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Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Better.com Selected as Finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards
The AI-mortgage lender has been recognized as a finalist for the "Best Consumer Lending Solution" category highlighting its groundbreaking digital mortgage experience NEW YORK, August 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), the AI-powered homeownership company, today announced it has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards in the Best Consumer Lending Solution category. The Finovate Awards honors financial institutions and companies driving innovation forward across lending, payments, financial inclusion, UX/CX, and more. Winners will be announced during FinovateFall in New York City this fall. Shop Top Mortgage Rates Personalized rates in minutes A quicker path to financial freedom Your Path to Homeownership The Best Consumer Lending Solution award recognizes a bank or financial institution that excels in consumer lending by offering both quality products and an exceptional digital experience. Better earned its finalist spot for its Tinman® AI Platform and Betsy™ AI assistant, which together power the company's mission to make homeownership more accessible, affordable, and efficient. "We're proud to have been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards in the Best Consumer Lending Solution category," said Vishal Garg, Founder and CEO of Better. "Better isn't adding tech to a broken system — we're building a new one. Our AI platform, Betsy™, runs on Tinman®, our rules-based decision engine that matches consumer and property attributes with the underwriting criteria across 45 of the nation's largest investors. This technology has enabled us to help American families save an average of $20,000 over the life of their loan. We're committed to building the future of home finance by making it cheaper, faster, easier, and just plain Better." Better has continued to deliver groundbreaking advancements in consumer lending. The company's Tinman® AI Platform has evolved into a modular, API-driven solution that lenders and brokers across the country can adopt, while Betsy™, the industry's first voice-based AI loan assistant, manages over 127,000+ borrower interactions each month, resolving 80% of inquiries instantly and reducing response times from hours to seconds. These innovations have powered initiatives like NEO Home Loans powered by Better, enabling loan officers to close loans faster and drive measurable growth in volume and margins. Better's leadership in AI-powered lending has been widely recognized in 2025, with honors including the Banking Tech Award for Best LendTech Solution - Digital Engine and the Fintech Breakthrough Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation. For a full list of 2025 Finovate Awards finalists, visit Finovate Awards. For more information about Better, please visit About Better Home & Finance Holding Company Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR; BETRW) is the first AI-powered mortgage lender and first fintech to fund more than $100 billion in mortgage volume. Since 2016, Better has leveraged its industry-leading AI platform, Tinman™, to achieve a singular mission of making homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier for Americans. Tinman™ allows customers to see their rate options in seconds, get pre-approved in minutes, lock in rates, and close their loan in as little as three weeks. In addition, Betsy™, the first voice-based AI loan assistant built exclusively for the mortgage industry, revolutionizes the homebuying journey by delivering timely application status updates to consumers, answering questions, and moving their loan application along 24/7/365. Better's mortgage offerings include GSE-conforming mortgage loans, FHA and VA loans, and jumbo mortgage loans. In January 2023, Better launched "One Day Mortgage," allowing eligible customers to go from click to Commitment Letter within 24 hours. Better won the 2025 Fintech Breakthrough Awards for Digital Mortgage Innovation, the 2025 Banking Tech Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation, and was named Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ in 2023, ranked #1 on LinkedIn's Top Startups List for 2021 and 2020, #1 on Fortune's Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York, #15 on CNBC's Disruptor 50 2020 list, and was listed on Forbes FinTech 50 for 2020. Better serves customers in all 50 US states and the United Kingdom. For more information, follow @betterdotcom on Instagram and TikTok. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: better@
Business Wire
04-08-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Better.com Selected as Finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), the AI-powered homeownership company, today announced it has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards in the Best Consumer Lending Solution category. The Finovate Awards honors financial institutions and companies driving innovation forward across lending, payments, financial inclusion, UX/CX, and more. Winners will be announced during FinovateFall in New York City this fall. The Best Consumer Lending Solution award recognizes a bank or financial institution that excels in consumer lending by offering both quality products and an exceptional digital experience. Better earned its finalist spot for its Tinman® AI Platform and Betsy™ AI assistant, which together power the company's mission to make homeownership more accessible, affordable, and efficient. 'We're proud to have been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Finovate Awards in the Best Consumer Lending Solution category,' said Vishal Garg, Founder and CEO of Better. 