The latest ranking of the country’s 100 best organizations to hold a job at reflected six mortgage-related businesses, including the third-largest lender.
Among all U.S. industries,
Alphabet Inc.-subsidiary Google ranked as the best employer in the nation, maintaining its position from a year earlier.
It was the sixth consecutive year that the Mountain View, California-based company has held the top spot.
Google’s staff stands at 72,053 people.
The ranking was based on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For 2017.
“The $75 billion tech titan is famous for luxe perks like free gourmet food, haircuts, and laundry services, of course,” FORTUNE said. “But it also takes a Ârigorous analytical approach to morale. It boosted its parental-leave policies, for example, after finding that mothers were leaving at higher rates — the result was a 50 percent reduction in attrition for working moms.”
Among just mortgage-related firms, Quicken Loans Inc. was the highest-ranking firm, landing at No. 10 on the latest overall list. While its standing dropped from its No. 5 position last year, Quicken noted in a written statement that it has made the list 14 years in a row.
“Workers at the ‘vibrant’ online home lender ride hoverboards around its colorful headquarters, which features a basketball court that overlooks downtown Detroit,” FORTUNE stated. “It gifted employees over 1,500 event tickets last year.”
FORTUNE reports that staffing at the online lender stood at 13,690 at the time of the survey. In Thursday’s statement, Quicken reported that its staff now exceeds 16,000 employees.
As of last month, FORTUNE reports that there were 849 job openings at Quicken, which Mortgage Daily ranks as the third-biggest mortgage originator.
“We are completely fanatical about creating an atmosphere that allows our team members to thrive, challenge assumptions and innovate,” Quicken Loans Chief Executive Officer Jay Farner said. “Our team members know we value their opinions, which creates passion and a sense of ownership in our business.”
No. 17 on the overall list was Capital One
Financial Services, which improved from No. 88 in the prior year report. The McLean, Virginia-based company has 47,300 people on its payroll and 2,000 job openings.
Columbia, Missouri-based Veterans United Home Loans landed in the 27th position, improving by three spots from the previous year.
Headcount was reported at 1,991, while the company was looking to fill 123 open positions.
“The nation’s largest dedicated VA lender has a team of ‘genuine, passionate, and loving people’ and a ‘community minded’ culture,” the report said. “More than 90 percent of staff give away at least 1 percent of their paychecks. And there’s a concierge desk that employees can call for tasks like sending appreciation gifts to coworkers or requesting a standing desk.”
Other mortgage-related firms to make the list of the 100 best U.S. employers included No. 35 USAA,
No. 47 Navy Federal Credit Union, and No. 82 First American Financial Corp.
