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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP - Quarter Report: 2013 September (Form 10-Q)


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2013

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
Commission File Number 001-14951 
 ____________________________________________________________
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered instrumentality
of the United States
 
52-1578738
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. employer identification number)
 
 
 
1999 K Street, N.W., 4th Floor,
Washington, D.C.
 
20006
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
(202) 872-7700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes        x                               No           o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes        x                                No          o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes        o                                No           x
As of November 1, 2013, the registrant had outstanding 1,030,780 shares of Class A voting common stock, 500,301 shares of Class B voting common stock and 9,333,160 shares of Class C non-voting common stock.



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
651,713

 
$
785,564

Investment securities:
 

 
 

Available-for-sale, at fair value
2,502,135

 
2,498,382

Trading, at fair value
977

 
1,247

Total investment securities
2,503,112

 
2,499,629

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

Available-for-sale, at fair value
5,138,756

 
4,766,258

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

Available-for-sale, at fair value
1,566,691

 
1,486,595

Trading, at fair value
62,319

 
104,188

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,629,010

 
1,590,783

Loans:
 

 
 

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value

 
673,991

Loans held for investment, at amortized cost
2,435,652

 
1,503,559

Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost
563,855

 
563,575

Allowance for loan losses
(6,869
)
 
(11,351
)
Total loans, net of allowance
2,992,638

 
2,729,774

Real estate owned, at lower of cost or fair value
2,880

 
3,985

Financial derivatives, at fair value
19,676

 
31,173

Interest receivable (includes $3,505 and $9,676, respectively, related to consolidated trusts)
70,625

 
103,414

Guarantee and commitment fees receivable
43,496

 
41,789

Deferred tax asset, net
17,226

 
3,123

Prepaid expenses and other assets
15,875

 
66,709

Total Assets
$
13,085,007

 
$
12,622,201

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity:
 

 
 

Liabilities:
 

 
 

Notes payable:
 

 
 

Due within one year
$
7,021,678

 
$
6,567,366

Due after one year
5,037,035

 
5,034,739

Total notes payable
12,058,713

 
11,602,105

Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties
178,076

 
167,621

Financial derivatives, at fair value
91,445

 
150,682

Accrued interest payable (includes $1,485 and $2,534, respectively, related to consolidated trusts)
37,460

 
51,779

Guarantee and commitment obligation
40,106

 
37,803

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
67,386

 
13,710

Reserve for losses
6,573

 
5,539

Total Liabilities
12,479,759

 
12,029,239




 


Equity:
 

 
 

Preferred stock:
 

 
 

Series A, par value $25 per share, 2,400,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
58,333

 

Series C, par value $1,000 per share, 100,000 shares authorized, 57,578 shares issued and outstanding

 
57,578

Common stock:
 

 
 

Class A Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 1,030,780 shares outstanding
1,031

 
1,031

Class B Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 500,301 shares outstanding
500

 
500

Class C Non-Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization, 9,328,968 shares and 9,171,343 shares outstanding, respectively
9,329

 
9,171

Additional paid-in capital
109,675

 
106,617

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, related to available-for-sale securities
26,828

 
73,969

Retained earnings
157,699

 
102,243

Total Stockholders' Equity
363,395

 
351,109

Non-controlling interest - preferred stock
241,853

 
241,853

Total Equity
605,248

 
592,962

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
13,085,007

 
$
12,622,201

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments and cash equivalents
$
5,263

 
$
6,437

 
$
16,468

 
$
18,693

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities
32,746

 
33,261

 
96,072

 
108,530

Loans
24,966

 
24,112

 
73,678

 
81,296

Total interest income
62,975

 
63,810

 
186,218

 
208,519

Total interest expense
34,787

 
33,448

 
101,499

 
109,332

Net interest income
28,188

 
30,362

 
84,719

 
99,187

Release of/(provision for) loan losses
499

 
(137
)
 
598

 
663

Net interest income after release of loan losses
28,687

 
30,225

 
85,317

 
99,850

Non-interest income/(loss):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Guarantee and commitment fees
6,819

 
6,401

 
20,190

 
18,395

Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities
3,024

 
1,558

 
22,501

 
(23,334
)
Losses on trading assets
(626
)
 
(441
)
 
(743
)
 
(2,428
)
Gains on sale of available-for-sale investment securities

 

 
3,073

 
28

Gains/(losses) on sale of real estate owned
39

 
(13
)
 
1,210

 
249

Other income
565

 
959

 
2,518

 
2,451

Non-interest income/(loss)
9,821

 
8,464

 
48,749

 
(4,639
)
Non-interest expense:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
4,523

 
4,375

 
13,792

 
13,434

General and administrative
2,827

 
2,788

 
8,459

 
8,210

Regulatory fees
593

 
562

 
1,781

 
1,687

Real estate owned operating costs, net
35

 
66

 
420

 
87

Provision for/(release of) losses
463

 
(43
)
 
1,034

 
1,381

Non-interest expense
8,441

 
7,748

 
25,486

 
24,799

Income before income taxes
30,067

 
30,941

 
108,580

 
70,412

Income tax expense
8,226

 
8,294

 
29,978

 
17,319

Net income
21,841

 
22,647

 
78,602

 
53,093

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends
(5,547
)
 
(5,547
)
 
(16,641
)
 
(16,641
)
Net income attributable to Farmer Mac
16,294

 
17,100

 
61,961

 
36,452

Preferred stock dividends
(881
)
 
(719
)
 
(2,613
)
 
(2,159
)
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
15,413

 
$
16,381

 
$
59,348

 
$
34,293

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share and dividends:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share
$
1.42

 
$
1.56

 
$
5.50

 
$
3.28

Diluted earnings per common share
$
1.37

 
$
1.49

 
$
5.30

 
$
3.12

Common stock dividends per common share
$
0.12

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.30

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)


 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Net income
$
21,841

 
$
22,647

 
$
78,602

 
$
53,093

Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding (losses)/gains on available-for-sale securities (1)
(8,675
)
 
5,507

 
(35,053
)
 
16,370

Less reclassification adjustments included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on financial derivatives and hedging activities (2)
(3,087
)
 
(3,191
)
 
(9,506
)
 
(3,191
)
Gains on sale of available-for-sale investment securities (3)

 

 
(1,997
)
 
(18
)
Other income (4)
(130
)
 
(224
)
 
(585
)
 
(726
)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income
(11,892
)
 
2,092

 
(47,141
)
 
12,435

Comprehensive income
9,949

 
24,739

 
31,461

 
65,528

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest - preferred stock dividends
(5,547
)
 
(5,547
)
 
(16,641
)
 
(16,641
)
Comprehensive income attributable to Farmer Mac
$
4,402

 
$
19,192

 
$
14,820

 
$
48,887

(1)
Presented net of income tax benefit of $4.7 million and expense of $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and income tax benefit of $18.9 million and expense of $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2)
Relates to the amortization of the unrealized gains on the hedged items prior to application of hedge accounting. Presented net of income tax benefit of $1.7 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and income tax benefit of $5.1 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(3)
Represents realized gains on sales of available-for-sale investment securities. Presented net of income tax benefit of $1.1 million and $10,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(4)
Represents amortization of deferred gains related to certain available-for-sale USDA Guaranteed Securities and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities. Presented net of income tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and income tax benefit of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(unaudited)

  
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
(in thousands)
Preferred stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
58

 
$
57,578

 
58

 
$
57,578

Issuance of Series A preferred stock
2,400

 
58,333

 

 

Redemption of Series C preferred stock
(58
)
 
(57,578
)
 

 

Balance, end of period
2,400

 
$
58,333

 
58

 
$
57,578

Common stock:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance, beginning of period
10,702

 
$
10,702

 
10,357

 
$
10,357

Issuance of Class C common stock
158

 
158

 
139

 
139

Balance, end of period
10,860

 
$
10,860

 
10,496

 
$
10,496

Additional paid-in capital:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance, beginning of period
 

 
$
106,617

 
 

 
$
102,821

Stock-based compensation expense
 

 
2,287

 
 

 
2,721

Issuance of Class C common stock
 

 
19

 
 

 
11

Tax effect of stock-based awards
 

 
752

 
 

 
(684
)
Balance, end of period
  

 
$
109,675

 
  

 
$
104,869

Retained earnings:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance, beginning of period
 

 
$
102,243

 
 

 
$
62,554

Net income attributable to Farmer Mac
 

 
61,961

 
 

 
36,452

Cash dividends:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Preferred stock, Series A ($1.0322 per share)
 
 
(2,477
)
 
 
 

Preferred stock, Series C ($2.36 per share in 2013 and $37.50 per share in 2012)
 

 
(136
)
 
 

 
(2,159
)
Common stock ($0.36 per share in 2013 and $0.30 per share in 2012)
 

 
(3,892
)
 
 

 
(3,135
)
Balance, end of period
 

 
$
157,699

 
 

 
$
93,712

Accumulated other comprehensive income:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance, beginning of period
 

 
$
73,969

 
 

 
$
79,370

Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax
 

 
(47,141
)
 
 

 
12,435

Balance, end of period
 

 
$
26,828

 
 

 
$
91,805

Total Stockholders' Equity
 

 
$
363,395

 
 

 
$
358,460

Non-controlling interest - preferred stock:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance, beginning of period
 

 
$
241,853

 
 

 
$
241,853

Issuance of Preferred stock - Farmer Mac II LLC
 

 

 
 

 

Balance, end of period
 

 
$
241,853

 
 

 
$
241,853

Total Equity
 
 
$
605,248

 
 

 
$
600,313

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
78,602

 
$
53,093

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 

Net amortization of deferred gains, premiums and discounts on loans, investments, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities
7,716

 
10,109

Amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs
9,119

 
10,653

Net change in fair value of trading securities, hedged assets, financial derivatives, and loans held for sale
(32,126
)
 
3,035

Gains on the sale of available-for-sale investment securities
(3,073
)
 
(28
)
Gains on the sale of real estate owned
(1,210
)
 
(249
)
Total provision for losses
436

 
718

Deferred income taxes
10,400

 
(1,885
)
Stock-based compensation expense
2,287

 
2,721

Proceeds from repayment of trading investment securities
656

 
663

Purchases of loans held for sale

 
(114,299
)
Proceeds from repayment of loans purchased as held for sale
149,675

 
143,915

Net change in:
 
 
 

Interest receivable
32,754

 
40,603

Guarantee and commitment fees receivable
(1,707
)
 
