Full-Time

Multifamily Financial Risk Analysis Lead Associate

Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae

10,001+ employees

Purchases mortgages, issues mortgage-backed securities

Compensation Overview

$123k - $161k/yr

+ Incentive program

Washington, DC, USA

Hybrid

Regular on-site work is expected at the designated Washington, DC office; a reasonable commute is preferred.

Bachelor's

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Risk Management
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • The candidate must have 4 years of relevant experience.
  • The candidate must have risk management experience evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, and remediating risks.
  • The candidate must have experience evaluating compliance and recommending changes to improve lender processes.
  • The candidate must be able to identify measures or indicators of system or financial performance and determine actions needed to improve or correct performance.
  • The candidate must have strong financial analysis experience and be skilled at reviewing and analyzing financial statements.
  • The candidate must be able to gather and analyze pertinent information and identify trends or relationships to inform conclusions about the data.
  • The candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable presenting to senior people inside and outside the team.
  • The candidate must have strong detail orientation and organizational skills.
  • The candidate must be able to work respectfully and cooperatively with people with different functional expertise toward a common goal.
  • The candidate must have experience supporting governance, approval processes, or due diligence reviews related to lender onboarding or corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions.
  • The candidate must have strong project management skills, including coordinating multiple sources of information, facilitating discussions with internal subject matter experts and external parties, managing timelines and deadlines, and proactively escalating issues to avoid delivery delays.
  • The candidate must have strong collaboration skills.
  • The candidate must be skilled in Microsoft applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
  • The candidate must demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Responsibilities
  • Guide the team in monitoring and identifying financial risks for a group or the organization.
  • Lead and coordinate team activities concerning financial risks across groups.
  • Analyze risks, lead solution-brainstorming discussions, support preparation of risk-monitoring analyses and reports, and propose risk-mitigation activities when applicable.
  • Lead teams and business groups on risk-mitigation strategies.
  • Implement plans or decisions to avoid risks or mitigate their impact.
  • Lead and support orchestration, governance review processes, and financial analysis for approving new lenders and assessing lenders undergoing a change of control, including mergers and acquisitions.
  • Coordinate across stakeholders and ensure adherence to internal requirements during lender approval and change-of-control assessments.
  • Lead or apply expertise to projects or programs within the team or a limited subject-matter area.
  • Anticipate issues, understand the broader context, and determine appropriate solutions.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience determining the causes of operating errors and taking corrective action.
  • Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions.
  • Ability to present information or ideas to an audience in an engaging and understandable manner.
  • Demonstrated ability or strong interest in incorporating artificial intelligence tools and capabilities into daily workflows to enhance financial analysis, streamline processes, and support data-driven decision-making.

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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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 net income reached $4.0 billion, lifting net worth to $116.5 billion.
  • Single-family delinquency stayed 0.58%; multifamily improved to 0.60% after portfolio actions.
  • Fannie Mae says appraisal alternatives saved borrowers $3 billion since 2018.

What critics are saying

  • August 2026 FHFA firings removed about 12 senior leaders, disrupting execution.
  • Multifamily provisions rose on weaker valuations; management expects more delinquencies ahead.
  • A rushed public offering triggers litigation, funding stress, and another ownership freeze.

What makes Fannie Mae unique

  • FHFA conservatorship gives Fannie Mae explicit Treasury backing and 4.1 trillion guaranty scale.
  • Its Desktop Underwriter and appraisal alternatives cut borrower closing costs and cycle times.
  • A $3 billion appraisal-savings estimate showcases product-market lock-in with lenders.

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Company News

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Aug 22nd, 2026
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Aug 12th, 2026
M&T Bank appoints Fannie Mae veteran Kalyana Bedhu as AI engineering head.

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Science Applications International Corporation
Aug 10th, 2026
SAIC appoints financial services leader David Benson and Business transformation expert David Cush to Board of Directors.

SAIC appoints financial services leader David Benson and Business transformation expert David Cush to Board of Directors. August 10, 2026 RESTON, Va., Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Science Applications International Corp. (NASDAQ: SAIC) today announced that David Benson and David Cush have been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective August 20, 2026. Both will serve as members of the Audit Committee and additionally, Mr. Benson will serve on the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and Mr. Cush will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Their appointments bring the Board to 12 members and further strengthen the Board with deep expertise in operational enterprise transformation, financial leadership, capital allocation, and governance. Mr. Benson is a seasoned financial services executive and former President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fannie Mae, where he led one of the nation's largest and most complex financial institutions through significant transformation and drove record levels of profitability, overseeing revenue-generating businesses and corporate functions. Mr. Cush is an accomplished chief executive and public company director whose experience leading large-scale aviation and transportation organizations, including Virgin America and American Airlines, spans more than three decades of growth, modernization, and acquisitions. "I welcome David Benson and David Cush to SAIC as we enhance the Board's ability to oversee the company's strategy to drive operational excellence, innovation, and long-term shareholder value," said Donna Morea, SAIC Board Chair. "Their exceptional track records of leading organizations in value creation, enterprise management, and organizational transformation, will provide valuable perspectives as we continue advancing our customers' critical missions and positioning SAIC for sustained growth." More about David Benson Mr. Benson brings more than three decades of executive leadership experience in financial services, capital markets, and corporate finance. Most recently, he served as President of Fannie Mae from 2018 to 2024 where he oversaw all revenue-generating businesses and corporate functions, managing more than $25 billion in annual revenue and approximately 8,000 employees. During his tenure at Fannie Mae that began in 2002, he held several senior leadership roles, including interim CEO, CFO, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, and Treasurer, helping guide the company through significant transformation while strengthening financial discipline, modernizing financial infrastructure, and driving record levels of profitability. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Mr. Benson spent 14 years in leadership positions within Merrill Lynch's institutional fixed income businesses in New York and London. Mr. Benson currently serves on the boards of Essent Group Ltd. and Opendoor Technologies Inc., and he previously served on the Board of Managers of U.S. Fintech (formerly Common Securitization Solutions). He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, an M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and a bachelor's degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. More about David Cush Mr. Cush brings more than 30 years of executive leadership and board experience across the aviation, transportation, and other large-scale, asset-intensive industries. Most recently, he served as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Service King Collision from 2018 to 2022, where he led the company's operational transformation, financial restructuring, and successful sale following pandemic-related disruption. From 2007 to 2016, Mr. Cush served as President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of Virgin America, leading the airline from its startup phase through its successful initial public offering and subsequent $4 billion acquisition by Alaska Airlines. Under his leadership, Virgin America became recognized for industry-leading innovation, customer experience, and operational performance while delivering strong shareholder returns. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cush held senior leadership positions spanning two decades at American Airlines across global sales, operations, planning, finance, and commercial strategy and he also served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Aerolíneas Argentinas during a period of operational restructuring and modernization. Mr. Cush currently serves on several corporate and nonprofit boards and previously served on the boards of Southwest Airlines, Vought Aircraft, and Vive Collision. He earned both his Master of Business Administration and bachelor's degrees from Southern Methodist University. About SAIC SAIC(R) is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect its world. Its robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. Science Applications International Corp. integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives. Science Applications International Corp. is approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit its newsroom. Forward-Looking Statements Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this release contain or are based on "forward-looking" information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "guidance," and similar words or phrases. 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