'Better isn't adding tech to a broken system — we're building a new one. Our AI platform, Betsy™, runs on Tinman®, our rules-based decision engine that matches consumer and property attributes with the underwriting criteria across 45 of the nation's largest investors. This technology has enabled us to help American families save an average of $20,000 over the life of their loan. We're committed to building the future of home finance by making it cheaper, faster, easier, and just plain Better.' Better has continued to deliver groundbreaking advancements in consumer lending. The company's Tinman® AI Platform has evolved into a modular, API-driven solution that lenders and brokers across the country can adopt, while Betsy™, the industry's first voice-based AI loan assistant, manages over 127,000+ borrower interactions each month, resolving 80% of inquiries instantly and reducing response times from hours to seconds. These innovations have powered initiatives like NEO Home Loans powered by Better, enabling loan officers to close loans faster and drive measurable growth in volume and margins. Better's leadership in AI-powered lending has been widely recognized in 2025, with honors including the Banking Tech Award for Best LendTech Solution - Digital Engine and the Fintech Breakthrough Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation. For a full list of 2025 Finovate Awards finalists, visit Finovate Awards. For more information about Better, please visit About Better Home & Finance Holding Company Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR; BETRW) is the first AI-powered mortgage lender and first fintech to fund more than $100 billion in mortgage volume. Since 2016, Better has leveraged its industry-leading AI platform, Tinman™, to achieve a singular mission of making homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier for Americans. Tinman™ allows customers to see their rate options in seconds, get pre-approved in minutes, lock in rates, and close their loan in as little as three weeks. In addition, Betsy™, the first voice-based AI loan assistant built exclusively for the mortgage industry, revolutionizes the homebuying journey by delivering timely application status updates to consumers, answering questions, and moving their loan application along 24/7/365. Better's mortgage offerings include GSE-conforming mortgage loans, FHA and VA loans, and jumbo mortgage loans. In January 2023, Better launched "One Day Mortgage," allowing eligible customers to go from click to Commitment Letter within 24 hours. Better won the 2025 Fintech Breakthrough Awards for Digital Mortgage Innovation, the 2025 Banking Tech Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation, and was named Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ in 2023, ranked #1 on LinkedIn's Top Startups List for 2021 and 2020, #1 on Fortune's Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York, #15 on CNBC's Disruptor 50 2020 list, and was listed on Forbes FinTech 50 for 2020. Better serves customers in all 50 US states and the United Kingdom. For more information, follow @betterdotcom on Instagram and TikTok.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Better CEO Vishal Garg Receives Inman's 2025 Best of Finance Award
The AI-mortgage lender's founder and CEO was recognized for the second consecutive year as one of real estate's best and brightest in the mortgage and finance space NEW YORK, June 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), the AI-powered digital home ownership company, today announced that Founder & Chief Executive Officer Vishal Garg has been named one of Inman's 2025 Best of Finance awardees for the second consecutive year. Awardees are handpicked by Inman's editorial team, and meant to "honor those pushing the envelope and reshaping the homebuying space." The Best of Finance Awards are meant to celebrate the achievements and successes of the real estate community's best and brightest, according to the publication. For Garg, this recognition highlights his mission to build a more efficient, transparent, and customer-centric homebuying ecosystem. "Buying a home should feel like a milestone, not a minefield," said Garg. "Since founding Better, many aspects of the business have evolved, but my singular mission to fix a broken system has remained steady. Each day, we continue to build on our cheaper, faster, and easier homebuying experience to help families across the country achieve their homeownership dreams. I'm honored to receive this award, which highlights the impact that innovation makes possible." Over the past year, Better has achieved an array of successes with Garg at the helm, including the launch of Betsy™, the world's first voice-based AI loan assistant, built exclusively for the mortgage industry. Betsy™ helps customers through their homebuying journey 24/7/365; making home loans effortless by harnessing advanced generative AI to streamline mortgage applications. In addition, Better introduced the Better Forever program, which rewards loyal customers by waiving origination fees on future refinance or purchase loans funded through Better. The company also launched its NEO Home Loans division, which enables customers to work with local mortgage professionals and their realtor partners, and scaled the business to a $2.5 billion run rate on originations in the first six months post launch. Beyond Inman, Better's commitment to excellence has garnered myriad accolades. In 2025, Better won the Banking Tech Awards' Best LendTech Solution and Fintech Breakthrough's Digital Mortgage Innovation Award. The AI lender was previously named the Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ. Garg's numerous honors have included winning E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Housing Wire's Most Influential Mortgage Executive, and the Golden Pegleg Award for Outstanding Alumni from Stuyvesant High School. The full list of 2025 Inman Best of Finance Award winners can be found here. For more information about Better, please visit About Better Home & Finance Holding Company Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR; BETRW) is the first AI-powered mortgage lender and first fintech to fund more than $100 billion in mortgage volume. Since 2016, Better has leveraged its industry-leading AI platform, Tinman™, to achieve a singular mission of making homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier for Americans. Tinman™ allows customers to see their rate options in seconds, get pre-approved in minutes, lock in rates, and close their loan in as little as three weeks. In addition, Betsy™, the first voice-based AI loan assistant built exclusively for the mortgage industry, revolutionizes the homebuying journey by delivering timely application status updates to consumers, answering questions, and moving their loan application along 24/7/365. Better's mortgage offerings include GSE-conforming mortgage loans, FHA and VA loans, and jumbo mortgage loans. In January 2023, Better launched "One Day Mortgage," allowing eligible customers to go from click to Commitment Letter within 24 hours. Better won the 2025 Fintech Breakthrough Awards for Digital Mortgage Innovation, the 2025 Banking Tech Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation, and was named Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ in 2023, ranked #1 on LinkedIn's Top Startups List for 2021 and 2020, #1 on Fortune's Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York, #15 on CNBC's Disruptor 50 2020 list, and was listed on Forbes FinTech 50 for 2020. Better serves customers in all 50 US states and the United Kingdom. For more information, follow @betterdotcom on Instagram and TikTok. View source version on Contacts MediaNneka Etonirubetter@
