Accounting Policies - (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

The following tables present, by line of business, details about the consolidation of VIEs:

Table 1.1



	Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
	March 31, 2014
	Farm & Ranch		USDA Guarantees		Rural Utilities		Institutional Credit		Corporate		Total
	(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
Consolidated VIEs:
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost (1)	$	312,569	$	—	$	296,895	$	—	$	—	$	609,464
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (2)	312,643		—		—		—		—		312,643
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Carrying value (3)	—		21,608		—		33,098		—		54,706
Maximum exposure to loss (4)	—		20,894		—		30,000		—		50,894
Investment securities:
Carrying value (5)	—		—		—		—		572,345		572,345
Maximum exposure to loss (4) (5)	—		—		—		—		579,225		579,225
Off-Balance Sheet:
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Maximum exposure to loss (4) (6)	731,574		19,562		—		970,000		—		1,721,136

(1) Includes unamortized premiums related to Rural Utilities of $4.4 million.

(2) Includes borrower remittances of $0.1 million, which have not been passed through to third party investors as of March 31, 2014.

(3) Includes unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to USDA Guarantees and Institutional Credit of $0.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

(4) Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.

(5) Includes auction-rate certificates, asset-backed securities and government-sponsored enterprise ("GSE")-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities.

(6) The Farm & Ranch amount relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.



	Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
	December 31, 2013
	Farm & Ranch		USDA Guarantees		Rural Utilities		Institutional Credit		Corporate		Total
	(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
Consolidated VIEs:
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost (1)	$	259,509	$	—	$	370,480	$	—	$	—	$	629,989
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (2)	261,760		—		—		—		—		261,760
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Carrying value (3)	—		21,234		—		33,248		—		54,482
Maximum exposure to loss (4)	—		21,088		—		30,000		—		51,088
Investment securities:
Carrying value (5)	—		—		—		—		533,688		533,688
Maximum exposure to loss (4) (5)	—		—		—		—		540,726		540,726
Off-Balance Sheet:
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Maximum exposure to loss (4) (6)	765,751		20,222		—		970,000		—		1,755,973

(1) Includes unamortized premiums related to Rural Utilities of $16.2 million.

(2) Includes borrower remittances of $2.3 million, which have not been passed through to third party investors as of December 31, 2013.

(3) Includes unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to USDA Guarantees and Institutional Credit of $0.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

(4) Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and the outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.

(5) Includes auction-rate certificates, asset-backed securities and GSE-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities.

(6) The Farm & Ranch amount relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The following table sets forth information regarding certain cash and non-cash transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

Table 1.2



	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014		March 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	36,535	$	33,068
Income taxes	—		—
Non-cash activity:
Real estate owned acquired through loan liquidation	—		1,034
Loans acquired and securitized as Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	62,751		25,042
Purchases of investment securities traded, not yet settled	—		325,000
Consolidation of Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities from off-balance sheet to loans held for investment in consolidated trusts and to debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties	62,751		25,042
Transfers of loans held for sale to loans held for investment	—		673,991
Transfers of available-for-sale Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities to held-to-maturity	1,589,775		—

Earnings Per Common Share

The following schedule reconciles basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

Table 1.3



	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014					March 31, 2013
	Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares	$ per Share		Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares	$ per Share
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic EPS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	813	10,887	$	0.07	$	16,190	10,737	$	1.51
Effect of dilutive securities (1):
Stock options, SARs and restricted stock	—		459	—		—		424	(0.06		)
Diluted EPS	$	813	11,346	$	0.07	$	16,190	11,161	$	1.45

(1)

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, stock options and SARs of 32,983 and 4,000, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because they were anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, contingent shares of non-vested restricted stock of 31,594 and 25,300, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because performance conditions were not met.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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