Guarantees and Commitments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

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, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	$	544,484	$	578,358
Rural Infrastructure Finance
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	2,755		2,755
Total off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	$	547,239	$	581,113

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, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
	(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation	$	6,961	$	7,355
Weighted average remaining maturity:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	21.7 years		21.7 years
AgVantage Securities	2.7 years		3.0 years

Schedule of Cash Flows Related To Transfer of Securitizations

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, 2022		March 31, 2021
	(in thousands)
Proceeds from new securitizations	$	25,928	$	49,133
Guarantee fees received	577		360

Schedule of Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments

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, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
	(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation(1)	$	36,324	$	36,571
Maximum principal amount	3,197,933		3,191,061
Weighted-average remaining maturity	15.5 years		15.5 years

(1) Relates to LTSPCs issued or modified on or after January 1, 2003.

Schedule of 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, 2022		December 31, 2021
	Reserve for Losses		Reserve for Losses
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	$	993	$	1,068
Rural Infrastructure Finance
LTSPCs	847		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, 2022		March 31, 2021
	Reserve for Losses		Reserve 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

Schedule of Past Due Financing Receivables

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
	Current		30-59 Days		60-89 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 loans	2,551,851		—		—		—		—		—		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
	Current		30-59 Days		60-89 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 loans	2,389,136		—		—		—		—		—		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.

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
	Current		30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days and Greater(1)		Total Past Due		Total 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
	Current		30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days and Greater(1)		Total Past Due		Total 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.

Schedule of Financing Receivable 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:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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:
	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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:
	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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.

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:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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:
	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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:
	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(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.