The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that it is suing a Tennessee-based mortgage lender owned by Berkshire Hathaway, accusing the company of predatory practices aimed at steering borrowers into manufactured homes they could not afford.

Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. is accused of knowingly issuing “unaffordable” home mortgages.

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A federal consumer bureau claims Vanderbilt Mortgage, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, made loans to buyers of manufactured homes it knew could not repay them.

The consumer watchdog filed a lawsuit in Tennessee against Vanderbilt for purported violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z.

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Vanderbilt’s internal model for underwriting loans provided borrowers unrealistic expectations of monthly living expenses, the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau alleged in the complaint.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused Tennessee-based Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance of ignoring red flags in mortgage applications.

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.

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