Return-Path: Delivered-To: info@sterlingcal.com Received: from reseller401.webserversystems.com by reseller401.webserversystems.com with LMTP id eOGSDnJi5mioXwwAchKAPA (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:09:06 -0500 Return-path: Envelope-to: info@sterlingcal.com Delivery-date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:09:06 -0500 Received: from mx50.a.outbound.createsend.com ([203.55.21.50]:38441) by reseller401.webserversystems.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.98.1) (envelope-from ) id 1v6Tuj-00000003QKf-2fC9 for info@sterlingcal.com; Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:09:06 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; s=cm; d=neifund.org; h=Subject:From:To:Reply-To:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:List-Unsubscribe: List-Unsubscribe-Post:Message-ID; i=news@neifund.org; bh=mF4NE4TchCrur+AlF2MeG+CpPueVJyoLZWxWoWn1AT0=; b=BYh0miHGoiFkJhH+ZAe5+aNsW+FuIkN/GaaXqZLJ1a5Vn1JVS6HB9dssUBmDRyx4l2FoGkTanY2p HKGdLC4/6m+MlsvoLOGzf2lOh52ZpiQ94/bPoB1gH7aOew+m9ZxtKOQykY8lTd43rRsNTExTs4RQ uMZdIebwCaSWwlDvRLE= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; s=cs2013; d=cmail2.com; h=Subject:From:To:Reply-To:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:List-Unsubscribe: List-Unsubscribe-Post:Message-ID; bh=mF4NE4TchCrur+AlF2MeG+CpPueVJyoLZWxWoWn1AT0=; b=cT13UheqaBrbipwzCGTFvN5IdB773cvBqo10b0XhpWpg9P+h43p5YvPTNLoqk0Gqq7bCZTbeHmc0 3bAX3lRYn0gdIubh0Y/8FlA26R0Plnx/UuRrPRoXNcUCSOjbEc2C7V1ylp9pSi9wxoZRFjgBcLbh rOU8IA98ot/SNKtV+ck= Subject: =?utf-8?Q?PRESS_RELEASE:_NEIF_Acquires_Full_Ownership_of?= =?utf-8?Q?_RebateBridge=e2=84=a2_Platform_for_Advance_Funding?= From: "Peter Krajsa, National Energy Improvement Fund (NEIF)" To: "info@sterlingcal.com" Reply-To: pkrajsa@neifund.org Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:08:49 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_198f578a-622a-482f-be6c-4c288c2b0a8c_"; charset=utf-8 X-Mailer: Create Send X-Complaints-To: abuse@cmail20.com X-Feedback-ID: CA1-y-qhjljht:LI1-y-ttjytrh:CL1-y-hlulc:createSEND List-Unsubscribe: , List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Message-ID: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.4 X-Spam-Score: 4 X-Spam-Bar: / X-Spam-Flag: NO --_198f578a-622a-482f-be6c-4c288c2b0a8c_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No images? Click here https://nationalenergyimprovementfund.cmail20.com= = /t/y-e-qhjljht-hdkluixlt-b/ National Energy Improvement Fund (NEIF) Acquires Full Ownership of RebateBr= idge=E2=84=A2, Innovative Platform for Advance Funding on Utility and Program Rebates ALLENTOWN, PA & DENVER, CO October 8, 2025 =E2=80=94 The National Energy I= mprovement Fund [https://www.neifund.org/] (NEIF), a Certified B Corporati= on=E2=84=A2 lender for energy efficiency improvements to homes and building= s, has purchased RKB Capital=E2=80=99s ownership interest in RBFunding LLC,= the operational entity of the RebateBridge=E2=84=A2 program. NEIF and RKB = founded RBFunding in 2018 and have provided over $360 million in advance fu= nding to implementors and contractors for rebates provided by Con Edison, P= ECO, PPL, PSE&G, Eversource, LADWP, California TECH Clean, and other utilit= ies and programs. =E2=80=9COur RebateBridge=E2=84=A2 program accelerates cash flow for progra= m implementors and contractors who participate in utility and other rebate = programs. The rebate is assigned to us, and we advance funds to our program= partners when the project is complete and the rebate is approved, bridging= the period between project completion and final rebate funding. With Rebat= eBridge=E2=84=A2 fully under the NEIF umbrella we can now access lower cost= of capital and streamline operational efficiency for this fast-growing mar= ket,=E2=80=9D said Matthew H. Brown, NEIF Co-Chair and Managing Member. NEIF has recently launched several new RebateBridge=E2=84=A2 programs for u= tility programs nationally and is contracted to fund the state of New Mexic= o=E2=80=99s upcoming electrification rebate program. For more information o= n RebateBridge=E2=84=A2 contact Jensen Handwork, Senior Director =E2=80=93 = Program Development at [jhandwork@neifund.org]. Media Contacts: Peter Krajsa, NEIF Co-Chair [pkrajsa@neifund.org] 610 737-4977 Matthew H. Brown, NEIF Co-Chair [mbrown@neifund.org] 720 246-8847 Jensen Handwork, NEIF Sr. Director =E2=80=93 Program Development [jhandwo= rk@neifund.org] 720 689-2288 About the National Energy Improvement Fund The National Energy Improvement Fund, www.neifund.org [http://www.neifund= =2Eorgh], based in Allentown, PA and Denver CO has a lending legacy from 1947= and was organized in 2017 as a for-profit Benefit Corporation, operating a= s a full-service, multi-state licensed consumer and commercial lender. It = has funded over 255,000 energy and resilience improvements for HVAC, roofin= g, lighting and battery storage for homes and businesses delivered through = a network of over 1,800 qualified contractors. Led by energy financing pion= eers Peter Krajsa, Matthew Brown, Laura Nelson and a team responsible for o= ver $900 million in energy financing programs, it received its certificatio= n as a B Corporation=C2=AE in 2018 and was named a U.S. Department of Energ= y Home Improvement Expert=E2=84=A2 Partner in 2019. 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ALLENTOWN, PA &= ; DENVER, CO October 8, 2025 — The National Energy Improvement Fund (NEIF), a Certified B Corporation™= ; lender for energy efficiency improvements to homes and buildings, has pur= chased RKB Capital’s ownership interest in RBFunding LLC, the operati= onal entity of=20 the RebateBridge™ program. NEIF and RKB founded RBFunding in 2018 and= have provided over $360 million in advance funding to implementors and con= tractors for rebates provided by Con Edison, PECO, PPL, PSE&G, Eversour= ce, LADWP, California TECH Clean, and other utilities and programs.<= /span>

