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U.S. Financial Technology

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U.S. Financial Technology reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)
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Tony Renzi

86% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

U.S. Financial Technology has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The U.S. Financial Technology 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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119 reviews
1.0
Mar 30, 2018

STAY CLEAR!

Recommend
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Pros

Company-sponsored events, cool work location

Cons

With those pros said, also come MANY negatives. The company fronts like a professional workplace with friendly faces. However, once you are in the door, you will soon realize that everyone there is out for themselves. Company policies do not exist and only exist when they are trying to get you out of there so that they can retain cheaper help. Be careful who you trust there, lots of office politics/drama. You cannot even trust your own manager! Upper management/directors are overpaid/discriminative/hypocritical. There is absolutely no room for growth. If you go in as an entry role-expect to be there for many years and have someone brought in to take the role you thought you were working towards. In addition, lots of favoritism here. You have to attend many Happy Hours and be accepting to unprofessional conversations with male co-workers to excel here. Besides the social piece of that, the company is considered a "start-up" so they will tell you many processes are not in place, so expect different leaders to tell you different things, differences coming to a head and you ultimately ending up being at fault and let go. Lastly, the development of the platform is always behind, so everything is always hectic, everyone is running around losing their mind.

1.0
Mar 23, 2018

Business Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a small growing company with bunch of loosers

Cons

very slow, unprofessional, unethical, no value for candidate's time

2.0
Mar 22, 2018

Proceed with caution

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

CSS has a great corporate mission to deliver a high-profile system to securitize mortgages. It has the backing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so it's like working at a very well funded start-up. It's a good opportunity to build your resume and gain some very marketable experience.

Cons

-- The best way to describe CSS is Orwell's Animal House. All workers are equal, but some are more equal than others. -- Because this is a good resume builder, that's what most of the executive management focuses on. Executive management is out of touch with the people, and does not take the time to understand how its decisions affect our ability to get the job done. -- I walk past my director almost every day. He doesn't even know I work for him, let alone know my name. If I say "Hello" to him, he barely nods as he passes. -- There is a high contractor to employee ratio, particularly in system development. Some of the contracting companies appear more concerned with delivering bodies than with delivering solid business processes. This is very frustrating for CSS employees who see better ways to get things done, but have no voice. -- In the Bethesda location, there are way too many people for the office space. Restroom cleanliness is an on-going problem. At times you may need to leave the office to find a public restroom.

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U.S. Financial Technology Response
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Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We’re sorry that your experience at CSS fell short of your expectations. The work we are doing here is essential to the future of the mortgage banking industry and we want nothing more than to provide an environment that is positive, productive and collaborative. The feedback we receive from our internal surveys, as well as reviews like this, help us identify areas where we can improve. We recognize that the work here has a high level of complexity. During the past three years, CSS has evolved from concept, to development and now a functional production environment. We are excited for what the future holds. Thank you again for the feedback and I welcome any more details of your experience via email: hrquestions@commonsecuritization.com. Kathleen Haithcock VP, Human Resources
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