POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints Peter Macdonald, Denise Apicella and Nicole Carrillo,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full
power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place
and stead of the undersigned to:

        (i)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
               undersigned's capacity as a director, director nominee, officer
               or beneficial owner of shares of common stock (the "Shares") of
               loanDepot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), any
               Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G, and any amendments, supplements or
               exhibits thereto (including any joint filing agreements) required
               to be filed by the undersigned under Section 13 of the Securities
               Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
               promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act"), and any Forms 3, 4,
               and 5 and any amendments, supplements or exhibits thereto
               required to be filed by the undersigned under Section 16(a) of
               the Exchange Act;

        (ii)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
               undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
               execute any such Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form 3, 4, or 5 and
               timely file such forms with the United States Securities and
               Exchange Commission and any stock exchange on which the Shares
               are then listed; and

        (iii)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
               the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact,
               may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
               required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
               documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the
               undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
               form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
               attorneys-in- fact may approve in such attorneys-in- fact's
               discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 13 and Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file reports or schedules under Section 13
or Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-
fact.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 3rd day of February, 2021.


                                        /s/ John C Dorman
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                                        John C Dorman