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Guarantees and Commitments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS
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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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, 2022As of December 31, 2021
  (in thousands)
Agricultural Finance  
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$544,484 $578,358 
Rural Infrastructure Finance  
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities2,755 2,755 
Total off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$547,239 $581,113 

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, 2022March 31, 2021
  (in thousands)
Proceeds from new securitizations$25,928 $49,133 
Guarantee fees received577 360 

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, 2022As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation$6,961 $7,355 
Weighted average remaining maturity:
  Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities21.7 years21.7 years
  AgVantage Securities2.7 years3.0 years
Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments

Farmer Mac has recorded a liability for its obligation to stand ready under the commitment 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, 2022As of December 31, 2021
(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation(1)
$36,324 $36,571 
Maximum principal amount3,197,933 3,191,061 
Weighted-average remaining maturity15.5 years15.5 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Table 6.5
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Reserve for LossesReserve for Losses
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$993 $1,068 
Rural Infrastructure Finance
LTSPCs847 882 
Total$1,840 $1,950 
The following is a summary of the changes in the reserve for losses for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

Table 6.6
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Reserve for LossesReserve for Losses
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance mortgage loans
Beginning Balance$1,068 $2,097 
Release of losses (75)(731)
Charge-offs— — 
Ending Balance$993 $1,366 
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans
Beginning Balance$882 $1,180 
Release of losses(35)(213)
Charge-offs— — 
Ending Balance$847 $967 

The release from the reserve for losses in both the Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure Finance LTSPC and Farmer Mac Guaranteed portfolios recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily due to decreased net volume in those portfolios.

The release from the reserve for losses in the Rural Infrastructure Finance LTSPC portfolio recorded during first quarter 2021 was primarily due to improving economic factor forecasts and ratings upgrades. The release in the Agricultural Finance LTSPC portfolio was primarily due to ratings upgrades and updated loss-given-default assumptions.
The following table presents the unpaid principal balances by delinquency status of Agricultural Finance and Rural Utilities loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

Table 6.7
As of March 31, 2022
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(1)
Total Past DueTotal Loans
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$2,942,666 $1,578 $1,618 $1,887 $5,083 $2,947,749 
Rural Infrastructure:
LTSPCs$562,568 $— $— $— $— $562,568 
(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Agricultural Finance 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.

As of December 31, 2021
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(1)
Total Past DueTotal Loans
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$2,953,091 $8,068 $— $3,597 $11,665 $2,964,756 
Rural Infrastructure:
LTSPCs$556,837 $— $— $— $— $556,837 
(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Agricultural Finance 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.

Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present credit quality indicators related to Agricultural Finance and Rural Utilities loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, by year of origination:
Table 6.8
As of March 31, 2022
Year of Origination:
20222021202020192018PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$39,991 $425,698 $504,636 $245,154 $182,019 $1,192,160 $264,675 $2,854,333 
Special mention(1)
— — 2,470 — 6,663 47,438 2,329 58,900 
Substandard(2)
— — 198 725 4,877 25,038 3,678 34,516 
Total$39,991 $425,698 $507,304 $245,879 $193,559 $1,264,636 $270,682 $2,947,749 
For the Three Months Ended:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Agricultural Finance net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(1)Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  
(2)Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.
As of March 31, 2022
Year of Origination:
20222021202020192018PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance LTSPCs:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$— $— $— $— $— $489,384 $73,184 $562,568 
Special mention(1)
— — — — — — — — 
Substandard(2)
— — — — — — — — 
Total$— $— $— $— $— $489,384 $73,184 $562,568 
For the Three Months Ended:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Rural Infrastructure net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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 December 31, 2021
Year of Origination:
20212020201920182017PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$376,027 $537,521 $244,365 $188,452 $235,865 $1,013,937 $252,039 $2,848,206 
Special mention(1)
— 5,270 — 6,808 3,154 38,042 2,354 55,628 
Substandard(2)
— 1,307 724 5,038 12,793 37,326 3,734 60,922 
Total$376,027 $544,098 $245,089 $200,298 $251,812 $1,089,305 $258,127 $2,964,756 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Agricultural Finance net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(1)Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  
(2)Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.
As of December 31, 2021
Year of Origination:
20212020201920182017PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance LTSPCs:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$— $— $— $— $— $499,594 $57,243 $556,837 
Special mention(1)
— — — — — — — — 
Substandard(2)
— — — — — — — — 
Total$— $— $— $— $— $499,594 $57,243 $556,837 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Current period recoveries— — — — — — — — 
Current period Rural Infrastructure net charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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.