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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
The Company’s income tax expense varies from the expense that would be expected based on statutory rates due principally to its organizational structure.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had a deferred tax asset before any valuation allowance of $103.8 million and $67.9 million, respectively, and a deferred tax liability of $94.2 million and $90.6 million, respectively. Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. The deferred tax liability as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 relates to temporary differences in the book basis as compared to the tax basis of loanDepot, Inc.’s investment in LD Holdings, net of tax benefits from future deductions for payments made under a Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”) as a result of the IPO. The deferred tax liability as of September 30, 2025 includes a one-time non-cash income tax benefit of $2.9 million due to the revaluation of the deferred tax liability as the result of California state tax changes passed as part of the 2025 California budget enacted on June 27, 2025 and effective retroactively to January 1, 2025. Changes in tax laws and rates may affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities and the Company’s effective tax rate in the future. Deferred income taxes are measured using the applicable tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on the tax rates that have been enacted at the reporting date. The Company measured its deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 using the combined federal and state rate (less federal benefit) of 25.4% and 25.8%, respectively. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when it is
more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had a valuation allowance of $2.6 million on the deferred tax assets of American Coast Title Company and tax credits that have limited carryforward periods and may expire prior to the Company being able to utilize them. The Company did not establish a valuation allowance for remaining deferred tax assets as the Company believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of the deferred tax assets. The Company recognized a TRA liability of $97.6 million and $80.2 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which represents the Company’s estimate of the aggregate amount that it will pay under the TRA. The liabilities under the TRA are to compensate the original owners for 85% of the value for the tax savings associated with the amortization of the tax basis step-up. Refer to Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies, for further information on the TRA liability.

On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (P.L. 119‑21) was enacted into law. The legislation reinstates and extends several provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including permanent 100% bonus depreciation, enhanced Section 179 expensing, full R&D expense deduction for domestic expenditures and modification to the international tax framework. We are currently assessing its impact on our consolidated financial statements.