Bills.com
Encyclopedia
Bills.com provides consumers with information and interactive tools dealing with personal finance
topics, including credit card
s, insurance
, debt relief assistance
, mortgage loan
s, student loans
and other personal loans. The company is one of the five divisions of Freedom Financial Network. Bills.com has been ranked as one of the fastest growing companies for three straight years. The company employs approximately 600 people, and has annual revenue of $106 million.
Company co-founder, Bradford Stroh
, was named Northern California finalist in Ernst & Young
's Entrepreneur
of the Year Awards. The company, based in San Mateo, California
, was named one of the best places to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, where it was No. 5 in the "Small Business" category.
s were acquired in December 2005 for US$ 964,500 by Freedom Financial Network. This price for a domain name with no underlying business was the second highest in 2005 (the most expensive in 2005 was fish.com for $1.02 million). It also is on the top 25 all-time most expensive domain name list.
In 2010, Techcrunch broke the story that Bills.com had acquired Home-Account, which it described as a Kayak.com for mortgages, Home-Account offers a free and paid service for those who are looking for mortgage or to re-finance. Home-Account helps consumers find the right mortgage for their needs and credit histories from its partner lenders.
and Facebook
.
s, and has acquired mortgage tool and application Silicon Valley
start-up Refinance.com and Home-Account. The company's mortgage refinance tool has received attention and positive reviews.
Personal finance
Personal finance is the application of the principles of finance to the monetary decisions of an individual or family unit. It addresses the ways in which individuals or families obtain, budget, save, and spend monetary resources over time, taking into account various financial risks and future...
topics, including credit card
Credit card
A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services...
s, insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
, debt relief assistance
Debt relief
Debt relief is the partial or total forgiveness of debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth, owed by individuals, corporations, or nations. From antiquity through the 19th century, it refers to domestic debts, in particular agricultural debts and freeing of debt slaves...
, mortgage loan
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
s, student loans
Student loans in the United States
While included in the term "financial aid," higher education loans differ from scholarships and grants in that they must be paid back. They come in several varieties in the United States:...
and other personal loans. The company is one of the five divisions of Freedom Financial Network. Bills.com has been ranked as one of the fastest growing companies for three straight years. The company employs approximately 600 people, and has annual revenue of $106 million.
Company co-founder, Bradford Stroh
Bradford Stroh
Bradford G. Stroh is an entrepreneur, who has founded and led several companies, and also an author. Stroh co-founded Freedom Financial Network and several related specialty finance businesses...
, was named Northern California finalist in Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
's Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
of the Year Awards. The company, based in San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
, was named one of the best places to work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, where it was No. 5 in the "Small Business" category.
History
The Bills.com domain name and related trademarkTrademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
s were acquired in December 2005 for US$ 964,500 by Freedom Financial Network. This price for a domain name with no underlying business was the second highest in 2005 (the most expensive in 2005 was fish.com for $1.02 million). It also is on the top 25 all-time most expensive domain name list.
In 2010, Techcrunch broke the story that Bills.com had acquired Home-Account, which it described as a Kayak.com for mortgages, Home-Account offers a free and paid service for those who are looking for mortgage or to re-finance. Home-Account helps consumers find the right mortgage for their needs and credit histories from its partner lenders.
Ask Bill
At "Ask Bill", Bills.com has a free forum where consumers can ask questions about a variety of financial topics which are answered by Stanford Business School graduates and other experts in their respective financial fields.Videos
The company posts educational videos on various personal finance related topics, on its website and other Web sites such as YoutubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.
Money Tools
The company offers innovative mortgage calculatorMortgage Calculator
Mortgage calculators are used to help a current or potential real estate owner determine how much they can afford to borrow on a piece of real estate...
s, and has acquired mortgage tool and application Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
start-up Refinance.com and Home-Account. The company's mortgage refinance tool has received attention and positive reviews.
Awards / Recognition
- Entrepreneur magazine names Bills.com #3 in the Hot 100, fastest growing companies in America.
- Bills.com is No. 17 on Inc. Magazine's Top 100 Financial Services Companies list for the year 2008.
- Bills.com Founders named to 40 Under 40 list in Silicon Valley.
- Recipient for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award in Northern California.
- Bills.com is No. 10 on Inc. Magazine's Top 100 Financial Services Companies list for the year 2009.
- Bills.com is No. 8 amongst Silicon Valley's 70 fastest-growing privately held companies.
External links
- Managing Debt in a Down Economy – Bills.com Founder, Brad Stroh on Fora.tv
- Bills IQ - Financial Fitness Calculator
- Personal finance related videos on Youtube
- Bills.com Self Help Videos
- Article about Bills.com Founders in Smart Business
- Profile of Bills.com founder
- Bills.com founders' article in Stanford Business School magazine