GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations

The following table presents changes in Farmer Mac's guarantee and commitment obligations in the consolidated balance sheets for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021:

Table 12.1

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1	$	46,582	$	43,926	$	35,535
Additions to the guarantee and commitment obligation(1)	5,312		8,569		15,648
Amortization of the guarantee and commitment obligation	(4,331)		(5,913)		(7,257)
Ending balance, December 31	$	47,563	$	46,582	$	43,926

(1)Represents the fair value of the guarantee and commitment obligation at inception.

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 December 31, 2023 and 2022, not including offsets provided by any recourse provisions, recoveries from third parties, or collateral for the underlying loans:

Table 12.2

Outstanding Balance of Off-Balance Sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
	As of December 31, 2023		As of December 31, 2022
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	$	452,602	$	500,953
Rural Infrastructure Finance
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	—		1,169
Total off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	$	452,602	$	502,122

The following table presents the liability and the weighted-average remaining maturity of all loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:

Table 12.4

	As of December 31, 2023		As of December 31, 2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation	$	5,969	$	6,461
Weighted average remaining maturity:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	21.9 years		21.4 years
AgVantage Securities	0.0 years		2.0 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 12.3

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
	(in thousands)
Proceeds from new securitizations	$	222,188	$	357,841	$	291,393
Guarantee fees received	1,620		1,852		1,029

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 12.5

	As of December 31, 2023		As of December 31, 2022
	(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation(1)	$	41,594	$	40,121
Maximum principal amount	3,680,333		3,423,155
Weighted-average remaining maturity	14.5 years		15.3 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 December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Table 12.6

	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
	Reserve for Losses		Reserve for Losses
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance	$	1,471	$	819
Rural Infrastructure Finance	240		614
Total	$	1,711	$	1,433

The following is a summary of the changes in the reserve for losses for the three-year period ended December 31, 2023:

Table 12.7

	Agricultural Finance loans		Rural Infrastructure Finance loans
	Reserve for Losses		Reserve for Losses
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2020(1)	$	2,097	$	1,180
Release of losses	(1,029)		(298)
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	1,068	$	882
Release of losses	(249)		(268)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	819	$	614
Release of losses	652		(374)
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	1,471	$	240

(1) Reserve for losses reflects the adoption of ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses," in first quarter 2020.

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 December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Table 8.4

	As of December 31, 2023
	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 loans
Farm & Ranch	$	6,470,205	$	15,326	$	3,953	$	10,991	$	30,270	$	65,236	$	6,565,711
Corporate AgFinance	1,259,723		—		—		—		—		—		1,259,723
Total Agricultural Finance loans	7,729,928		15,326		3,953		10,991		30,270		65,236		7,825,434
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans	3,534,763		—		—		—		—		—		3,534,763
Total	$	11,264,691	$	15,326	$	3,953	$	10,991	$	30,270	$	65,236	$	11,360,197

(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 (single-class) 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 $25.7 million of nonaccrual loans for which there was no associated allowance. During the year ended December 31, 2023, Farmer Mac received $2.6 million in interest on nonaccrual loans.

	As of December 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 loans
Farm & Ranch	$	6,287,326	$	10,066	$	392	$	1,140	$	11,598	$	63,402	$	6,362,326
Corporate AgFinance	1,150,690		—		—		—		—		15,563		1,166,253
Total Agricultural Finance loans	7,438,016		10,066		392		1,140		11,598		78,965		7,528,579
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans	3,021,266		—		—		—		—		—		3,021,266
Total	$	10,459,282	$	10,066	$	392	$	1,140	$	11,598	$	78,965	$	10,549,845

(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 (single-class) 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 $22.0 million of nonaccrual loans for which there was no associated allowance. During the year ended December 31, 2022, Farmer Mac received $5.6 million in interest on nonaccrual loans.

The following table presents the unpaid principal balances by delinquency status of Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Table 12.8

	As of December 31, 2023
	Current		30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days and Greater(1)		Total Past Due		Total Loans
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:	$	3,390,918	$	2,776	$	2,366	$	1,784	$	6,926	$	3,397,844
Rural Infrastructure Finance:	535,013		—		—		—		—		535,013
Total	$	3,925,931	$	2,776	$	2,366	$	1,784	$	6,926	$	3,932,857

(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac 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, 2022
	Current		30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days and Greater(1)		Total Past Due		Total Loans
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:	$	3,174,939	$	11,614	$	622	$	3,817	$	16,053	$	3,190,992
Rural Infrastructure Finance:	523,192		—		—		—		—		523,192
Total	$	3,698,131	$	11,614	$	622	$	3,817	$	16,053	$	3,714,184

