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Loans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Receivables [Abstract]  
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Farmer Mac classifies loans as either held for investment or held for sale. Loans held for investment are recorded at the unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized premium or discount and other cost basis adjustments. Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value determined on a pooled
basis. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Farmer Mac had $9.0 million and no loans held for sale, respectively. Farmer Mac did not record any lower of cost or fair value adjustments during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.

The following table includes loans held for investment and loans held for sale and displays the composition of the loan balances as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Table 5.1
As of March 31, 2022As of December 31, 2021
UnsecuritizedIn Consolidated TrustsTotalUnsecuritizedIn Consolidated TrustsTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans$6,044,029 $888,200 $6,932,229 $5,898,370 $948,623 $6,846,993 
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans2,551,851 — 2,551,851 2,389,136 — 2,389,136 
Total unpaid principal balance(1)
8,595,880 888,200 9,484,080 8,287,506 948,623 9,236,129 
Unamortized premiums, discounts, fair value hedge basis adjustment, and other cost basis adjustments(105,570)— (105,570)26,590 — 26,590 
Total loans8,490,310 888,200 9,378,510 8,314,096 948,623 9,262,719 
Allowance for losses(13,110)(460)(13,570)(13,477)(564)(14,041)
Total loans, net of allowance$8,477,200 $887,740 $9,364,940 $8,300,619 $948,059 $9,248,678 
(1)Unpaid principal balance is the basis of presentation in disclosures of outstanding balances for Farmer Mac's lines of business.
Allowance for Losses

The following table is a summary, by asset type, of the allowance for losses as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Table 5.2
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Allowance for LossesAllowance for Losses
(in thousands)
Loans:
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans$3,948 $3,442 
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans9,622 10,599 
Total$13,570 $14,041 

The following is a summary of the changes in the allowance for losses for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

Table 5.3
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Allowance for LossesAllowance for Losses
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans
Beginning Balance$3,442 $3,745 
Provision for/(release of) losses 590 (27)
Charge-offs(84)— 
Ending Balance(1)
$3,948 $3,718 
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans
Beginning Balance$10,599 $10,087 
(Release of)/provision for losses(977)1,002 
Charge-offs— — 
Ending Balance(2)
$9,622 $11,089 
(1)As of both March 31, 2022 and 2021, allowance for losses for Agricultural Finance mortgage loans includes no allowance for collateral dependent assets secured by agricultural real estate.
(2)As of both March 31, 2022 and 2021, allowance for losses for Rural Infrastructure Finance loans includes no allowance for collateral dependent assets.

The net release from the allowance for Rural Infrastructure Finance loan losses of $1.0 million recorded during first quarter 2022 was primarily attributable to a risk rating upgrade on a single loan related to the borrower's successful securitization of a large payable incurred as a result of the arctic freeze that struck Texas in February 2021, and was partially offset by new loan volume. The $0.6 million net provision to the allowance for the Agricultural Finance mortgage loan portfolio during first quarter 2022 was primarily attributable to a risk rating downgrade on a single agricultural storage and processing loan.

The provision to the allowance for Rural Infrastructure Finance loan losses of $1.0 million recorded during first quarter 2021 was primarily attributable to the impact of ratings downgrades on multiple rural utilities that were negatively impacted by the arctic freeze that struck Texas in February 2021. The small release from the allowance for the Farm & Ranch portfolio during first quarter 2021 was primarily
attributable to ratings upgrades and updated loss-given-default assumptions, offset by net growth in our loan portfolio.

The following table presents the unpaid principal balances by delinquency status of Farmer Mac's loans and non-performing assets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Table 5.4
As of March 31, 2022
Accruing
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(2)
Total Past Due
Nonaccrual loans(3)(4)
Total Loans
(in thousands)
Loans(1):
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans$6,797,744 $4,624 $639 $8,517 $13,780 $120,705 $6,932,229 
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans2,551,851 — — — — — 2,551,851 
Total $9,349,595 $4,624 $639 $8,517 $13,780 $120,705 $9,484,080 
(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)Includes loans in consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties that are 90 days or more past due.
(3)Includes loans 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.
(4)Includes $34.9 million of nonaccrual loans for which there was no associated allowance. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, Farmer Mac received $1.8 million in interest on nonaccrual loans.

As of December 31, 2021
Accruing
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(2)
Total Past Due
Nonaccrual loans(3)(4)
Total Loans
(in thousands)
Loans(1):
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans$6,715,070 $4,548 $568 $— $5,116 $126,807 $6,846,993 
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans2,389,136 — — — — — 2,389,136 
Total $9,104,206 $4,548 $568 $— $5,116 $126,807 $9,236,129 
(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)Includes loans in consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties that are 90 days or more past due.
(3)Includes loans 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.
(4)Includes $31.0 million of nonaccrual loans for which there was no associated allowance. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Farmer Mac received $5.0 million in interest on nonaccrual loans.

Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present credit quality indicators related to Agricultural Finance mortgage loans and Rural Infrastructure Finance loans held as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, by year of origination:
Table 5.5
As of March 31, 2022
Year of Origination:
20222021202020192018PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans (1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$400,124 $2,080,013 $1,473,300 $504,767 $306,332 $1,179,889 $512,678 $6,457,103 
Special mention(2)
7,009 123,893 38,473 43,697 45,722 25,750 9,279 293,823 
Substandard(3)
— 4,052 26,051 22,734 20,432 89,650 18,384 181,303 
Total$407,133 $2,207,958 $1,537,824 $571,198 $372,486 $1,295,289 $540,341 $6,932,229 
For the Three Months Ended:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $(84)$— $(84)
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Agricultural Finance net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $(84)$— $(84)
(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.

As of March 31, 2022
Year of Origination:
20222021202020192018PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$175,976 $230,729 $643,667 $766,559 $8,017 $695,266 $31,637 $2,551,851 
Special mention(2)
— — — — — — — — 
Substandard(3)
— — — — — — — — 
Total $175,976 $230,729 $643,667 $766,559 $8,017 $695,266 $31,637 $2,551,851 
For the Three Months Ended:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Rural Infrastructure net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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.
As of December 31, 2021
Year of Origination:
20212020201920182017PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans (1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$2,138,060 $1,541,509 $540,139 $324,917 $303,852 $1,004,709 $545,370 $6,398,556 
Special mention(2)
84,795 50,057 51,200 48,078 9,132 14,646 4,771 262,679 
Substandard(3)
1,654 4,997 26,237 27,109 38,703 75,780 11,278 185,758 
Total$2,224,509 $1,596,563 $617,576 $400,104 $351,687 $1,095,135 $561,419 $6,846,993 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Agricultural Finance net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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.
As of December 31, 2021
Year of Origination:
20212020201920182017PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$242,570 $612,366 $774,941 $8,100 $86,878 $628,903 $12,578 $2,366,336 
Special mention(2)
— — — — — — — — 
Substandard(3)
— 22,800 — — — — — 22,800 
Total $242,570 $635,166 $774,941 $8,100 $86,878 $628,903 $12,578 $2,389,136 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Rural Infrastructure net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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.