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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
Table 1.1
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
As of September 30, 2021
Farm & RanchUSDA GuaranteesCorporateTotal
(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
Consolidated VIEs:
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost $977,372 $— $— $977,372 
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (1)
990,961 — — 990,961 
   Unconsolidated VIEs:
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
      Carrying value— 28,265 — 28,265 
      Maximum exposure to loss (2)
— 28,227 — 28,227 
   Investment securities:
        Carrying value (3)
— — 2,030,155 2,030,155 
        Maximum exposure to loss (2) (3)
— — 2,019,108 2,019,108 
Off-Balance Sheet:
 Unconsolidated VIEs:
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
      Maximum exposure to loss (2) (4)
60,349 259,893 — 320,242 
(1)Includes borrower remittances of $13.6 million. The borrower remittances had not been passed through to third party investors as of September 30, 2021.
(2)Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.
(3)Includes auction-rate certificates, government-sponsored enterprise ("GSE")-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, and other mission related investments.
(4)The amount under the Farm & Ranch line of business 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
As of December 31, 2020
Farm & RanchUSDA GuaranteesCorporateTotal
(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
Consolidated VIEs:
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost $1,287,045 $— $— $1,287,045 
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (1)
1,323,786 — — 1,323,786 
   Unconsolidated VIEs:
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
      Carrying value (2)
— 34,537 — 34,537 
      Maximum exposure to loss (3)
— 34,456 — 34,456 
   Investment securities:
        Carrying value (4)
— — 1,918,672 1,918,672 
        Maximum exposure to loss (3) (4)
— — 1,909,535 1,909,535 
Off-Balance Sheet:
 Unconsolidated VIEs:
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
      Maximum exposure to loss (3) (5)
79,312 299,298 — 378,610 
(1)Includes borrower remittances of $36.7 million. The borrower remittances had not been passed through to third party investors as of December 31, 2020.
(2)Includes $0.1 million of unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to the USDA Guarantees line of business.
(3)Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.
(4)Includes auction-rate certificates, asset-backed securities, and government-sponsored enterprise ("GSE")-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities.
(5)The amount under the Farm & Ranch line of business relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.
Basic and Diluted EPS The following schedule reconciles basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
Table 1.2
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Net
Income
Weighted-Average Shares$ per
Share
Net
Income
Weighted-Average Shares$ per
Share
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic EPS
Net income attributable to common stockholders$24,289 10,766 $2.26 $18,659 10,734 $1.74 
Effect of dilutive securities(1)
SARs and restricted stock— 76 (0.02)— 51 (0.01)
Diluted EPS$24,289 10,842 $2.24 $18,659 10,785 $1.73 
(1)For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, SARs and restricted stock of 28,575 and 66,445, 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 September 30, 2021 and 2020, contingent shares of unvested restricted stock of 18,183 and 12,680, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because performance conditions had not yet been met.

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
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$77,691 10,756 $7.22 $59,745 10,725 $5.57 
Effect of dilutive securities(1)
SARs and restricted stock— 78 (0.05)— 56 (0.03)
Diluted EPS$77,691 10,834 $7.17 $59,745 10,781 $5.54 
(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, SARs and restricted stock of 52,434 and 78,963, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because they were anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, contingent shares of unvested restricted stock of 18,183 and 12,680, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because performance conditions had not yet been met.
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax, by component for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Table 1.3
As of September 30, 2021As of September 30, 2020
Available-for-Sale SecuritiesHeld-to-Maturity SecuritiesCash Flow HedgesTotalAvailable-for-Sale SecuritiesHeld-to-Maturity SecuritiesCash Flow HedgesTotal
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
Beginning Balance$8,954 $19,819 $(12,040)$16,733 $(88,261)$26,379 $(29,615)$(91,497)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications1,275 — 1,049 2,324 38,099 — 904 39,003 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(493)(1,884)1,526 (851)(783)(1,993)1,433 (1,343)
Net comprehensive income/(loss)782 (1,884)2,575 1,473 37,316 (1,993)2,337 37,660 
Ending Balance$9,736 $17,935 $(9,465)$18,206 $(50,945)$24,386 $(27,278)$(53,837)
For the Nine Months Ended:
Beginning Balance$(13,937)$22,829 $(22,815)$(13,923)$(43,397)$32,845 $(5,609)$(16,161)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications25,734 — 9,041 34,775 (5,210)— (24,684)(29,894)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(2,061)(4,894)4,309 (2,646)(2,338)(8,459)3,015 (7,782)
Net comprehensive income/(loss)23,673 (4,894)13,350 32,129 (7,548)(8,459)(21,669)(37,676)
Ending Balance$9,736 $17,935 $(9,465)$18,206 $(50,945)$24,386 $(27,278)$(53,837)
Schedule of Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table presents other comprehensive income activity, the impact on net income of amounts reclassified from each component of AOCI, and the related tax impact for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

