Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

("Farmer Mac") and subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements

reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a

fair statement of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of Farmer Mac and

subsidiaries for the interim periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally

included in the annual consolidated financial statements have been omitted as permitted by SEC rules and

regulations. The December 31, 2021 consolidated balance sheet presented in this report has been derived

from Farmer Mac's audited 2021 consolidated financial statements. Management believes that the

disclosures are adequate to present fairly the consolidated financial statements as of the dates and for the

periods presented. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in

conjunction with the 2021 consolidated financial statements of Farmer Mac and subsidiaries included in

Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC

on February 28, 2022. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those that may be expected for the fiscal year. Presented below are Farmer Mac's significant accounting policies that contain

updated information for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Farmer Mac and its two subsidiaries: (1) Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation, whose principal activities are to facilitate the purchase and issuance of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities; and (2) Farmer Mac II LLC, whose principal activity is the operation of substantially all of the business related to the USDA Securities included in the Agricultural Finance line of business. The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs") in which Farmer Mac determined itself to be the primary beneficiary.

Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share ("EPS") is based on the daily weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is based on the daily weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding adjusted to include all potentially dilutive stock appreciation rights ("SARs") and unvested restricted stock awards. The following schedule reconciles basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

Table 1.2


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022					March 31, 2021
	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	$	41,046	10,767	$	3.81	$	27,958	10,738	$	2.60
Effect of dilutive securities(1)
SARs and restricted stock	—		120	(0.04)		—		81	(0.02)
Diluted EPS	$	41,046	10,887	$	3.77	$	27,958	10,819	$	2.58

(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, SARs and restricted stock of 50,005 and 99,684, 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 March 31, 2022 and 2021 contingent shares of unvested restricted stock of 18,535 and 18,183 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.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income represents all changes in stockholders' equity except those resulting from investments by or distributions to stockholders, and is comprised of net income and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, certain held-to-maturity securities transferred from the available-for-sale classification, and cash flow hedges, net of related taxes.

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax, by component for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Table 1.3


	As of March 31, 2022								As of March 31, 2021
	Available-for-Sale Securities		Held-to-Maturity Securities		Cash Flow Hedges		Total		Available-for-Sale Securities		Held-to-Maturity Securities		Cash Flow Hedges		Total
	(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
Beginning Balance	$	(6,932)	$	16,153	$	(5,368)	$	3,853	$	(13,937)	$	22,829	$	(22,815)	$	(13,923)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications	(68,148)		—		23,062		(45,086)		53,211		—		13,562		66,773
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(3)		(19)		1,590		1,568		(783)		(1,704)		1,381		(1,106)
Net comprehensive (loss)/income	(68,151)		(19)		24,652		(43,518)		52,428		(1,704)		14,943		65,667
Ending Balance	$	(75,083)	$	16,134	$	19,284	$	(39,665)	$	38,491	$	21,125	$	(7,872)	$	51,744

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 months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

Table 1.4


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022						March 31, 2021
	Before Tax		Provision (Benefit)		After Tax		Before Tax		Provision (Benefit)		After Tax
	(in thousands)
Other comprehensive income:
Available-for-sale-securities:
Unrealized holding (losses)/gains on available-for-sale securities	$	(86,263)	$	(18,115)	$	(68,148)	$	67,356	$	14,145	$	53,211
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(1)	—		—		—		(984)		(207)		(777)

Other income(2)	(4)		(1)		(3)		(8)		(2)		(6)
Total	$	(86,267)	$	(18,116)	$	(68,151)	$	66,364	$	13,936	$	52,428
Held-to-maturity securities:
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(3)	(23)		(4)		(19)		(2,157)		(453)		(1,704)
Total	$	(23)	$	(4)	$	(19)	$	(2,157)	$	(453)	$	(1,704)
Cash flow hedges
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	$	29,193	$	6,131	$	23,062	$	17,170	$	3,608	$	13,562
Less reclassification adjustments included in:
Net interest income(4)	2,011		421		1,590		1,746		365		1,381
Total	$	31,204	$	6,552	$	24,652	$	18,916	$	3,973	$	14,943
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(55,086)	$	(11,568)	$	(43,518)	$	83,123	$	17,456	$	65,667

(1)Relates to the amortization of unrealized gains on hedged items prior to the application of fair value hedge accounting.

(2)Represents amortization of deferred gains related to certain available-for-sale USDA Securities and Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities.

(3)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.

(4)Relates to the recognition of unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI.

New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance


Standard	Description	Date of Adoption	Effect 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.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance