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Finance of America Companies Inc provides home equity-based financing solutions for modern retirement and offers capital markets and portfolio management capabilities to optimize loan distribution to investors. The Company operates through two segments: Retirement Solutions and Portfolio Management. The Retirement Solutions segment handles loan origination, including HECM and non-agency reverse mortgage loans, generating revenue from origination fees and initial gains, with loans transferred to the Portfolio Management segment. The Portfolio Management segment, which generates the majority of revenue, provides securitization, loan sales, risk management, and asset management services, and earns revenue from net interest income, fair value changes, and servicing-related income.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from its operations to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.