“Our RebateBrid= ge™ program accelerates cash flow for program implementors and contra= ctors who participate in utility and other rebate programs. The rebate is a= ssigned to us, and we advance funds to our program partners when the projec= t is complete and the rebate is approved, bridging the period between proje= ct completion=20 and final rebate funding. With RebateBridge™ fully under the NEIF umb= rella we can now access lower cost of capital and streamline operational ef= ficiency for this fast-growing market,” said Matthew H. Brown, NEIF C= o-Chair and Managing Member.

NEIF has recently launched several new RebateBridge™= ; programs for utility programs nationally and is contracted to fund the st= ate of New Mexico’s upcoming electrification rebate program. For more= information on RebateBridge™ contact Jensen Handwork, Senior Directo= r – Program Development at jhandwork@neifund= =2Eorg.

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Media Contacts:=

Peter Krajsa, NEIF Co-Chair pkraj= sa@neifund.org 610 737-4977
Matthew H. Brown, NEIF Co-Chair mbrow= n@neifund.org 720 246-8847
Jensen Handwork, NEIF Sr. Director – Program Development jhandwork@neifund.org 720 689-2288

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About the Natio= nal Energy Improvement Fund

The National Energy Improvement Fund, www.neifund.org, based in Allentown, PA and = Denver CO has a lending legacy from 1947 and was organized in 2017 as a for= -profit Benefit Corporation, operating as a full-service, multi-state licen= sed consumer and commercial lender.  It has funded over 255,000 e= nergy and resilience improvements for HVAC, roofing, lighting and battery s= torage for homes and businesses delivered through a network of over 1,800 q= ualified contractors. Led by energy financing pioneers Peter Krajsa, Matthe= w Brown, Laura Nelson and a team responsible for over $900 million in energ= y financing programs, it received its certification as a B Corporation®= ; in 2018 and was named a U.S. Department of Energy Home Improvement Expert= ™ Partner in 2019.

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