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On average, employees at Ally Financial give their company a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Ally Financial employees are Loan Officers submitting an average rating of 4.0 and Senior Loan Officers also with a rating of 4.0.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 58 Ally Financial Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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"I have been with Ally for over 3 years now. So far it has been an excellent experience. Excellent benefits with almost unbelievable PTO. Ally is big on work life balance. The job itself can be challenging but not very rewarding. Extensive travel required gets to be a little hard to take at times. Overall though a positive experience."
Posted 10 years ago in Oklahoma City, OK
J2EE Developer

"I was hired for 6 mths project but extended my contract for 2 years"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Work environment"

Escrow Accountant

"Ditech.com was a good place to get my feet wet in the business world"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Very relaxed environment"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Not much room for growth"

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
Ally Financial (145)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is Dynegy (9)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Teavana (7)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (4,695)
Branch Executive

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Ability for professional growth"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"I truely enjoyed my time with GMAC, the economy was the determining factor in terminating our relationship"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The ability to listen, proper organization, efficiemcy, multi-tasking, & prioritization."

Technical Consultant

"nice place to work,"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"the location, the people"

Telecom Support Engineer

"Be prepared for politics"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Fellow employees are generally easy to work with."

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Team leaders are generally rude"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of the insane bonuses for first level managers."

Contractor

"Excellent managers and co-workers, pleasant working environment"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"I enjoyed the productive atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"There was a slightly noisy environment for underwriters."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Segregation of the underwriting team could allow for more productivity."

Manual Tester

"I worked at GMAC like 5 years back and it was good company at that time."

Senior Underwriter

"GMAC provided excellent mortgage software which helped the loan process efficiently."

Senior Loan Officer

"I adored this job"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Loved the job and the work environment for first three years"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Footprint changed to call center and less pay"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get it together!"

CSR

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"co workers and atmosphere"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be honest"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"angry customers"

Underwriter

"I think it was being at the right place at the right time."

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"At the time the mortgage industry was booming and so you made great friends and made great money. They worked you hard- but you were compensated well."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be ready to work long hours- but it's a stable company!"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"I think sometimes people can not separate between personal and business. As an underwriter your job is to protect the company and Ditech at times was a lot more production oriented."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think at the time I was at Ditech the culture was relaxing -- don't micromanage but as you keep people happy they will work very hard for you!"

Senior Project Manager

"Excellent company to work."

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Excellent company"

Trainer

"I loved all my positions and the company until Cerberus bought the company and eliminated our department."

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"The energy of everyone in the company! The determination, focus and teamwork to acheive the goal."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"What is the security of the position How much has GMAC improved since the recent cutback What data is available to confirm a turn around"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"That the company was purchased by a company that knew little about our business. GMAC had a niche market in the GM Family and GM Supplier clientelle. Cerberus saw no value in that and eliminated our department. The GM Family business was not a given and the company lost those clients that were the cream of the crop and was left with subprime customers - not an ideal situation in a declining economy!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"While GMAC brought value to GM when they needed the cash the most, they should have used more care in the negotiation with a buyer so they could have insured success and value in the future. All of GMAC mortage retail offices nation wide are now closed because the immediate cash flow that was needed by GM few years ago."

Business Information Officer

"Great idea for a job site."

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Flexibility & benefits"

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"Excessive management layers. Parochial politics between teams; especially us/them approach by IT toward business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Thin the layers"

Senior Loan Officer

"Corporate environment with excess red tape"

What do you like about working at Ally Financial?

"GMAC is a great company and offered great training opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a good place to continue to learn the business."

What don't you like about working at Ally Financial?

"The corporate rigidness made it sometimes difficult to maintain client relations. This business requires you to think outside the box."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"GMAC had limited loan products and if you used a broker they would penalize you financially. The goal should be to satisfy your client and close the loan. A lot of my business comes from referral."

Ally Financial Reviews FAQs

Is Ally Financial a good company to work for?

Ally Financial has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 58 Ally Financial Review Ratings left anonymously by Ally Financial employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at Ally Financial.

Does Ally Financial pay their employees well?

Ally Financial employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 29 Ally Financial employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Ally Financial Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Ally Financial?

98% of employees would recommend working at Ally Financial with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Ally Financial 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Ally Financial?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Ally Financial is a VP of Global Sales at $301,000 annually. Browse Ally Financial Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Ally Financial?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Ally Financial is a QA Test Automation Engineer at $10,000 annually. Browse Ally Financial Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Ally Financial?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Ally Financial to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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