# Warren Buffett's $10 Billion Bank Investments

> Buffett bought $5bn each of Goldman Sachs and Bank of America during market stress.
- Title: Warren Buffett's $10 Billion Bank Investments | Shortify
- Summary: Buffett bought $5bn each of Goldman Sachs and Bank of America during market stress. Buffett invested $10 billion in two banks when their stocks were under…
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- Source: The Motley Fool — https://fool.com/investing/2026/10/26/warren-buffett-put-10-billion-into-2-banks-when-th
- Author: Bram Berkowitz
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: warren buffett, berkshire hathaway, goldman sachs, bank of america, recession, investing, preferred stock, dividend yield, finance, money
## Buffett's bank investments
Warren Buffett invested $10 billion in two banks during the 2007-2009 recession.
## Goldman Sachs deal
Buffett bought $5 billion of Goldman Sachs preferred stock with 10% annual dividend.
## Goldman Sachs terms
Goldman Sachs executives agreed not to sell shares before Buffett sold his.
## Bank of America deal
Buffett invested $5 billion in Bank of America for preferred shares with 6% dividend.
## Bank of America terms
Berkshire got warrants to buy 700 million shares at $7.14 per share.
## Current holdings
Berkshire now holds $24.4 billion of Bank of America stock.
## Key takeaway

Buffett invested $10 billion in two banks when their stocks were under pressure during the 2007-2009 recession.