Better Home & Finance Holding Co DEFA14A, filed Sep 8, 2026
Better Home & Finance Holding Co (BETR)
DEFA14A
2026-09-08
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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On September 8, 2026, Better Home & Finance Holding Company (the "Company") issued the following press release.
Better Home & Finance Announces Leading Independent Proxy Advisor ISS Recommends Shareholders Oppose Vishal Garg’s Campaign to Remove a Majority of the Board
ISS Recommends Shareholders to “REVOKE CONSENT” on the WHITE Consent Revocation Card
Shareholders Who Have Previously Signed and Returned a Green Consent Card May Revoke That Consent by Signing, Dating and Returning the Company’s WHITE Consent Revocation Card
Special Committee Again Calls on Vishal Garg to End His Costly and Distracting Campaign
NEW YORK – September 8, 2026 – The Special Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Special Committee”) of Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) (“Better” or the “Company”), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), a leading independent provider of proxy research and vote recommendations to the institutional investment community, has recommended that Better shareholders not provide consent on Vishal Garg’s green consent card and to “REVOKE CONSENT” on Better’s WHITE consent revocation card.
In making its recommendation, ISS noted1:
•“[Mr. Garg] cannot distance himself from the state of play that the [C]ompany now finds itself in.”
•“[A] longer-term view demonstrates that the [C]ompany lost the majority of its value under his leadership…”
•“[A]s the founder and former CEO, [Mr. Garg] arguably bears more responsibility than any other party for this state of affairs.”
•“[D]isappointing results were announced at the same time as his departure, meaning that the negative market reaction since he departed may also be linked to performance during his tenure.”
•“The board’s decision to part ways with [Mr. Garg] appears defensible, and [Mr. Garg] has failed to establish why an overhaul of the board is necessary at this point.”
The Special Committee commented:
“We are pleased ISS has recommended that Better shareholders reject Vishal Garg’s proposal to remove five highly qualified members of the Board.
Mr. Garg’s campaign to disrupt Better’s Board and interfere with the Company’s ongoing search for a permanent CEO has been expensive and distracting. We once again call on Mr. Garg to withdraw his consent solicitation and allow the Board and management team to focus their full attention on stabilizing and strengthening the business.
1ISS report, September 8, 2026. Emphasis added. Permission to use quotes neither sought nor obtained.
It is time for Better to move forward.”
The Special Committee unanimously recommends that shareholders sign, date and return the WHITE consent revocation card and disregard any green consent card received from Mr. Garg. Shareholders who have previously signed and returned a green consent card may revoke that consent at any time by signing, dating and returning the Company’s WHITE consent revocation card.
Shareholders who have questions regarding the consent solicitation or need assistance revoking a previously submitted consent should contact the Company’s proxy solicitor:
Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC
(212) 257-1311 / (888) 368-0379
info@saratogaproxy.com
About Better
Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) is the first AI-native mortgage and home equity finance platform, and first fintech to fund more than $110 billion in loan volume. Better has leveraged its industry-leading AI platform, Tinman®, to achieve its singular mission of making homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier for all 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 AI loan agent built exclusively for the mortgage industry, revolutionizes the homebuying journey by answering questions, delivering approvals, comparing products, processing rate locks, and moving their loan application along to closing 24/7/365. Better’s mortgage offerings include GSE-conforming mortgage loans, FHA and VA loans, and jumbo mortgage and home equity loans. Better serves customers in all 50 US states and the United Kingdom.
For more information, follow @SaveBETR and @betrmortgage on X and @betterdotcom on Instagram and TikTok.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “target,” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this communication. These risks and uncertainties include those risks discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026, as any such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. New risks and
uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Better to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Better undertakes no obligation, except as required by law, to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changes in expectations, future events or otherwise.
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a definitive consent revocation statement dated August 28, 2026, together with an accompanying WHITE consent revocation card, in opposition to the solicitation of written consents by Vishal Garg and the members of his group (collectively, the "Garg Group") seeking to remove members of the Company's Board of Directors. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY FILES WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain copies of the consent revocation statement, any amendments or supplements thereto and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC free of charge at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) and at the Company's investor relations website (investors.better.com).
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company, members of its Board of Directors and certain of its executive officers and employees may be deemed to be “participants” (as defined in Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in the solicitation of revocations of consent from the Company's stockholders in connection with the Garg Group's consent solicitation. Information regarding such persons and their direct or indirect interests in the Company, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the Company's definitive consent revocation statement, filed with the SEC on August 28, 2026. This document may be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Media Contact
Better Home & Finance
comms@better.com
Investor Contacts
Better Home & Finance
ir@better.com
John Ferguson / Joseph Mills
Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC
jferguson@saratogaproxy.com
jmills@saratogaproxy.com
(212) 257-1311
(888) 368-0379
Source: Better Home & Finance Holding Company
On September 8, 2026, the Company posted the following messages on X (formerly known as Twitter), which Daniel Lewis, the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer, posted to his X account.
On September 8, 2026, Company posted the following message on X.
