In the interview process with 3 companies in underwriter or asset management positions:
Cap One
Freddie Mac - 2 positions
Walker Dunlop
Right now I might have a favorite but haven't been sold on one yet. Any thoughts on the companies, progression, pay? Any recommendations would be helpful.
Walker Dunlop is finally starting a small balance division. I believe they're the top Fannie producer. I don't know much about their culture. Cap One is pretty new to the game but you may get paid better because of it.
Capital One has the biggest balance sheet by far, so I'd imagine the deals they work on are the largest and most diverse. They also pay well as a company overall and take good care of their employees.
Freddie Mac's Capital Markets team seems cool and probably has interesting exits, but I wouldn't want to be on the Single-Family lending side.
Don't know a whole lot about Walker Dunlop.
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I think Capital One might pay you better, but Freddie Mac is the best overall, great work life balance and job security, just look at how many people with 20-30 years tenure at Freddie Mac
Definitely Freddie Mac. They'll (probably) pay the best and will definitely have the best benefits, they'll have the best job security, and they'll have the best exit options (private sector and government). They'll also have the best work/life balance (I worked 40 hours per week--rarely more--as an analyst in the multifamily group). I also prefer Tysons Corner location to Bethesda, but that's personal preference (I assume it's Capital One Multifamily, which is in Bethesda, and not Capital One corporate, which has a siiiiiick new building in Tysons).
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Ya know one of the reasons I left Freddie Mac? I was at lunch one day outside on the campus and looked around and saw a bunch of poorly dressed paper pushing nerds and I thought to myself, "This can't be my life. This is not happening." Came to find out that that was pretty much par for the course at most companies.
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