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 (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 491 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you know how to manage up and manage your workload" ((in 345 reviews)); "Great people and team environment" ((in 184 reviews)); "Great culture and values." ((in 97 reviews)); "Good salary range for employees" ((in 92 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 119 reviews)); "Slow to no job growth, bad managers, very unorganized, "hybrid" but actually remote" ((in 84 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to over" ((in 51 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

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

1.0

Apr 29, 2013

Awful Experience

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

High-ish compensation, good location in DC, generally good benefits, 9-5 work culture (a pro for some people).

Cons

9-5 work culture, not a lot of employee buy-in, layoffs killed morale, zero opportunity for advancement as a young employee, bad leadership, unresponsive HR.

1.0

Apr 22, 2013

Boring work, Bureaucracy

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home opportunities. Fair compensation and benefits as compared to most companies this size Many really nice people work there.

Cons

As a software developer you have to deal with a lot of bureaucracy. Very boring work too. Disorganized projects ie several contractors working on a single project at different times results in poor documentation and many inconsistencies.

2.0

Apr 21, 2013

Senior Management Doesn't Walk the Talk

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most individual contributors are smart people who care about their jobs and the mission of the company.

Cons

Senior management said it values new ideas, but the truth was very different. Those who got good reviews and promotions are usually the people who had best learned to imitate their bosses. Individual thinkers were most often punished for not conforming to the party line. Fear and bullying were used to keep employees in check, rather than collaborative management styles.

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