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Farmer Mac Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
- Outstanding Business Volume of $25.3 Billion -

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 7, 2022 The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A), the nation's secondary market provider that increases the availability and affordability of credit for the benefit of rural America, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022.

"I’m pleased to report another quarter of outstanding results, building upon the solid financial results we delivered in the first half of the year,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Brad Nordholm. "During the quarter, we continued to closely monitor the changing economic conditions and believe that we're well-positioned to withstand ongoing market volatility. Our capital base is strong and serves as a buffer against unexpected market developments while supporting our future growth and creating more opportunities for shareholder value."

Third Quarter 2022 Highlights
Added $2.7 billion of gross business volume, resulting in net growth of $847.2 million
Net interest income grew $8.9 million year-over-year to $67.9 million
Net effective spread1 increased 17% from the prior-year period to a record $65.6 million
Net income attributable to common stockholders of $34.6 million compared to $28.5 million in third quarter 2021
Record Core earnings1 of $33.4 million, or $3.07 per diluted common share, reflecting 21% growth year-over-year
90-day delinquencies were 0.17% across the entire $25.3 billion portfolio as of September 30, 2022


$ in thousands, except per share amountsQuarter Ended
Sept 30, 2022Jun. 30, 2022Sept 30, 2021Sequential
% Change
YoY
% Change
Net Change in Business Volume$847,247$235,981$921,629N/AN/A
Net Interest Income (GAAP)$67,853$63,914$58,9166%15%
Net Effective Spread (Non-GAAP)$65,641$60,946$55,9258%17%
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$3.18$3.23$2.63(2)%21%
Core EPS (Non-GAAP)$3.07$2.83$2.558%20%

1 Non-GAAP Measure
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Third Quarter 2022 Results

Spreads

Net interest income for third quarter 2022 was $67.9 million, an $8.9 million increase compared to $58.9 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to a $6.0 million increase from net new business volume and a $5.5 million decrease in funding costs, due to increasing yields on interest-earning assets on our short-term investments that are funded by non-interest bearing excess equity. Net interest yield was 1.04% in third quarter 2022 compared to 1.00% in the prior-year period.

Net effective spread, a non-GAAP measure, for third quarter 2022 was $65.6 million, a $9.7 million increase from $55.9 million in the prior-year period. The $9.7 million year-over-year increase in net effective spread in dollars was primarily due to a $7.1 million increase from net new business volume, a $2.3 million decrease in non-GAAP funding costs, due to increasing yields on interest-earning assets on our short-term investments that are funded by non-interest bearing excess equity, and a $0.6 million increase in cash-basis interest income. In percentage terms, the year-over-year increase of 0.04% was primarily attributable to an decrease of 0.01% in non-GAAP funding costs and an increase of 0.02% in net new business volume. In percentage terms, net effective spread was 1.03% in third quarter 2022, compared to 0.99% in the prior-year period.

Earnings

Farmer Mac's net income attributable to common stockholders for third quarter 2022 was $34.6 million ($3.18 per diluted common share), compared to $28.5 million ($2.63 per diluted common share) in the prior-year period. The $6.1 million year-over-year increase in net income attributable to common stockholders was due to a $7.1 million after-tax increase in net interest income and a $1.3 million after-tax increase in the fair value of undesignated financial derivatives. These factors were partially offset by a $1.8 million after-tax increase in operating expenses and a $0.4 million decrease in guarantee fees.

Farmer Mac enters into financial derivatives transactions to hedge interest rate risks inherent in its business and carries its financial derivatives at fair value in its consolidated financial statements. The fair value fluctuations of these financial derivatives are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on Farmer Mac's financial condition or results of operations reported with GAAP if the derivatives are held to maturity, as is expected. Therefore, Farmer Mac uses core earnings, a non-GAAP measure that excludes the effects of fair value fluctuations, as a useful alternative measure to understand the business.

Farmer Mac's core earnings for third quarter 2022 were $33.4 million ($3.07 per diluted common share), compared to $27.6 million ($2.55 per diluted common share) in third quarter 2021. The $5.7 million year-over-year increase in core earnings was due to a $7.7 million after-tax increase in net effective spread, partially offset by a $1.8 million after-tax increase in operating expenses.

Business Volume

Farmer Mac's outstanding business volume was $25.3 billion as of September 30, 2022, a net increase of $0.8 billion from June 30, 2022 after taking into account all new business, maturities, sales, and paydowns on existing assets. The increase in volume was driven by broad-based portfolio growth across most of Farmer Mac's products and segments.

