Personal Finance Resource Bills.com Acquires Home-Account

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-- Home-Account’s consumer mortgage platform will be incorporated into innovative new personal finance tools from Bills.com --

San Mateo, Calif. – July 29, 2010–

Consumer money resource Bills.com today announced that it has acquiredmortgage-finding service Home-Account for an undisclosed sum. The company plansto continue development of the Home-Account mortgage platform to provide morehomeowners and prospective homebuyers with a transparent mortgage shoppingexperience. Bills.com also plans toscale the Home-Account decisioning platform to other financial products to helpconsumers make better financial decisions.

Home-Account provides consumers withdetailed and clear mortgage rate, program and fee quotes so they can quicklyand confidently choose the right lender for their situation. The company hasreceived a number of industry and media awards, and is an alumni presenter andexhibitor at both Finnovate and Demo.

Bills.com will incorporate the company’stools into its upcoming new mortgage platform. The technology will also bescaled to deliver a similar level of transparency and empowerment into toolsdesigned for a wide range of comparable financial decisions.

Bills.com plans to launch a new suite offree mortgage, debt and credit tools later this year designed to help consumersmake smarter money decisions. Additionally, Bills.com will use the Home-Accountplatform to provide high-profile financial services sites with tools andsolutions to offer directly to their visitors and users.

“Home-Account is a respected consumerbrand with an approach and toolset that is perfectly aligned with our goal ofdemystifying and simplifying personal finance decisions for consumers,” saidEthan Ewing, president of Bills.com. “By leveraging Home-Account’s expertiseand technology, we can more quickly build the most robust mortgage platform andexperience on the Web.”

Bills.com currently offers expert adviceon a wide range of personal finance topics through its proprietary content,research tools, and a unique question and answer service calledAsk Billthat provides free,personalized advice to consumer money questions.

In addition, the company offers a money savvy quiz calledBills IQthat helps consumers gauge theirfinancial strengths and weaknesses.

About Bills.com

Bills.com is the leading resource for free and personalized moneyhelp. Founded by a group of financial experts committed to helping consumerssave time, money and stress, Bills.com is designed to give consumers confidencein making money decisions. The site offers useful information, powerful tools,and real money experts to give consumers the information they need in the waythey want it.

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