Tagged: better.com

February 16, 2024 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), a digital homeownership company, launches Better Mortgage VA Loans, which is described as a fully digital VA loan program available to eligible US Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and in some cases Veterans spouses… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, an amended S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailing the pending SPAC deal with Aurora Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: AURC) and Better.com, an online lender in the mortgage sector. In a release, Vishal Garg, CEO and Founder of Better, issued the following… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Only a week after firing 900 workers via a Zoom conference call, Vishal Garg has decided that he’ll be “taking time off effective immediately” from his role as company CEO of digital mortgage platform, Better.com. In an email sent to employees, reviewed by Vice, the… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based homeownership platform Better.com announced on Wednesday it secured $200 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by L Catterton with participation from Activant Capital, Ally Financial, American Express Ventures, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, and 9Yards Capital. The latest funding round… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Better.com is one company that appears to be benefiting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Better.com is an online lender in the mortgage sector. Crowdfund Insider reported last year that Better.com was funding $375 million in mortgages a month. A different report said that amount stood at… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based homeownership platform Better.com announced on Monday it closed its Series C funding round at $160 million, bringing its total funding to $254 million in total. According to Better.com, Activant Capital, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, Ally Financial, Citi, AGNC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan… Read More

May 9, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Better.com announced on Thursday it has expanded into several new markets, including Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Backed by Ally, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, American Express Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Pine Brook and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), Better.com describes itself as one… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), a U.S.-based digital financial services company, announced on Thursday it has partnered with mortgage disruptor, Better.com, to create an end-to-end digital mortgage experience for consumers looking for a mortgage loan from the Ally platform.  Ally reported that in addition to… Read More