Fannie Mae Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (91%)

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Interview Difficulty (54%)

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The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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% Interns - FT Offers (95%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Fannie Mae

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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Washington
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Government - Federal
Location Remote
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
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Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location washington
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Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Location Washington
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Year 2017
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Washington D.C.
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Year 2016
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
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Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Job Title Intern
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Location Washington
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Interview Questions & Answers - Fannie Mae Examples

Finance Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Washington
Interviewed: January 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 21, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Started with a short screening call with a recruiter... heard back within a couple days to schedule a longer interview with a higher level employee. Both interviews were entirely behavioral, just gauging fit/interest.
Interview Questions
None of the questions were difficult or unexpected. "Tell me about yourself," "Walk me through your resume," "What do you know about Fannie Mae?", "Why Fannie Mae?", "Why real estate?"
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intern Interview - Government - Federal

Anonymous interview candidate in Remote
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 09, 2020
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Single round of interviews after the resume review. After the interview they get back to you pretty quick about whether or not you got the offer.
Interview Questions
Mostly just your average behavioral questions. Had a case study at the end
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Multifamily Intern Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in washington
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 22, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Very straightforward. Applied online, did a hirevue, and then had a 1 hour phone interview with multifamily recruiter.
Interview Questions
there were really no difficult questions. If you can understand the fannie mae business model and conservatorship before hand, it would be a great look.
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Capital Markets Risk Analyst Interview - Risk Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington
Interviewed: April 2018
Date Submitted: Jun 09, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Reached out to someone with a common background on linkedin, leading to an informal phone interview. Was told to apply and then had a phone interview with the actual hiring manager, which led to an in person interview.
Interview Questions
Most of the technical questions were fairly standard - what is the significance of prepayments in the context of residential mortgages, explain concepts like duration, convexity, interest rate risk etc. Also, I was asked about my understanding of Fannie’s business - how do they make money? However, the question/topic that throw me off the most was when the interviewer mentioned that Fannie also deals with reverse mortgages, and asked what would be some of the potentially unconventional risks that come with that kind of product.
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MF Credit Risk Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Washington D.C.
Interviewed: June 2017
Date Submitted: Jul 18, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
I applied internally within the company. I had a phone interview first, waited for a two weeks, then was invited to two larger group interviews with the group.
Interview Questions
Most of the interview questions revolved around fit and whether I would be able to work well with the team. Some of the questions were, how do you deal with people who either not sending you the right information on purpose or they don't know how to send the right information in the first place? Another questions was, how well do you deal with monotonous processes, because you will have to do them quite a bit. On the technical side, some of the questions were: how would you define cap rates and tell me about what they mean?
Sample Answer

intern Interview

Anonymous employee in Washington
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Dec 26, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied through the college and then was chosen for the on campus recruiting. Then interviewed with one of the recruiters.
Interview Questions
what were some conflicts that you have faced.

Please explain your work in the student managed investment portfolio. what do you do there?

What is the money spot and how did you start that organization.

Why do you think that fannie mae is a good fit for you?

If you were to be chosen what are some positions in the finance department that you think would be fitting for you at fannie mae?

What is the principle of fannie mae that fits your personality the best? Please list it with experience.
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Multifamily Business Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Washington
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Aug 03, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
I applied through a virtual career fair hosted by the Mortgage Bankers Association. I hear back about a month later regarding an interview day. There were 4 interviewers, each 1:1 for 30 minutes. It all fit questions.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time in your past job where your supervisor gave you a task that was unclear. What did you do and how did you solve it?

Talk to me about your leadership skills. What has your experience been at school and outside of school in leadership roles. How did you handle conflict? What were some of your achievements?

Tell me about your study abroad. What was the experience like, what was the university like. Compare it to the US university system.

Why work at Fannie Mae and what is your 5 year horizon?
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Service Delivery Specialist Interview - Risk

Anonymous employee in Washington
Interviewed: May 2013
Date Submitted: Jan 29, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
I had this interview right after graduating College

The interview was 100% behavioral. It lasted for about and hour. Questions ranged from "describe a situation where you worked in a group" to "why Fannie Mae"

Overall a pretty standard behavioral interview which is how Fannie interviews are in general in my opinion
Interview Questions
"Name a time when a co worker/group member did something dishonest. How did you handle it"

I reported them anonymously to higher management

"what is your greatest weakness?" How has it effected you in the past?"

My greatest weakness is that I can be messy from time to time. I found that it does not effect my quality of work
Sample Answer

Capital Market Risk Management Internship Interview - Risk

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington
Interviewed: October 2014
Date Submitted: Oct 31, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Received the hiring information from a alumnus who works at the division I am applying for. Send my resume directly to the recruiter at the firm and after the initial phone screening, got into the final panel interview. Two rounds of panel interviews, met with directors and senior analysts from teams within the Risk Management Division. The interviewers did not prepare enough or read your resumes before the interview actually, they asked challenges questions regarding your past experiences on the resume and be ready to explain every detail you have done in your previous projects. My suggestions are don't spend too much time on specific MBS knowledge preparations, think questions in a risk management way and really know you resume. Some interviewers are happy to see you stuck in a certain questions I feel, definitely be aware of that, defend yourself but in a non-agressive way.
Interview Questions
How do you measure the risks of buying the Google stock?
Do you see yourself being a financial guy.
Volatility of the stock price, depend on the composition of your portfolio and the return you are seeking.

I do, good with numbers and take the initiative
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Finance Associate Intern Interview - Finance

Anonymous employee in Washington
Interviewed: October 2013
Date Submitted: Nov 02, 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied online, and was invited to an on campus interview. There were current finance employees sitting in the office talking about the position. The interview was one on one, it lasted a little less than 30 minutes, and we just talked about my resume and chatted a little bit. I didn't hear back for three weeks but then got a call offering me the position.
Interview Questions
There weren't really any difficult questions, we just talked about my resume and chatted.
Sample Answer