Is Fannie Mae a good company to work for?

Fannie Mae has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,059 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?

"Great benefits including health insurance and 401K" ((in 477 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 328 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 187 reviews)); "Good Salary and some bonus." ((in 94 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 92 reviews))

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

"bad management/ no management whatsoever" ((in 116 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 84 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to over" ((in 56 reviews)); "A lot of mediocre to bad leadership in middle management and below." ((in 42 reviews)); "Morale is low" ((in 25 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

(2,561 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 2,561 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

Feb 27, 2014

I love my job, my manager I can do without.

Project analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

compensation & benefits. work from home flexibilities.

Cons

work/life balance varies from dept to dept, manager to manager. report up structure not about what make sense but what makes cents. public & congressional ignorance on who we are & what we do goes unchallenged.

Fannie Mae Response

12y

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate you taking the time to review the company. We will pass this along to Senior Management.

5.0

Feb 26, 2014

Great company to work for overall!!

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance, smart people, dynamic environment with great growth opportunities Leadership is constantly trying to improve; Open communication

Cons

Regulator controlled environment, Outdated technology and system issues Some groups may not be managed very effectively

4.0

Feb 21, 2014

I like the company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good growth opportunity. Flexible working hours.

Cons

You have to stay longer enough to get promoted.

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