<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001831631-22-000064.txt : 20220301
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220301163218
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001831631-22-000064
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220301
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220301

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hsieh Anthony Li
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001655400

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40003
		FILM NUMBER:		22698682

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LOANDEPOT,  26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE
		CITY:			FOOTHILL RANCH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92610

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			loanDepot, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831631
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		IRS NUMBER:				853948939
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE
		CITY:			FOOTHILL RANCH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92610
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888-337-6888

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE
		CITY:			FOOTHILL RANCH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92610
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        <footnote id="F1">In the reorganization transactions related to Issuer's IPO, shares of Issuer's Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001, were issued to certain holders of LD Holdings class a common units (&quot;Common Units&quot;) equal to the number of Common Units held by such holders. Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of LD Holdings, holders of Common Units may, subject to certain exceptions, from time to time require LD Holdings to redeem all or a portion of their Common Units (together with an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock) in exchange for, at the Issuer's election (determined solely by a majority of the Issuer's directors who are disinterested), newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 (&quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;) of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to an average market price of one share of Class A Common Stock for each Common Unit so redeemed.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Anthony Hsieh (&quot;Reporting Person&quot;) has voting and investment power over the shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 (&quot;Class C Common Stock&quot;), of the Issuer owned by each of JLSA, LLC, The JLSSAA Trust, Trilogy Mortgage Holdings, Inc., Trilogy Mortgage Investors Six, LLC (&quot;Trilogy Six&quot;), Trilogy Management Investors Seven, LLC (&quot;Trilogy Seven&quot;) and Trilogy Management Investors Eight,LLC (&quot;Trilogy Eight&quot;) (collectively, &quot;Other Reporting Persons&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Certain executive officers and employees of the Issuer elected to cause Trilogy Six, Trilogy Seven and Trilogy Eight to exchange a portion of the Common Units held for their benefit by such entities for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 (&quot;Class A Common Stock&quot;), and to cause Trilogy Six, Trilogy Seven and Trilogy Eight, as applicable, to distribute such shares of Class A Common Stock to such persons directly. The shares of Class C Common Stock corresponding to the Common Units that were exchanged for Class A Common Stock were cancelled for no consideration.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The balance of Common Units and Class C Common Stock held by Trilogy Six was updated to reflect certain administrative adjustments.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Certain directors, executive officers and employees of Issuer have an indirect pecuniary interest in a portion of the securities of Issuer and LD Holdings Group LLC held by Trilogy Six, Trilogy Seven and Trilogy Eight. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the equity securities reported herein, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Represents 2,068,796 Common Units held by Trilogy Six and 25,460 Common Units held by Trilogy Seven that were exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock and the cancellation of the corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock on a one-for-one basis as described in footnote 1. After such dispositions, each of Trilogy Six, Trilogy Seven and Trilogy Eight hold 98,473,817, 16,230,562, and 1,621,369 Common Units respectively. The foregoing transactions were effected on behalf of certain persons who held indirect pecuniary interests in Trilogy Six and Trilogy Seven and the Reporting Person disclaims all pecuniary interest with respect to the securities so exchanged, cancelled or distributed in connection with such transactions.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">As trustee, Anthony Hsieh has voting and investment power over the assets of the JLSSAA Trust.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Macdonald, as Attorney-in-Fact for Anthony Li Hsieh</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-03-01</signatureDate>
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