A Berkshire Hathaway unit that is a major lender to people buying mobile homes intentionally failed to qualify borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleged in a complaint. As a result, many families ultimately lost their homes and sank into debt, echoing a series of events that helped power the financial and housing crisis more than 15 years ago.

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