(6,356
)
Other assets
48,887

 
(37,388
)
Accrued interest payable
(14,319
)
 
(25,367
)
Other liabilities
37

 
3,853

Net cash provided by operating activities
288,134

 
83,791

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
(1,141,601
)
 
(1,524,618
)
Purchases of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities
(1,281,956
)
 
(1,233,312
)
Purchases of loans held for investment
(624,702
)
 
(383,684
)
Purchases of defaulted loans
(6,704
)
 
(11,031
)
Proceeds from repayment of available-for-sale investment securities
1,026,745

 
910,313

Proceeds from repayment of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities
776,599

 
780,643

Proceeds from repayment of loans purchased as held for investment
216,506

 
244,577

Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investment securities
170,614

 
5,028

Proceeds from sale of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
64,609

 
29,334

Proceeds from sale of real estate owned
3,774

 
1,062

Net cash used in investing activities
(796,116
)
 
(1,181,688
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from issuance of discount notes
49,070,788

 
51,844,862

Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes
2,273,350

 
2,148,051

Payments to redeem discount notes
(49,534,649
)
 
(51,328,421
)
Payments to redeem medium-term notes
(1,362,000
)
 
(1,392,000
)
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based awards
995

 
994

Payments to third parties on debt securities of consolidated trusts
(54,154
)
 
(101,421
)
Proceeds from common stock issuance
1,477

 
41

Proceeds from Series A Preferred stock issuance
58,333

 

Retirement of Series C Preferred stock
(57,578
)
 

Dividends paid - Non-controlling interest - preferred stock
(16,641
)
 
(16,641
)
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock
(5,790
)
 
(4,574
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
374,131

 
1,150,891

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
(133,851
)
 
52,994

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
785,564

 
817,046

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
651,713

 
$
870,040

 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1.
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 (the "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, 2012 consolidated balance sheet presented in this report has been derived from Farmer Mac's audited 2012 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 2012 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, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013. That Form 10-K describes Farmer Mac's significant accounting policies, which include its policies on Principles of Consolidation; Cash and Cash Equivalents and Statements of Cash Flows; Investment Securities, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities; Loans; Securitization of Loans; Non-accrual Loans; Real Estate Owned; Financial Derivatives; Notes Payable; Allowance for Losses; Earnings Per Common Share; Income Taxes; Stock-Based Compensation; Comprehensive Income; Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments; Fair Value Measurement; and Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs"). 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Farmer Mac and its two subsidiaries: (1) Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation ("FMMSC"), 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 Guarantees line of business – primarily the acquisition of USDA-guaranteed portions of loans that are guaranteed by the USDA pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ("USDA Guaranteed Securities").  The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of VIEs in which Farmer Mac determined itself to be the primary beneficiary. 


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The following tables present, by line of business, details about the consolidation of VIEs:

Table 1.1

 
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
 
September 30, 2013
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Investments
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated VIEs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost (1)
$
176,921

 
$

 
$
386,934

 
$

 
$
563,855

Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (2)
178,076

 

 

 

 
178,076

   Unconsolidated VIEs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Carrying value (3)
33,504

 
25,708

 

 

 
59,212

      Maximum exposure to loss (4)
30,000

 
24,925

 

 

 
54,925

   Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Carrying value

 

 

 
723,901

 
723,901

        Maximum exposure to loss (4)

 

 

 
727,248

 
727,248

Off-Balance Sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Unconsolidated VIEs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Maximum exposure to loss (4) (5)
1,771,703

 
21,094

 

 

 
1,792,797

(1)
Includes unamortized premiums related to Rural Utilities of $32.7 million.
(2)
Includes borrower remittances of $1.2 million, which have not been passed through to third party investors as of September 30, 2013.
(3)
Includes unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to Farm & Ranch and USDA Guarantees of $3.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
(4)
Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.
(5)
Of the Farm & Ranch amount, $801.7 million relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.

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Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
 
December 31, 2012
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Investments
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated VIEs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost (1)
$
160,436

 
$

 
$
403,139

 
$

 
$
563,575

Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (2)
167,621

 

 

 

 
167,621

   Unconsolidated VIEs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Carrying value (3)
31,370

 
26,681

 

 

 
58,051

      Maximum exposure to loss (4)
30,000

 
26,238

 

 

 
56,238

   Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Carrying value

 

 

 
724,893

 
724,893

        Maximum exposure to loss (4)

 

 

 
737,148

 
737,148

Off-Balance Sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Unconsolidated VIEs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Maximum exposure to loss (4) (5)
1,881,370

 
29,658

 

 

 
1,911,028

(1)
Includes unamortized premiums related to Rural Utilities of $34.3 million.
(2)
Includes borrower remittances of $7.2 million, which have not been passed through to third party investors as of December 31, 2012.
(3)
Includes unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to Farm & Ranch and USDA Guarantees of $1.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
(4)
Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and the outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.
(5)
Of the Farm & Ranch amount, $911.4 million relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.

A Farmer Mac guarantee of timely payment of principal and interest is an explicit element of the terms of all Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.  When Farmer Mac retains those securities in its portfolio, that guarantee is not extinguished.  For Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities in Farmer Mac's portfolio, Farmer Mac has entered into guarantee arrangements with FMMSC.  The guarantee fee rate established between Farmer Mac and FMMSC is an element in determining the fair value of these Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and guarantee fees related to these securities are reflected in guarantee and commitment fees in the consolidated statements of operations.  These guarantee fees totaled $2.8 million and $8.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $2.6 million and $7.7 million for the same periods in 2012. The corresponding expense of FMMSC has been eliminated against interest income in consolidation.  All other inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

(a)
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Statements of Cash Flows

Farmer Mac considers highly liquid investment securities with maturities at the time of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents is a reasonable estimate of their approximate fair value.  Changes in the balance of cash and cash equivalents are reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows.  


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The following table sets forth information regarding certain cash and non-cash transactions for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 1.2

 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest
$
90,052

 
$
90,588

Income taxes
17,000

 
16,500

Non-cash activity:
 

 
 

Real estate owned acquired through loan liquidation
1,443

 
1,130

Loans acquired and securitized as Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
64,609

 
24,008

Purchases of investment securities traded, not yet settled
57,001

 

Consolidation of Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities from off-balance sheet to loans held for investment in consolidated trusts and to debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties
64,609

 
24,008

Deconsolidation of loans held for investment in consolidated trusts and debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties - transferred to off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities

 
460,261

Transfers of loans held for sale to loans held for investment
673,991

 



On January 1, 2013, Farmer Mac transferred $674.0 million of loans from held for sale to held for investment because Farmer Mac either (1) no longer intends to sell these loans in the foreseeable future or (2) generally securitizes these loans using VIEs that are ultimately consolidated on Farmer Mac's balance sheet and reported as "Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost." Farmer Mac transferred these loans at the lower of cost or fair value (determined on a pooled basis). Farmer Mac recorded a $5.9 million unamortized discount for loans transferred at fair value. At the time of purchase, loans are classified as either held for sale or held for investment depending upon management's intent and ability to hold the loans for the foreseeable future. Cash receipts from the repayment of loans are classified within the statements of cash flows based on management's intent upon purchase of the loan, as prescribed by accounting guidance related to the statement of cash flows.


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(b)
Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share ("EPS") is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding.  Diluted earnings per common share is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding adjusted to include all potentially dilutive common stock options, stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), and non-vested restricted stock awards.  The following schedule reconciles basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 1.3

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
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
$
15,413

 
10,843

 
$
1.42

 
$
16,381

 
10,492

 
$
1.56

Effect of dilutive securities (1):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Stock options, SARs and restricted stock

 
370

 
(0.05
)
 

 
504

 
(0.07
)
Diluted EPS
$
15,413

 
11,213

 
$
1.37

 
$
16,381

 
10,996

 
$
1.49

(1)
For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, stock options and SARs of 36,983 and 296,873, 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 September 30, 2013 and 2012, contingent shares of non-vested restricted stock of 44,894 and 106,300, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because performance conditions were not met.

 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
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
$
59,348

 
10,799

 
$
5.50

 
$
34,293

 
10,442

 
$
3.28

Effect of dilutive securities (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Stock options, SARs and restricted stock

 
392

 
(0.20
)
 

 
532

 
(0.16
)
Diluted EPS
$
59,348

 
11,191

 
$
5.30

 
$
34,293

 
10,974

 
$
3.12

(1)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, stock options and SARs of 43,640 and 412,009, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because they were anti-dilutive. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, contingent shares of non-vested restricted stock of 38,363 and 97,300, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because performance conditions were not met.


(c)
Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of prior period information were made to conform to the current period presentation.



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2.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The following tables present the amount outstanding, amortized cost, and fair values of Farmer Mac's investment securities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:
 
Table 2.1

 
September 30, 2013
 
Amount Outstanding
 
Unamortized Premium/(Discount)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$
74,100

 
$

 
$
74,100

 
$

 
$
(9,012
)
 
$
65,088

Floating rate asset-backed securities
162,905

 
(231
)
 
162,674

 
1,070

 
(48
)
 
163,696

Floating rate corporate debt securities
114,345

 
(7
)
 
114,338

 
477

 
(42
)
 
114,773

Fixed rate corporate debt securities
65,000

 
106

 
65,106

 
122

 
(40
)
 
65,188

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
742,471

 
4,948

 
747,419

 
5,808

 
(1,520
)
 
751,707

Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (1)
1,320

 
4,071

 
5,391

 
3,750

 

 
9,141

Floating rate GSE subordinated debt
70,000

 

 
70,000

 

 
(6,615
)
 
63,385

Fixed rate GSE preferred stock
78,500

 
473

 
78,973

 
4,482

 

 
83,455

Fixed rate taxable municipal bonds
26,635

 
117

 
26,752

 
2

 
(10
)
 
26,744

Floating rate senior agency debt
25,000

 

 
25,000

 
11

 

 
25,011

Fixed rate senior agency debt
326,000

 
617

 
326,617

 
153

 
(3
)
 
326,767

Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries
805,000

 
1,874

 
806,874

 
307

 
(1
)
 
807,180

Total available-for-sale
2,491,276

 
11,968

 
2,503,244

 
16,182

 
(17,291
)
 
2,502,135

Trading:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities
3,671

 

 
3,671

 

 
(2,694
)
 
977

Total investment securities
$
2,494,947

 
$
11,968

 
$
2,506,915

 
$
16,182

 
$
(19,985
)
 
$
2,503,112

(1)
Fair value includes $7.7 million of an interest-only security with a notional amount of $152.4 million.






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December 31, 2012
 
Amount Outstanding
 
Unamortized Premium/(Discount)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$
74,100

 
$

 
$
74,100

 
$

 
$
(10,941
)
 
$
63,159

Floating rate asset-backed securities
150,519

 
(372
)
 
150,147

 
933

 
(36
)
 
151,044

Fixed rate asset-backed securities
6,501

 

 
6,501

 

 

 
6,501

Floating rate corporate debt securities
76,345

 
(32
)
 
76,313

 
450

 

 
76,763

Fixed rate corporate debt securities
51,969

 
243

 
52,212

 
204

 

 
52,416

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
699,062

 
5,973

 
705,035

 
8,035

 
(211
)
 
712,859

Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
1,910

 
1

 
1,911

 
154

 

 
2,065

Floating rate GSE subordinated debt
70,000

 

 
70,000

 

 
(12,569
)
 
57,431

Fixed rate GSE preferred stock
78,500

 
784

 
79,284

 
7,802

 

 
87,086

Floating rate senior agency debt
50,000

 
(6
)
 
49,994

 
61

 

 
50,055

Fixed rate senior agency debt
72,700

 
287

 
72,987

 
128

 
(1
)
 
73,114

Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries
1,163,400

 
2,240

 
1,165,640

 
258

 
(9
)
 
1,165,889

Total available-for-sale
2,495,006

 
9,118

 
2,504,124

 
18,025

 
(23,767
)
 
2,498,382

Trading:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities
4,327

 

 
4,327

 

 
(3,080
)
 
1,247

Total investment securities
$
2,499,333

 
$
9,118

 
$
2,508,451

 
$
18,025

 
$
(26,847
)
 
$
2,499,629



During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Farmer Mac did not sell any securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac received proceeds of $170.6 million from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio, resulting in gross realized gains of $3.1 million, compared to proceeds of $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, resulting in gross realized gains of $28,000.


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As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:

Table 2.2

 
September 30, 2013
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
 
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
 
(in thousands)
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$

 
$

 
$
65,088

 
$
(9,012
)
Floating rate asset-backed securities
37,696

 
(48
)
 

 

Floating rate corporate debt securities
14,958

 
(42
)
 

 

Fixed rate corporate debt securities
35,109

 
(40
)
 

 

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
231,733

 
(1,520
)
 

 

Floating rate GSE subordinated debt

 

 
63,385

 
(6,615
)
Fixed rate taxable municipal bonds
8,052

 
(10
)
 

 

Fixed rate senior agency debt
31,985

 
(3
)
 

 

Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries
18,024

 
(1
)
 

 

Total
$
377,557

 
$
(1,664
)
 
$
128,473

 
$
(15,627
)

 
December 31, 2012
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
 
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Unrealized
Loss
 
(in thousands)
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$

 
$

 
$
63,159

 
$
(10,941
)
Floating rate asset-backed securities
21,648

 
(27
)
 
3,619

 
(9
)
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
174,352

 
(209
)
 
829

 
(2
)
Floating rate GSE subordinated debt

 

 
57,431

 
(12,569
)
Fixed rate senior agency debt
50,088

 
(1
)
 

 

Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries
136,194

 
(9
)
 

 

Total
$
382,282

 
$
(246
)
 
$
125,038

 
$
(23,521
)

 
The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to a general widening of credit spreads from the dates of acquisition to September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, as applicable. The resulting decrease in fair values reflect an increase in the perceived risk by the financial markets related to those securities. As of September 30, 2013, all of the investment securities in an unrealized loss position had credit ratings of at least "AA+" except two that were rated "A-", one that was rated "BBB+", and one that was rated "B+". As of September 30, 2013, the aggregate unrealized loss on the security rated "BBB+" was $23,000, and the security matures in 2014. The security rated "B+" has been called at par by the issuer effective November 29, 2013. As of December 31, 2012, all of the investment securities in an unrealized loss position had credit ratings of at least "AA+" except one that was rated "A-".  The unrealized losses

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were on 46 and 17 individual investment securities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

As of September 30, 2013, 7 of the securities in loss positions had been in loss positions for more than 12 months and had a total unrealized loss of $15.6 million.  As of December 31, 2012, 9 of the securities in loss positions had been in loss positions for more than 12 months and had a total unrealized loss of $23.5 million.  Securities in unrealized loss positions 12 months or more have a fair value as of September 30, 2013 that is, on average, approximately 89.2 percent 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 changes in credit spreads or maturity.  Accordingly, Farmer Mac has concluded that none of the unrealized losses on these available-for-sale investment securities represents other-than-temporary impairment as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  Farmer Mac does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that Farmer Mac will be required to sell the securities before recovery of the amortized cost basis.

Farmer Mac did not own any held-to-maturity investment securities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac owned trading investment securities with an amortized cost of $3.7 million, a fair value of $1.0 million, and a weighted average yield of 4.27 percent. As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac owned trading investment securities with an amortized cost of $4.3 million, a fair value of $1.2 million, and a weighted average yield of 4.29 percent.

The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted average yield of available-for-sale investment securities by remaining contractual maturity as of September 30, 2013 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 2.3

 
September 30, 2013
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Yield
 
(dollars in thousands)
Due within one year
$
1,212,628

 
$
1,213,131

 
0.63%
Due after one year through five years
222,499

 
223,092

 
0.82%
Due after five years through ten years
377,526

 
377,293

 
1.01%
Due after ten years
690,591

 
688,619

 
2.18%
Total
$
2,503,244

 
$
2,502,135

 
1.13%




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3.
FARMER MAC GUARANTEED SECURITIES AND USDA GUARANTEED SECURITIES

The following tables set forth information about on-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 3.1

 
September 30, 2013
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Unamortized Premium/(Discount)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farm & Ranch
$
3,539,650

 
$
134

 
$
3,539,784

 
$
72,464

 
$
(13,725
)
 
$
3,598,523

USDA Guarantees
24,925

 
(452
)
 
24,473

 
1,239

 
(4
)
 
25,708

Rural Utilities
1,533,634

 

 
1,533,634

 
8,510

 
(27,619
)
 
1,514,525

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
5,098,209

 
(318
)
 
5,097,891

 
82,213

 
(41,348
)
 
5,138,756

USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,571,742

 
4,926

 
1,576,668

 
6,480

 
(16,457
)
 
1,566,691

Total available-for-sale
6,669,951

 
4,608

 
6,674,559

 
88,693

 
(57,805
)
 
6,705,447

Trading:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

USDA Guaranteed Securities
59,031

 
5,144

 
64,175

 
226

 
(2,082
)
 
62,319

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities
$
6,728,982

 
$
9,752

 
$
6,738,734

 
$
88,919

 
$
(59,887
)
 
$
6,767,766


 
December 31, 2012
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Unamortized Premium/(Discount)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farm & Ranch
$
3,339,200

 
$
160

 
$
3,339,360

 
$
92,223

 
$
(5,094
)
 
$
3,426,489

USDA Guarantees
26,238

 
(452
)
 
25,786

 
909

 
(14
)
 
26,681

Rural Utilities
1,298,506

 

 
1,298,506

 
18,530

 
(3,948
)
 
1,313,088

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
4,663,944

 
(292
)
 
4,663,652

 
111,662

 
(9,056
)
 
4,766,258

USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,461,184

 
5,975

 
1,467,159

 
19,605

 
(169
)
 
1,486,595

Total available-for-sale
6,125,128

 
5,683

 
6,130,811

 
131,267

 
(9,225
)
 
6,252,853

Trading:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

USDA Guaranteed Securities
98,499

 
6,415

 
104,914

 
624

 
(1,350
)
 
104,188

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities
$
6,223,627

 
$
12,098

 
$
6,235,725

 
$
131,891

 
$
(10,575
)
 
$
6,357,041



The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to higher interest rates from the date of acquisition to September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, as applicable.  The credit exposure related to Farmer Mac's USDA Guarantees line of business is covered by the full faith and credit guarantee of the United States.  As of September 30, 2013, 13 AgVantage securities in loss positions in the Farm & Ranch line of business had been in a loss position for more than 12 months with a total unrealized loss of $3.2 million. Each Farm & Ranch AgVantage security requires some level of overcollateralization and is secured by eligible loans of the issuing institution with a requirement that delinquent loans be removed from the collateral pool and replaced with current eligible loans. Thus, Farmer Mac does not believe it

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will realize any of those losses. None of the Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities has been in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months. Farmer Mac has concluded that none of the unrealized losses on its available-for-sale Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities represents an other-than-temporary impairment as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  Farmer Mac does not intend to sell these securities, and it is not more likely than not that Farmer Mac will be required to sell the securities before recovery of the amortized cost basis.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Farmer Mac realized no gains or losses from the sale of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities.

The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted average yield of available-for-sale Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities by remaining contractual maturity as of September 30, 2013 are set forth below. The balances presented are based on their final maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets.

Table 3.2

 
September 30, 2013
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Yield
 
(dollars in thousands)
Due within one year
$
1,198,850

 
$
1,213,841

 
2.42
%
Due after one year through five years
3,004,265

 
3,044,983

 
2.23
%
Due after five years through ten years
607,720

 
612,002

 
2.40
%
Due after ten years
1,863,724

 
1,834,621

 
2.60
%
Total
$
6,674,559

 
$
6,705,447

 
2.38
%


Farmer Mac did not own any held-to-maturity Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities or USDA Guaranteed Securities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac owned trading USDA Guaranteed Securities with an amortized cost of $64.2 million, a fair value of $62.3 million, and a weighted average yield of 5.64 percent. As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac owned trading USDA Guaranteed Securities with an amortized cost of $104.9 million, a fair value of $104.2 million, and a weighted average yield of 5.77 percent.  


4.
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES

Farmer Mac enters into financial derivative transactions principally to protect against risk from the effects of market price or interest rate movements on the value of certain assets, future cash flows, or debt issuance, not for trading or speculative purposes.  Farmer Mac enters into interest rate swap contracts to adjust the characteristics of its short-term debt to match more closely the cash flow and duration characteristics of its longer-term loans and other assets, and also to adjust the characteristics of its long-term debt to match more closely the cash flow and duration characteristics of its short-term assets, thereby reducing interest rate risk and often times deriving an overall lower effective cost of borrowing than would otherwise be available to Farmer Mac in the conventional debt market.  Certain financial

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derivatives are designated as fair value hedges of fixed rate assets classified as available-for-sale to protect against fair value changes in the assets related to a benchmark interest rate (i.e., LIBOR).