Table 1.4

For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Before TaxProvision (Benefit)After TaxBefore TaxProvision (Benefit)After Tax
(in thousands)
Other comprehensive income:
Available-for-sale-securities:
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities$1,614 $339 $1,275 $48,226 $10,127 $38,099 
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(1)
(362)(76)(286)(976)(205)(771)
Gains on sale of available-for-sale investment securities(2)
(253)(53)(200)— — — 
Other income(3)
(8)(1)(7)(15)(3)(12)
Total$991 $209 $782 $47,235 $9,919 $37,316 
Held-to-maturity securities:
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(4)
(2,385)(501)(1,884)(2,523)(530)(1,993)
Total$(2,385)$(501)$(1,884)$(2,523)$(530)$(1,993)
Cash flow hedges
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges$1,326 $277 $1,049 $1,145 $241 $904 
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(5)
1,932 406 1,526 1,814 381 1,433 
Total$3,258 $683 $2,575 $2,959 $622 $2,337 
Other comprehensive income$1,864 $391 $1,473 $47,671 $10,011 $37,660 
(1)Relates to the amortization of unrealized gains on hedged items prior to the application of fair value hedge accounting.
(2)Represents unrealized gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities.
(3)Represents amortization of deferred gains related to certain available-for-sale USDA Securities and Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities.
(4)Relates to the amortization of unrealized gains or losses prior to the reclassification of these securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity. The amortization of unrealized gains or losses reported in AOCI for held-to-maturity securities will be offset by the amortization of the premium or discount created from the transfer into held-to-maturity securities, which occurred at fair value. These unrealized gains or losses will be recorded over the remaining life of the security with no impact on future net income.
(5)Relates to the recognition of unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI.
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Before TaxProvision (Benefit)After TaxBefore TaxProvision (Benefit)After Tax
(in thousands)
Other comprehensive income:
Available-for-sale-securities:
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities$32,574 $6,840 $25,734 $(6,596)$(1,386)$(5,210)
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(1)
(2,333)(490)(1,843)(2,916)(612)(2,304)
Gains on sale of available-for-sale investment securities(2)
(253)(53)(200)— — — 
Other income(3)
(22)(4)(18)(42)(8)(34)
Total$29,966 $6,293 $23,673 $(9,554)$(2,006)$(7,548)
Held-to-maturity securities:
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(4)
(6,195)(1,301)(4,894)(10,707)(2,248)(8,459)
Total$(6,195)$(1,301)$(4,894)$(10,707)$(2,248)$(8,459)
Cash flow hedges
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges$11,445 $2,404 $9,041 $(31,246)$(6,562)$(24,684)
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(5)
5,454 1,145 4,309 3,817 802 3,015 
Total$16,899 $3,549 $13,350 $(27,429)$(5,760)$(21,669)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)$40,670 $8,541 $32,129 $(47,690)$(10,014)$(37,676)
(1)Relates to the amortization of unrealized gains on hedged items prior to the application of fair value hedge accounting.
(2)Represents unrealized gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities.
(3)Represents amortization of deferred gains related to certain available-for-sale USDA Securities and Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities.
(4)Relates to the amortization of unrealized gains or losses prior to the reclassification of these securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity. The amortization of unrealized gains or losses reported in AOCI for held-to-maturity securities will be offset by the amortization of the premium or discount created from the transfer into held-to-maturity securities, which occurred at fair value. These unrealized gains or losses will be recorded over the remaining life of the security with no impact on future net income.
(5)Relates to the recognition of unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
StandardDescriptionDate of AdoptionEffect on Consolidated Financial Statements
ASU 2020-04 and 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting
The amendments in this Update provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform on financial reporting. They provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met.January 1, 2020
Farmer Mac adopted optional expedients specific to discounting transition on a retrospective basis, and as a result of this election, the discounting transition did not have a material effect on Farmer Mac's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.