Better Home & Finance Holding Co

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) of Better Home & Finance Holding Company (the “Company,” “Better,” “we,” “our” or “us”) contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. 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 similar terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. They may appear in a number of places throughout this Quarterly Report, including Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our future results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, the divestiture of international-based assets, including Birmingham Bank (as defined below), further equity issuances, our intended use of net proceeds from our issuances of equity securities and regaining compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, including regarding eligibility for a cure period. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report and the associated risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors may include, but are not limited to:

•Our ability to operate under and maintain or improve our business model;

•The effect of interest rates on our business, results of operations, and financial condition;

•Our ability to expand our customer base, grow market share in our existing markets and enter into new markets;

•Our ability to respond to general economic conditions, particularly elevated interest rates and lower home sales and refinancing activity;

•Our ability to restore our growth and our expectations regarding the development and long-term expansion of our business;

•Our ability to comply with laws and regulations related to the operation of our business, including minimum net worth, capital ratio and liquidity requirements established by regulatory authorities;

•Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future;

•Our ability and requirements to raise additional financing in the future;

•Our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital and additional financing requirements;

•Our ability to maintain, expand and be successful in our strategic relationships with third parties;

•Our ability to develop new products, features and functionality that meet market needs and achieve market acceptance;

•The timing of, and ability to consummate, the sale of Birmingham Bank;

•Our ability to maintain, protect, assert and enhance our intellectual property rights;

•The effect of the development, proliferation and use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) on our business;

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•Volatility in the market price of our Class A common stock, including volatility due to potential short squeezes; high degrees of public and social media coverage by third parties; future sales of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock, or the perception that such sales may occur;

•The impact of geopolitical developments, including the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East;

•Our ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq”) listing requirements; and

•The impact of our recently announced leadership transition.

Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include those matters discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as updated by Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, June 30, 2026 and in this Quarterly Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those described in these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.

Available Information and Website Disclosure

Our website address is www.better.com. We make available free of charge through our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish them to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. These materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Investors and others should note that we announce material financial and operational information to our investors using press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts, and by postings on our investor relations site at investors.better.com. We may also use our website as a distribution channel for material Company information. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about Better when you enroll your email address by visiting the “Investor Email Alerts” option under the Resources tab on investors.better.com. References to our website or other links to our publications or other information are provided for the convenience of our stockholders. None of the information or data included on our websites or accessible at these links is incorporated into, and will not be deemed to be a part of, this Quarterly Report or any of our other filings with the SEC.

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