Farmer Mac manages the interest rate risk related to loans it has committed to acquire, but has not yet permanently funded, through the use of forward sale contracts on the debt of other government-sponsored enterprises ("GSEs") and futures contracts involving U.S. Treasury securities. Farmer Mac uses forward sale contracts on GSE securities to reduce its interest rate exposure to changes in both U.S. Treasury rates and spreads on Farmer Mac debt.  The notional amounts of these contracts are determined based on a duration-matched hedge ratio between the hedged item and the hedge instrument. Gains or losses generated by these hedge transactions are expected to offset changes in funding costs.

All financial derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as a freestanding asset or liability. Changes in the fair values of financial derivatives are reported in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" in the consolidated statements of operations. For financial derivatives designated in fair value hedging relationships, changes in the fair values of the hedged items related to the risk being hedged are also reported in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" in the consolidated statements of operations. Farmer Mac currently has no financial derivatives designated in cash flow hedging relationships.

Market Risk:
 
Market risk is the risk of an adverse effect resulting from changes in interest rates or spreads on the value of a financial instrument.  Farmer Mac manages market risk associated with financial derivatives by establishing and monitoring limits as to the degree of risk that may be undertaken.  This risk is periodically measured as part of Farmer Mac's overall risk monitoring processes, which include market value of equity measurements, net interest income modeling, and other measures.
























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Credit Risk:
 
Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will fail to perform according to the terms of a financial derivative contract in which Farmer Mac has an unrealized gain.  Credit losses could occur in the event of non-performance by counterparties to these contracts. Non-exchange traded derivatives expose Farmer Mac to institutional credit risk to individual counterparties because transactions are executed and settled between Farmer Mac and each counterparty, exposing Farmer Mac to potential losses if a counterparty fails to meet its obligations. Farmer Mac mitigates this counterparty credit risk by contracting only with counterparties that have investment grade credit ratings, establishing and maintaining collateral requirements based upon credit ratings, and entering into netting agreements.  Netting agreements provide for the calculation of the net amount of all receivables and payables under all transactions covered by the netting agreement between Farmer Mac and a single counterparty.   Farmer Mac's exposure to credit risk related to its financial derivatives is represented by those counterparties for which Farmer Mac has a net receivable, including the effect of any netting arrangements.  As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac's credit exposure to interest rate swap counterparties, excluding netting arrangements and any adjustment for nonperformance risk, but including accrued interest, was $29.1 million and $37.1 million, respectively; however, including netting arrangements and accrued interest, Farmer Mac's credit exposure was $3.8 million and $2.4 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac held cash of $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, as collateral for its derivatives in net asset positions, resulting in uncollateralized net asset positions of $3.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Farmer Mac records cash held as collateral as an increase in the balance of cash and cash equivalents and an increase in the balance of accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Effective in second quarter 2013, Farmer Mac expanded its use of centrally-cleared derivatives by clearing through a clearinghouse certain interest rate swaps. Farmer Mac posts initial and variation margin to the clearinghouses through which centrally-cleared derivatives and futures contracts are traded. These collateral postings expose Farmer Mac to institutional credit risk in the event that either the clearinghouse or the futures commission merchant that Farmer Mac uses to post collateral to the clearinghouse fails to meet its obligations. Conversely, the use of centrally-cleared derivatives mitigates Farmer Mac's credit risk to individual counterparties because clearinghouses assume the credit risk among counterparties in centrally-cleared derivatives transactions. As of September 30, 2013, $1.2 billion of the notional amount of interest rate swaps were cleared through swap clearinghouses.

In the normal course of business, Farmer Mac and its counterparties enforce the collateral requirements contained in the related derivative contracts.  Under these collateral requirements, the amount of collateral posted is typically based on the net fair value of all derivative contracts with the counterparty, i.e., derivative assets net of derivative liabilities at the counterparty level.  If Farmer Mac were to default under a derivative contract (such as the failure to pay amounts when due, any other material breach of the agreement that remains unremedied, a material default under another of Farmer Mac's credit agreements, or bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership), the related counterparty could request payment or full collateralization on the derivative contract. In addition, if Farmer Mac ceases to be a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States, the related counterparty could request full collateralization on the derivative contract.  As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair value of Farmer Mac's derivatives in a net liability position including accrued interest but excluding netting arrangements and any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was $99.5 million and $168.0 million, respectively; however, including netting arrangements and accrued interest, the fair value of Farmer Mac's derivatives in a net liability position at the counterparty level, was $76.0 million and $135.8 million as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.  Farmer Mac posted cash of $10.5 million and investment securities

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with a fair value of $1.5 million as of September 30, 2013 and posted cash of $60.3 million as of December 31, 2012 as collateral for its derivatives in net liability positions.  Farmer Mac records posted cash as a reduction in the outstanding balance of cash and cash equivalents and an increase in the balance of prepaid expenses and other assets. The investment securities posted as collateral are included in the investment securities balances on the consolidated balance sheets.  If Farmer Mac had breached certain provisions of the derivative contracts as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements or post additional collateral of $64.0 million and $75.5 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no financial derivatives in a net payable position where Farmer Mac was required to pledge collateral which the counterparty had the right to sell or repledge.

Interest Rate Risk:
 
Farmer Mac uses financial derivatives to manage its interest rate risk exposure by effectively modifying the interest rate reset or maturity characteristics of certain assets and liabilities and by locking in the rates for certain forecasted issuances of liabilities.  The primary financial derivatives Farmer Mac uses include interest rate swaps and forward sale contracts.  Farmer Mac uses interest rate swaps to assume fixed rate interest payments in exchange for floating rate interest payments and vice versa.  Depending on the economic hedging relationship, the effects of these agreements are (a) the conversion of long-term fixed rate assets to shorter-term floating rate assets, (b) the conversion of variable rate liabilities to longer-term fixed rate liabilities, or (c) the reduction of the variability of future changes in interest rates on forecasted issuances of liabilities.  The accrual of the contractual amounts due on these agreements that are not designated in hedging relationships is recorded as "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" in the consolidated statements of operations.


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The following tables summarize information related to Farmer Mac's financial derivatives on a gross basis without giving consideration to master netting arrangements as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the effects of financial derivatives on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 4.1

  
September 30, 2013
  
 
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Pay Rate
 
Weighted-
Average Receive Rate
 
Weighted-
Average
Forward
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life (in years)
  
Notional Amount
 
Asset
 
(Liability)
 
 
 
 
  
(dollars in thousands)
Fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay fixed non-callable
$
900,000

 
$

 
$
(35,198
)
 
2.25%
 
0.27%
 
 
 
3.50
No hedge designation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay fixed non-callable
784,349

 
3,398

 
(55,157
)
 
4.57%
 
0.26%
 
 
 
4.03
Receive fixed non-callable
4,308,440

 
16,135

 
(178
)
 
0.30%
 
0.78%
 
 
 
0.59
Receive fixed callable
225,000

 
4

 
(1,137
)
 
0.12%
 
0.55%
 
 
 
3.22
Basis swaps
374,288

 
315

 
(358
)
 
0.34%
 
0.29%
 
 
 
1.34
Credit valuation adjustment
 
 
(176
)
 
583

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total financial derivatives
$
6,592,077

 
$
19,676

 
$
(91,445
)
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Collateral (received)/pledged
 
 
(742
)
 
11,977

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net amount
 
 
$
18,934

 
$
(79,468
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
December 31, 2012
  

 
Fair Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Pay Rate
 
Weighted-
Average Receive Rate
 
Weighted-
Average
Forward
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life (in years)
  
Notional Amount
 
Asset
 
(Liability)
 
 
 
 
  
(dollars in thousands)
Fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay fixed non-callable
$
950,000

 
$

 
$
(58,758
)
 
2.20%
 
0.31%
 
 
 
4.07
No hedge designation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay fixed non-callable
805,622

 
357

 
(91,205
)
 
4.83%
 
0.32%
 
 
 
4.14
Receive fixed non-callable
4,135,149

 
30,338

 
(211
)
 
0.33%
 
0.85%
 
 
 
0.74
Receive fixed callable
245,000

 
6

 
(238
)
 
0.15%
 
0.55%
 
 
 
3.89
Basis swaps
609,262

 
499

 
(784
)
 
0.43%
 
0.36%
 
 
 
1.29
Agency forwards
59,035

 

 
(58
)
 
 
 
 
 
101.22

 
 
Treasury futures
11,200

 

 
(12
)
 
 
 
 
 
129.77

 
 
Credit valuation adjustment
 
 
(27
)
 
584

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total financial derivatives
$
6,815,268

 
$
31,173

 
$
(150,682
)
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
Collateral (received)/pledged
 
 
(1,650
)
 
60,311

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net amount
 
 
$
29,523

 
$
(90,371
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Table 4.2

 
Gains/(Losses) on Financial Derivatives and Hedging Activities
  
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
  
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps (1)
$
4

 
$
(5,142
)
 
$
23,329

 
$
(5,142
)
Hedged items
2,996

 
8,378

 
(14,871
)
 
8,378

Gains on hedging activities
3,000

 
3,236

 
8,458

 
3,236

No hedge designation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
1,192

 
(1,970
)
 
14,950

 
(25,853
)
Agency forwards
(861
)
 
452

 
(768
)
 
(153
)
Treasury futures
(307
)
 
(142
)
 
(139
)
 
(471
)
Credit default swaps

 
(18
)
 

 
(93
)
Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives not designated in hedging relationships
24

 
(1,678
)
 
14,043

 
(26,570
)
Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities
$
3,024

 
$
1,558

 
$
22,501

 
$
(23,334
)
(1)
Included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness at September 30, 2013, but excluded from the amounts in the table, were losses of $3.1 million and $8.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, attributable to the fair value of the swaps at the inception of the hedging relationship. Accordingly, the amounts recognized as hedge ineffectiveness for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were losses of $0.1 million and gains of $0.5 million, respectively. The comparable amounts at September 30, 2012 were losses of $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 attributable to the fair value of the swaps at the inception of the hedging relationship and, accordingly, gains of $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 attributable to hedge ineffectiveness.

