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. 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 492 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 334 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 190 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good salary range for employees" ((in 85 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 116 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 84 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to over" ((in 56 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 43 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

(2,560 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 2,560 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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3K reviews

4.0

Jun 23, 2022

Great pay and benefits - great work culture!

Associate

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CEO approval

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Pros

I have been at Fannie for about 11 months and love that lower levels of staff are valued and have a seat at the table. Pay is great for the industry, benefits like housing allowance and commuter benefits are great. Flexible work culture is added bonus and I don't feel my colleagues and me are overworked.

Cons

Definitely need to encourage young people to get certified through Fannie (such as PMP etc). Fannie has alot of money to give out for happy hours and free food, I feel certifications and learning should be the priority above all this other stuff. Also, too many useless meetings and "process" meetings that can be emails.

1.0

Jun 10, 2022

Fannie Mae

Quantitative analyst

Recommend

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Pros

It is a relaxed place

Cons

It is way behind financial industry standards for model risk. It is not a place for a career growth seeking candidates.

2.0

Jun 6, 2022

Below pay

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible remote work and extra days off. But not worth it if the living wage is below the poverty level

Cons

No raises prior 2 years. Subpar raise of 3% this past year while inflation is running 9%+ over the past years. There are mass exodus of employees leaving from c-level down to associates for better pay. Dead company that will remain in conservatorship.

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