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The $607.3 million net increase in Farm & Ranch during third quarter 2022 resulted from $1.9 billion of new purchases, commitments, and guarantees, mostly offset by $1.3 billion of scheduled maturities and repayments. Farmer Mac purchased a total of $303.9 million in loans, which was primarily driven by improved borrower economics albeit navigating a substantially higher interest rate environment. The $303.9 million in gross Farm & Ranch loan purchases was partially offset by $166.8 million in scheduled maturities and repayments.

Farmer Mac also purchased a total of $1.0 billion in Farm & Ranch AgVantage Securities during third quarter 2022, which primarily reflected the refinancing of maturing securities as well as financial counterparties seeking to add longer term AgVantage securities to manage their asset-liability maturity profile given recent increases in credit spreads and interest rates. The $1.0 billion in gross purchases was partially offset by $0.7 billion in scheduled maturities.

The $67.5 million net increase in Corporate AgFinance during third quarter 2022 resulted from $169.9 million of new purchases and commitments, which was offset by $102.5 million of scheduled maturities and repayments. Farmer Mac purchased a total of $136.0 million in loans, which was offset by $84.6 million in scheduled maturities and repayments. This net increase in loans was primarily due to Farmer Mac's continued focus to support loans to larger and more complex agribusinesses focused on food and fiber processing, and other food supply chain production.

The $124.2 million net increase in Rural Utilities during third quarter 2022 resulted from $547.1 million of new purchases, commitments, and guarantees, which was partially offset by $422.9 million of scheduled maturities and repayments. Farmer Mac purchased a total of $400.0 million in AgVantage Securities, $75.8 million in telecommunications loans and $60.0 million in electric distribution and generation and transmission loans. The $135.8 million in loan purchases was partially offset by $68.1 million in scheduled maturities and repayments.

The $48.2 million net increase in Renewable Energy during third quarter 2022 primarily reflects $61.7 million in loan purchases, partially offset by $13.4 million in repayments.


Credit

As of September 30, 2022, the total allowance for losses was $15.2 million, compared to $14.8 million as of June 30, 2022. The $0.5 million provision to the total allowance for losses in third quarter 2022 was comprised of a $0.4 million provision to the Rural Infrastructure Finance portfolio and a $0.1 million provision to the allowance for the Agricultural Finance portfolio. The $0.4 million provision to the allowance for the Rural Infrastructure portfolio was primarily due to new volume. The $0.1 million provision to the allowance for the Agricultural Finance portfolio was primarily due to a single agricultural storage and processing loan.
As of September 30, 2022, Farmer Mac's 90-day delinquencies were $44.2 million (0.42% of the Agricultural Finance Mortgage Loan portfolio), compared to $54.8 million (0.58% of the Agricultural Finance Mortgage Loan portfolio) as of September 30, 2021. Across all of Farmer Mac's lines of business, 90-day delinquencies represented 0.17% of total outstanding business volume as of September 30, 2022, compared to 0.24% as of September 30, 2021.

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Capital

As of September 30, 2022, Farmer Mac's core capital level was $1.3 billion, $513.9 million above the minimum capital level required by the company's statutory charter. Farmer Mac's Tier 1 capital ratio was 14.9% as of September 30, 2022.


Earnings Conference Call Information

The conference call to discuss Farmer Mac's third quarter 2022 financial results will be held beginning at 4:30 p.m. eastern time on Monday, November 7, 2022, and can be accessed by telephone or live webcast as follows:

Telephone (Domestic): (888) 346-2616
Telephone (International): (412) 902-4254
Webcast: https://www.farmermac.com/investors/events-presentations/

When dialing in to the call, please ask for the "Farmer Mac Earnings Conference Call." The call can be heard live and will also be available for replay on Farmer Mac’s website for two weeks following the conclusion of the call.

More complete information about Farmer Mac's performance for third quarter 2022 is in Farmer Mac's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 filed today with the SEC.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

In the accompanying analysis of its financial information, Farmer Mac uses the following non-GAAP measures: "core earnings," "core earnings per share," and "net effective spread." Farmer Mac uses these non-GAAP measures to measure corporate economic performance and develop financial plans because, in management's view, they are useful alternative measures in understanding Farmer Mac's economic performance, transaction economics, and business trends. The non-GAAP financial measures that Farmer Mac uses may not be comparable to similarly labeled non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by other companies. Farmer Mac's disclosure of these non-GAAP measures is intended to be supplemental in nature and is not meant to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or as more important than, the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Core earnings and core earnings per share principally differ from net income attributable to common stockholders and earnings per common share, respectively, by excluding the effects of fair value fluctuations. These fluctuations are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on Farmer Mac's financial condition or results of operations reported in accordance with GAAP if the related financial instruments are held to maturity, as is expected.