Effective June 30, 2013, Farmer Mac discontinued hedge accounting for one fair value hedge with a notional amount of $50 million and a maturity date in December 2013 due to it no longer qualifying as an effective hedge. The impact of the discontinuation is immaterial to Farmer Mac's financial statements.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had outstanding basis swaps with Zions First National Bank, a related party, with a total notional amount of $29.3 million and a fair value of $(0.3) million, compared to $49.3 million and $(0.7) million, respectively, as of December 31, 2012.  Under the terms of those basis swaps, Farmer Mac pays Constant Maturity Treasury-based rates and receives LIBOR.  Those swaps hedge most of the interest rate basis risk related to loans Farmer Mac purchases that pay a Constant Maturity Treasury-based rate and the discount notes Farmer Mac issues to fund the loan purchases.  The pricing of discount notes is closely correlated to LIBOR rates.  Farmer Mac recorded unrealized gains on those outstanding basis swaps for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 of $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012.



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5.
LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES

Loans

Farmer Mac classifies loans as either held for investment or held for sale. Loans held for investment are recorded at the unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized premium or discount and other cost adjustments. Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value determined on a pooled basis. The following table displays the composition of the loan balances as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 5.1

 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Unsecuritized
 
In Consolidated Trusts
 
Total
 
Unsecuritized
 
In Consolidated Trusts
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Farm & Ranch
$
1,773,782

 
$
176,921

 
$
1,950,703

 
$
1,519,415

 
$
160,436

 
$
1,679,851

Rural Utilities
663,533

 
354,241

 
1,017,774

 
663,097

 
368,848

 
1,031,945

Total unpaid principal balance (1)
2,437,315

 
531,162

 
2,968,477

 
2,182,512

 
529,284

 
2,711,796

Unamortized premiums, discounts and other cost basis adjustments
(1,663
)
 
32,693

 
31,030

 
981

 
34,291

 
35,272

Lower of cost or fair value adjustment on loans held for sale

 

 

 
(5,943
)
 

 
(5,943
)
Total loans
$
2,435,652

 
$
563,855

 
$
2,999,507

 
$
2,177,550

 
$
563,575

 
$
2,741,125

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost
$
2,435,652

 
$
563,855

 
$
2,999,507

 
$
1,503,559

 
$
563,575

 
$
2,067,134

Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value

 

 

 
673,991

 

 
673,991

Total loans
2,435,652

 
563,855

 
2,999,507

 
2,177,550

 
563,575

 
2,741,125

Allowance for loan losses
(6,636
)
 
(233
)
 
(6,869
)
 
(10,986
)
 
(365
)
 
(11,351
)
Total loans, net of allowance
$
2,429,016

 
$
563,622

 
$
2,992,638

 
$
2,166,564

 
$
563,210

 
$
2,729,774

(1)
Unpaid principal balance is the basis of presentation in disclosures of outstanding balances for Farmer Mac's lines of business. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis—Results of Operations—Business Volume."




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Allowance for Losses

Farmer Mac maintains an allowance for losses to cover estimated probable losses on loans held and loans underlying long-term standby purchase commitments ("LTSPCs") and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.  As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac recorded allowances for losses of $13.4 million and $16.9 million, respectively. No allowance for losses has been provided for the USDA Guarantees and Rural Utilities lines of business and Farm & Ranch AgVantage securities as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  See Note 3 and Note 6 for more information about Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.  Farmer Mac's allowance for losses is presented in two components on its consolidated balance sheets:
 
an "Allowance for loan losses" on loans held; and
a "Reserve for losses" on loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.
 
The following is a summary of the changes in the allowance for losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 5.2

 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
Reserve
for Losses
 
Total
Allowance
for Losses
 
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
Reserve
for Losses
 
Total
Allowance
for Losses
  
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
7,368

 
$
6,110

 
$
13,478

 
$
9,361

 
$
8,779

 
$
18,140

(Release of)/provision for losses
(499
)
 
463

 
(36
)
 
137

 
(43
)
 
94

Charge-offs

 

 

 
(448
)
 

 
(448
)
Ending Balance
$
6,869

 
$
6,573

 
$
13,442

 
$
9,050

 
$
8,736

 
$
17,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
11,351

 
$
5,539

 
$
16,890

 
$
10,161

 
$
7,355

 
$
17,516

(Release of)/provision for losses
(598
)
 
1,034

 
436

 
(663
)
 
1,381

 
718

Charge-offs
(3,884
)
 

 
(3,884
)
 
(448
)
 

 
(448
)
Ending Balance
$
6,869

 
$
6,573

 
$
13,442

 
$
9,050

 
$
8,736

 
$
17,786

 

During third quarter 2013, Farmer Mac recorded releases to its allowance for loan losses of $0.5 million and provisions to its reserve for losses of $0.5 million. Farmer Mac recorded no charge-offs to its allowance for loan losses during third quarter 2013. The charge-offs recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 included a $3.6 million charge-off related to one ethanol loan that transitioned to real estate owned ("REO") during first quarter 2013 and for which Farmer Mac had previously provided a specific allowance. During third quarter 2012, Farmer Mac recorded provisions to its allowance for loan losses of $0.1 million and releases to its reserve for losses of $43,000, and charged off $0.4 million of losses upon acquisition of REO or upon liquidation.

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The following tables present the changes in the allowance for losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 by commodity type:

Table 5.3

 
September 30, 2013
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
2,405

 
$
2,168

 
$
1,279

 
$
425

 
$
7,196

 
$
5

 
$
13,478

(Release of)/provision for losses
(225
)
 
(105
)
 
(84
)
 
13

 
364

 
1

 
(36
)
Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending Balance
$
2,180

 
$
2,063

 
$
1,195

 
$
438

 
$
7,560

 
$
6

 
$
13,442

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
2,589

 
$
2,316

 
$
1,534

 
$
784

 
$
9,661

 
$
6

 
$
16,890

(Release of)/provision for losses
(409
)
 
(64
)
 
(339
)
 
(276
)
 
1,524

 

 
436

Charge-offs

 
(189
)
 

 
(70
)
 
(3,625
)
 

 
(3,884
)
Ending Balance
$
2,180

 
$
2,063

 
$
1,195

 
$
438

 
$
7,560

 
$
6

 
$
13,442


 
September 30, 2012
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
4,281

 
$
2,522

 
$
1,471

 
$
557

 
$
9,302

 
$
7

 
$
18,140

(Release of)/provision for losses
(305
)
 
176

 
(129
)
 
192

 
161

 
(1
)
 
94

Charge-offs

 
(375
)
 

 
(73
)
 

 

 
(448
)
Ending Balance
$
3,976

 
$
2,323

 
$
1,342

 
$
676

 
$
9,463

 
$
6

 
$
17,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
4,133

 
$
3,099

 
$
1,697

 
$
477

 
$
8,106

 
$
4

 
$
17,516

(Release of)/provision for losses
(157
)
 
(401
)
 
(355
)
 
272

 
1,357

 
2

 
718

Charge-offs

 
(375
)
 

 
(73
)
 

 

 
(448
)
Ending Balance
$
3,976

 
$
2,323

 
$
1,342

 
$
676

 
$
9,463

 
$
6

 
$
17,786


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The following tables present the unpaid principal balances of loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and the related allowance for losses by impairment method and commodity type as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 5.4

  
As of September 30, 2013
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
Ending Balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
1,231,014

 
$
281,773

 
$
280,286

 
$
42,653

 
$
39,690

 
$
559

 
$
1,875,975

Off-balance sheet
1,277,905

 
588,589

 
945,021

 
114,311

 
139,937

 
8,867

 
3,074,630

Total
$
2,508,919

 
$
870,362

 
$
1,225,307

 
$
156,964

 
$
179,627

 
$
9,426

 
$
4,950,605

Individually evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
21,013

 
$
32,149

 
$
11,060

 
$
10,391

 
$

 
$
115

 
$
74,728

Off-balance sheet
1,991

 
3,102

 
3,222

 
2,100

 

 

 
10,415

Total
$
23,004

 
$
35,251

 
$
14,282

 
$
12,491

 
$

 
$
115

 
$
85,143

Total Farm & Ranch loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
1,252,027

 
$
313,922

 
$
291,346

 
$
53,044

 
$
39,690

 
$
674

 
$
1,950,703

Off-balance sheet
1,279,896

 
591,691

 
948,243

 
116,411

 
139,937

 
8,867

 
3,085,045

Total
$
2,531,923

 
$
905,613

 
$
1,239,589

 
$
169,455

 
$
179,627

 
$
9,541

 
$
5,035,748

Allowance for Losses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Collectively evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
1,302

 
$
330

 
$
338

 
$
25

 
$
2,569

 
$

 
$
4,564

Off-balance sheet
397

 
203

 
673

 
44

 
4,991

 
4

 
6,312

Total
$
1,699

 
$
533

 
$
1,011

 
$
69

 
$
7,560

 
$
4

 
$
10,876

Individually evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
379

 
$
1,483

 
$
119

 
$
324

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,305

Off-balance sheet
102

 
47

 
65

 
45

 

 
2

 
261

Total
$
481

 
$
1,530

 
$
184

 
$
369

 
$

 
$
2

 
$
2,566

Total Farm & Ranch loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
1,681

 
$
1,813

 
$
457

 
$
349

 
$
2,569

 
$

 
$
6,869

Off-balance sheet
499

 
250

 
738

 
89

 
4,991

 
6

 
6,573

Total
$
2,180

 
$
2,063

 
$
1,195

 
$
438

 
$
7,560

 
$
6

 
$
13,442



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As of December 31, 2012
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
Ending Balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
977,564

 
$
260,047

 
$
268,869

 
$
50,287

 
$
42,812

 
$

 
$
1,599,579

Off-balance sheet
1,169,710

 
584,880

 
1,002,164

 
136,482

 
144,637

 
11,000

 
3,048,873

Total
$
2,147,274

 
$
844,927

 
$
1,271,033

 
$
186,769

 
$
187,449

 
$
11,000

 
$
4,648,452

Individually evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
22,002

 
$
29,647

 
$
11,511

 
$
12,660

 
$
4,337

 
$
115

 
$
80,272

Off-balance sheet
2,073

 
7,958

 
5,197

 
2,436

 

 
901

 
18,565

Total
$
24,075

 
$
37,605

 
$
16,708

 
$
15,096

 
$
4,337

 
$
1,016

 
$
98,837

Total Farm & Ranch loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
999,566

 
$
289,694

 
$
280,380

 
$
62,947

 
$
47,149

 
$
115

 
$
1,679,851

Off-balance sheet
1,171,783

 
592,838

 
1,007,361

 
138,918

 
144,637

 
11,901

 
3,067,438

Total
$
2,171,349

 
$
882,532

 
$
1,287,741

 
$
201,865

 
$
191,786

 
$
12,016

 
$
4,747,289

Allowance for Losses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Collectively evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
1,406

