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Guarantees
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
GUARANTEES GUARANTEES The following table presents the maximum principal amount of potential undiscounted future payments that Farmer Mac could be required to make under all off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, not including offsets provided by any recourse provisions, recoveries from third parties, or collateral for the underlying loans:
Table 6.1
Outstanding Balance of Off-Balance Sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
  As of March 31, 2020As of December 31, 2019
  (in thousands)
Farm & Ranch:  
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$97,302  $107,322  
USDA Guarantees:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities370,903  389,216  
Institutional Credit:  
AgVantage Securities7,567  7,567  
Total off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$475,772  $504,105  

Eligible loans and other eligible assets may be placed into trusts that are used as vehicles for the securitization of the transferred assets and the Farmer Mac-guaranteed beneficial interests in the trusts are sold to investors.  The following table summarizes the significant cash flows received from and paid to trusts used for Farmer Mac securitizations:

Table 6.2
 For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2020March 31, 2019
  (in thousands)
Proceeds from new securitizations  $28,050  $116,708  
Guarantee fees received  466  442  

Farmer Mac presents a liability for its obligation to stand ready under its guarantee in "Guarantee and commitment obligation" on the consolidated balance sheets.  The following table presents the liability and the weighted-average remaining maturity of all loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:

Table 6.3
As of March 31, 2020As of December 31, 2019
(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation$2,080  $2,230  
Weighted average remaining maturity:
  Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities9.7 years9.8 years
  AgVantage Securities4.7 years5.0 years
Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments

Farmer Mac has recorded a liability for its obligation to stand ready under the guarantee in the guarantee and commitment obligation on the consolidated balance sheets.  The following table presents the liability, the maximum principal amount of potential undiscounted future payments that Farmer Mac could be requested to make under all LTSPCs, not including offsets provided by any recourse provisions, recoveries from third parties, or collateral for the underlying loans, as well as the weighted-average remaining maturity of all loans underlying LTSPCs:

Table 6.4
As of March 31, 2020As of December 31, 2019
(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation(1)
$33,859  $34,470  
Maximum principal amount2,951,595  3,002,349  
Weighted-average remaining maturity15.2 years15.2 years
(1) Relates to LTSPCs issued or modified on or after January 1, 2003.

Reserve for Losses

The following table is a summary, by asset type, of the reserve for losses as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Table 6.5
March 31, 2020(1)
December 31, 2019(2)
Reserve for LossesReserve for Losses
(in thousands)
Farm & Ranch:
LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$2,020  $2,164  
Rural Utilities
LTSPCs1,400  —  
Total$3,420  $2,164  
(1)Reserve for losses reflects the adoption of ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," in first quarter 2020.
(2)Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," in first quarter 2020, Farmer Mac maintained a reserve for losses to cover estimated probable incurred losses on loans underlying LTSPCs and off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.
The following is a summary of the changes in the reserve for losses for the three month period ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

Table 6.6
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020(1)
March 31, 2019(2)
Reserve for LossesReserve for Losses
(in thousands)
Farm & Ranch:
Balance as of December 31, $2,164  $2,167  
Cumulative effect adjustment from adoption of current expected credit loss standard(148) —  
Balance as of January 1, 2,016  2,167  
Provision for/(release of) losses$ $(129) 
Charge-offs—  —  
Ending Balance$2,020  $2,038  
Rural Utilities:
Balance as of December 31,$—  $—  
Cumulative effect adjustment from adoption of current expected credit loss standard1,011  —  
Balance as of January 1, 1,011  —  
Provision for/(release of) losses$389  $—  
Charge-offs—  —  
Ending Balance$1,400  $—  
(1)Reserve for losses reflects the adoption of ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," in first quarter 2020.
(2)Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," in first quarter 2020, Farmer Mac maintained a reserve for losses to cover estimated probable incurred losses on loans underlying LTSPCs and off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.

The provision to the reserve for losses recorded during first quarter 2020 was primarily due to the impact of updated economic factor forecasts, particularly higher credit spreads and expected higher unemployment, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic volatility.
The following table presents the unpaid principal balances by delinquency status of Farm & Ranch loans underlying LTSPCs. Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, Rural Utilities loans underlying LTSPCs, and non-performing assets as of March 31, 2020:

Table 6.7
As of March 31, 2020
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(1)
Total Past DueTotal Loans
(in thousands)
Farm and Ranch:
LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$2,434,531  $6,183  $7,893  $4,605  $18,681  $2,453,212  
Rural Utilities:
LTSPCs$595,685  $—  $—  $—  $—  $595,685  
(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days of more past due, in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy with at least one missed payment, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan.


