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GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS
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, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 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, 2025As of December 31, 2024
  (in thousands)
Agricultural Finance  
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$414,291 $426,310 
Total off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities$414,291 $426,310 

Eligible loans and other eligible assets may be placed into trusts that are used as vehicles for the securitization of the transferred assets and the Farmer Mac-guaranteed beneficial interests in the trusts are sold to investors. 

The following table summarizes the cash flows received from trusts used for Farmer Mac securitizations:

Table 6.2
 For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2025March 31, 2024
  (in thousands)
Guarantee fees received$404 $449 
    

Farmer Mac presents a liability for its obligation to stand ready under its guarantee in "Guarantee and commitment obligation" on the consolidated balance sheets. 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, 2025As of December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation$5,423 $5,595 
Weighted average remaining maturity:
  Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities21.0 years21.2 years
Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments

Farmer Mac has recorded a liability for its obligation to stand ready under the commitment in the guarantee and commitment obligation on the consolidated balance sheets. 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, 2025As of December 31, 2024
(dollars in thousands)
Guarantee and commitment obligation(1)
$42,256 $42,731 
Maximum principal amount4,146,719 4,029,019 
Weighted-average remaining maturity14.6 years14.5 years
(1) Relates to LTSPCs issued or modified on or after January 1, 2003.

Reserve for Losses - LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities

The following table is a summary, by asset type, of the reserve for losses as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Table 6.5
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Reserve for LossesReserve for Losses
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance$1,335 $1,431 
Infrastructure Finance
186 192 
Total$1,521 $1,623 
The following is a summary of the net changes in the reserve for losses for the three month period ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Table 6.6
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2025March 31, 2024
Reserve for LossesReserve for Losses
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance
Beginning Balance $1,431 $1,471 
(Release of)/provision for losses
(96)(64)
Ending Balance$1,335 $1,407 
Infrastructure Finance
Beginning Balance$192 $240 
(Release of)/provision for losses
(6)(5)
Ending Balance$186 $235 

The release from the reserve for losses during first quarter 2025 for both Agricultural Finance and Infrastructure Finance was primarily due to ratings upgrades.

The following table presents the unpaid principal balances by delinquency status of Agricultural Finance and Infrastructure Finance loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Table 6.7
As of March 31, 2025
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(1)
Total Past DueTotal Loans
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:$3,493,817 $9,785 $3,386 $4,540 $17,711 $3,511,528 
Infrastructure Finance:
865,926 — — — — 865,926 
Total$4,359,743 $9,785 $3,386 $4,540 $17,711 $4,377,454 
(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs 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.

As of December 31, 2024
Current30-59 Days60-89 Days
90 Days and Greater(1)
Total Past DueTotal Loans
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:$3,524,406 $1,421 $1,358 $7,603 $10,382 $3,534,788 
Infrastructure Finance:
732,731 — — — — 732,731 
Total$4,257,137 $1,421 $1,358 $7,603 $10,382 $4,267,519 
(1)Includes loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs 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.
Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present credit quality indicators related to Agricultural Finance and Infrastructure loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, by year of origination:

Table 6.8
As of March 31, 2025
Year of Origination:
20252024202320222021PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$18,183 $86,202 $163,699 $249,627 $551,903 $1,842,141 $473,476 $3,385,231 
Special mention(1)
— — 7,839 12,444 7,717 48,271 12,226 88,497 
Substandard(2)
— — — 1,246 14,130 22,095 329 37,800 
Total$18,183 $86,202 $171,538 $263,317 $573,750 $1,912,507 $486,031 $3,511,528 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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 March 31, 2025
Year of Origination:
20252024202320222021PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Infrastructure Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$— $— $— $— $— $347,889 $518,037 $865,926 
Special mention(1)
— — — — — — — — 
Substandard(2)
— — — — — — — — 
Total$— $— $— $— $— $347,889 $518,037 $865,926 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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, 2024
Year of Origination:
20242023202220212020PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Agricultural Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$70,757 $163,646 $267,551 $563,747 $583,598 $1,312,988 $452,909 $3,415,196 
Special mention(1)
— 5,963 4,920 15,954 4,354 44,964 12,197 88,352 
Substandard(2)
— — 1,246 1,135 6,345 21,297 1,217 31,240 
Total$70,757 $169,609 $273,717 $580,836 $594,297 $1,379,249 $466,323 $3,534,788 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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, 2024
Year of Origination:
20242023202220212020PriorRevolving Loans - Amortized Cost BasisTotal
(in thousands)
Infrastructure Finance:
Internally Assigned Risk Rating:
Acceptable$— $— $— $— $— $355,848 $376,883 $732,731 
Special mention(1)
— — — — — — — — 
Substandard(2)
— — — — — — — — 
Total$— $— $— $— $— $355,848 $376,883 $732,731 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024:
Current period charge-offs$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
(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.