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About FFEBA

FFEBA, the Federation of Federal Employee Benefit Advocates LLC, is a private education organization based in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It teaches federal employees how their benefits work, publishes the DailyFED newsletter, and issues the Federal Retirement Consultant (FRC®) designation for professionals. FFEBA is not a government agency and not an advisor.

FFEBA at a glance

  • Legal nameFederation of Federal Employee Benefit Advocates LLC
  • Short nameFFEBA
  • TypePrivate company, federal benefits education and professional designation
  • Address905 E Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Ste 635, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
  • ContactContact page
  • Emailinfo@ffeba.com
  • Founded
  • Government affiliationNone. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any U.S. government agency.

What does FFEBA do?

FFEBA does four things, all aimed at helping federal employees understand the benefits they have earned.

  • Publishes plain-language education. Guides, calculators and data pages on FERS, CSRS, the TSP, FEHB, FEGLI and Social Security, with every government figure sourced and dated. Start at Learn.
  • Runs free workshops. Benefits workshops for federal employees and training for agencies and HR offices. See workshops.
  • Publishes DailyFED. FFEBA's daily newsletter and newsroom for federal employees, sent every weekday. See DailyFED.
  • Issues the FRC designation and makes introductions. FFEBA trains and designates professionals, and matches federal employees with FRC holders for a free benefits review. See get matched.

What FFEBA is not

FFEBA is an education organization. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any U.S. government agency. The full statement of what FFEBA is and is not is on our disclosures page.

What is the FRC designation?

The Federal Retirement Consultant designation is a professional designation for financial professionals who complete training on federal employee benefits. FFEBA issues it, and it is listed in FINRA's professional designations database, which names FFEBA as the issuing organization (FINRA). FINRA lists designations; it does not approve or endorse any of them.

  1. 01

    Prerequisites

    Two of three: a bachelor's degree or higher in business, finance or economics, or two years of industry experience; a state insurance license or certain FINRA registrations; or a listed credential such as CFP, ChFC, CLU, JD or CPA.

  2. 02

    Coursework

    FERS and CSRS, Social Security, the TSP, FEHB and FEGLI.

  3. 03

    Exam

    Online, closed-book, proctored.

  4. 04

    Upkeep

    Six continuing-education credits a year (FINRA) and a background check (federalretirementconsultant.com).

Read FINRA's listing of the FRC designation. To check whether a person holds it, use the FRC Lookup on our verify page. Professionals can read about earning it on for professionals.

How is FFEBA funded?

The FRC professionals in our network sponsor FFEBA's free education and matching. That sponsorship is why workshops and the benefits review are free for federal employees, and why no one has to buy anything to attend or to meet an FRC. The full explanation is in our disclosures.

Our properties

  • ffeba.comThis site: education, calculators, data, the DailyFED newsroom and matching.
  • federalretirementconsultant.comThe FRC designation site, home of the FRC Lookup.
  • dailyfed.comDailyFED's former home. Its articles now live at ffeba.com/news/.
  • book.ffeba.comScheduling for the free benefits review.
  • events.ffeba.comWorkshop and webinar listings.

Who runs FFEBA?

How we write and correct

Every guide, data page and DailyFED article follows our editorial policy: primary government sources, dated figures, clear separation between education and the free review, and a public corrections process. Our disclosures set out these points in legal terms.

Contact us

Email info@ffeba.com or use the contact page. If you want a second set of eyes on your own benefits, get matched with an FRC.

Questions

What is FFEBA?

FFEBA is the Federation of Federal Employee Benefit Advocates LLC, a private federal benefits education organization in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It publishes plain-language guides and the DailyFED newsletter, runs free workshops, issues the FRC designation, and matches federal employees with FRC holders for a free benefits review.

Is FFEBA a government agency?

No. FFEBA is a private company. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM, the TSP or any U.S. government agency.

Is FFEBA a financial advisor?

No. FFEBA is an education organization, not an advisor, and it does not give personalized financial, legal or tax advice. FRC holders are independent professionals. The full statement is on our disclosures page.

Who issues the FRC designation?

FFEBA issues it. FINRA's professional designations database names the Federation of Federal Employee Benefit Advocates LLC as the issuing organization. FINRA lists designations; it does not approve or endorse them.

How does FFEBA make money?

The FRC professionals in our network sponsor FFEBA's free education and matching, which is why workshops and the benefits review are free for federal employees. Our disclosures page explains it in full.

Last updated October 2026.