Four online finance companies are finalists in the Crunchies, an awards program sponsored by three major tech blogs: TechCrunch, GigaOM, Read/WriteWeb, and VentureBeat.

• Mint is one of five finalists in Most Likely to Succeed (here)
• Prosper is one of five in Best (new) Business Model (here)
• Zillow is one of five in the Best Consumer Startup (here) and Best Overall (here)
• Kiva is one of five in Most Likely to Make the World a Better Place (here)

Winners will be determined by a tally of votes at the site between Dec. 21 and Jan 10.