Economist II

Fannie Mae
Washington, DC - United States
S: Competitive

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. 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 assess risk or assign risk management policies.
Provide macroeconomic data and interpretation on home prices, home inventories, regional trends and the like, both within organization and to lenders, originators, insurers, and the like.
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.
Review technical requirements written by application development team and insure that they accurately implement credit finance models or model changes.
Using public and proprietary data, assess risks in particular regions, asset classes, types of lenders or borrowers, and the like. Prepare analyses and reports as appropriate.

Qualifications

EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
4+ 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 R
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to explain results to a broad audience

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