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FARMER MAC GUARANTEED SECURITIES AND USDA SECURITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
FARMER MAC GUARANTEED SECURITIES AND USDA SECURITIES INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following tables set forth information about Farmer Mac's available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
 
Table 4.1
 As of December 31, 2023
Amount OutstandingUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Available-for-sale:    
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans$19,700 $— $19,700 $(27)$— $(591)$19,082 
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities2,454,009 (1,138)2,452,871 — 1,212 (29,649)2,424,434 
Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities1,727,669 (46,788)1,680,881 — 6,558 (117,824)1,569,615 
Floating rate U.S. Treasuries50,000 (17)49,983 — — (15)49,968 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries869,585 (12,885)856,700 — 2,074 (2,942)855,832 
Total available-for-sale5,120,963 (60,828)5,060,135 (27)9,844 (151,021)4,918,931 
Held-to-maturity:
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities(3)
53,756 — 53,756 — 1,745 — 55,501 
Total held-to-maturity$53,756 $— $53,756 $— $1,745 $— $55,501 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $15.9 million of accrued interest receivable on investment securities as of December 31, 2023.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)The held-to-maturity investment securities had a weighted average yield of 6.7% as of December 31, 2023.
 As of December 31, 2022
Amount OutstandingUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Available-for-sale:    
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans$19,700 $— $19,700 $(33)$— $(640)$19,027 
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities2,433,696 (200)2,433,496 — 1,954 (42,910)2,392,540 
Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities1,207,416 (30,321)1,177,095 — 2,128 (130,837)1,048,386 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries1,145,915 (6,780)1,139,135 — 621 (20,145)1,119,611 
Total available-for-sale4,806,727 (37,301)4,769,426 (33)4,703 (194,532)4,579,564 
Held-to-maturity:
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities(3)
45,032 — 45,032 — 2,433 — 47,465 
Total held-to-maturity$45,032 $— $45,032 $— $2,433 $— $47,465 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $10.6 million of accrued interest receivable on investment securities as of December 31, 2022.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)The held-to-maturity investment securities had a weighted average yield of 4.5% as of December 31, 2022.

Farmer Mac did not sell any securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Farmer Mac received proceeds of $257.5 million, from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio, resulting in gains of $0.3 million.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:

Table 4.2
 As of December 31, 2023
 Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (dollars in thousands)
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans$— $— $19,082 $(591)
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities568,759 (4,395)1,449,122 (25,254)
Fixed rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities384,305 (4,262)905,759 (113,562)
Floating rate U.S. Treasuries
49,969 (15)— — 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries140,435 (606)237,192 (2,336)
Total$1,143,468 $(9,278)$2,611,155 $(141,743)
Number of securities in loss position91 162 
 As of December 31, 2022
 Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (dollars in thousands)
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans$— $— $19,027 $(640)
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities1,884,146 (36,976)193,964 (5,934)
Fixed rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities621,215 (56,434)336,782 (74,403)
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries314,524 (2,842)704,780 (17,303)
Total$2,819,885 $(96,252)$1,254,553 $(98,280)
Number of securities in loss position174 51 

The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to a general widening of market spreads and changes in the levels of interest rates from the dates of acquisition to December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, as applicable. The resulting decrease in fair values reflects an increase in the perceived risk by the financial markets related to those securities. As of both December 31, 2023 and 2022, all of the investment securities in an unrealized loss position either were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, a U.S. government sponsored enterprise, or had credit ratings of at least "AA+."

Securities in unrealized loss positions for 12 months or longer have a fair value as of December 31, 2023 that is, on average, approximately 94.9% of their amortized cost basis. Farmer Mac believes that all of these unrealized losses are recoverable within a reasonable period of time by way of maturity, changes in credit spread, and changes in levels of interest rates.

The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted-average yield of available-for-sale investment securities by remaining contractual maturity as of December 31, 2023 are set forth below. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are included based on their final maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets.

Table 4.3
As of December 31, 2023
Available-for-Sale Securities
Amortized
Cost
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$567,615 $565,976 1.75%
Due after one year through five years1,191,428 1,173,923 4.25%
Due after five years through ten years2,489,410 2,386,411 4.39%
Due after ten years811,682 792,621 5.72%
Total$5,060,135 $4,918,931 4.27%
FARMER MAC GUARANTEED SECURITIES AND USDA SECURITIES
The following tables set forth information about on-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Table 5.1
 As of December 31, 2023
Unpaid Principal BalanceUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$4,206,324 $(29,622)$4,176,702 $(209)$4,676 $(39,451)$4,141,718 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities36,543 33 36,576 — 107 (806)35,877 
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities4,242,867 (29,589)4,213,278 (209)4,783 (40,257)4,177,595 
USDA Securities2,331,093 23,078 2,354,171 — 417 (319,783)2,034,805 
Total held-to-maturity$6,573,960 $(6,511)$6,567,449 $(209)$5,200 $(360,040)$6,212,400 
Available-for-sale:    
AgVantage$5,816,024 $— $5,816,024 $(317)$16,416 $(309,411)$5,522,712 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities(3)
— 9,409 9,409 — 358 — 9,767 
Total available-for-sale$5,816,024 $9,409 $5,825,433 $(317)$16,774 $(309,411)$5,532,479 
Trading:    
USDA Securities(4)
$1,236 $64 $1,300 $— $— $(59)$1,241 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $47.2 million, $67.4 million, and $42,000 of accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and trading securities, respectively, as of December 31, 2023.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the statement of financial operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)Fair value includes $9.8 million of an interest-only security with a notional amount of $238.4 million.
(4)The trading USDA securities had a weighted average yield of 5.46% as of December 31, 2023.

