Economist

Fannie Mae
Washington, DC - United States
S: Competitive

THE COMPANY

Fannie Mae provides reliable, large-scale access to affordable mortgage credit in communities across our nation. We are the leading source of funding for housing in America, which means more people can buy or rent a home. We are focused on sustaining the housing recovery, improving our company, and leading change to make housing better.

Join our diverse, high-performing team and make a difference as we work together to enable access to a good home.

For more information about Fannie Mae, visit http://www.fanniemae.com/progress

JOB INFORMATION

Conduct analyses or studies on effects of different economic conditions on the company's products, assets, or investments. Identify and evaluate economic trends and their prospective effect on the markets in which the company's goods or service trade. Work as part of a team of economists and analysts to deliver high quality forecasts and independent research and analysis on relevant economic, demographic and housing-related topics to inform company business decisions. Collaborate on product development, risk management, financial management and capital market projects and exercises with economic analysis and projections. May represent the company in trade associations, professional groups, or to the public.

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS
Conduct economic research on public, proprietary, or lender data to assess trends or patterns in lending, borrowing, and the models used by the company to forecast emerging trends in the housing market/macro economy and to assess risk or assign risk management policies.
Provide macroeconomic data and interpretation on home prices, home inventories, regional trends and the like to business units with products or services affected by these factors.
Interact with the chief economist and other staff economists on various projects and communicate findings to team based on economic models and data analysis
Prepare independent research on housing and mortgage-related topics for internal and external publication
Perform research and analytics on proprietary system(s) and related issues, including evaluating and implementing new products, model review and updates, and data quality issues.


EDUCATION
Ph.D in economics or related field strongly preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
1+ years of related experience

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Ph.D in economics or related field strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to conduct independent economic research
Experience with econometric modeling and statistical analysis required
Strong technical ability with statistical software packages such as SAS, Stata, Matlab or
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain results to a broad audience

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