Operator

Good morning. My name is Aaron, and I'll be your conference operator for today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Better Home & Finance Holding Company First Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

And with that, I'm pleased to turn the call over to Tarek Afifi, Senior Corporate Finance and Investor Relations Manager. Tarek, with that, you may begin.

Tarek Afifi
Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Manager

Welcome to Better Home & Finance Holding Company's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Tarek Afifi I'm Better's Corporate Finance team. Joining me on today's call are Vishal Garg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Better; and Loveen Advani, Chief Financial Officer of Better.

In addition to this conference call, please direct your attention to our first quarter earnings release, which is available on our Investor Relations website. Also available on our website is an investor presentation.

Certain statements we make today may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws that are based on current expectations and assumptions. These expectations and assumptions are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors as discussed further in our SEC filings that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results. We