Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae

Purchases mortgages, issues mortgage-backed securities

Data Science Intern - Analytics & Modeling Program

Summer 2027
$41.50/hr

+ Incentive program

Internship
Bachelor's, Master's
Washington, DC, USA
Hybrid

Regular in-office work is expected at the Washington, D.C. office; a reasonable commute is preferred.

No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  • Academic achievement with a preferred GPA of 3.2 or higher.
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree with an expected graduation date of Spring 2028.
  • Exposure to programming languages such as R, Python, and SQL.
  • Quantitative aptitude and analytical storytelling ability.
  • Fluency with technology applications and willingness to learn new technologies.
Responsibilities
  • Research open-ended questions and leverage company data to produce insights.
  • Provide consultative services supporting credit risk management capabilities.
  • Complete initial business and technical training covering SQL, Python, R, Redshift, Domino Data Lab, and Git/Bitbucket.
  • Work on an assigned project for the remainder of the internship program.
  • Present the completed project to the division using data visualizations and supporting analytical narrative.
  • Participate in hackathons involving Geospatial Analysis and Logistic Regression.
  • Research production model improvements through back-testing, text analysis, and data mining.
  • Investigate techniques to identify anomalous data across metrics and varying loan populations.
  • Develop a prototype model to identify risk indicators for property quality.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Economics with a quantitative focus, or Data Science.
  • A GPA of 3.2 or higher.
  • Curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
  • Open and honest communication with demonstrated leadership capabilities.
  • A solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.
  • Self-starting behavior, willingness to ask questions, and perseverance through unforeseen challenges.

About the company

Fannie Mae buys mortgages from lenders, holds some, and packages others into mortgage-backed securities (MBS) sold to investors to provide liquidity for new lending. It operates in the secondary mortgage market, where originated loans are sold to Fannie Mae, then either held or securitized into MBS and sold; it earns fees for guaranteeing timely payments and interest on held mortgages. It differentiates itself as a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) with a long-standing role in promoting affordable housing and community initiatives. Its goal is to maintain stable, affordable access to housing by ensuring lenders have funds to offer mortgages and by securitizing debt to support the U.S. housing finance system.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Washington DC, District of Columbia

Founded

1938

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 net income reached $4.0 billion, up 20% year over year.
  • September 9, 2026 opened VantageScore 4.0 to all approved lenders.
  • September 2026 housing outlook still projects stable originations and continued guaranty demand.

What critics are saying

  • August 2026 layoffs removed at least ten senior executives, disrupting multifamily execution.
  • Bill Pulte's 2025-2026 board shakeup and CEO turnover destabilize governance.
  • Privatization talks strip the Treasury backstop and reprice agency MBS brutally.

What makes Fannie Mae unique

  • Fannie Mae underwrites roughly half of U.S. conforming mortgages, anchoring primary liquidity.
  • Desktop Underwriter and $4.1 trillion guaranty book create unmatched distribution depth.
  • Its federal charter and 2008 conservatorship preserve funding access through stress.

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Yahoo Finance
Sep 10th, 2026
Scott Bessent suggests Norway may swap $75B in Treasuries for Fannie Mae assets

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has proposed cutting government bonds from 70% to 50% of its benchmark, potentially selling $75-80 billion in US Treasuries. The fund wants greater exposure to agency mortgage-backed securities instead. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Norway could swap Treasuries for assets like Fannie Mae stock. However, Norway's proposal involves mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, not the company's shares. Fannie Mae reported $4 billion in net income for Q2, up from $3.7 billion in Q1. The government-sponsored enterprise remains under federal conservatorship since 2008. Analysts maintain a "hold" rating on Fannie Mae shares, with an average price target suggesting 54% upside. The company is scheduled to report Q3 results on 4 November, with analysts expecting earnings per share of $0.66.

HousingWire
Sep 10th, 2026
New credit score pricing grids point to higher borrower costs, report shows.

New credit score pricing grids point to higher borrower costs, report shows. Analyses indicate the newly released pricing grids could make loans more expensive with VS 4.0 Article Summary. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released official LLPA grids for Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0 as FHFA opened VantageScore delivery to all lenders. The GSEs apply VantageScore pricing at a bucket that's 20 points higher than FICO, and third-party analyses find borrower costs are higher in many scenarios, especially cash-out refis. AI Summary Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have published official pricing grids for single-family mortgages using the traditional Classic FICO and new VantageScore 4.0 models. Early analyses suggest the new credit score model could result in higher borrower costs in many scenarios. The updates, released Wednesday as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) opened delivery of VantageScore 4.0 loans to all lenders, formalize a temporary workaround used in a limited rollout: Price adjustments designed for FICO are applied to VantageScore 4.0 at 20 points higher. The top purchase tier for FICO remains 780 and above, which now aligns with an 800-plus VantageScore bucket. According to sources at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), they expect competition between VantageScore and FICO to reduce credit report and borrowing costs over time while making mortgages available for "credit invisible" borrowers by considering rent payments and trended data in new models. Membership Full access Billed annually Membership includes: * | Unlimited access to HousingWire reporting and analysis * | Access to HousingWire Intelligence * | Member-only newsletter * | Event perks Free account Limited access * | Read 2 subscriber-only articles each month

The Healthcare Report
Aug 31st, 2026
Centene taps Fannie Mae executive as CIO.

