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Mortgage Lenders: Getting Started as a Partner
Joining ENERGY STAR as a lender partner* is a simple process whereby a lender completes, signs, and submits a Partnership Agreement 
(83KB) to EPA, and agrees to:
- Submit a copy of a home energy rating report used to write an Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) in order to activate access to ENERGY STAR's logos and listing on the ENERGY STAR Web site.
- Every 12 months submit copies of three home energy rating reports used to write three EEMs to maintain active partner status.
- Promote EEMs and ENERGY STAR on their Web sites or by distributing brochures or other marketing materials at local branches.
- Have a staff person at each branch office who can process EEM applications and can ably answer consumer questions about EEMs, ENERGY STAR and ENERGY STAR homes (30KB).
- Adhere to the ENERGY STAR Identity Guidelines and to the ENERGY STAR Web linking Policies.
- Report to EPA the number of EEMs written each year.
- Calculate and present the benefits of investing in ENERGY STAR qualified homes using HomeCalc.
In exchange, EPA agrees to provide marketing support to help raise consumer awareness for ENERGY STAR and increase your profits.
*Lenders participating in the pilot program for ENERGY STAR mortgages should write "ENERGY STAR mortgage" on their partnership agreement. Lenders participating in the ENERGY STAR mortgage pilot program may immediately use the ENERGY STAR partner-only marks to promote ENERGY STAR mortgages and must write at least three ENERGY STAR mortgages each year to maintain access to these partner-only marks.
