Energy-Efficient Mortgages and Financing

The following Web sites offer information on energy-efficient financing programs, including mortgages, home improvement loans, refinancing, and home energy ratings.

• Financing an Energy-Efficient Home

  This fact sheet from the Department of Energy features an overview of energy-efficient financing programs from mortgages to home improvement loans.

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Energy-Efficient Mortgage Program

  The Energy-Efficient Mortgage Program is one of many Federal Housing Authority programs that insure mortgage loans to encourage lenders to make mortgage credit available to borrowers, such as first-time homebuyers, who would not otherwise qualify for conventional loans on affordable terms.

• Energy Ratings and Mortgages

  Energy efficient homes may qualify for mortgages that take into account a home's efficiency. Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) provides information on home energy rating systems, energy efficient mortgages, and finding certified energy raters and lenders who know how to process energy efficiency mortgages.

• Refinancing for Energy-Efficiency Improvements

  An overview of refinancing to make energy efficiency improvements, from the Alliance to Save Energy.

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