The homebuying platform’s new mortgage platform adds fixed-rate and adjustable-rate purchase mortgages to its product mix.

Better plans to refocus its efforts on partnerships and one of its first big partners is cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.

A group of 13 publicly traded nonbank lenders reported a combined $2.20 billion in mortgage-banking income for the second quarter, down 32.3% from the first quarter. (Includes data table.)