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Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae is a congressionally chartered, shareholder-owned company and the nation's largest source of home mortgage funds. Fannie Mae is willing to buy, bundle, and sell certain energy efficient as well as traditional mortgages on the secondary market.
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Freddie Mac

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation is a secondary mortgage lender that purchases, mortgages from lenders, packages the securities, and sells the securities to investors.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission Area is committed to helping improve the economy and the quality of life in all of rural America.
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U.S. Department of Energy

Federal Buildings-The Federal government spends more than $3 billion a year on its electric bill for more than 500,000 Federal facilities. Therefore, the President has directed Federal agencies to reduce their energy use by 30% from 1985 levels by the year 2005.
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U.S. Housing and Urban Development

The broad mission of HUD is "to help create communities of opportunity." HUD's principal community building goals are to develop affordable housing and increase ownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guarantees mortgage loans for veterans and service persons. The guaranty allows veterans to obtain home loans with favorable loan terms, usually without a down payment. A lender, such as a mortgage company, savings and loan, or bank, makes these loans.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA's Energy Star Financing Program works with lenders to provide special financing for buyers of Energy Star rated homes. The Energy Star Homes Program encourages builders to construct homes that are 30% more energy efficient than homes built to the model energy code.
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U.S. Small Business Administration

SBA provides business loans to eligible and creditworthy small businesses by guaranteeing loans made by participating lenders. The guaranty transfers the risk of borrower nonpayment, up to the amount of the guaranty, from the tender to the SBA. Therefore, businesses applying for an SBA loan are actually applying for a commercial loan having an SBA guaranty.
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