Core earnings and core earnings per share also differ from net income attributable to common stockholders and earnings per common share, respectively, by excluding specified infrequent or unusual transactions that Farmer Mac believes are not indicative of future operating results and that may not reflect the trends and economic financial performance of Farmer Mac's core business. For example, we have excluded from core earnings losses on retirement of preferred stock and the re-measurement of the deferred tax asset.

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Farmer Mac uses net effective spread to measure the net spread Farmer Mac earns between its interest-earning assets and the related net funding costs of these assets. Net effective spread differs from net interest income and net interest yield because it excludes: (1) the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value that are amortized as adjustments to yield in interest income over the contractual or estimated remaining lives of the underlying assets; (2) interest income and interest expense related to consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties, which are presented on Farmer Mac's consolidated balance sheets as "Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost"; and (3) the fair value changes of financial derivatives and the corresponding assets or liabilities designated in a fair value hedge accounting relationship.

Net effective spread also principally differs from net interest income and net interest yield because it includes: (1) the accrual of income and expense related to the contractual amounts due on financial derivatives that are not designated in hedge accounting relationships ("undesignated financial derivatives"); and (2) the net effects of terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives. More information about Farmer Mac’s use of non-GAAP measures is available in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Results of Operations" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed February 28, 2022 with the SEC.

For a reconciliation of Farmer Mac's net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings and of earnings per common share to core earnings per share, and net interest income and net interest yield to net effective spread, see "Reconciliations" below.

Forward-Looking Statements

Management's expectations for Farmer Mac's future necessarily involve assumptions and estimates and the evaluation of risks and uncertainties. Various factors or events, both known and unknown, could cause Farmer Mac's actual results to differ materially from the expectations as expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this release, including uncertainties about:

the availability to Farmer Mac of debt and equity financing and, if available, the reasonableness of rates and terms;
legislative or regulatory developments that could affect Farmer Mac, its sources of business, or agricultural or rural infrastructure industries;
fluctuations in the fair value of assets held by Farmer Mac and its subsidiaries;
the level of lender interest in Farmer Mac's products and the secondary market provided by Farmer Mac;
the general rate of growth in agricultural mortgage and rural utilities indebtedness;
the effect of economic conditions and geopolitics on agricultural mortgage or rural utilities lending, borrower repayment capacity, or collateral values, including fluctuations in interest rates, changes in U.S. trade policies, fluctuations in export demand for U.S. agricultural products, supply chain disruptions, increases in input costs, labor availability, volatility in commodity prices, and the effects of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine;
the degree to which Farmer Mac is exposed to interest rate risk resulting from fluctuations in Farmer Mac's borrowing costs relative to market indexes;
developments in the financial markets, including possible investor, analyst, and rating agency reactions to events involving government-sponsored enterprises, including Farmer Mac;
the effects of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to achieve monetary policy normalization and slow inflation;
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other factors that could hinder agricultural mortgage lending or borrower repayment capacity, including the effects of severe weather and drought, climate change, or fluctuations in agricultural real estate values; and
the duration, mitigation efforts, spread, severity, and social and economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the business operations of agricultural and rural borrowers, the capital markets, and Farmer Mac's business operations.

Other risk factors are discussed in "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A 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. Considering these potential risks and uncertainties, no undue reliance should be placed on any forward-looking statements expressed in this release. The forward-looking statements contained in this release represent management's expectations as of the date of this release. Farmer Mac undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of revisions to any forward-looking statements included in this release to reflect new information or any future events or circumstances, except as otherwise required by applicable law. The information in this release is not necessarily indicative of future results.

About Farmer Mac

Farmer Mac is a vital part of the agricultural credit markets and was created to increase access to and reduce the cost of credit for the benefit of American agricultural and rural communities. As the nation’s secondary market for agricultural credit, we provide financial solutions to a broad spectrum of the agricultural community, including agricultural lenders, agribusinesses, and other institutions that can benefit from access to flexible, low-cost financing and risk management tools. Farmer Mac's customers benefit from our low cost of funds, low overhead costs, and high operational efficiency. More information about Farmer Mac (including the Annual Report on Form 10-K referenced above) is available on Farmer Mac's website at www.farmermac.com.

