Fannie Mae reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,556 total reviews)
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Peter Akwaboah

38% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Fannie Mae has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,556 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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2.0
May 27, 2015

A few bright spots among a sea of ineptitude

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fannie Mae in general has somewhat competitive compensation and benefits packages. There are some departments that seem to function normally, but it is the exception rather than the rule. If you find a bright leader to work under, stick with them, because there aren't many to be found. Support for volunteer activities was a plus.

Cons

Fannie Mae is a company floundering in an overall lack of direction and an unusually high level of ineptitude in most levels of management. There were certainly some smart managers and employees, but too many were not. While many of the problems at Fannie are self-made, some are due to not being able to do much of anything without the guidance and approval of an extremely slow to react regulator, which is a political beast in itself. So in the end you have ineffective management trying to implement the direction from a regulator that can't decide what it wants to do. What you have left is a bunch of managers fighting for some kind of relevancy and trying to survive at the expense of others in the company.

2.0
May 18, 2015

Bad Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pays well, smart people for the most part

Cons

Because of layoffs / turnover, unqualified people in management positions. Also, everyone seemed to be looking out for themselves.

1.0
Jan 20, 2015

Old school views

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fannie Mae's mission is the reason most people enjoy working there. Making homeownership possible for all.

Cons

The policies and practices are tied to tradition and the culture is more about who you know and making friends. If you are focused and mission driven and have the expectation that others feel the same about getting the job done then this is not the place for you.

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