Mortgage-origination startup Better.com’s CEO, Vishal Garg, is fighting multiple lawsuits that accuse him of fraud and mismanagement. So reports Forbes.com.

Fintech company Zest AI has announced that it is partnering with Freddie Mac. So reports Forbes.com.

In my training classes for originators, I often compare selling to sports to help students understand key concepts. The analogy works because students can easily relate to the similarities—the competition, the emotional highs and lows, and the identification of clear winners and losers at the end of a game. While all of this is true, a more accurate comparison would be selling to the game of chess.

Better.com is working with Morgan Stanley and Bank of America on plans for an initial public offering that could happen as early as January, according to sources familiar with the situation. So reports Bloomberg.