Infonavit virtual card: what it is, what it is for and step by step to process it

2023-07-11 02:47:08

Written in ECONOMY on 7/10/2023 18:24 hs

The program Infonavit Green Mortgage was an additional support from the institute so that those who acquired a new homecould access materials and accessories for the house that will save electricity, gas and waterwhich was done by delivering valeswhich will now have to be used through the virtual card.

According to information from Institute of the National Fund for Workers’ Housingthe program that granted additional money to buy green technologies was suspended in March 2022hence the last vouchers issued through this modality, expired on April 30 of this year.

But expired vouchers can still be used by Infonavit credit beneficiariessince your balance can be transferred to the Virtual Card, a tool with which you can buy sustainable products for the next 24 months.

The Green Mortgage was a program to generate savings in new housing services / Infonavit

How to obtain the Infonavit Virtual Card?

To process the Virtual Card, you will have download the “Green Mortgage” application on Android or iOS, in addition, you must have your official identificationl, which can be a passport, INE or Professional Certificate, whose data you must provide to the telephone operator who answers you on the phone [phone] option 1.

At the end of the telephone procedure You can now use your Virtual Card para buy equipment that generates savings in gas, water or electricity consumption in businesses that accept this type of payment.

According to information from Infonavit, all homes financed through the fund must have eco-technologies, which are water, electricity and gas saving accessories, for which, if necessary, you are granted an additional amount of credit that is part of the of your credit. These eco-technologies, in addition to contributing to the care and preservation of the environment, ensure an average saving of between 100 and 400 pesos per month on your consumption, depending on the location and climate where the home is located.