 
$
586

 
$
499

 
$
46

 
$
2,265

 
$

 
$
4,802

Off-balance sheet
476

 
215

 
680

 
57

 
3,996

 
5

 
5,429

Total
$
1,882

 
$
801

 
$
1,179

 
$
103

 
$
6,261

 
$
5

 
$
10,231

Individually evaluated for impairment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
684

 
$
1,465

 
$
335

 
$
665

 
$
3,400

 
$

 
$
6,549

Off-balance sheet
23

 
50

 
20

 
16

 

 
1

 
110

Total
$
707

 
$
1,515

 
$
355

 
$
681

 
$
3,400

 
$
1

 
$
6,659

Total Farm & Ranch loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet
$
2,090

 
$
2,051

 
$
834

 
$
711

 
$
5,665

 
$

 
$
11,351

Off-balance sheet
499

 
265

 
700

 
73

 
3,996

 
6

 
5,539

Total
$
2,589

 
$
2,316

 
$
1,534

 
$
784

 
$
9,661

 
$
6

 
$
16,890



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The following tables present by commodity type the unpaid principal balances, recorded investment, and specific allowance for losses related to impaired loans and the recorded investment in loans on nonaccrual status as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 5.5

  
As of September 30, 2013
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including 
ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
Impaired Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With no specific allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded investment
$
5,636

 
$
13,590

 
$
7,175

 
$
1,665

 
$

 
$

 
$
28,066

Unpaid principal balance
5,554

 
13,528

 
7,094

 
1,652

 

 

 
27,828

With a specific allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Recorded investment (1)
18,379

 
23,756

 
7,331

 
10,927

 

 
119

 
60,512

Unpaid principal balance
17,450

 
21,723

 
7,188

 
10,839

 

 
115

 
57,315

Associated allowance
481

 
1,530

 
184

 
369

 

 
2

 
2,566

Total:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Recorded investment
24,015

 
37,346

 
14,506

 
12,592

 

 
119

 
88,578

Unpaid principal balance
23,004

 
35,251

 
14,282

 
12,491

 

 
115

 
85,143

Associated allowance
481

 
1,530

 
184

 
369

 

 
2

 
2,566

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status (2)
$
10,647

 
$
16,158

 
$
5,473

 
$
5,986

 
$

 
$

 
$
38,264

(1)
Impairment analysis was performed in the aggregate in consideration of similar risk characteristics of the assets and historical statistics on $53.6 million (61 percent) of impaired loans as of September 30, 2013, which resulted in a specific reserve of $1.3 million.
(2)
Includes $5.6 million of loans that are less than 90 days delinquent but which have not met Farmer Mac's performance criteria for returning to accrual status.

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As of December 31, 2012
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including 
ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
Impaired Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With no specific allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded investment
$
7,295

 
$
11,652

 
$
7,644

 
$
3,140

 
$

 
$
907

 
$
30,638

Unpaid principal balance
7,247

 
11,509

 
7,489

 
3,090

 

 
901

 
30,236

With a specific allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Recorded investment (1)
17,214

 
26,567

 
9,360

 
12,118

 
4,337

 
117

 
69,713

Unpaid principal balance
16,829

 
26,095

 
9,219

 
12,007

 
4,337

 
114

 
68,601

Associated allowance
706

 
1,515

 
355

 
682

 
3,400

 
1

 
6,659

Total:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Recorded investment
24,509

 
38,219

 
17,004

 
15,258

 
4,337

 
1,024

 
100,351

Unpaid principal balance
24,076

 
37,604

 
16,708

 
15,097

 
4,337

 
1,015

 
98,837

Associated allowance
706

 
1,515

 
355

 
682

 
3,400

 
1

 
6,659

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status (2)
$
11,888

 
$
15,789

 
$
5,141

 
$
8,180

 
$
4,337

 
$

 
$
45,335

(1)
Impairment analysis was performed in the aggregate in consideration of similar risk characteristics of the assets and historical statistics on $56.0 million (56 percent) of impaired loans as of December 31, 2012, which resulted in a specific reserve of $1.1 million.
(2)
Includes $15.7 million of loans that are less than 90 days delinquent but which have not met Farmer Mac's performance criteria for returning to accrual status.


The following table presents by commodity type the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 5.6

 
September 30, 2013
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including 
ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
$
27,311

 
$
37,340

 
$
15,252

 
$
11,909

 
$

 
$
119

 
$
91,931

Income recognized on impaired loans
248

 
169

 
38

 
87

 

 

 
542

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
$
29,570

 
$
42,041

 
$
16,579

 
$
13,053

 
$
1,084

 
$
571

 
$
102,898

Income recognized on impaired loans
651

 
666

 
230

 
359

 

 

 
1,906



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September 30, 2012
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including 
ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
$
31,490

 
$
34,566

 
$
17,643

 
$
16,526

 
$
4,449

 
$
1,033

 
$
105,707

Income recognized on impaired loans
72

 
1,015

 
94

 
76

 

 

 
1,257

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average recorded investment in impaired loans
$
29,583

 
$
34,284

 
$
14,973

 
$
16,127

 
$
4,785

 
$
1,035

 
$
100,787

Income recognized on impaired loans
213

 
1,691

 
210


250

 

 

 
2,364



A modification to the contractual terms of a loan that results in granting a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties is considered a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR"). Farmer Mac has granted a concession when, as a result of the restructuring, it does not expect to collect all amounts due in a timely manner, including interest accrued at the original contract rate. In making its determination of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, Farmer Mac considers several factors, including whether (1) the borrower has declared or is in the process of declaring bankruptcy, (2) there is substantial doubt as to whether the borrower will continue to be a going concern, and (3) the borrower can obtain funds from other sources at an effective interest rate at or near a current market interest rate for debt with similar risk characteristics. Farmer Mac evaluates TDRs similarly to other impaired loans for purposes of the allowance for losses. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the recorded investment of loans determined to be TDRs was $0.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, before restructuring and $0.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, after restructuring. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the recorded investment of loans determined to be TDRs was $0.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, before restructuring and $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, after restructuring. As of September 30, 2013, there was one TDR identified during the previous 12 months that was in default, under the modified terms, with a recorded investment of $0.2 million. The impact of TDRs on Farmer Mac's allowance for loan losses for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was a provision of $0.1 million.

When particular criteria are met, such as the default of the borrower, Farmer Mac becomes entitled to purchase the defaulted loans underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (commonly referred to as "removal-of-account" provisions).  Farmer Mac records all such defaulted loans at their unpaid principal balance during the period in which Farmer Mac becomes entitled to purchase the loans and therefore regains effective control over the transferred loans. In accordance with the terms of all LTSPCs, Farmer Mac acquires loans that are either 90 days or 120 days delinquent (depending on the provisions of the applicable agreement) upon the request of the counterparty. Subsequent to the purchase, these defaulted loans are treated as nonaccrual loans and, therefore, interest is accounted for on the cash basis.  Any decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac purchased 3 defaulted loans having an unpaid principal balance of $0.6 million and 11 defaulted loans having an unpaid principal balance of $6.7 million, respectively, from pools underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, Farmer Mac purchased 7 defaulted loans having an unpaid principal balance of $7.2 million and 12 defaulted loans

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having an unpaid principal balance of $11.0 million, respectively, from pools underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs.

The following tables present information related to Farmer Mac's acquisition of defaulted loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and the outstanding balances and carrying amounts of all such loans as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 5.7

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Unpaid principal balance at acquisition date:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Loans underlying LTSPCs
$

 
$
432

 
$
37

 
$
2,962

  Loans underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
629

 
6,742

 
6,667

 
8,069

    Total unpaid principal balance at acquisition date
629

 
7,174

 
6,704

 
11,031

Contractually required payments receivable
678

 
7,373

 
6,907

 
11,230

Impairment recognized subsequent to acquisition

 
367

 
447

 
382

Recovery/release of allowance for defaulted loans
57

 
46

 
946

 
979


 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Outstanding balance
$
37,687

 
$
41,737

Carrying amount
33,481

 
33,798



Net credit losses and 90-day delinquencies as of and for the periods indicated for loans held and loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs are presented in the table below. Information is not presented for loans underlying Farm & Ranch AgVantage securities and the USDA Guarantees and Rural Utilities lines of business.  Each AgVantage security is a general obligation of an issuing institution approved by Farmer Mac and is secured by eligible loans in an amount at least equal to the outstanding principal amount of the security.  Farmer Mac excludes the loans that secure AgVantage securities from the credit risk metrics it discloses because of the credit quality of the issuing institutions, the collateralization level for the securities, and because delinquent loans are required to be removed from the pool of pledged loans and replaced with current eligible loans.  

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As of September 30, 2013, there were no probable losses inherent in Farmer Mac's AgVantage securities due to the credit quality of the obligors, as well as the underlying collateral.  To date, Farmer Mac has not experienced any credit losses on any Farm & Ranch AgVantage securities. All USDA Guaranteed Securities, including those that collateralize the Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities issued in Farmer Mac's USDA Guarantees line of business, are guaranteed by the USDA. Each USDA guarantee that covers a USDA Guaranteed Security is an obligation backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. As of September 30, 2013, neither Farmer Mac nor Farmer Mac II LLC had experienced any credit losses on any of those USDA Guaranteed Securities, including those underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities. As of September 30, 2013, there were no delinquencies and no probable losses inherent in Farmer Mac's rural utilities loans held or in any Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac has not experienced credit losses on any rural utilities loans held or on any Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities.

Table 5.8

 
90-Day Delinquencies (1)
 
Net Credit Losses/(Recoveries)
 
As of
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
On-balance sheet assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farm & Ranch:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
32,711

 
$
29,592

 
$
2,825

 
$
199

Total on-balance sheet
$
32,711

 
$
29,592

 
$
2,825

 
$
199

Off-balance sheet assets:
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Farm & Ranch:
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

LTSPCs
$
331

 
$
3,671

 
$

 
$

Total off-balance sheet
$
331

 
$
3,671

 
$

 
$

Total
$
33,042

 
$
33,263

 
$
2,825

 
$
199

(1)
Includes loans and loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, restructured after delinquency, and in bankruptcy, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan.


Of the $32.7 million and $29.6 million of on-balance sheet loans reported as 90-day delinquencies as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, $1.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively, are loans subject to "removal-of-account" provisions.

