Fannie Mae Interview Questions
Go Back1. How long will it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our team at Fannie Mae?
2. If hired to this role here at Fannie Mae, what do you see as one initial hurdle you will have to overcome in your first weeks on the job?
3. Do you have any questions for me?
4. At Fannie Mae, our team members often have to work under a tight deadline. Talk about a time you had to work under a tight deadline in the past. How did you handle that situation and what made it a success?
5. Discuss how you approach explaining complex ideas in simple terms.
6. Tell me about a time when your listening skills helped you solve a problem.
7. The day-to-day life at Fannie Mae can be hectic and stressful at times. If hired for this role, how would you keep yourself motivated when working with stressed colleagues and pushy clients?
8. How have you worked to develop yourself professionally throughout your career?
9. At Fannie Mae, you may be asked to give presentations and updates to various teams, clients, or other stakeholders. What experience do you have presenting in front of an audience?
10. A key part of our mission at Fannie Mae is making homeownership accessible to more people, especially low-to-moderate income individuals. Do you have past experience working with or advocating for low-income or underserved populations?
11. In this role with Fannie Mae, we will rely on your organized and methodical approach to provide financial analysis reporting. What does your current reporting process consist of?
12. How do you stay on top of new trends in the housing industry?
13. Tell me about a time where you had to analyze information in order to make a recommendation.
14. What are the top 3 skills you have acquired in your last role?
15. What experience do you have working in the mortgage market?
16. Tell me what you know about Fannie Mae.
17. If hired for this role at Fannie Mae, I want to be sure that I'm hiring a motivated individual. What motivates you in your daily work and your career?
18. Here at Fannie Mae, we are expecting someone with strong leadership skills to take this role. How would you describe your management style?
19. How many boxes of macaroni and cheese were eaten in the United States last year?
20. Give me an example of a time that you had to solve a problem without having all of the necessary information at hand to do so. How did you handle that situation?
21. What are your salary expectations?
22. Think back over your career up to today and tell me about the most difficult day on the job you encountered. What made the day difficult and how did you handle that situation?
23. What kind events cause you the most stress on the job, and how do you handle that stress?
24. If you joined the team here at Fannie Mae, how would you build relationships with those that you would be working closely with?
25. We pride ourselves on our interdepartmental teamwork here at Fannie Mae. If hired for this role, what kind of team player could we expect you to be?
26. Talk to me about a challenging situation you had to handle on the job that involved another colleague. How did you handle that situation?
27. What experience do you have working with mortgage-backed securities?
28. At Fannie Mae, we expect our team members to put extra emphasis into the risk management aspects of their project work. How have you performed risk mitigation and risk avoidance in your previous roles?
29. In this role with Fannie Mae, we will rely on your analytical reporting skills on a regular basis. Why do you feel analytical reporting is important in the financial field?
30. What is your greatest weakness?
31. What is your greatest strength?