Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 3,055 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 55% 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?

55% of Fannie Mae employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fannie Mae 3.6 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 493 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 183 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 98 reviews)); "Good Salary and some bonus." ((in 82 reviews))

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

"bad management/ no management whatsoever" ((in 118 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 85 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to over" ((in 55 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 44 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

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,557 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

38% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

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 2,557 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

Apr 30, 2009

Pros and Cons of Fannie Mae

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits Location Career growth Talented People Flexibility

Cons

Housing market crisis Unclear direction Unstable Constant change

3.0

Apr 26, 2009

Turbulent times at Fannie Mae

Senior developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Work / Life Balance Interesting business issues to support

Cons

Instability / uncertainty due to current financial crisis Heavy turnover in senior management Potential for further downsizing in the event of a merger with Freddie Mac Government conservatorship is stiffling innovation

3.0

Apr 6, 2009

Used to be a good place to work

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries and benefits were good untill the stock crashed. The company in the past has tried hard to work with its employees. They are good about giving employees the opportunity to seek training and education outside of work. When I worked there that was never a problem. I was able to attend several excellent seminars when I worked. My boss was very supportive of my desire to take these courses and so was his boss. People in mid-level jobs were easy to work with. Most of the people at that level were good about getting informtion to you when asked.

Cons

Infomation is not shared, too many employees came from the political arena. They think that getting ahead is simply a functon of who you know and not what you can do. Too many times they were right. So, if people are not good at playing games this may not be the place for you.

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