Credit Quality Indicators

Farmer Mac analyzes credit risk related to loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) based on internally assigned loan scores (i.e., risk ratings) that are derived by taking into consideration such factors as historical repayment performance, indicators of current financial condition, loan seasoning, loan size, and loan-to-value ratio. Loans are then classified into one of the following asset categories based on their underlying risk rating: acceptable; other assets especially mentioned; and substandard. Farmer Mac believes this analysis provides meaningful information regarding the credit risk profile of its Farm & Ranch portfolio as of each quarterly reporting period end date.


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Farmer Mac also uses 90-day delinquency information to evaluate its credit risk exposure on these assets because historically it has been the best measure of borrower credit quality deterioration. Most of the loans held and underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities have annual (January 1) or semi-annual (January 1 and July 1) payment dates and are supported by less frequent and less predictable revenue sources, such as the cash flows generated from the maturation of crops, sales of livestock, and government farm support programs.  Taking into account the reduced frequency of payment due dates and revenue sources, Farmer Mac considers 90-day delinquency to be the most significant observation point when evaluating delinquency information.

The following tables present credit quality indicators related to Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:  

Table 5.9

  
As of September 30, 2013
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceptable
$
1,228,416

 
$
273,869

 
$
277,058

 
$
41,222

 
$
11,248

 
$
559

 
$
1,832,372

Other assets especially mentioned ("OAEM") (2)
2,598

 
7,904

 
3,228

 
1,431

 
9,831

 

 
24,992

Substandard (2)
21,013

 
32,149

 
11,060

 
10,391

 
18,611

 
115

 
93,339

Total on-balance sheet
$
1,252,027

 
$
313,922

 
$
291,346

 
$
53,044

 
$
39,690

 
$
674

 
$
1,950,703

Off-Balance Sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceptable
$
1,249,498

 
$
567,479

 
$
874,604

 
$
109,056

 
$
100,655

 
$
8,176

 
$
2,909,468

Other assets especially mentioned ("OAEM") (2)
6,639

 
10,381

 
38,892

 
2,038

 
18,798

 
585

 
77,333

Substandard (2)
23,759

 
13,831

 
34,747

 
5,317

 
20,484

 
106

 
98,244

Total off-balance sheet
$
1,279,896

 
$
591,691

 
$
948,243

 
$
116,411

 
$
139,937

 
$
8,867

 
$
3,085,045

Total Ending Balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceptable
$
2,477,914

 
$
841,348

 
$
1,151,662

 
$
150,278

 
$
111,903

 
$
8,735

 
$
4,741,840

Other assets especially mentioned ("OAEM") (2)
9,237

 
18,285

 
42,120

 
3,469

 
28,629

 
585

 
102,325

Substandard (2)
44,772

 
45,980

 
45,807

 
15,708

 
39,095

 
221

 
191,583

Total
$
2,531,923

 
$
905,613

 
$
1,239,589

 
$
169,455

 
$
179,627

 
$
9,541

 
$
5,035,748

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity analysis of past due loans (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

On-balance sheet
$
5,799

 
$
17,001

 
$
6,537

 
$
3,255

 
$

 
$
119

 
$
32,711

Off-balance sheet
220

 
39

 

 
72

 

 

 
331

90-days or more past due
$
6,019

 
$
17,040

 
$
6,537

 
$
3,327

 
$

 
$
119

 
$
33,042

(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 OAEM category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  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.


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As of December 31, 2012
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
  
(in thousands)
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On-balance sheet:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceptable
$
947,097

 
$
226,253

 
$
252,525

 
$
48,156

 
$
11,972

 
$

 
$
1,486,003

Other assets especially mentioned ("OAEM") (2)
30,466

 
33,794

 
16,344

 
2,131

 
19,981

 

 
102,716

Substandard (2)
22,003

 
29,647

 
11,511

 
12,660

 
15,196

 
115

 
91,132

Total on-balance sheet
$
999,566

 
$
289,694

 
$
280,380

 
$
62,947

 
$
47,149

 
$
115

 
$
1,679,851

Off-Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceptable
$
1,143,790

 
$
567,064

 
$
922,254

 
$
130,557

 
$
114,983

 
$
10,287

 
$
2,888,935

Other assets especially mentioned ("OAEM") (2)
10,459

 
5,068

 
40,410

 
3,220

 
23,372

 
592

 
83,121

Substandard (2)
17,534

 
20,706

 
44,697

 
5,141

 
6,282

 
1,022

 
95,382

Total off-balance sheet
$
1,171,783

 
$
592,838

 
$
1,007,361

 
$
138,918

 
$
144,637

 
$
11,901

 
$
3,067,438

Total Ending Balance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceptable
$
2,090,887

 
$
793,317

 
$
1,174,779

 
$
178,713

 
$
126,955

 
$
10,287

 
$
4,374,938

Other assets especially mentioned ("OAEM") (2)
40,925

 
38,862

 
56,754

 
5,351

 
43,353

 
592

 
185,837

Substandard (2)
39,537

 
50,353

 
56,208

 
17,801

 
21,478

 
1,137

 
186,514

Total
$
2,171,349

 
$
882,532

 
$
1,287,741

 
$
201,865

 
$
191,786

 
$
12,016

 
$
4,747,289

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity analysis of past due loans (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

On-balance sheet
$
3,971

 
$
10,756

 
$
4,389

 
$
6,022

 
$
4,337

 
$
117

 
$
29,592

Off-balance sheet
697

 
45

 
2,833

 
96

 

 

 
3,671

90-days or more past due
$
4,668

 
$
10,801

 
$
7,222

 
$
6,118

 
$
4,337

 
$
117

 
$
33,263

(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 OAEM category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.  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.


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Concentrations of Credit Risk

The following table sets forth the geographic and commodity/collateral diversification, as well as the range of original loan-to-value ratios, for all Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) and LTSPCs as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 5.10

  
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
  
(in thousands)
By commodity/collateral type:
 
 
 
Crops
$
2,531,923

 
$
2,171,349

Permanent plantings
905,613

 
882,532

Livestock
1,239,589

 
1,287,741

Part-time farm
169,455

 
201,865

Ag. Storage and Processing (including ethanol facilities)
179,627

 
191,786

Other
9,541

 
12,016

Total
$
5,035,748

 
$
4,747,289

By geographic region (1):
 

 
 

Northwest
$
477,582

 
$
456,522

Southwest
1,751,921

 
1,781,822

Mid-North
1,618,632

 
1,298,148

Mid-South
602,125

 
589,418

Northeast
236,644

 
261,756

Southeast
348,844

 
359,623

Total
$
5,035,748

 
$
4,747,289

By original loan-to-value ratio:
 

 
 

0.00% to 40.00%
$
1,316,912

 
$
1,338,715

40.01% to 50.00%
1,046,710

 
851,980

50.01% to 60.00%
1,389,189

 
1,296,225

60.01% to 70.00%
1,129,331

 
1,091,427

70.01% to 80.00%
113,787

 
122,259

80.01% to 90.00%
39,819

 
46,683

Total
$
5,035,748

 
$
4,747,289

(1)
Geographic regions:  Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY); Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT); Mid-North (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI); Mid-South (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX); Northeast (CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV); Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN). Amounts by geographic region as of December 31, 2012 have been restated to reflect the current regional classifications.


The original loan-to-value ratio is calculated by dividing the loan principal balance at the time of guarantee, purchase, or commitment by the appraised value at the date of loan origination or, when available, the updated appraised value at the time of guarantee, purchase, or commitment.  Current loan-to-value ratios may be higher or lower than the original loan-to-value ratios.



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6.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET GUARANTEES AND LONG-TERM STANDBY PURCHASE COMMITMENTS

Farmer Mac offers two credit enhancement alternatives to direct loan purchases that allow approved lenders the ability to retain the cash flow benefits of their loans and increase their liquidity and lending capacity: (1) Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, which are available through the Farm & Ranch, the USDA Guarantees, or the Rural Utilities lines of business, and (2) LTSPCs, which are available through the Farm & Ranch or the Rural Utilities lines of business. Farmer Mac records, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of its obligation to stand ready to perform under the terms of each guarantee and an asset that is equal to the fair value of the fees that will be received over the life of each guarantee. The fair values of the guarantee obligation and asset at inception are based on the present value of expected cash flows using management's best estimate of certain key assumptions, which include prepayment speeds, forward yield curves, and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Because the cash flows of these instruments may be interest rate path dependent, these values and projected discount rates are derived using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The guarantee obligation and corresponding asset are subsequently amortized into guarantee and commitment fee income in relation to the decline in the unpaid principal balance on the underlying agricultural real estate mortgage and rural utilities loans.

Off-Balance Sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities

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 September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 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
  
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
  
(in thousands)
Farm & Ranch:
 
 
 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
$
970,000

 
$
970,000

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
801,704

 
911,370

USDA Guarantees:
 

 
 

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
21,094

 
29,658

Rural Utilities:
 

 
 

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
12,667

 
12,669

Total off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
$
1,805,465

 
$
1,923,697




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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 significant cash flows received from and paid to trusts used for Farmer Mac securitizations:

Table 6.2
 
For the Nine Months Ended
  
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
  
(in thousands)
Proceeds from new securitizations
$
64,609

 
$
29,334

Guarantee fees received
3,572

 
3,344

Purchases of assets from the trusts
(6,667
)
 
(8,069
)
 

Farmer Mac has recorded a liability for its obligation to stand ready under the guarantee in the guarantee and commitment obligation on the consolidated balance sheets.  This liability approximated $14.0 million as of September 30, 2013 and $15.8 million as of December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the weighted-average remaining maturity of all loans underlying off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, excluding AgVantage securities, was 12.9 years and 13.4 years, respectively.  As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the weighted-average remaining maturity of the off-balance sheet AgVantage securities was 3.7 years and 4.7 years.

Long-Term Standby Purchase Commitments

An LTSPC is a commitment by Farmer Mac to purchase eligible loans from an identified pool of loans under enumerated circumstances, either for cash or in exchange for Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, on one or more undetermined future dates.  As consideration for its assumption of the credit risk on loans underlying an LTSPC, Farmer Mac receives a commitment fee payable monthly in arrears in an amount approximating what would have been the guarantee fee if the transaction were structured as a swap for Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.

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, was $2.3 billion as of September 30, 2013 and $2.2 billion as of December 31, 2012.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the weighted-average remaining maturity of all loans underlying LTSPCs was 13.9 years and 13.6 years, respectively.  For those LTSPCs issued or modified on or after January 1, 2003, 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 sheet.  This liability approximated $26.1 million as of September 30, 2013 and $22.0 million as of December 31, 2012.



