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 491 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 321 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 184 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 96 reviews)); "Good Salary and some bonus." ((in 87 reviews))

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

"bad management/ no management whatsoever" ((in 113 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 85 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs come in dribs and drabs has made an anxious workforce." ((in 51 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 42 reviews)); "Morale is low" ((in 24 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

Feb 12, 2022

Too political

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has a wonderful mission and there is definitely a need for Fannie Mae

Cons

A lot of work that does not go anywhere Executives spend a lot of time doing things that seem to offer little value Fannie Mae is in an awkward position where they are neither government or a public company, so management tends to do things for political reasons rather than making choices that actually make sense They rarely focus on what is the actual income statement impact which would never happen in a public company. It can be frustrating to work in a place that you feel like you are not making any difference but instead just doing busy work for some political gain of management.

1.0

Sep 30, 2021

Bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money for the job

Cons

Bad place to work and everything

2.0

Jul 6, 2021

Ok depending on what department you are

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fannie Mae has good benefits, the required work day is 7.5 hours which you can enjoy depending on your manager/director, VP and department you are located in.

Cons

Business culture is suffocating, you will overwork (one person doing the work of three), there is poor training for new hires, a lot of bad Managers, Directors and VPs. Too much pressure to reach ridiculous goals, they want employees to be innovative and creative like Amazon, Facebook, Apple, etc,. but management is very square minded. It is a black and white culture, inflexible. There are better departments than others, different cultures even. Business/Finance side is bad.

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