Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,056 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Fannie Mae to a friend and 39% 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?

54% 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 (38) , 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 504 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 341 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 187 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 100 reviews)); "Good salary range for employees" ((in 84 reviews))

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

"bad management/ no management whatsoever" ((in 115 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 87 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs which cause constant anxiety" ((in 56 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 42 reviews)); "Morale is low" ((in 22 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

54% would recommend to a friend

(2,558 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

37% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Fannie Mae has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,558 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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4.0

Jun 27, 2011

If you demonstrate your skills, you can advance quite quickly

Business analyst iii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely flexible work schedule (can arrange telecommute options with many managers), very intelligent workforce, open to new ideas and innovation, supportive management that is interested in promoting from within and cultivating career development

Cons

Upper management has too much of the government mentality and has difficulties in making decisions and choosing directions, decent amount of politics and infighting among upper management, uncertainty of what the future holds as the government discusses various options (although all are far out into the future)

2.0

Jun 27, 2011

Once Great Company Managed into Oblivion

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good work / life balance, can be rewarding if your immediate manager is doing well and promotes / rewards within the team.

Cons

Govenment conservatorship dictates severe downward spiral. System development life cycle has ground implementation schedules to a halt. Poor executive level management.

3.0

Jun 27, 2011

Paid well, but I had no idea how to move up.

Risk analyst

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CEO approval

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Pros

Salary and Benefits Ability to work remotely

Cons

Hours required to work Lack of clear organizational structure

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Once Great Company Managed into Oblivion

Paid well, but I had no idea how to move up.

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