Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 3,060 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?

"Good benefits and Very worker friendly" ((in 486 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 332 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 189 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 95 reviews)); "Good salary range for employees" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"bad management/ no management whatsoever" ((in 121 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 90 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs come in dribs and drabs has made an anxious workforce." ((in 54 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 44 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

Fannie Mae reviews

3.6

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,562 total reviews)

Peter Akwaboah

38% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

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 2,562 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

1.0

Dec 23, 2014

Dark, Dismal and Dysfunctional Place to Work

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Free coffee, free snacks, free parking

Cons

Miserable, repressive, autocratic work environment. Typical government GSE ineptitude at its finest.

3.0

Dec 17, 2014

Developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits and 401k, friendly people. social life.

Cons

There is a joke. in Fannie Mae , you need approval for pretty much anything. even to use rest room. There are managers do nothing but sit 8 hours and approve 10 to 20 requests and go home .

1.0

Dec 16, 2014

High Degree of Politics

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

FULL TIME enjoys the best; ONLY 10% of productivity; 2 hours of work per day; no need of upgrading skills; just networking; apple polishing the reporting managers. CONSULTANT - Sweat Shop, Asian Indians slog here without holidays; without breaks; without food or lunch;

Cons

Very political, very divided, very aggressive culture - meeting at 10 pm or 8 am. poor ergonomics.

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