Customers of LendingTree, a popular online mortgage lead service, have been informed that their personal information on file has been compromised. Customers use the LendingTree service to have several different banks compete and see who offers the best terms on a mortgage. Consumers provide personal information including their social security number, address, birthday, income and employment information to LendingTree. This information is normally passed on to authorized banks who use the information to determine whether the consumers qualify for a mortgate and, if so, under what terms. (more…)