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Better Home & Finance Holding Co

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CEO who fired 900 workers on Zoom is fighting to take his job back

Better Home & Finance founder Vishal Garg is seeking to regain the CEO role after being removed Aug. 3, days after Daniel Lewis joined the board and replaced him. Garg cites a turnaround plan and forecasts revenue rising to about $200 million in 2024, after sales fell from $1.5B (2021) to $70M (2023). Better’s stock is down 45% since Lewis took over.

Garg claims majority backing in bid to reclaim Better's board

Vishal Garg, ousted founder of Better Home & Finance Holding Co, said Aug. 13 he secured signed shareholder declarations representing a majority of voting power to seek board reconstitution and control. He demanded directors resign or face a special meeting. Better shares fell to about $15 after his bid. Better reported revenue and loan volume growth, while the board cited losses and alleged securities-law issues.

Better pushes back on Garg's bid to regain control

Better (Better Home) says founder Vishal Garg is seeking to regain control by asking five directors to resign, offering to work for $1 and repurchase $30 million of stock. The board disputes this, citing alleged refusal to sign 10-Q representation letters and potential securities law violations. Better reports Q2 2026 adjusted EBITDA loss of $14M and 11 straight quarters of losses.

BETR sentiment & insider activity

Over the past 7 days, alphai's AI scored 7 news stories mentioning BETR (Better Home & Finance Holding Co). Coverage has skewed bearish: 0 bullish, 3 neutral, and 4 bearish.

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  • This is a governance and control dispute that can drive volatility via legal/board outcomes and investor confidence, but no concrete settlement or court ruling is disclosed.

    americanbazaaronline.com · Aug 15, 2026

  • A contested control bid plus ongoing securities-law scrutiny raises near-term governance and financing risk for BETR, likely keeping volatility elevated.

    mpamag.com · Aug 14, 2026

  • The control fight raises governance and legal overhang risk for BETR, with potential near-term volatility around filings and shareholder actions.

    housingwire.com · Aug 14, 2026

  • This is a control contest with a concrete shareholder-backed return plan, plus a proposed $30M buyback and UK banking sale proceeds.

    nationalmortgagenews.com · Aug 14, 2026

  • The disclosed majority-vote support raises the probability of a board/control shakeup, increasing governance and execution risk near-term.

    housingwire.com · Aug 14, 2026

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Garg claims majority backing in bid to reclaim Better's board

Vishal Garg, ousted founder of Better Home & Finance Holding Co, said Aug. 13 he secured signed shareholder declarations representing a majority of voting power to seek board reconstitution and control. He demanded directors resign or face a special meeting. Better shares fell to about $15 after his bid. Better reported revenue and loan volume growth, while the board cited losses and alleged securities-law issues.

Better pushes back on Garg's bid to regain control

Better (Better Home) says founder Vishal Garg is seeking to regain control by asking five directors to resign, offering to work for $1 and repurchase $30 million of stock. The board disputes this, citing alleged refusal to sign 10-Q representation letters and potential securities law violations. Better reports Q2 2026 adjusted EBITDA loss of $14M and 11 straight quarters of losses.

Vishal Garg says shareholders back his return to Better

Better Home & Finance founder Vishal Garg said he secured shareholder declarations supporting his return plan, including board resignations, a $1 salary until profitability, a $30 million stock buyback and $5 million personal investment, plus a UK banking sale expected to generate about $74 million gross proceeds. Better’s stock fell from $27.30 to $15 after his ouster; the board appointed Daniel Lewis as interim CEO.

Better founder Vishal Garg lines up voting majority to retake control

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. founder Vishal Garg says he secured shareholder declarations representing a majority of voting power to seek board and leadership changes. The plan includes a $1 salary, $30 million stock repurchase, director resignations, and continued cost cuts and Tinman AI scaling. Better reported Q2 2026 adjusted EBITDA loss of $14M and expects $15M-$18M in Q3 2026.

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Better (BETR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) reported Q2 2026 loan volume of $1.67B (+38% YoY), total net revenues of $54.7M (+28% YoY), and GAAP net loss of $30.6M. Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to $14.0M. Q3 guidance calls for $1.375B to $1.525B loan volume and $49M to $52M net revenue. Management said it will miss adjusted EBITDA breakeven by September and raised cost reductions to over $45M.

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Better shifts to enterprise plan, guides to Q3 loss

Better (digital lender) named Orange Capital founder Lewis to replace Vishal Garg as CEO. Better reported adjusted EBITDA loss of $14M in Q2 and guided Q3 adjusted EBITDA loss of $15M to $18M, with loan volume $1.375B to $1.525B. It ended Q2 2026 with about $102M cash plus $10M restricted cash, and is pursuing a sale of Birmingham Bank.

Better Home & Finance (BETR) Is Down 21.8% After CEO Exit And Amended Credit Karma Partnership – Has The Bull Case Changed?

Better Home & Finance Holding (BETR) reported a Q2 2026 net loss of $30.59 million, improving from a $36.27 million loss a year earlier. The company said CEO Vishal Garg stepped down and board member Daniel Lewis became interim CEO. It also amended its Credit Karma broker agreement so Intuit Credit Karma will offer HELOC products to Credit Karma’s 140 million U.S. consumers under a Better-branded program. The article cites 2029 revenue of $424.6 million and earnings of $32.8 million.

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