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LowerMyBills.com President and Founder Named Finalist for
Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Ernst & Young Recognizes Matt Coffin for Entrepreneurial Spirit and Achievement

Santa Monica, Calif., May 21, 2007 – LowerMyBills.com®, an Experian company, today announced that president and founder Matt Coffin is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2007 Award in the Greater Los Angeles region. According to Ernst & Young, the awards program was designed to recognize outstanding entrepreneurs on a regional, national and global level who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Matt Coffin was selected as a finalist from more than 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 26, 2007, at The Beverly Hilton.

"It is a great honor to be recognized by Ernst & Young as a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year," said Matt Coffin, president and founder of LowerMyBills.com. "Since I founded LowerMyBills.com in 1999, my team and I have worked tirelessly to grow the business to where it stands today. This acknowledgment is, above all, a testament to the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit of the entire LowerMyBills.com team."

LowerMyBills.com is the one-stop destination that offers consumers savings through relationships with more than 500 service providers across 20 categories, including home loans, credit cards, auto and health insurance, and long-distance and wireless services. Since 1999, LowerMyBills.com has helped more than 5 million consumers save more than $3 billion with lower rates.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 17, 2007. The national Entrepreneur Of The Year celebration is part of Ernst & Young's Strategic Growth Forum. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.

Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are pleased to have Bank of America as the national presenting sponsor, as well as SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as national sponsors.

About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 125 cities and 40 countries.

About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to enhancing the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 114,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited does not provide services to clients. Ernst & Young LLP is a U.S. client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.

About LowerMyBills.com®
LowerMyBills.com is part of Experian InteractiveSM and a premier, free online service for consumers to compare the lowest rates on monthly bills and reduce the cost of living. LowerMyBills.com is the one-stop destination that offers savings through relationships with more than 500 service providers across 20 categories, including home loans, credit cards, auto and health insurance, and long-distance and wireless services. To date, LowerMyBills.com has helped more than 5 million consumers save more than $3 billion with lower rates. The company is based in Santa Monica, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.LowerMyBills.com.

About Experian
Experian® is a global leader in providing analytical and information services to organizations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions. Combining its unique information tools and deep understanding of individuals, markets and economies, Experian partners with organizations around the world to establish and strengthen customer relationships and provide their businesses with competitive advantage. For consumers, Experian delivers critical information that enables them to make financial and purchasing decisions with greater control and confidence. Clients include organizations from financial services, retail and catalog, telecommunications, utilities, media, insurance, automotive, leisure, e-commerce, manufacturing, property and government sectors.

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Contact:
Danica Ross
LowerMyBills.com
310.998.6334
danica.ross@experian.com



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