Energy Efficiency and Assistance Act of 2001
Summary
Extends authorization of appropriations for home energy grants to FY 2005.
Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to include residential energy efficiency improvement loans among the assets of a savings association that qualify as qualified thrift investments.
Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a creditor, when determining consumer eligibility for a residential energy efficiency improvement loan, to take into account estimated future savings attributable to energy efficiency improvements.
Amends the following Acts to instruct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop and implement measures that promote financial incentives for increased energy efficiency: (1) National Housing Act; (2) the Housing Act of 1949; (3) the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act; and (4) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.