTree’s consumers and partner budgets; weakness could reduce that pressure but also point to softer demand for referrals. The takeaway is whether competition and demand in LendingTree’s marketplace are both strengthening.
MediaAlpha, Inc. earningsMAX
MediaAlpha’s report will show property-and-casualty insurers’ demand for customer acquisition, a signal of the carrier budgets that also support LendingTree’s insurance referrals.
Read activity on MediaAlpha’s property-and-casualty platform as a signal of insurers’ appetite to acquire customers. Stronger activity suggests carriers are more active in seeking new customers, supporting the broader demand behind LendingTree’s insurance referrals; weaker activity suggests less support from those budgets, but does not establish any one carrier’s spending with LendingTree. The conclusion is whether insurer customer-acquisition demand is supporting LendingTree’s insurance marketplace.
Fed Interest Rate Decision
LendingTree matches people seeking mortgages and consumer loans with lenders, so the Fed’s policy-rate decision matters because it can change borrowing costs, mortgage inquiries and lenders’ demand for those requests.
Expected4.0%Last release4.0%
If it comes in above expectations
If the policy rate is higher than expected, mortgage borrowing may become less affordable, reducing refinancing and putting pressure on purchase-loan inquiries and Home match fees; higher borrowing costs may also weaken consumer-loan demand and partner purchases of those requests.
If it comes in below expectations
If the policy rate is lower than expected, cheaper borrowing may support mortgage refinancing and purchase-loan inquiries, though lower rates may make lenders less inclined to use LendingTree’s marketplace; consumer-loan requests may also attract more lender demand.
LendingTree, Inc. earningsThis company
Insurance is LendingTree’s largest revenue source, and this report will show whether insurer demand for shopper referrals is turning into profit after variable marketing costs.
Read Insurance revenue alongside its segment profit margin, the share of revenue left as segment profit after attributable variable marketing costs but before overhead and other fixed costs. Resilient or rising revenue with a steady margin means partner demand is converting into profit; falling revenue or a declining margin points to weaker demand or variable marketing costs eating into that conversion. The conclusion is whether insurance-partner demand is turning into profit for LendingTree.
Rocket Companies, Inc. earningsRKT
Rocket Companies’ report will show purchase and refinance mortgage demand, helping indicate whether borrowers are taking out loans in the market LendingTree serves with lender referrals.
Separate Rocket’s purchase originations from its refinance originations. More purchase loans would indicate stronger borrowing tied to home purchases; more refinances would show that the refinance channel is recovering, and either would provide a better market backdrop for LendingTree’s mortgage referrals. If both remain weak, mortgage demand offers little support; Rocket is one lender, not the whole market. The takeaway is which channel, if either, is improving for LendingTree’s mortgage business.
QuinStreet, Inc. earningsQNST
QuinStreet’s report will show whether it can deliver prospective customers without media costs outrunning the revenue they bring, a useful read on the cost pressure facing LendingTree’s lead business.
Compare revenue or lead delivery with the media costs QuinStreet incurs to acquire prospects. If delivery or revenue grows faster than media costs, it suggests the company can buy traffic and provide leads efficiently, easing concern about costs in LendingTree’s similar business; if costs rise faster, competition for shoppers may be squeezing lead economics, making LendingTree’s insurance margin important to watch. The takeaway is whether lead demand can cover the cost of acquiring consumers.
Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. earningsFIGR
Figure Technology Solutions’ report will show demand for home-equity lines of credit, a signal of the market for LendingTree’s home-equity loan referrals.
Watch Figure’s home-equity line of credit originations. These loans let homeowners borrow against their equity without refinancing an existing mortgage. Higher originations would show active demand for home-equity borrowing and support the market for LendingTree’s referrals; lower originations would mean this channel is not providing much evidence of an offset to weak purchase or refinance demand. The takeaway is whether home-equity borrowing is a meaningful source of demand for LendingTree’s Home business.
