Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2001, except as to the
subsequent events described in Note 14 which is as of March 20, 2001, relating
to the financial statements of LendingTree, Inc., which appears in LendingTree,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
December 11, 2001