Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,059 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 53% of employees would recommend working at Fannie Mae to a friend and 38% 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?

53% 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 (39) , 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?

"Great benefits including health insurance and 401K" ((in 477 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 324 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 179 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 92 reviews)); "Good salary range for employees" ((in 90 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 114 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 85 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs which cause constant anxiety" ((in 52 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 42 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

Fannie Mae reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,561 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

38% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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Fannie Mae has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,561 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

Apr 22, 2024

Stable Employer

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A stable work environment - no massive layoffs or downsizing to be expected

Cons

Slow career progression is the norm

4.0

Apr 21, 2024

Potentially good work life balance

Quantitative modeling, advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance can be quite good depending on your team. In many teams, employees are able to take flexible half days on Friday, although this lifestyle benefit may or may not be extended to future years. Pay and benefits feel very reasonable at the lead contributor and advisor and become very cushy at the director level and up. Relationships with coworkers are more collegial than competitive.

Cons

Fannie Mae is subject to high levels of oversight from regulators, so lots of time is spent fulfilling regulatory requests that often feel pointless. The data science technology infrastructure is unstable; on any given day, I don't know whether the development environment I'm required use will be operational or not, which really limits productivity. Advancement opportunities into management are minimal People interested in management tend to leave the company and then come back after they have outside management experience.

5.0

Apr 18, 2024

Great Job

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for. Very professional.

Cons

There was limited upward mobility.

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