CONTACT:     Jalpa Nazareth, Investor Relations
Megan Murray-Pelaez, Media Inquiries
(202) 872-7700

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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
As of
 September 30, 2022December 31, 2021
 (in thousands)
Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$868,234 $908,785 
Investment securities: 
Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $4,590,696 and $3,834,714, respectively)4,401,879 3,836,391 
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost45,032 44,970 
Other investments2,106 1,229 
Total Investment Securities4,449,017 3,882,590 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities: 
Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $7,421,595 and $6,135,807, respectively)6,974,002 6,328,559 
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost1,328,039 2,033,239 
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities8,302,041 8,361,798 
USDA Securities: 
Trading, at fair value1,851 4,401 
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost2,428,638 2,436,331 
Total USDA Securities2,430,489 2,440,732 
Loans: 
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost8,817,783 8,314,096 
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost1,120,403 948,623 
Allowance for losses(13,002)(14,041)
Total loans, net of allowance9,925,184 9,248,678 
Financial derivatives, at fair value49,968 6,081 
Accrued interest receivable (includes $7,798 and $10,418, respectively, related to consolidated trusts)167,962 165,604 
Guarantee and commitment fees receivable46,347 45,538 
Deferred tax asset, net18,978 15,869 
Prepaid expenses and other assets183,368 45,334 
Total Assets$26,441,588 $25,121,009 
Liabilities and Equity:  
Liabilities:  
Notes payable$23,500,657 $22,713,771 
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties1,090,539 981,379 
Financial derivatives, at fair value184,554 35,554 
Accrued interest payable (includes $5,547 and $9,619, respectively, related to consolidated trusts)90,821 59,003 
Guarantee and commitment obligation45,726 43,926 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses295,758 71,726 
Reserve for losses1,510 1,950 
Total Liabilities25,209,565 23,907,309 
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity:  
Preferred stock:  
      Series C, par value $25 per share, 3,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding73,382 73,382 
Series D, par value $25 per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding96,659 96,659 
Series E, par value $25 per share, 3,180,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
77,003 77,003 
Series F, par value $25 per share, 4,800,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding116,160 116,160 
Series G, par value $25 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding121,327 121,327 
Common stock:
Class A Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 1,030,780 shares outstanding1,031 1,031 
Class B Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 500,301 shares outstanding500 500 
Class C Non-Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 9,269,367 shares and 9,235,205 shares outstanding, respectively9,269 9,235 
Additional paid-in capital128,117 125,993 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax(63,589)3,853 
Retained earnings672,164 588,557 
Total Equity1,232,023 1,213,700 
Total Liabilities and Equity$26,441,588 $25,121,009 


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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2022September 30, 2021September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
Investments and cash equivalents$21,581 $4,121 $38,497 $14,107 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities74,695 42,339 169,231 127,976 
Loans97,514 61,923 241,393 181,631 
Total interest income193,790 108,383 449,121 323,714 
Total interest expense125,937 49,467 251,816 155,599 
Net interest income67,853 58,916 197,305 168,115 
(Provision for)/release of losses(617)(366)699 (518)
Net interest income after (provision for)/release of losses67,236 58,550 198,004 167,597 
Non-interest income/(expense):
Guarantee and commitment fees2,643 3,155 9,551 9,182 
Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives772 (888)21,551 2,581 
(Losses)/gains on trading securities(41)37 (75)(38)
Gains on sale of available-for-sale investment securities— 253 — 253 
Release of reserve for losses167 111 440 1,277 
Other income651 582 1,805 1,600 
Non-interest income4,192 3,250 33,272 14,855 
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits11,648 10,027 36,661 31,601 
General and administrative6,919 6,330 21,717 19,015 
Regulatory fees812 750 2,437 2,250 
Operating expenses19,379 17,107 60,815 52,866 
Income before income taxes52,049 44,693 170,461 129,586 
Income tax expense10,631 9,388 35,735 27,350 
Net income41,418 35,305 134,726 102,236 
Preferred stock dividends(6,791)(6,774)(20,374)(17,885)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$34,627 $28,531 $114,352 $84,351 
Earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share$3.21 $2.65 $10.61 $7.84 
Diluted earnings per common share$3.18 $2.63 $10.51 $7.79 

