Buffett Open to Future Home-Finance Role as Fannie Future Mulled

(RECAP: Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said he’s open to the possibility of his company eventually becoming more involved in housing finance once U.S. lawmakers resolve the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “I don’t see any role for Berkshire in Fannie or Freddie,” Buffett, 83, said yesterday in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “There could be some in some housing arrangement that gets worked out in the future.” The Omaha, Nebraska-based company makes loans to customers who buy manufactured homes.)