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Better CEO Vishal Garg Receives Inman's 2025 Best of Finance Award
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), the AI-powered digital home ownership company, today announced that Founder & Chief Executive Officer Vishal Garg has been named one of Inman's 2025 Best of Finance awardees for the second consecutive year. Awardees are handpicked by Inman's editorial team, and meant to 'honor those pushing the envelope and reshaping the homebuying space.' The Best of Finance Awards are meant to celebrate the achievements and successes of the real estate community's best and brightest, according to the publication. For Garg, this recognition highlights his mission to build a more efficient, transparent, and customer-centric homebuying ecosystem. 'Buying a home should feel like a milestone, not a minefield,' said Garg. 'Since founding Better, many aspects of the business have evolved, but my singular mission to fix a broken system has remained steady. Each day, we continue to build on our cheaper, faster, and easier homebuying experience to help families across the country achieve their homeownership dreams. I'm honored to receive this award, which highlights the impact that innovation makes possible.' Over the past year, Better has achieved an array of successes with Garg at the helm, including the launch of Betsy™, the world's first voice-based AI loan assistant, built exclusively for the mortgage industry. Betsy™ helps customers through their homebuying journey 24/7/365; making home loans effortless by harnessing advanced generative AI to streamline mortgage applications. In addition, Better introduced the Better Forever program, which rewards loyal customers by waiving origination fees on future refinance or purchase loans funded through Better. The company also launched its NEO Home Loans division, which enables customers to work with local mortgage professionals and their realtor partners, and scaled the business to a $2.5 billion run rate on originations in the first six months post launch. Beyond Inman, Better's commitment to excellence has garnered myriad accolades. In 2025, Better won the Banking Tech Awards' Best LendTech Solution and Fintech Breakthrough's Digital Mortgage Innovation Award. The AI lender was previously named the Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ. Garg's numerous honors have included winning E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Housing Wire's Most Influential Mortgage Executive, and the Golden Pegleg Award for Outstanding Alumni from Stuyvesant High School. The full list of 2025 Inman Best of Finance Award winners can be found here. For more information about Better, please visit About Better Home & Finance Holding Company Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR; BETRW) is the first AI-powered mortgage lender and first fintech to fund more than $100 billion in mortgage volume. Since 2016, Better has leveraged its industry-leading AI platform, Tinman™, to achieve a singular mission of making homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier for Americans. Tinman™ allows customers to see their rate options in seconds, get pre-approved in minutes, lock in rates, and close their loan in as little as three weeks. In addition, Betsy™, the first voice-based AI loan assistant built exclusively for the mortgage industry, revolutionizes the homebuying journey by delivering timely application status updates to consumers, answering questions, and moving their loan application along 24/7/365. Better's mortgage offerings include GSE-conforming mortgage loans, FHA and VA loans, and jumbo mortgage loans. In January 2023, Better launched "One Day Mortgage,' allowing eligible customers to go from click to Commitment Letter within 24 hours. Better won the 2025 Fintech Breakthrough Awards for Digital Mortgage Innovation, the 2025 Banking Tech Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation, and was named Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ in 2023, ranked #1 on LinkedIn's Top Startups List for 2021 and 2020, #1 on Fortune's Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York, #15 on CNBC's Disruptor 50 2020 list, and was listed on Forbes FinTech 50 for 2020. Better serves customers in all 50 US states and the United Kingdom. For more information, follow @betterdotcom on Instagram and TikTok.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Contempt proceedings against cops 6 years after incident stayed by Supreme Court
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday stayed contempt of court proceedings initiated by Calcutta high court against seven police personnel, including three IPS officers, former Howrah police commissioner Vishal Garg, former DCP (south) Howrah V S R Anantanag and former Addl DCP Howrah Bhavna Gupta, in relation to a violent incident in Howrah district court in 2019. Senior advocates C U Singh and Biswajit Deb, appearing for the seven cops and West Bengal govt who have appealed against the May 2 order of an HC, told an SC bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan that HC could not have initiated contempt proceedings six years after the incident, in which many advocates were injured. They said HC had taken suo motu cognisance of the violent incident of April 24, 2019, in which police have registered 11 FIRs against 'unknown advocates' and had appointed a one-man judicial inquiry, which has already given its report in December 2019. HC did not initiate contempt proceedings in 2019 and hence, to initiate the same in 2025 would be barred by limitation, they argued. Appearing for the advocates and bar associations, senior advocates Maninder Singh and Sidharth Luthra drew the SC bench's attention to HC's clear findings on how the limitation clause in the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, did not apply to the present case. It had said the time limitation bar applied to a person seeking to initiate contempt against others and not on the court, which itself had initiated suo motu proceedings. Justice Manmohan said even in a contempt case relating to demolition of Babri Masjid in December 1992, SC discharged all cops who were hauled up for contempt as the charges against them were not framed even after a lapse of one year. "This matter - whether HC could have initiated contempt proceedings after a lapse of five years - requires consideration," the bench said and stayed the proceedings arising from the May 2 order of the high court. However, the suo motu proceedings in the 2019 writ petition would not be affected by this stay order.
