Matt Coffin nominated for entrepreneur award
By MortgageDaily.com staff
2/21/2006

The founder of a lead generation company that was eventually swallowed up by a large corporate conglomerate was recognized as one of Southern California's top entrepreneurs.

Matt Coffin was chosen as a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year category of the 2006 Software Industry Awards, according to an announcement from LowerMyBills.com today.

The finalists, selected by the Software Council of Southern California, represent individuals who have made "outstanding contributions to the industry," the statement said. They were chosen on the basis of their revenue growth, leadership skills, innovation and fiscal resourcefulness.

The awards, to be announced on March 8, also measure the ongoing growth and influence of the region's software industry, "representing more than 8,000 companies and tens of thousands of talented employees."

Coffin founded the Santa Monica-based company, which says it partners with 500 service providers -- including mortgage and home equity lenders.

"Building one of the best Internet companies in Southern California has been a goal of mine," he said in the announcement.

LowerMyBills is now a subsidiary of Experian, known in real estate finance as one of the primary credit bureaus.

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