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.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway on Monday, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable loans to buy homes from Clayton Homes, Berkshire's manufactured housing business.

The CFPB says that Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, ignored evidence that borrowers couldn't afford loans to buy manufactured homes.

Vanderbilt relied on unrealistic expectations of what borrowers would need financially after making their mortgage payment, according to the complaint.

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.

The US government has sued a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable loans—so customers would buy homes from the company’s manufactured housing business.

These five companies -- one of which is near and dear to the Oracle of Omaha's heart -- stand out for all the right reasons.

After a period of trimming stakes, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ended the year making some sizable insider purchases. Building one of those stakes continued into the new year. Meanwhile, other insiders returned to add to stakes as well in a telecom and a boat maker.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has held a significant stake in American Express for over 60 years. Despite trimming various stock positions throughout 2024, Buffett has not sold any shares of American Express,