Does First Marblehead pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Marblehead employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Marblehead. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Marblehead?

48% of First Marblehead employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Marblehead 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at First Marblehead according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great to work with" ((in 8 reviews)); "Decent pay for no prior experience" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about First Marblehead redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about First Marblehead redundancy and their outlook for job security at First Marblehead in 2026.

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3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Dan Meyers

54% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (21 reviews)

First Marblehead has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Marblehead employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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21 reviews

5.0

3 June 2021

Good company

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people. Interesting projects and market opportunity

Cons

Challenging environment for student lending.

3.0

5 Mar 2021

Good

Agriculture engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

better salary, better management and timely salary

Cons

there are no cons just should increase salary

3.0

14 Aug 2017

Company changed name and moved

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, the Medford location was not bad, near T.

Cons

Company changed name to Cognition Financial (Cognition Lending) and moved to Back Bay in Boston. Still near T but parking is horribly expensive for those who drive to work. New space is smaller than former location.

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