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.
Berkshire unit is sued by US CFPB over risky home loans
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.
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.
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 Berkshire Hathaway company Vanderbilt Mortgage
The manufactured home loan lender, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Clayton Homes, was accused of ignoring red flags that sent many borrowers into bankruptcy, default and ultimately out of their homes.
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."
Consumer watchdog says Berkshire Hathaway unit ignored red flags in manufactured home loans
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says in a lawsuit that a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway “ignored clear and obvious red flags” that borrowers couldn't afford the mortgages they were given to buy manufactured homes from another Berkshire company, but the lender called the lawsuit “unfounded.”
CFPB sues Berkshire’s Vanderbilt Mortgage over risky mortgages
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee against Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, a
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
One Martin County homeowner says he's been without heat since Christmas due to a septic issue in a home he purchased from ...
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Maryville's Vanderbilt Mortgage Accused of Predatory Lending Practices by Consumer Protection Bureau
The CFPB is suing Vanderbilt Mortgage for alleged predatory lending and failing to verify borrowers’ ability to repay loans.
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 ...