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Reconciliations
Reconciliations of Farmer Mac's net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings and core earnings per share are presented in the following tables along with information about the composition of core earnings for the periods indicated:
Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Core Earnings
 For the Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2022June 30, 2022September 30, 2021
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$34,627 $35,063 $28,531 
Less reconciling items:
Gains/(losses) on undesignated financial derivatives due to fair value changes6,441 2,846 (405)
(Losses)/gains on hedging activities due to fair value changes(624)428 1,818 
Unrealized (losses)/gains on trading assets(757)(285)36 
Net effects of amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value24 (62)23 
Net effects of terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives(3,522)2,536 (351)
Income tax effect related to reconciling items(327)(1,148)(236)
Sub-total1,235 4,315 885 
Core earnings$33,392 $30,748 $27,646 
Composition of Core Earnings:
Revenues:
Net effective spread(1)
$65,641 $60,946 $55,925 
Guarantee and commitment fees(2)
4,201 4,709 4,322 
Other(3)
473 307 687 
Total revenues70,315 65,962 60,934 
Credit related expense (GAAP):
Provision for/(release of) losses450 (1,535)255 
Total credit related expense450 (1,535)255 
Operating expenses (GAAP):
Compensation and employee benefits11,648 11,715 10,027 
General and administrative6,919 7,520 6,330 
Regulatory fees812 813 750 
Total operating expenses19,379 20,048 17,107 
Net earnings50,486 47,449 43,572 
Income tax expense(4)
10,303 9,909 9,152 
Preferred stock dividends (GAAP)6,791 6,792 6,774 
Core earnings$33,392 $30,748 $27,646 
Core earnings per share:
  Basic$3.09 $2.85 $2.57 
  Diluted$3.07 $2.83 $2.55 
(1)Net effective spread is a non-GAAP measure. See "Use of Non-GAAP Measures" above for an explanation of net effective spread. See below for a reconciliation of net interest income to net effective spread.
(2)Includes interest income and interest expense related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified from net interest income to guarantee and commitment fees to reflect management's view that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee on the consolidated Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.
(3)Reflects reconciling adjustments for the reclassification to exclude expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives, and reconciling adjustments to exclude fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets and the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities.
(4)Includes the tax impact of non-GAAP reconciling items between net income attributable to common stockholders and core earnings.
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Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Core Earnings
 For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$114,352 $84,351 
Less reconciling items:
Gains/(losses) on undesignated financial derivatives due to fair value changes11,899 (189)
Gains on hedging activities due to fair value changes5,491 269 
Unrealized losses on trading assets(948)(39)
Net effects of amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value(18)59 
Net effects of terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives14,526 923 
Income tax effect related to reconciling items(6,499)(215)
Sub-total24,451 808 
Core earnings$89,901 $83,543 
Composition of Core Earnings:
Revenues:
Net effective spread(1)
$184,426 $166,335 
Guarantee and commitment fees(2)
13,467 12,896 
Other(3)
1,294 1,439 
Total revenues199,187 180,670 
Credit related expense (GAAP):
Release of losses(1,139)(759)
Total credit related expense(1,139)(759)
Operating expenses (GAAP):
Compensation and employee benefits36,661 31,601 
General and administrative21,717 19,015 
Regulatory fees2,437 2,250 
Total operating expenses60,815 52,866 
Net earnings139,511 128,563 
Income tax expense(4)
29,236 27,135 
Preferred stock dividends (GAAP)20,374 17,885 
Core earnings$89,901 $83,543 
Core earnings per share:
  Basic$8.33 $7.77 
  Diluted$8.27 $7.71 
(1)Net effective spread is a non-GAAP measure. See "Use of Non-GAAP Measures" above for an explanation of net effective spread. See below for a reconciliation of net interest income to net effective spread.
(2)Includes interest income and interest expense related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified from net interest income to guarantee and commitment fees to reflect management's view that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee on the consolidated Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.
(3)Reflects reconciling adjustments for the reclassification to exclude expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives, and reconciling adjustments to exclude fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets and the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities.
(4)Includes the tax impact of non-GAAP reconciling items between net income attributable to common stockholders and core earnings.
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Reconciliation of GAAP Basic Earnings Per Share to Core Earnings Basic Earnings Per Share
  For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2022June 30, 2022September 30, 2021September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
GAAP - Basic EPS$3.21 $3.25 $2.65 $10.61 $7.84 
Less reconciling items:
Gains/(losses) on undesignated financial derivatives due to fair value changes0.60 0.26 (0.04)1.10 (0.02)
(Losses)/gains on hedging activities due to fair value changes(0.06)0.04 0.17 0.51 0.02 
Unrealized losses on trading securities(0.07)(0.03)— (0.09)— 
Net effects of amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value— (0.01)— — 0.01 
Net effects of terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives(0.32)0.24 (0.03)1.36 0.08 
Income tax effect related to reconciling items(0.03)(0.10)(0.02)(0.60)(0.02)
Sub-total0.12 0.40 0.08 2.28 0.07 
Core Earnings - Basic EPS$3.09 $2.85 $2.57 $8.33 $7.77 
Shares used in per share calculation (GAAP and Core Earnings)10,799 10,796 10,766 10,787 10,756 

Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share to Core Earnings Diluted Earnings Per Share
  For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2022June 30, 2022September 30, 2021September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
GAAP - Diluted EPS$3.18 $3.23 $2.63 $10.51 $7.79 
Less reconciling items:
Gains/(losses) on undesignated financial derivatives due to fair value changes0.59 0.26 (0.04)1.09 (0.02)
(Losses)/gains on hedging activities due to fair value changes(0.06)0.04 0.17 0.50 0.02 
Unrealized losses on trading securities(0.07)(0.03)— (0.09)— 
Net effects of amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value— (0.01)— — 0.01 
Net effects of terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives(0.32)0.23 (0.03)1.34 0.09 
Income tax effect related to reconciling items(0.03)(0.09)(0.02)(0.60)(0.02)
Sub-total0.11 0.40 0.08 2.24 0.08 
Core Earnings - Diluted EPS$3.07 $2.83 $2.55 $8.27 $7.71 
Shares used in per share calculation (GAAP and Core Earnings)10,874 10,864 10,842 10,875 10,834 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of net interest income and net yield to net effective spread for the periods indicated:
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Interest Income/Yield to Net Effective Spread
  For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2022June 30, 2022September 30, 2021September 30, 2022September 30, 2021
 DollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYield
 (dollars in thousands)
Net interest income/yield$67,853 1.04 %$63,914 1.00 %$58,916 1.00 %$197,305 1.03 %$168,115 0.96 %
Net effects of consolidated trusts(843)0.02 %(1,183)0.02 %(1,167)0.02 %(3,044)0.02 %(3,713)0.02 %
Expense related to undesignated financial derivatives(2,613)(0.05)%(2,026)(0.03)%117 — %(5,633)(0.03)%3,154 0.02 %
Amortization of premiums/discounts on assets consolidated at fair value(21)— %65 — %(15)— %28 — %(36)— %
Amortization of losses due to terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives640 0.01 %725 0.01 %65 — %1,723 0.01 %246 — %
Fair value changes on fair value hedge relationships625 0.01 %(549)(0.01)%(1,991)(0.03)%(5,953)(0.03)%(1,431)(0.01)%
Net effective spread$65,641 1.03 %$60,946 0.99 %$55,925 0.99 %$184,426 1.00 %$166,335 0.99 %