 As of December 31, 2022
Unpaid Principal BalanceUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$1,000,689 $(95)$1,000,594 $(59)$353 $(54,098)$946,790 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities20,586 33 20,619 — (856)19,765 
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities1,021,275 (62)1,021,213 (59)355 (54,954)966,555 
USDA Securities2,384,946 24,888 2,409,834 — 668 (312,824)2,097,678 
Total held-to-maturity$3,406,221 $24,826 $3,431,047 $(59)$1,023 $(367,778)$3,064,233 
Available-for-sale:  
AgVantage$8,008,067 $806 $8,008,873 $(546)$2,061 $(411,009)$7,599,379 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities(3)
— 10,622 10,622 — — (2,775)7,847 
Total available-for-sale$8,008,067 $11,428 $8,019,495 $(546)$2,061 $(413,784)$7,607,226 
Trading:   
USDA Securities(4)
$1,770 $80 $1,850 $— $— $(83)$1,767 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $51.5 million, $44.4 million, and $47,000 of accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and trading securities, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the statement of financial operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)Fair value includes $7.8 million of an interest-only security with a notional amount of $250.1 million.
(4)The trading USDA securities had a weighted average yield of 4.84% as of December 31, 2022.

On July 1, 2023, Farmer Mac transferred $2.7 billion of AgVantage Securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity to reflect Farmer Mac's positive intent and ability to hold these securities until maturity or payoff. Farmer Mac transferred these securities at fair value as of the date of the transfer, which included a cost basis adjustment of unrealized losses of $31.9 million. The accumulated unrealized losses were retained in accumulated other comprehensive income in the amount of $31.9 million. Both the cost basis adjustment and accumulated unrealized depreciation will be amortized as an adjustment to the yield on the held-to-maturity AgVantage Securities over the remaining term of the transferred securities.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, unrealized losses on held-to-maturity and available-for-sale on-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities were as follows:

Table 5.2
As of December 31, 2023
 Held-to-Maturity and Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$2,070,770 $(6,705)$725,347 $(32,746)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities— — 8,393 (806)
USDA Securities— — 2,023,801 (319,783)
Total held-to-maturity$2,070,770 $(6,705)$2,757,541 $(353,335)
Available-for-sale:
AgVantage$508,182 $(5,716)$4,043,431 $(303,695)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities— — — — 
Total available-for-sale$508,182 $(5,716)$4,043,431 $(303,695)
As of December 31, 2022
 Held-to-Maturity and Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$548,634 $(11,455)$382,358 $(42,643)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities19,790 (856)— — 
USDA Securities2,086,108 (312,824)— — 
Total held-to-maturity$2,654,532 $(325,135)$382,358 $(42,643)
Available-for-sale:
AgVantage$4,642,096 $(267,886)$1,548,551 $(143,123)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities7,847 (2,775)— — 
Total available-for-sale$4,649,943 $(270,661)$1,548,551 $(143,123)

The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to changes in interest rates from the date of acquisition to December 31, 2023 and 2022, as applicable.

The credit exposure related to Farmer Mac's USDA Securities in the Agricultural Finance line of business is covered by the full faith and credit guarantee of the United States of America.

The unrealized losses from AgVantage securities were on 68 and 95 available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There were 53 and 37 held-to-maturity AgVantage securities with an unrealized loss as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, 62 and 13 available-for-sale AgVantage securities, respectively, had been in a loss position for more than 12 months. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 22 and 4 held-to-maturity AgVantage securities, respectively, in a loss position for more than 12 months.

During the three years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 Farmer Mac had no sales of AgVantage Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, USDA Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities or USDA Trading Securities and, therefore, Farmer Mac realized no gains or losses.
The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted-average yield of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities by remaining contractual maturity as of December 31, 2023 are set forth below. The balances presented are based on their contractual maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets.

Table 5.3
As of December 31, 2023
Available-for-Sale Securities
Amortized
Cost(1)
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$643,100 $636,408 3.31 %
Due after one year through five years2,801,674 2,706,830 3.54 %
Due after five years through ten years1,425,000 1,343,146 3.75 %
Due after ten years955,659 846,095 3.55 %
Total$5,825,433 $5,532,479 3.56 %
(1)Amounts presented exclude $47.2 million of accrued interest receivable.

As of December 31, 2023
Held-to-Maturity Securities
Amortized
Cost(1)
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$1,862,524 $1,860,072 5.69 %
Due after one year through five years1,755,763 1,716,466 4.62 %
Due after five years through ten years279,166 244,568 3.57 %
Due after ten years2,669,996 2,391,294 4.27 %
Total$6,567,449 $6,212,400 4.76 %
(1)Amounts presented exclude $67.4 million of accrued interest receivable.