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For Better Or Worse: Two Years After Viral Firing Of Employees On Zoom, Better.com Hits New Lows In Public Debut
Friday, August 25, 2023 - 4:17pm | 1081The executives for Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) have likely seen better days, but then again their former employees had too before some were fired over a Zoom call shortly before the 2021 holidays. Here’s a look at the dramatic fall in Better Home & Finance...
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BZ Bites: Better.com Fires Another 3,000 Employees As Interest Rates Rise
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 3:53pm | 165Online-mortgage lender Better.com fired nearly 3,000 employees across the U.S. and India, about 35% of its total workforce. The development comes after Better cut 9% of its workforce last year on a video conference call that was followed by CEO Vishal Garg’s temporary leave. All affected...
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SoftBank Makes $500 Million Bet On Mortgage Market With Investment In Better.com
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 10:31am | 417Better.com has gotten a valuation boost and an injection of capital from SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) (OTC: SFTBF). SoftBank, the Japan-based conglomerate run by Son Masayoshi and manager of the $100 billion Vision Fund, is investing $500 million in Better.com, a consumer mortgage lending site...
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Better Mortgage Is A Digital Home Loan Aimed Squarely At Millennials
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 6:09pm | 852The Benzinga Global Fintech Awards are a yearly showcase of the best and brightest in fintech. In preparation for its biggest installment yet in May 2018, we're profiling the companies competing for the BZ Awards. Our next feature is on Better Mortgage. What does your company do? What unique...