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The following table presents core earnings for Farmer Mac's reportable operating segments and a reconciliation to consolidated net income for the three months ended September 30, 2022:
Core Earnings by Business Segment
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Agricultural FinanceRural InfrastructureTreasuryCorporate
Farm & RanchCorporate AgFinance
Rural 
Utilities
Renewable EnergyFundingInvestmentsReconciling
Adjustments
Consolidated Net Income
 (in thousands)
Net interest income$34,173 $7,600 $4,253 $705 $23,913 $(2,791)$— $— $67,853 
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3)
(830)— (33)— (1,349)— — 2,212 — 
Net effective spread33,343 7,600 4,220 705 22,564 (2,791)— 2,212 — 
Guarantee and commitment fees3,833 46 309 13 — — — (1,558)2,643 
Other income/(expense)(3)
469 — — — — — 909 1,382 
Total revenues37,645 7,650 4,529 718 22,564 (2,791)— 1,563 71,878 
Release of/(provision for) losses93 (333)(414)26 — 11 — — (617)
Release of reserve for losses139 — 28 — — — — — 167 
Operating expenses— — — — — — (19,379)— (19,379)
Total non-interest expense139 — 28 — — — (19,379)— (19,212)
Core earnings before income taxes37,877 7,317 4,143 744 22,564 (2,780)(19,379)1,563 
(4)
52,049 
Income tax (expense)/benefit(7,953)(1,536)(869)(156)(4,739)584 4,366 (328)(10,631)
Core earnings before preferred stock dividends 29,924 5,781 3,274 588 17,825 (2,196)(15,013)1,235 
(4)
41,418 
Preferred stock dividends— — — — — — (6,791)— (6,791)
Segment core earnings/(losses)$29,924 $5,781 $3,274 $588 $17,825 $(2,196)$(21,804)$1,235 
(4)
$34,627 
Total Assets$14,113,686 $1,558,139 $5,779,300 $186,832 $— $4,608,868 $194,763 $— $26,441,588 
Total on- and off-balance sheet program assets at principal balance$17,199,347 $1,634,786 $6,296,263 $196,242 $— $— $— $— $25,326,638 
(1)Includes the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value, originally included in interest income, to reflect core earnings amounts.
(2)Includes the reclassification of interest income and interest expense from consolidated trusts owned by third parties to guarantee and commitment fees, to reflect management's view that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee.
(3)Includes the reclassification of interest expense related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives" on the consolidated financial statements, to determine the effective funding cost for each operating segment.
(4)Net adjustments to reconcile to the corresponding income measures: core earnings before income taxes reconciled to income before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends reconciled to net income; and segment core earnings reconciled to net income attributable to common stockholders.
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Supplemental Information
The following table sets forth information about outstanding volume in each of Farmer Mac's lines of business as of the dates indicated:

Outstanding Business Volume
On or Off
Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2022As of December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
Farm & Ranch:
LoansOn-balance sheet$5,053,707 $4,775,070 
Loans held in consolidated trusts:
Beneficial interests owned by third-party investors (Pass-Through)On-balance sheet823,106 948,623 
Beneficial interests owned by third-party investors (Structured)On-balance sheet297,298 — 
IO-FMGS(1)
On-balance sheet11,092 12,297 
USDA SecuritiesOn-balance sheet2,427,258 2,445,806 
AgVantage SecuritiesOn-balance sheet5,305,000 4,725,000 
LTSPCs and unfunded commitmentsOff-balance sheet2,752,373 2,587,154 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed SecuritiesOff-balance sheet509,114 578,358 
Loans serviced for othersOff-balance sheet20,399 22,331 
Total Farm & Ranch$17,199,347 $16,094,639 
Corporate AgFinance:
LoansOn-balance sheet$1,201,047 $1,123,300 
AgVantage SecuritiesOn-balance sheet348,686 367,464 
Unfunded Loan CommitmentsOff-balance sheet85,053 47,070 
Total Corporate AgFinance$1,634,786 $1,537,834 
Total Agricultural Finance$18,834,133 $17,632,473 
Rural Infrastructure Finance:
Rural Utilities:
LoansOn-balance sheet$2,699,415 $2,302,373 
AgVantage SecuritiesOn-balance sheet3,062,829 3,033,262 
LTSPCs and Unfunded Loan CommitmentsOff-balance sheet531,264 556,837 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed SecuritiesOff-balance sheet2,755 2,755 
Total Rural Utilities$6,296,263 $5,895,227 
Renewable Energy:
LoansOn-balance sheet$186,278 $86,763 
Unfunded Loan CommitmentsOff-balance sheet9,964 — 
Total Renewable Energy$196,242 $86,763 
Total Rural Infrastructure Finance$6,492,505 $5,981,990 
Total$25,326,638 $23,614,463 
(1)    An interest-only Farmer Mac Guaranteed Security retained as part of a structured securitization.


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The following table presents the quarterly net effective spread (a non-GAAP measure) by segment:

