Overview
Red Ventures owns and runs consumer brands that help people make decisions about money, travel and their homes. Bankrate compares loan, savings and credit card rates, The Points Guy covers credit card rewards and airline and hotel loyalty points, Lonely Planet publishes travel guides, and Allconnect helps people set up home services when they move. It makes money through partnerships with banks and other companies that pay to reach customers through its sites, and it also lends directly through Sage Home Loans, its mortgage business. Red Ventures was founded in 2000 and is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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What believers are saying
- Sage Home Loans won Robinhood: since November 2025, Robinhood Gold members get mortgage rates at least 0.75% below average.
- Early-career staff move up: a March 2026 list built from promotion, pay and retention data gave Red Ventures Platinum status.
- Benefits go past basics: US staff and their families get free therapy, plus fertility, adoption and surrogacy support.
What critics are saying
- Plan on commuting: Red Ventures asks for 3 to 4 office days a week, varying by team.
- Expect leadership changes: Bankrate named an outside CEO in October 2025, four months after The Points Guy did.
- Demand swings with the economy: in 2022, Moody's said its consumer finance and travel units fell sharply in the pandemic.
What makes Red Ventures unique
- It shares a health business with an insurer: RVO Health, co-owned with UnitedHealth Group, runs Healthline and Healthgrades.
- Bankrate's rate surveys are economic data: in May 2026, the St. Louis Fed's public database added 40 years of them.
- Red Ventures sells its growth skills too: its RV Home unit embeds data and growth teams inside home-services brands.
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