The following tables present the unpaid principal balances of Farm & Ranch loans underlying LTSPCs and off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) and the related reserve for losses by impairment method and commodity type as of December 31, 2019:

Table 6.8
  As of December 31, 2019
CropsPermanent
Plantings
LivestockPart-time
Farm
Ag. Storage and
Processing
OtherTotal
  (in thousands)
Ending Balance:       
Collectively evaluated for impairment:$1,151,983  $511,991  $581,377  $167,395  $66,106  $2,760  $2,481,612  
Individually evaluated for impairment:5,698  2,114  10,207  706  —  56  18,781  
Total Farm & Ranch$1,157,681  $514,105  $591,584  $168,101  $66,106  $2,816  $2,500,393  
Allowance for Losses:       
Collectively evaluated for impairment:$599  $96  $308  $50  $767  $ $1,821  
Individually evaluated for impairment:97  43  189  14  —  —  343  
Total Farm & Ranch$696  $139  $497  $64  $767  $ $2,164  
Net credit losses and 90-day delinquencies as of and for the periods indicated for loans underlying off-balance sheet securities representing interests in pools of eligible Farm & Ranch LTSPCs are presented in the table below.  As of December 31, 2019, there were no delinquencies and no probable losses inherent in Farmer Mac's Rural Utilities LTSPCs portfolio and Farmer Mac had not experienced credit losses on any Rural Utilities LTSPCs.

Table 6.9
90-Day Delinquencies(1)
Net Credit Losses/(Recoveries)
 As ofFor the Three Months Ended
 December 31, 2019March 31, 2019
 (in thousands)
Farm & Ranch LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$3,235  $—  
(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy with at least one missed payment, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan.

Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present credit quality indicators related to Farm & Ranch loans underlying LTSPCs, Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and Rural Utilities loans underlying LTSPCs as of March 31, 2020, by year of origination:

Table 6.10

As of March 31, 2020
Year of Origination:
20202019201820172016PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Farm & Ranch LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$31,243  $219,342  $183,228  $249,022  $225,466  $1,132,870  $173,082  $2,214,253  
Special mention(1)
—  3,600  7,843  29,982  17,482  68,709  10,379  137,995  
Substandard(2)
—  —  3,393  16,435  16,282  60,133  4,721  100,964  
Total$31,243  $222,942  $194,464  $295,439  $259,230  $1,261,712  $188,182  $2,453,212  
Current period charge-offs$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  
Current period recoveries—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Current period Farm & Ranch net charge-offs$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  
(1)Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  
(2)Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.
As of March 31, 2020
Year of Origination:
20202019201820172016PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Rural Utilities LTSPCs:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $595,685  $—  $595,685  
Special mention(1)
—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Substandard(2)
—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Total$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $595,685  $—  $595,685  
Current period charge-offs$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  
Current period recoveries—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  
Current period Rural Utilities net charge-offs$—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  
(1)Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  
(2)Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.

The following table presents credit quality indicators related to Farm & Ranch loans underlying LTSPCs and off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of December 31, 2019:

Table 6.11
  As of December 31, 2019
CropsPermanent
Plantings
LivestockPart-time
Farm
Ag. Storage and
Processing
OtherTotal
  (in thousands)
Internally Assigned Risk Rating(1)
       
Acceptable$1,033,002  $484,601  $521,341  $161,361  $66,106  $2,594  $2,269,005  
Special mention(2)
68,372  22,909  35,618  1,612  —  —  128,511  
Substandard(3)
56,307  6,595  34,625  5,128  —  222  102,877  
Total$1,157,681  $514,105  $591,584  $168,101  $66,106  $2,816  $2,500,393  
Commodity analysis of past due loans(1)
$1,493  $196  $1,066  $480  $—  $—  $3,235  
(1)Amounts represent unpaid principal balance of risk-rated loans, which is the basis Farmer Mac uses to analyze its portfolio, and recorded investment of past due loans. 
(2)Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  
(3)Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.