Is PENNYMAC a good company to work for?

PENNYMAC has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 1,675 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 44% of employees would recommend working at PENNYMAC to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about PENNYMAC have been left by employees working as Supervisor , Sales Manager and Loan Counselor .

Does PENNYMAC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PENNYMAC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PENNYMAC. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PENNYMAC?

44% of PENNYMAC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PENNYMAC 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PENNYMAC?

Loan Officer (122) , Mortgage Loan Officer (103) , Home Loan Specialist (64) , Customer Service Representative (58) , Home Loan Specialist I (40) , Home Loan Specialist II (37) , Analyst (32) , Loan Processor (31) , Business Analyst (27) , Vice President (18) , Mortgage Underwriter (17) , Manager (16) , Sales Manager (16) , Financial Analyst (14) , Supervisor (14)

What are the pros of working at PENNYMAC according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and move quickly as compared to the larger institutions" ((in 116 reviews)); "Pay is good and plentiful if you can live through the first year" ((in 103 reviews)); "There are good benefits when it comes to medical and 401k" ((in 64 reviews)); "I have been with the company for several years now and can say that PennyMac has a great culture." ((in 54 reviews)); "My manager was great and she tried to help bring our department up to date" ((in 49 reviews))

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

"This is because of the poor management spearheaded by the site lead who proceeded to mismanage the site from the moment I was there." ((in 105 reviews)); "No training and lack of assistance" ((in 51 reviews)); "Virtually no work life balance" ((in 50 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs" ((in 26 reviews)); "No bonuses to anyone that isn't in management." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about PENNYMAC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about PENNYMAC layoffs and their outlook for job security at PENNYMAC in 2026.

What are the top reviewed PENNYMAC locations?

Moorpark , Plano , Tampa , Fort Worth , Westlake Village , Pasadena , Phoenix , Los Angeles , Agoura Hills , Roseville , Westlake Village , Saint Louis , Las Vegas , Dallas , Thousand Oaks , Cary , Franklin , Raleigh , Sacramento , Nashville , Westlake , Irving , Dallas-Fort Worth , Summerlin , Carrollton , Honolulu , Agoura , Tucson , Houston , Canoga Park

PENNYMAC reviews

3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,560 total reviews)

David Spector

51% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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PENNYMAC has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,560 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PENNYMAC 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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2K reviews

2.0

Oct 6, 2017

Compliance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The people are helpful and mid. management were good leaders

Cons

People are overworked, you're expected to skip lunches and work until 1am if that means an unrealistic deadline will be met. Moving up within this department is extremely difficult, unless someone quits. The pay is well under what it should be... overworked and underpaid is an understatement. Upper management EVP and above are there to make the CEO happy, they are not interested in helping the growth of their employees.

2.0

Sep 28, 2017

Antiquated Ideals

Analyst ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Cafeteria is subsidized. That's nice.

Cons

This is Countrywide 2.0. The Sr management is all old CHL execs and they brought over that culture and style. There is almost no room for advancement. The company was built by recruiting old CHL and BofA employees. This means that as those companies cut the fat, PNMAC gobbled up that fat. Their longest tenured people are the worst of the worst that BofA had to offer. The employees worth keeping through all the tough times at BofA who were only cut as business moved out of CA are the last ones to get to PNMAC and get stuck in bottom rung positions. The company is more intent on getting people to buy into the culture and making it feel like CHL again to create some nostalgia than actually succeeding and reinventing. It will fail.

5.0

Sep 28, 2017

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leadership, Great people, the Company cares, great PennyPantry, Great culture

Cons

Not the highest paying company (but the perks and culture makes up for it), vacation time low

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