Fannie Mae Receives 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence

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Fannie Mae receives the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for its green financing initiatives, showcasing a commitment to energy efficiency in housing. The company's Multifamily and Single-Family businesses have been recognized for their contributions to promoting sustainable practices in the housing market.

Fannie Mae Recognized for Positive Impact in Green Financing

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today announced it has received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy. This is the 10^th consecutive year for Fannie Mae's Multifamily business and the fourth consecutive year for the company's Single-Family business for outstanding contributions to increasing adoption of energy-efficiency improvements in housing.

Fannie Mae, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2011, is committed to creating positive environmental, social, and economic outcomes through mortgage finance. Leveraging its green financing business, Fannie Mae supports the multifamily and single-family housing markets by financing communities and homes that meet energy- and water-saving standards through green building programs and energy and water efficient improvements.

"Fannie Mae is proud to support ENERGY STAR's efforts to reduce the environmental impact of multifamily housing," said Karyn Sper, Senior Director, Multifamily Green and Duty to Serve, Fannie Mae. "ENERGY STAR's property and product certifications are an integral component of our $110 billion Green Financing program, which helps increase affordability for renters across the country."

In addition to Fannie Mae's Multifamily Green Financing Business – which provided $7.5 billion in liquidity to green financing in 2023 – the company partnered with industry leaders to launch the 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey to collect multifamily property energy and water consumption and costs. The data collected will be used to provide transparency into how a multifamily building's energy or water consumption compares to similar multifamily buildings in the United States and will be used by the EPA to update the ENERGY STAR 1-100 energy performance score and the EPA Water Score for multifamily housing.  

The Single-Family business has been recognized as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year annually since the launch of its Single-Family Green MBS program in 2020. ENERGY STAR certification requirements are the baseline of the program, in which Fannie Mae provides green financing for loans backed by properties that achieve at a minimum 10% more energy efficiencies than residential properties built to state energy code.

"Our Single-Family Green MBS program demonstrates our commitment to achieving positive outcomes by financing single-family homes that exceed energy-standards," said Arthur Johnson, Vice President, Capital Markets, Fannie Mae. "We continue to increase partnerships with lenders, builders, and energy raters to help encourage more ENERGY STAR certified homes."  

Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped families and businesses in America avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions.

Find more information on Fannie Mae's Multifamily Green financing business, Single-Family Green MBS, and commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance.

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FAQ

What award did Fannie Mae receive in 2024?

Fannie Mae received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.

What is Fannie Mae's ticker symbol?

The ticker symbol for Fannie Mae is FNMA.

What is Fannie Mae's commitment regarding green financing?

Fannie Mae is committed to creating positive environmental, social, and economic outcomes through mortgage finance by supporting energy- and water-saving standards in housing.

How much liquidity did Fannie Mae's Multifamily Green Financing Business provide in 2023?

Fannie Mae's Multifamily Green Financing Business provided $7.5 billion in liquidity to green financing in 2023.

What program did Fannie Mae launch in 2023 to collect energy and water consumption data?

Fannie Mae partnered with industry leaders to launch the 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey to collect multifamily property energy and water consumption and costs.

What is the focus of Fannie Mae's Single-Family Green MBS program?

Fannie Mae's Single-Family Green MBS program focuses on financing single-family homes that exceed energy standards, with ENERGY STAR certification requirements as the baseline.