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The US government has sued a unit of Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable loans\u2014so customers would buy homes from the company\u2019s manufactured housing business.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed the lawsuit Monday against Berkshire\u2019s Clayton Homes manufactured housing division. The complaint alleges that Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, a unit of Clayton, ignored \u201cclear and obvious red flags\u201d that borrowers could not afford their loans.<\/p>\n

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The US government has sued a unit of Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway, accusing it of pushing borrowers into unaffordable loans\u2014so customers would buy homes from the company\u2019s manufactured housing business. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed the lawsuit Monday against Berkshire\u2019s Clayton Homes manufactured housing division. 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