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

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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

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 3.5 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Mar 23, 2009

Pros and Cons

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like everyone else mentioned, the best thing about Fannie Mae are the benefits. I’m not sure where you can find better benefits this day and age. Tuition reimbursement is double of most other companies and I’m not aware of other companies with employee assisted housing programs.

Cons

Internally the company is very political. If you are not in the right section or even the right team you face an uncertain future. There didn’t seem to be much reasoning behind the latest layoffs. You can perform at a high level and do everything right and you still get laid off. I also do not understand why they laid off so many people, yet there are hundreds of job openings. If the company truly cared about the employees they would have worked with the individuals being laid off and attempted to fill some of the open positions.

4.0

Mar 10, 2009

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Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent benefits such as medical, dental, and 401k

Cons

very political environment --- hierarchical management

4.0

Feb 26, 2009

great benefits but lack professional growth

Senior developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the compensation benefit and job security are excellent. the environment can be relaxed if one chooses.

Cons

the poor management and process can really be a drag if one is serious about getting the job done right. the direction changes by the minutes. politics is very strong.

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