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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/finc-Financial_Services-Online-Mortgage-LendingTree Recent reviews written about LendingTree en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/finc-Financial_Services-Online-Mortgage-LendingTree http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/59/bf/fincFinancial_ServicesOnlineMortgageLendingTree-resized80.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_488594116228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author loveadeal - I went on to their website and applied.  Surepoint Lending was the first lender to contact me.  They were upfront and honest with what I qualified for and saved me over $900 per month and got me away from my adjustable mortgage and into a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488594116228 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:33:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488594116228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477474360964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kgerardi - I had a terrible experience with lendingtree and would never recommend using this company.  It's not a complete scam, however this company has no clue who their own lenders are.  We had one lender curse at my realtor and my fiance! She was so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477474360964 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:29:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477474360964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473164844676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tytamburo - We have now gotten 3 loans through lending tree and we are always very happy.  We get great deals on rates (we have 1 auto loan refinanced, 1 home refinance and 1 new mortgage) and the customer service is awesome.  Like any lender, if you have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473164844676 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:02:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473164844676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465586130564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tduga1 - Lending tree almost suckered me in to their scheme.  I was all ready to refinance with them.  I was going to get a good rate and the closing costs seemed reasonable.  Then they tell you that to lock your rate you will have to put down a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465586130564 Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:55:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465586130564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463624572548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ktsparkman - After weeks of back and forth with agent from LSI, Inc. one of the Lending Tree brokers that contacted me, we "locked" at .4625 for a 15 yr refi with 1 point. About 5 hours before the escrow agent shows up for settlement, the origination fee went up to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463624572548 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:54:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463624572548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459024404100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dgramley - Signed up to get loan rates, instead, got only replies from dealerships wanting to sell cars, NO BANK OR LENDING INSITUTION EVER CONTACTED... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459024404100 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:39:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459024404100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459015687812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jdsonline - I signed up for a mortgage refinance through Lending Tree and despite excellent credit, I only got one company's offer.  The company WCS Lending gave me a great quote ~4.375%, but when I got the Good Faith Estimate the rate was ~5.5%. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459015687812 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:52:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459015687812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456821149316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author absingh - Horrible customer service. They'll ask for upfront fee of $600 for home refi and then leave you hanging. I had to call them to get updates, got stood up by their appraiser. No one had any idea what had happened. I missed the December 31st deadline due to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456821149316 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:37:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456821149316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455726239364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ladeana - What lending tree doesn't tell you up front is that once you close a loan from using a quote from their site the lender will charge you $450 lending tree fee on top of everything else! ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455726239364 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:28:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455726239364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451849129604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author taliesin_north - I decided to buy investment property and went thru LT's website to apply for a loan. They denied me and told me that no banks wanted to lend me money.  Hmmmm.... my credit score is 830, my salary is $124k, I have zero debt, I had $50k for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451849129604 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:56:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451849129604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427807837828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author needtovent - I applied with LendingTree in 2006 but never completed a transaction with them because I found better financing elsewhere. I received a letter in the mail 4/25/08 informing me that my personal information was stolen by former LendingTree employees and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427807837828 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:26:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427807837828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406219296388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dakrtgrl - I tried lending tree because I figured "when banks compete you win." Well I found just that. I received about 4 offers back from Lending Tree and I was not harassed. All I received were the emails of the offers and then phone numbers if I wanted to call... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406219296388 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:38:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406219296388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400862908036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tom01977 - I can't believe all these negative reviews on this website. Either they were from the few and most disgruntled customers, written a long time ago, or written by mortgage brokers who hate this company because they're better and cheaper. For me it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400862908036 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:07:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400862908036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_395918544516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author snufalufugus - The prospect of Lenders underbidding one another to get your business is certainly an attractive proposition. However, when you delve a little deeper, there are some other aspects of this service that we found many people either did not consider or just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~395918544516 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:43:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_395918544516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_391070256772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cookieman123 - I thought this was a great Idea to do a loan and not even leave the house , well it started out good and in the middle of my loan prosess they decided to down size the company and do a re org and guess what was next , no response , no return call and in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~391070256772 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:23:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_391070256772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_388980182660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author buzz- - I used LendingTree to refinance my mortgage in June, 2007. LendingTree is supposed to be an efficient, low cost, way to refinance. Their advertising says that they work with lots of lenders to find the absolute best deal for you. The ads imply that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~388980182660 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:08:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_388980182660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_363638591108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author boat7166 - The lenders pay for these leads and have to recoup the expence somewhere. When you shop for rates only it seems lenders bait you with low rates but add points and fees and all sorts of closing costs. When you get a good faith estimate from a lender... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~363638591108 Fri, 18 May 2007 14:41:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_363638591108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_358619254404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ramo76 - Lending tree associates will give you false information in order to get your deposit. I was given a closing cost estimate of $3000.00 and when it came time to close I had to come up with $6,600.00. That's a difference of 3,600.00 from the "good faith"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~358619254404 Mon, 7 May 2007 15:04:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_358619254404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_344072752772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author aleco2 - 04/05/07 I have just bought a house, and was in the process to shop for a mortgage and LendingTree was one of the companies I have sent my information to get a quote, since they have a partnership with Costco, and I am a BIG Costco fan, and of course,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~344072752772 Thu, 5 Apr 2007 22:14:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_344072752772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_339741937284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author maskedobserver - Do yourself a favor, and AVOID The Lending Tree. Read through some of the comments here, and you'll see that several people say the same thing. It's true. Using Lending Tree for a home mortgage is a MISTAKE. They make you sign a rate lock agreement... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~339741937284 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:17:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_339741937284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_320028905092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pesacadman - I have used LendingTree in the past and have had great success and a great turnaround time. That was back when you would actually get three or four different lenders trying to compete for your money. That was over three years ago. Today, LendingTree... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~320028905092 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:19:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_320028905092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_301407506052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sidmacleod - I do not eat at fast food restaurants because of the lack of concern on the preparers part when it comes to the final product. As long as the food is wrapped and in the bag, and your money is in their register, they really could care less about your... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~301407506052 Thu, 4 Jan 2007 09:33:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_301407506052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_250573721220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sternodrunk - Literally minutes after completing my LendingTree application I began receiving all kinds of phone calls from pushy, deceptive, telemarketer/used car salesman-type mortgage lenders. Most offered nothing special by any stretch of the imagination, and had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~250573721220 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:58:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_250573721220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_249794432644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author semimba - There are much better choices than LendingTree.com. They tend to cater to the people with lower FICO scores who don't know differently. I was pushed to four lenders all substandard even with a FICO store of over 800. One lender wanted $400 upfront and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~249794432644 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:01:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_249794432644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_249487265412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jbabercrombie - After paying Lending Tree a whopping $600 to lock the rate, which, by the way many local banks do absolutely free, they sent an appraiser from out of state who undervalued the home by $40,000! The square footage was off by a couple hundred! I received... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~249487265412 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:26:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_249487265412?linkin_id=8003929