Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 3,053 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Fannie Mae to a friend and 40% 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?

57% 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 (88) , 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 482 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 327 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 179 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 100 reviews)); "Good Salary and some bonus." ((in 81 reviews))

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

"bad management/ no management whatsoever" ((in 117 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 88 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to over" ((in 55 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 44 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

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Fannie Mae reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,555 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

43% approve of CEO

40% 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 2,555 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

5.0

Nov 10, 2018

Excellent IT side of the company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are very good. IT is really picking up new technology, becoming fun place to work and make long term friends. HR is finally changing year end review process. Locations are excellent and the new floor layouts are amazing. Innovation is promoted and there is clearly time given to employees for new idea implementation.

Cons

Bonus structure tilted more toward Management even in this agile world. Hate the number of layers we have. Its highly Pyramid structure with lot of power struggle at top level. Yearly salary growth is very minimal. Close to %2.5 only.

2.0

Oct 22, 2025

Formerly, a great place to work

Advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, 401k match, competent teams, ability to work on interesting projects at the heart of housing finance.

Cons

Terrible current leadership and FHFA. Previously great, now a toxic environment with low morale across the enterprise.

2.0

Jun 6, 2025

Avoid until something changes

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and outstanding benefits. The mission is amazing if this administration allows us to achieve it.

Cons

It is unbelievable how bad things have gotten in just two months. Pulte fired our Board and took over as chairman, forced employees to return to the office with three days notice, is mandating layoffs- including firing all DEI and mission staff- and won’t let management communicate anything to employees. It’s really awful right now- so incredibly discouraging.

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