Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,058 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 (88) , 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 491 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 331 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 184 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good Salary and some bonus." ((in 83 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 118 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 84 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs which cause constant anxiety" ((in 52 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 43 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

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,560 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 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,560 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

Jun 6, 2014

Wish I never left...

Nuc review appraiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent 401K and bonus plans, tuition reimbursement, strong organizational focus, fantastic people, and management focuses on developing people from within.

Cons

1. As with most large corporations, red-tape can sometimes slow things down. 2. Constant 'noise' from the idiot senators and such about shutting them down makes for morale issues at times.

4.0

Jun 5, 2014

A good company if you know what you're getting into

Non technical pm iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fannie Mae has dug itself out of the hole it found itself in a few years ago. If you go in with your eyes open, it can be a stable environment with good work/life balance. The hours on the non-tech side are not very onerous and depending on your manager, working from home is a distinct possibility. Compensation seems to be above average, though not stellar.

Cons

This is not the place for someone looking to move quickly. Both in their day to day work, and their career mobility. It is very process heavy, though they're trying to reduce that a bit. In the division in which I work, there is not a lot of risk-taking or ownership. Particularly at mid-level mgmt, there seems to be a lot of risk aversion. It's understandable, given the company's history, but it's frustrating. I would guess that the federal government is going to milk Fannie and Freddie for all they, and not turn them back to their shareholders any time soon. Which means even more risk-aversion and a government worker attitude. Half the people I work with have PMPs. And most of those people are not really project managers.

3.0

Jun 3, 2014

Politics overshadow decent people

Finance associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Friendly people. Good compensation

Cons

Promotion process based on who you know not what you know.

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