Better lets Amazon workers put up stock as mortgage collateral

Through Better’s Equity Unlocker program, borrowers pay a higher interest rate and Better can seize pledged shares if homeowners default or try to sell their stock before paying off their mortgages. Continue reading

Vishal Garg is back, with plan to save Better: The ‘One Day Mortgage’

Comparing himself to Henry Ford and Elon Musk, CEO says he’s reconfigured Better’s assembly line to crank out mortgages in a single day. Continue reading

Better.com laid off employees who were on parental leave: lawsuit

Employee files suit in New York alleging the online mortgage company fired him less than an hour after he told them his daughter was born. More than a dozen others impacted, lawsuit says. Continue reading

Vishal Garg opens up about the rise and fall of Better.com

“To be absolutely blunt, I’d never managed more than 10 people in my life.” Better CEO talks to Insider after months out of the spotlight while the company struggled through market downturn. Continue reading

The deadline to take Better.com public has been extended again

Better still searches for options to remain a private company as the deadline to become a publicly traded company was pushed to March 8, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue reading

Better HoldCo partners with Palantir on mortgage marketplace

Better describes the Tinman Marketplace as “the next evolution of Better’s proprietary loan platform,” powered by Palantir’s Foundry operating system. Continue reading

SEC is investigating Better as Barclays, Citigroup resign as deal advisers

Mortgage upstart Better’s plan to go public via a SPAC merger faces new challenges as banks that were advising the companies resign their roles. Continue reading

Better hires new head of sales and VP of marketing

The company continues its quest to go public despite turmoil in the market. New executives are a mix of recent hires and internal promotions. Continue reading

Better parts ways with second head of real estate in 4 months

The embattled mortgage company confirmed it had let go of Chad Walker shortly after 3 other executives have recently departed. Nick Taylor will replace Walker as head of the division. Continue reading

The best and worst ways to handle layoffs as real estate cuts accelerate

The housing industry has shed thousands of jobs recently, and more cuts may be in store. But some companies are handling the situation better than others. Continue reading