(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac 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 December 31, 2023 and 2022, by year of origination:

Table 8.5

	As of December 31, 2023
	Year of Origination:
	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance - Farm & Ranch loans(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	530,956	$	1,137,226	$	1,653,780	$	1,120,917	$	323,922	$	1,068,862	$	385,766	$	6,221,429
Special mention(2)	70,524		46,529		27,957		11,591		4,782		21,257		8,777		191,417
Substandard(3)	3,357		23,987		10,164		17,395		28,942		58,606		10,414		152,865
Total	$	604,837	$	1,207,742	$	1,691,901	$	1,149,903	$	357,646	$	1,148,725	$	404,957	$	6,565,711
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023:
Current period 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, 2023
	Year of Origination:
	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance - Corporate AgFinance(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	207,279	$	97,922	$	261,992	$	123,158	$	99,352	$	112,947	$	254,325	$	1,156,975
Special mention(2)	—		14,522		15,408		50,822		20,333		—		1,663		102,748
Substandard(3)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	207,279	$	112,444	$	277,400	$	173,980	$	119,685	$	112,947	$	255,988	$	1,259,723
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023:
Current period 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, 2023
	Year of Origination:
	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance loans(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	618,946	$	681,272	$	187,746	$	593,841	$	701,937	$	611,548	$	100,223	$	3,495,513
Special mention(2)	—		9,850		—		—		—		—		—		9,850
Substandard(3)	—		29,400		—		—		—		—		—		29,400
Total	$	618,946	$	720,522	$	187,746	$	593,841	$	701,937	$	611,548	$	100,223	$	3,534,763
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023:
Current period 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, 2022
	Year of Origination:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance - Farm & Ranch loans(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	1,157,829	$	1,704,547	$	1,187,474	$	360,704	$	242,491	$	947,535	$	385,503	$	5,986,083
Special mention(2)	91,099		68,260		25,629		11,254		5,325		17,797		2,452		221,816
Substandard(3)	3,094		8,814		22,976		23,937		17,845		67,654		10,107		154,427
Total	$	1,252,022	$	1,781,621	$	1,236,079	$	395,895	$	265,661	$	1,032,986	$	398,062	$	6,362,326
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022:
Current period 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 December 31, 2022
	Year of Origination:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance - Corporate AgFinance loans(1):
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	145,263	$	299,729	$	221,560	$	108,230	$	76,454	$	44,827	$	232,107	$	1,128,170
Special mention(2)	—		—		—		20,698		—		—		2,145		22,843
Substandard(3)	—		—		4,598		—		—		—		10,642		15,240
Total	$	145,263	$	299,729	$	226,158	$	128,928	$	76,454	$	44,827	$	244,894	$	1,166,253
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022:
Current period 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, 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	$	741,021	$	220,420	$	629,223	$	739,270	$	7,932	$	649,830	$	33,570	$	3,021,266
Special mention(2)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard(3)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	741,021	$	220,420	$	629,223	$	739,270	$	7,932	$	649,830	$	33,570	$	3,021,266
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022:
Current period 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 Infrastructure loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, by year of origination:

Table 12.9

	As of December 31, 2023
	Year of Origination:
	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	169,429	$	246,441	$	515,396	$	534,395	$	264,815	$	1,185,811	$	391,335	$	3,307,622
Special mention(1)	—		71		2,466		872		531		44,631		8,565		57,136
Substandard(2)	—		—		—		131		1,536		26,328		5,091		33,086
Total	$	169,429	$	246,512	$	517,862	$	535,398	$	266,882	$	1,256,770	$	404,991	$	3,397,844
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023:
Current period 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, 2023
	Year of Origination:
	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	419,190	$	115,823	$	535,013
Special mention(1)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard(2)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	419,190	$	115,823	$	535,013
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023:
Current period 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, 2022
	Year of Origination:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	202,998	$	496,269	$	535,798	$	254,293	$	207,379	$	1,107,834	$	296,508	$	3,101,079
Special mention(1)	—		1,319		1,778		—		1,198		42,680		3,205		50,180
Substandard(2)	—		—		176		—		3,588		32,597		3,372		39,733
Total	$	202,998	$	497,588	$	537,752	$	254,293	$	212,165	$	1,183,111	$	303,085	$	3,190,992
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022:
Current period 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, 2022
	Year of Origination:
	2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		Prior		Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis		Total
	(in thousands)
Rural Infrastructure Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	470,659	$	52,533	$	523,192
Special mention(1)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Substandard(2)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	470,659	$	52,533	$	523,192
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022:
Current period 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.