Net Effective Spread(1)
Agricultural FinanceRural Infrastructure FinanceTreasury
Farm & RanchCorporate AgFinanceRural UtilitiesRenewable EnergyFundingInvestmentsNet Effective Spread
DollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYieldDollarsYield
(dollars in thousands)
For the quarter ended:
September 30, 2022(2)
$33,343 1.04 %$7,600 1.99 %$4,220 0.30 %$705 1.97 %$22,564 0.36 %$(2,791)(0.21)%$65,641 1.03 %
June 30, 2022(1)
32,590 1.05 %6,929 1.87 %3,733 0.27 %468 1.78 %18,508 0.30 %(1,282)(0.10)%60,946 0.99 %
March 31, 202230,354 1.02 %7,209 1.96 %3,159 0.23 %375 1.69 %16,738 0.28 %— %57,839 0.97 %
December 31, 202128,998 0.99 %6,321 1.84 %2,521 0.19 %356 1.53 %15,979 0.28 %158 0.01 %54,333 0.94 %
September 30, 202128,914 1.06 %7,163 1.80 %2,067 0.16 %236 1.09 %17,386 0.31 %159 0.01 %55,925 0.99 %
June 30, 202129,163 1.06 %6,676 1.65 %1,759 0.14 %378 1.80 %18,449 0.33 %126 0.01 %56,551 1.01 %
March 31, 202126,461 0.98 %6,921 1.67 %1,720 0.14 %249 1.28 %18,394 0.33 %114 0.01 %53,859 0.97 %
December 31, 202025,596 0.95 %6,237 1.53 %1,838 0.15 %123 1.20 %20,585 0.37 %143 0.01 %54,522 0.98 %
September 30, 202023,735 0.89 %5,786 1.45 %2,022 0.16 %75 1.19 %20,034 0.37 %150 0.01 %51,802 0.96 %
(1)Farmer Mac excludes the Corporate segment in the presentation above because the segment does not have any interest-earning assets.
(2)See above for a reconciliation of GAAP net interest income by line of business to net effective spread by line of business for the three months ended September 30, 2022.
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The following table presents quarterly core earnings reconciled to net income attributable to common stockholders:
Core Earnings by Quarter Ended
September 2022June 2022March 2022December 2021September 2021June 2021March 2021December 2020September 2020
(in thousands)
Revenues:
Net effective spread$65,641 $60,946 $57,839 $54,333 $55,925 $56,551 $53,859 $54,522 $51,802 
Guarantee and commitment fees4,201 4,709 4,557 4,637 4,322 4,334 4,240 4,652 4,659 
Gain on sale of mortgage loans— — — 6,539 — — — — — 
Other473 307 514 241 687 301 451 512 453 
Total revenues70,315 65,962 62,910 65,750 60,934 61,186 58,550 59,686 56,914 
Credit related expense/(income):
Provision for/(release of) losses450 (1,535)(54)(1,428)255 (983)(31)2,973 1,200 
REO operating expenses— — — — — — — — — 
Losses on sale of REO— — — — — — — 22 — 
Total credit related expense/(income)450 (1,535)(54)(1,428)255 (983)(31)2,995 1,200 
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits11,648 11,715 13,298 11,246 10,027 9,779 11,795 9,497 8,791 
General and administrative6,919 7,520 7,278 8,492 6,330 6,349 6,336 6,274 5,044 
Regulatory fees812 813 812 812 750 750 750 750 725 
Total operating expenses19,379 20,048 21,388 20,550 17,107 16,878 18,881 16,521 14,560 
Net earnings50,486 47,449 41,576 46,628 43,572 45,291 39,700 40,170 41,154 
Income tax expense10,303 9,909 9,024 9,809 9,152 9,463 8,520 8,470 8,297 
Preferred stock dividends6,791 6,792 6,791 6,792 6,774 5,842 5,269 5,269 5,166 
Core earnings$33,392 $30,748 $25,761 $30,027 $27,646 $29,986 $25,911 $26,431 $27,691 
Reconciling items:
Gains/(losses) on undesignated financial derivatives due to fair value changes$6,441 $2,846 $2,612 $(1,242)$(405)$(3,020)$3,236 $(3,005)$(4,286)
(Losses)/gains on hedging activities due to fair value changes(624)428 5,687 (2,079)1,818 (5,866)4,317 7,954 1,562 
Unrealized (losses)/gains on trading assets(757)(285)94 (76)36 (61)(14)223 (258)
Net effects of amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value24 (62)20 71 23 20 16 (77)97 
Net effects of terminations or net settlements on financial derivatives(3,522)2,536 15,512 (429)(351)109 1,165 1,583 233 
Issuance costs on the retirement of preferred stock— — — — — — — — (1,667)
Income tax effect related to reconciling items(327)(1,148)(5,024)789 (236)1,852 (1,831)(1,403)556 
Net income attributable to common stockholders$34,627 $35,063 $44,662 $27,061 $28,531 $23,020 $32,800 $31,706 $23,928 

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