---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 1207.2"
title: "12"
number: "1207.2"
heading: "FHFA workforce diversity; Equal Employment Opportunity Program."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/1207.2"
---

# §1207.2. FHFA workforce diversity; Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

- (a) **Responsibility.** FHFA's Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) shall have overall responsibility for diversity and inclusion in FHFA's employment practices.
- (b) **General.** FHFA shall maintain an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program consistent with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requirements for Federal agencies and Executive Order 11478.
- (c) **Workforce diversity.** FHFA shall not discriminate in employment against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a parent.
- (d) **Affirmative steps for workforce diversity.** FHFA shall take affirmative steps to seek diversity in its workforce, at all levels of the agency, in a manner consistent with applicable law. Such steps shall include:
  - (1) Recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women's colleges, and colleges that typically serve the individuals with disabilities and majority minority populations;
  - (2) Sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities;
  - (3) Placing employment advertisements in media oriented toward minorities and women;
  - (4) Partnering with organizations that are focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to place talented minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions; and
  - (5) Where feasible, partnering with inner-city high schools, girls' high schools, and high schools with majority minority populations, to establish or enhance financial literacy and provide mentoring.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4520 and 4526; 12 U.S.C. 1833e; E.O. 11478.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 14994, Mar. 24, 2017, unless otherwise noted.