Consumer watchdog says Berkshire Hathaway unit ignored red flags in manufactured home loans
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a lawsuit that a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ignored red flags that borrowers couldn't afford the mortgages they were given to buy manufactured homes from another Berkshire company.
US regulator sues Berkshire-owned lender for making risky home loans, missing red flags
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a lender owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Monday, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable mortgages to buy homes from Clayton Homes,
Mobile-Home Lender Owned by Buffett Is Sued Over Risky Mortgages
A federal consumer bureau claims Vanderbilt Mortgage, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, made loans to buyers of manufactured homes it knew could not repay them.
Berkshire-owned lender sued by CFPB over ‘unaffordable’ home loans
Vanderbilt relied on unrealistic expectations of what borrowers would need financially after making their mortgage payment, according to the complaint.
CFPB sues Berkshire Hathaway-owned mortgage lender for alleged predatory practices
The CFPB says that Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, ignored evidence that borrowers couldn't afford loans to buy manufactured homes.
CFPB sues Vanderbilt, a Berkshire Hathaway lender, over risky home loans
The consumer watchdog filed a lawsuit in Tennessee against Vanderbilt for purported violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z.
Berkshire Hathaway-Owned Lender Sued Over Unaffordable Mortgages
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused Tennessee-based Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance of ignoring red flags in mortgage applications.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary Sued Over Unaffordable Loans, 2008-Style Predatory Loan Approval Tactics
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance on Monday, alleging the Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary systematically approved unaffordable manufactured home loans that set borrowers up for failure.
CFPB Alleges Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary Originated Unaffordable Housing Loans
Vanderbilt’s internal model for underwriting loans provided borrowers unrealistic expectations of monthly living expenses, the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau alleged in the complaint.
Unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Sued by CFPB Over Home Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said that Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance trapped "people in risky loans."
Berkshire Hathaway mortgage unit led mobile home buyers needlessly into foreclosure, CFPB says
A Berkshire Hathaway unit that is a major lender to people buying mobile homes intentionally failed to qualify borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged in a complaint. As a result,
ENC homeowner at odds with Clayton Homes, left without heat since Christmas
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Lawsuit accuses Maryville home lender of predatory lending
The lawsuit alleges the lender “saddled borrowers in the greatest need with mortgages that they couldn’t reasonably afford to ...
Maryville home lender accused of predatory lending
The lawsuit claims Vanderbilt Mortgage manipulated lending standards when borrowers didn't make sufficient income. The ...