Jake Williamson

Executive Vice President – Single-Family Fannie Mae

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Jake Williamson has led Fannie Mae’s Single-Family business since December 2025, after running it on an acting basis from October. He is responsible for the company’s single-family acquisition and servicing standards, liquidity for the single-family mortgage market, and access to homeownership. A Fannie Mae employee since 2006, he previously oversaw collateral risk, loan quality and operational risk management for the single-family business, including property valuation risk, servicing, and loan quality control. Fannie Mae ranked No. 26 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President – Single-Family of Fannie Mae since December 2025.
• Acting Head of Single-Family, October to December 2025.
• Senior Vice President for Single-Family Collateral Risk, Loan Quality and Operational Risk Management, 2021 to 2025.
• Joined Fannie Mae in 2006.

Professional Journey

Williamson was a quantitative analyst at the mortgage lending subsidiary of GMAC before joining Fannie Mae in 2006. He held roles in REO sales, REO fulfillment and operational analysis, and was Vice President of Single-Family Collateral Risk Management, overseeing foreclosure and REO functions.

From 2021 to October 2025 he was Senior Vice President for Single-Family Collateral Risk, Loan Quality and Operational Risk Management, overseeing collateral policy, property valuation risk management, servicing, insurance and title policies, loan quality control, condominium standards, servicer oversight and REO disposition.

He became Acting Head of Single-Family in October 2025 and Executive Vice President for Single-Family in December 2025.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.