SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):        August 14, 2002
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                                LENDINGTREE, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


           Delaware               000-29215                25-1795344
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 (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)          file number)         Identification Number)


         11115 Rushmore Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina      28277
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         (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (704) 541-5351
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the certification of the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of LendingTree, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 covering the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the period ending June 30,
2002.






                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              LENDINGTREE, INC.



Date:    August 14, 2002                      By: /s/ Douglas R. Lebda
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                                                  Name:  Douglas R. Lebda
                                                  Title: Chief Executive Officer





                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                 Washington, DC


                                    EXHIBITS

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                                       ON
                                    FORM 8-K


Date of Event Reported:                                     Commission File No:
August 15, 2002                                                  000-29215


                                LENDINGTREE, INC.

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.           Exhibit Description
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            99.1               Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                               As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                               Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002