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Academy Mortgage

Acquired by Guild Mortgage

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Academy Mortgage reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)
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James Mac Pherson

83% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Academy Mortgage has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 760 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Academy Mortgage 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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760 reviews
1.0
Jan 3, 2019

Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Location, Nice Office, Benefits, Environment

Cons

The entire company is not loyal to their employees. They are greedy and only looking for a way to make a buck. The corporate staff had to deal with constant layoffs while the company makes poor decisions like trying to get into business with First Mortgage for which they lost a lot of money but just turned around and Fired/Laid Off large amounts of staff to make up for their mistake. Unless you are a part of the good ol' boys club of C officers that all live in the same "ward" you're not going to last. If you're willing to work for a company that will take you for granted and turn around and push you out the door because they are trying to make it to the positive without anyone from the Executive Team taking any type of cut or sacrifice but have to make sure that they have what they WANT like a private plane or a few extra cars in the driveway. They'll look to sale because honestly that's the quickest way to make a buck for them and they'd sacrifice their staff any day of the week to make that happen.

2.0
Oct 20, 2016

Great Employees - Poor Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The employees both in the field and in the office are dedicated, hard working people who care about the customers and the mission.

Cons

The executive leadership team is in chaos and it is adversely impacting the employees. If you know someone at the top you are untouchable and if you are disliked by someone at the top you are OUT. Rather than making the best decisions for the company, the execs make the decision that is best for their friends and ward members.

2.0
May 19, 2016

Several Teams

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

President and Executives have good intent with where the organization is going. They want to focus on culture and making Academy a great place to work. Great co-workers on the lower tier who for the most part are eager to grow and learn.

Cons

While there is absolutely good intent within this organization, their money isn't where there mouth is. I watched this happen over the 2+ years I was there. Middle management is clueless and are NOT hired based on leadership skills. All about who you know in the church...which creates a very disruptive environment for all employees. Executives are super busy so they have a difficult time recognizing all of the disruption that middle management create among employee satisfaction. Even if you express your eagerness to develop and help the company (in the direction it has defined as important), employee development, growth and promotion is not a priority. Bad benefits - especially if you're a female needing contraceptives. No tuition reimbursement.

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