Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,058 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 53% of employees would recommend working at Fannie Mae to a friend and 38% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Fannie Mae have been left by employees working as Cyber Security Analyst , Intern and Associate Software Engineer .

Does Fannie Mae pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fannie Mae employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fannie Mae. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fannie Mae?

53% of Fannie Mae employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fannie Mae 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fannie Mae?

Software Engineer (88) , Project Manager (70) , Director (68) , Senior Associate (68) , Business Analyst (67) , Manager (63) , Lead Associate (52) , Analyst (40) , Associate (39) , Senior Software Engineer (36) , Senior Project Manager (30) , Associate Software Engineer (29) , Financial Analyst (27) , Financial Engineer (24) , Intern (24)

What are the pros of working at Fannie Mae according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and Very worker friendly" ((in 491 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 331 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 184 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good Salary and some bonus." ((in 83 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fannie Mae according to real employee reviews?

"There is the sense by many Fannie Mae'ers that there is no life after Fannie Mae so most put up with inefficiencies and poor management." ((in 118 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 84 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs which cause constant anxiety" ((in 52 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 43 reviews)); "Morale is low" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fannie Mae layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fannie Mae layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fannie Mae in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Fannie Mae locations?

Washington , Reston , Dallas , Herndon , Plano , Addison , Arlington , Atlanta , Chicago , Virginia Beach , Ashburn , Fairfax , New York , Philadelphia , Los Angeles , Rockville , McLean , Aldie , Boston , Centreville , Chantilly , Austin , Houston , Irvine , Colorado Springs , Seattle , Potomac , Urbana , Tysons Corner , Rest

Fannie Mae reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,560 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

38% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Fannie Mae has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,560 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fannie Mae employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0

Oct 25, 2015

appraiser

Tester of avm

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, intelligent coworkers,

Cons

the middle managers were the worst I have ever experienced. they "ruled" by fear, intimidation, and by eavesdropping. They passed the buck, threw people under the bus, were in it for themselves not the company. it was a no talent bunch of friends that got in before the ramp up for the housing crisis, and then backfilled with appraisers that really had talent. To cover their own incompetence, they hid in their offices, traveled in pairs through the hallways because you could cut the tension with a knife and they were afraid because they had treated so many, so poorly.

4.0

Oct 13, 2015

Good job to have

Underwriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits. Life/Work balance is good. Opportunity for growth.

Cons

Poor management. Favoritism. Constant changes.

4.0

Sep 25, 2015

Senior Analyst - Dallas, TX

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the smartest people in mortgage work here. Made some amazing friends. Best training department of any company in corporate America that I can think of. Challenging work kept me happy to come to work everyday. Salary is above average for the mortgage industry.

Cons

The year end review process is toxic. New people were never given good reviews. I was the top performer in a team of 20 and was scored average.

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