Warren Buffett Mortgage Firm Opens Commercial Lending Division – NMP Skip to main content

Warren Buffett Mortgage Firm Opens Commercial Lending Division

Oct 18, 2017
Moody’s Analytics has launched the Real Estate Information Services (REIS) Network

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc., a division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway business empire that specializes in consumer manufactured housing, has created a commercial lending divisionVanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc., a division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway business empire that specializes in consumer manufactured housing, has created a commercial lending division.
 
The new division will offer commercial financing in select states, with a lending range between $1 million to $5 million. The division’s borrowers will be land-lease communities, including communities and parks serving this housing sector. Maryville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt will approach this business as a portfolio lender and servicing the loans it originates.
 
“Manufactured housing is providing a solution to the affordable housing crisis,” said Eric Hamilton, president of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance. “We are very excited to launch this division which will help owners of land-lease communities provide more access to high-quality, low-cost housing options.”

 
About the author
Published
Oct 18, 2017
Rocket Makes VantageScore Its Default After Testing Finds Borrower Savings

After four months of testing, Rocket will make VantageScore 4.0 its preferred model for eligible retail loans while keeping both scoring options available to brokers

Sep 29, 2026
CHLA: More Freddie Mac MBS Buying Could Narrow Mortgage Spreads

Trade group estimates greater Freddie participation could compress spreads another 10 to 12 basis points as Fannie has taken the lead in GSE mortgage-bond buying

Sep 23, 2026
Early Loan-Limit Race Splits Into Three Tiers

Lenders are now offering $845,000, $847,440, or $850,000 before FHFA sets the official 2027 limits

Sep 23, 2026
Better, Garg Clash Over Claimed 46% Shareholder Support

Better disputes its former CEO’s preliminary consent count as the two sides trade accusations and an Oct. 2 target date approaches

Sep 23, 2026
Fannie Changes How Rent From A Former Home Counts

Fannie now prohibits leases for departing residences and permits market-analysis tools instead of Form 1007, creating a key documentation difference from Freddie Mac