Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)
62.2
#22 out of 32

Federal Housing Finance Board

Mission: To ensure that the FHLBanks are safe and sound so they serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for the nation's housing finance and community investment needs.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 32
  62.2 22
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 77.4 23  of  31
Strategic Management 66.4 10  of  31
Teamwork 75.6 13  of  31
Effective Leadership 60.8 7  of  31
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 55.2 11  of  31
Effective Leadership - Fairness 52.0 7  of  31
Effective Leadership - Leaders 53.3 10  of  31
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 77.6 2  of  31
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 58.0 7  of  31
Training and Development 68.0 6  of  31
Support for Diversity 69.2 8  of  31
Pay and Benefits 80.8 2  of  31
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 62.9 1  of  31
Work/Life Balance 75.5 6  of  31
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  63.1 53.6 No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 74.7 72.4 No data
Strategic Management 64.5 58.0 No data
Teamwork 71.5 65.7 No data
Effective Leadership 54.8 51.1 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 50.1 39.7 No data
Training and Development 60.3 61.6 No data
Support for Diversity 58.9 52.7 No data
Pay and Benefits 82.5 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 58.3 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 74.9 70.6 No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 74.7 72.4 No data
Strategic Management 64.5 58.0 No data
Teamwork 71.5 65.7 No data
Effective Leadership 54.8 51.1 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 50.1 39.7 No data
Training and Development 60.3 61.6 No data
Support for Diversity 58.9 52.7 No data
Pay and Benefits 82.5 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 58.3 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 74.9 70.6 No data
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female No data No data
Male No data No data
40 and over No data No data
Under 40 No data No data
Asian No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data
White No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data

Trends

Index Scores

Best in Class Scores

 




Year Federal Housing Finance Board Index Score Small Agency High Performing Average Small Agency Average Index Score Small Agency Low Performing Average
2003
2005 53.6 76.2 63.0 49.3
2007 63.1 77.2 62.4 43.7
2009 62.2 79.2 65.1 42.5

Comparative Data — Small Agency Averages

High Performing Average Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills 84.8 85.1 85.2
High Performing Average - Management 68.9 68.7 73.5
High Performing Average - Teamwork 77.9 77.8 80.5
High Performing Average - Leadership 58.3 61.5 65.0
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 56.1 58.6 62.7
High Performing Average - Training and Development 73.5 72.4 74.3
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity 68.4 68.4 70.9
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 77.7 79.8
High Performing Average - Family Friendly 58.7 60.1
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 74.5 77.1 80.0
Average Index Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
Average for Employee Skills 74.0 77.6 78.8
Average for Management 59.8 58.8 60.6
Average for Teamwork 70.8 71.3 72.8
Average for Leadership 50.9 51.3 52.8
Average for Rewards and Advancement 47.8 48.7 50.3
Average for Training and Development 61.8 59.6 60.4
Average for Support for Diversity 58.1 58.0 61.3
Average for Pay and Benefits 70.4 70.5
Average for Family Friendly 43.6 46.2
Average for Work/Life Balance 67.9 67.3 67.2
Low Performing Average Score 2003 2005 2007 2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills 55.5 69.7 69.1
Low Performing Average - Management 50.9 45.3 42.7
Low Performing Average - Teamwork 63.5 62.5 61.2
Low Performing Average - Leadership 42.5 38.5 37.0
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 39.7 35.9 33.6
Low Performing Average - Training and Development 51.8 44.5 42.0
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity 49.6 45.3 47.0
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 64.4 63.4
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly 24.3 29.6
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 60.4 55.2 52.7

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

 

Number of Employees in 2001: 95

Number of Employees in 2002: 99

Number of Employees in 2003: 83

Number of Employees in 2004: 92

Number of Employees in 2005: 80

Number of Employees in 2006: 120

Number of Employees in 2007: 123

Number of Employees in 2008: 127

Employees joined (2008): 14

Percentage joined (2008): 9.17%

Average joined (2004-2008): 18

Employees left (2008): 12

Percentage left (2008): No data

Average left (2004-2008): 11

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 6.30%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: Stationed in each of the 12 FHLBank districts

http://www.fhfb.gov/

Footnote: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) was formed by a legislative merger of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mission team. FHFA regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks.

Male/Female Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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