Centene taps Fannie Mae executive as CIO. Health Care Operations August 31, 2026 Centene has named Bradley Bolivar as its new chief information officer, effective immediately, as the health insurer continues to push artificial intelligence deeper into its operations. Bolivar joins the company from Fannie Mae, where he most recently served as CIO after first arriving in 2020 as a cloud infrastructure executive. Centene said Bolivar brings nearly three decades of technology leadership experience across financial services, media and consulting. Before Fannie Mae, he spent 15 years at Warner Bros. Entertainment as head of enterprise engineering and architecture, and earlier worked at Sapient as technology director from 1996 to 2005. The company said Bolivar's experience expanding the use of AI at Fannie Mae will support Centene's efforts to apply AI to member experience, care delivery and cost reduction. Centene has said AI is helping improve forecasting, fraud, waste and abuse detection, and legal department workflows as it works through pressure from higher medical spending in government programs, including Medicaid. About the company. Centene is a healthcare company that provides access to affordable, quality-focused healthcare products and services. It serves Medicaid and Medicare members, along with individuals and families covered through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The company is based in St. Louis and describes itself as a leading healthcare enterprise focused on helping people live healthier lives. company spotlight Osirium. In the current world of outsourcing, it can be hard to see who has privileged access to what on your systems. These days, the lowest paid people have the highest privileges - and they may not even work for your organisation. Osirium readdresses this balance for end-user organisations and uniquely allows MSSPs to manage tens of thousands of account credentials, outsource safely and keep their clients happy on the compliance front.

Inside Mortgage Finance
Aug 27th, 2026
Several senior Fannie executives let go.

Several senior Fannie executives let go. August 27, 2026 Fannie Mae has reportedly fired 10 senior executives, including senior vice presidents Mark Palim and Devang Doshi. Get free imfnews updates! The latest mortgage news via email. News tailored to your needs. Get focused coverage. Inside Mortgage Finance's newsletters break the mortgage market down so you get the news and data you need most, whether it's total industry coverage or just the news related to securitization, regulation, profits or other specific topics.

Bisnow
Aug 24th, 2026
Latest round of Fannie Mae senior staff layoffs has multifamily sector anxious.

Latest round of Fannie Mae senior staff layoffs has multifamily sector anxious. Multifamily lenders that work with Fannie Mae are reportedly worried about business continuity after the government-sponsored enterprise eliminated roughly a dozen staff last week. The staffing reductions included executives who dealt with multifamily loans and low-income housing tax credit investments, along with finance, regulatory and communications officials, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. News of the departures has rattled some executives across the mortgage industry who worry they could impact Fannie Mae's ability to provide price stability in the mortgage market, the WSJ reported. Fannie Mae is overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which is led by Bill Pulte, a longtime ally and booster of President Donald Trump who has worked to put his stamp on the GSEs, including Freddie Mac. A person familiar with the staffing moves said they were related to new technology solutions and increased efficiency inside the agency. "These positions have been planned to be transitioned out as part of redundant efforts as part of ongoing efficiencies," the person said. "We have no concerns about continuity of operations." The FHFA declined a request for comment on the layoffs. Some of the officials who were let go were notified Wednesday that their positions had been eliminated. "Technology is improving and providing opportunities for us to remove unnecessary processes and unfortunately at times personnel," Pulte posted to X after the WSJ story first published. Senior staff turnover has been high since Pulte took the helm at the FHFA. Less than a week after the Senate confirmed Pulte to the post, eight Fannie Mae board members left and were replaced by four Pulte appointees, with six departing Freddie Mac and being replaced by three new appointees. Pulte made himself chair of both boards in a move that Politico described at the time as highly unusual. One of those board members, an ally of Elon Musk and engineer at SpaceX named Christopher Stanley, resigned after less than two days on the job. Fannie Mae also swapped CEOs in October, when Priscilla Almodovar, who had been in the role since 2022, resigned and was replaced by then-Chief Operating Officer Peter Akwaboah. The senior staffing shake-ups have disproportionately affected women, who went from holding two-thirds of senior roles to less than half. In April, Pulte also ousted more than 100 staffers he accused of engaging in unethical conduct, most of whom were of Indian descent. In October, roughly a dozen of Fannie Mae's ethics staffers were fired without explanation. A group of 41 of employees ousted in April is suing the agency's CEO and the FHFA for defamation, alleging the employees were being improperly smeared.