Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 3,060 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 (89) , 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 481 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 333 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 185 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 99 reviews)); "Good salary range for employees" ((in 92 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 115 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 87 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to over" ((in 59 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 45 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

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Fannie Mae reviews

3.6

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,562 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

38% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Fannie Mae has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,562 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

May 15, 2012

Good mission; unbearable corporate culture that rewards based on favoritism.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits and compensation. Love the mission and what the company stands for. Excellent place for work-life balance. Great opportunity to learn.

Cons

Extremely political company - it's all about how long you have worked at Fannie Mae and whether Senior Level Management likes you. I would not recommend this as a place to work. There is so much waste - yet - so such could be done better and more efficiently. It is like going back 20 years in terms of how things are managed. Managers tend to do little within their own team to promote an environment of team work and commaraderie; they tend to be out for themselves. I've never worked in a culture like this - it's a depressing place to be every day.

3.0

Nov 15, 2011

Great pay and benefits. Low morale. Uncertain future.

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits. Flexible work environment. Intelligent work force. Good telework solutions.

Cons

Uncertain future. Recurring layoffs. Overly political. Lack of rewards and recognition. Culture of fear. Difficulty making decisions. Lack of accountability at management level. Lack of employee value. Hostile HR partners.

1.0

Jun 17, 2011

Chance to learn about securitization and MBS within a government-like workplace

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get the chance to learn about one of the "hottest" products in finance - MBS. The culture of FNM is very government-like wherein many people work 9-5 and there is ususally early release the day before holidays. As long as you finish your assigned work you will be free to determine a schedule that works best for you (unless you are in an accounting role).

Cons

Fannie is extremely siloed in that different groups do not communicate efficiently/freely, resulting in a good deal of duplicity in analytics and effort. Because of the continued public scrutiny and ongoing debate surrounding FNM's future structure there is always a sense that things are being "paired down" and directors need to justify their groups resources/staffing by pointing to the quantity (rather than quality) of work that a group does. The government-like culture also comes with a great deal of bureaucracy.

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