Exhibit 23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The
Board
of Directors
Bankrate,
Inc.:
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-87955) on Form S-8 of Bankrate, Inc. of our reports dated March 16, 2007,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Bankrate, Inc. and its
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows, for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, management’s assessment
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2006, and the effectiveness of internal control our financial reporting
as
of December 31, 2006, which reports appear in the December 31, 2006 annual
report on Form 10-K of Bankrate, Inc.
Our
report refers to the Company’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 (R), Share-Based
Payment,
effective January 1, 2006.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
March
27,
2007
Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida
Certified
Public Accountants