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

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

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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

3.0

May 8, 2014

The Honest Truth

Resource center customer support specialist i

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CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits and "decent" compensation. Decent work life balance. Good "foot in the door" job but most of the time can only transition if you know someone.

Cons

Too much favoritism, they hire who they want over qualifications (their own referrals), no room for growth. Continuously adding to job description with no change in compensation.

3.0

May 6, 2014

A company going through turmoil

Business analysis manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work and great benefits. Good opportunities to develop skills and get training,

Cons

Senior management does not make tough decisions and instead puts off making difficult decisions out of fear of making mistakes, which effectively paralyzes the company from making important changes. Not a lot of rhyme or reason for why some folks get promoted versus others who do not (to get promoted more important who you know and who can elevate you, rather than the caliber of your work).

4.0

May 5, 2014

A good experience for new college graduates.

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Friendly coworkers, career development, work / fife balance, good compensation

Cons

Long-term career prospects, future uncertainty

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