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7.
EQUITY

Common Stock

Farmer Mac has three classes of common stock outstanding:
 
Class A voting common stock, which may be held only by banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions or similar entities that are not institutions of the Farm Credit System ("FCS").  By federal statute, no holder of Class A voting common stock may directly or indirectly be a beneficial owner of more than 33 percent of the outstanding shares of Class A voting common stock.
Class B voting common stock, which may be held only by institutions of the FCS.  There are no restrictions on the maximum holdings of Class B voting common stock.
Class C non-voting common stock, which has no ownership restrictions.

During each of the first three quarters of 2013, Farmer Mac paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on all classes of its common stock. During each quarter of 2012, Farmer Mac paid quarterly dividends of $0.10 per share on all classes of its common stock.  Farmer Mac's ability to declare and pay dividends on common stock could be restricted if it failed to comply with regulatory capital requirements.

Preferred Stock

On January 17, 2013, Farmer Mac issued 2.4 million shares of 5.875 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock"). The Series A Preferred Stock has a par value of $25.00 per share, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, and an annual dividend rate of 5.875 percent. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are non-cumulative, so dividends that are not declared for a payment date will not accrue. Farmer Mac incurred $1.7 million of direct costs related to the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock. Farmer Mac used the proceeds from the sale of the Series A Preferred Stock to redeem and retire the outstanding shares of Series C Non-Voting Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock"). As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had 2.4 million shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac had 57,578 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding. Prior to its redemption, dividends on Series C Preferred Stock compounded quarterly at an annual rate of 5.0 percent of the then-applicable liquidation preference per share, with the annual rate scheduled to increase to (1) 7.0 percent on January 1 following the fifth anniversary of the applicable issue date and (2) 9.0 percent on January 1 following the tenth anniversary of the applicable issue date. 

Farmer Mac's ability to declare and pay dividends on its preferred stock could be restricted if it failed to comply with regulatory capital requirements. Farmer Mac's preferred stock is included as a component of core capital for regulatory and statutory capital compliance measurements.

Non-Controlling Interest in Farmer Mac II LLC

On January 25, 2010, Farmer Mac completed a private offering of $250.0 million of securities issued by a newly formed Delaware statutory trust.  The trust securities represent undivided beneficial ownership interests in 250,000 shares of non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock (the "Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock") of Farmer Mac's subsidiary, Farmer Mac II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.  The Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.


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Dividends on the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock will be payable if, when, and as declared by Farmer Mac II LLC's board of directors, quarterly, on a non-cumulative basis, on March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 30 of each year.  For each quarterly period from the date of issuance to but excluding the payment date occurring on March 30, 2015, the dividend rate on the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock will be 8.875 percent per year.  For each quarterly period from March 30, 2015 to but excluding the payment date occurring on March 30, 2020, the dividend rate on the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock will be 10.875 percent per year.  For each quarterly period beginning on March 30, 2020, the dividend rate on the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock will be an annual rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 8.211 percent.  Dividends on the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock are non-cumulative, so dividends that are not declared for a payment date will not accrue.  The Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock is permanent equity of Farmer Mac II LLC and is presented as "Non-controlling interest – preferred stock" within permanent equity on the consolidated balance sheets of Farmer Mac. Farmer Mac II LLC incurred $8.1 million of direct costs related to the issuance of the Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock, which reduced the amount of non-controlling interest – preferred stock.  The accrual of declared dividends is presented as "Net income attributable to non-controlling interest – preferred stock dividends" on the consolidated statements of operations on a pre-tax basis.  The consolidated tax benefit is included in income tax expense. Farmer Mac II LLC may redeem the preferred stock on March 30 of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 and on any payment date on or after March 30, 2020, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price equal to the liquidation preference.

Statutory and Regulatory Capital Requirements

Farmer Mac is subject to three statutory and regulatory capital requirements:
 
Statutory minimum capital requirement – Farmer Mac's statutory minimum capital level is an amount of core capital (stockholders' equity less accumulated other comprehensive income plus non-controlling interest – preferred stock) equal to the sum of 2.75 percent of Farmer Mac's aggregate on-balance sheet assets, as calculated for regulatory purposes, plus 0.75 percent of the aggregate off-balance sheet obligations of Farmer Mac, specifically including:   
the unpaid principal balance of outstanding Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities;
instruments issued or guaranteed by Farmer Mac that are substantially equivalent to Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, including LTSPCs; and
other off-balance sheet obligations of Farmer Mac.
Statutory critical capital requirement – Farmer Mac's critical capital level is an amount of core capital equal to 50 percent of the total minimum capital requirement at that time.
Risk-based capital requirement – Farmer Mac's charter directs the Farm Credit Administration ("FCA") to establish a risk-based capital stress test for Farmer Mac, using specified stress-test parameters.

Farmer Mac is required to comply with the higher of the minimum capital requirement and the risk-based capital requirement.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's minimum and critical capital requirements were $389.5 million and $194.7 million, respectively, and its actual core capital level was $578.4 million, which was $188.9 million above the minimum capital requirement and $383.7 million above the critical capital requirement as of that date.  As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac's minimum and critical capital requirements were $374.0 million and $187.0 million, respectively, and its actual core capital level was

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$519.0 million, which was $145.0 million above the minimum capital requirement and $332.0 million above the critical capital requirement as of that date.

Based on the risk-based capital stress test, Farmer Mac's risk-based capital requirement as of September 30, 2013 was $70.9 million, and Farmer Mac's regulatory capital (core capital plus the allowance for losses) of $591.9 million exceeded that amount by approximately $521.0 million.  As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac's risk-based capital requirement was $58.1 million, and Farmer Mac's regulatory capital of $535.9 million exceeded that amount by approximately $477.8 million.


8.
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (also referred to as an exit price).
In determining fair value, Farmer Mac uses various valuation approaches, including market and income based approaches.  The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  When available, the fair value of Farmer Mac's financial instruments is based on quoted market prices, valuation techniques that use observable market-based inputs, or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.  Pricing information obtained from third parties is internally validated for reasonableness prior to use in the consolidated financial statements. Farmer Mac's accounting polices for fair value measurement and a description of the fair value techniques used for instruments measured at fair value is discussed in
Note 2(p) and Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.

Fair value measurements related to financial instruments that are reported at fair value in the consolidated financial statements each period are referred to as recurring fair value measurements.  Fair value measurements related to financial instruments that are not reported at fair value each period but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances are referred to as nonrecurring fair value measurements.

During first quarter 2013, Farmer Mac observed an increasing trend in the use of the overnight index swap ("OIS") curve by other market participants to value certain collateralized interest rate swap agreements. As a result, Farmer Mac concluded that the OIS curve was a more appropriate curve to use to discount the cash flows on certain collateralized interest rate swaps effective March 31, 2013. The impact of this change was not significant.

Fair Value Classification and Transfers

The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values.  The hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.  The following three levels are used to classify fair value measurements:


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Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3
Prices or valuations that require unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement.


As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's assets and liabilities recorded at fair value included financial instruments valued at $6.8 billion whose fair values were estimated by management in the absence of readily determinable fair values (i.e., Level 3).  These financial instruments measured as Level 3 represented 52 percent of total assets and 73 percent of financial instruments measured at fair value as of September 30, 2013. As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac's assets and liabilities recorded at fair value included financial instruments valued at $7.1 billion whose fair values were estimated by management in the absence of readily determinable fair values.  These financial instruments measured as Level 3 represented 56 percent of total assets and 73 percent of financial instruments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2012.

Net transfers in and/or out of the different levels within the fair value hierarchy are based on the fair values of the assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the reporting period.  There were no transfers within the fair value hierarchy for fair value measurements of Farmer Mac's investment securities, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities, and financial derivatives during the first nine months of 2013 and 2012.


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The following tables present information about Farmer Mac's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by Farmer Mac to determine such fair value:

Table 8.1
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value as of September 30, 2013
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Recurring:
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$

 
$

 
$
65,088

 
$
65,088

Floating rate asset-backed securities

 
163,696

 

 
163,696

Floating rate corporate debt securities

 
114,773

 

 
114,773

Fixed rate corporate debt securities

 
65,188

 

 
65,188

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities

 
751,493

 
214

 
751,707

Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities

 
9,141

 

 
9,141

Floating rate GSE subordinated debt

 
63,385

 

 
63,385

Fixed rate GSE preferred stock

 
83,455

 

 
83,455

Fixed rate taxable municipal bonds

 
26,744

 

 
26,744

Floating rate senior agency debt

 
25,011

 

 
25,011

Fixed rate senior agency debt

 
326,767

 

 
326,767

Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries
807,180

 

 

 
807,180

Total available-for-sale
807,180

 
1,629,653

 
65,302

 
2,502,135

Trading:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities

 

 
977

 
977

Total trading

 

 
977

 
977

Total Investment Securities
807,180

 
1,629,653

 
66,279

 
2,503,112

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Farm & Ranch

 

 
3,598,523

 
3,598,523

USDA Guarantees

 

 
25,708

 
25,708

Rural Utilities

 

 
1,514,525

 
1,514,525

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities

 

 
5,138,756

 
5,138,756

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale

 

 
1,566,691

 
1,566,691

Trading

 

 
62,319

 
62,319

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities

 

 
1,629,010

 
1,629,010

Financial derivatives

 
19,676

 

 
19,676

Total Assets at fair value
$
807,180

 
$
1,649,329

 
$
6,834,045

 
$
9,290,554

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Financial derivatives
$

 
$
91,116

 
$
329

 
$
91,445

Total Liabilities at fair value
$

 
$
91,116

 
$
329

 
$
91,445

Nonrecurring:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held for investment
$

 
$

 
$
5,584

 
$
5,584

REO

 

 
2,080

 
2,080

Total Nonrecurring Assets at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
7,664

 
$
7,664



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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value as of December 31, 2012
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Recurring:
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$

 
$

 
$
63,159

 
$
63,159

Floating rate asset-backed securities

 
151,044

 

 
151,044

Fixed rate asset-backed securities

 
6,501

 

 
6,501

Floating rate corporate debt securities

 
76,763

 

 
76,763

Fixed rate corporate debt

 
52,416

 

 
52,416

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities

 
712,859

 

 
712,859

Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities

 
2,065

 

 
2,065

Floating rate GSE subordinated debt

 
57,431

 

 
57,431

Fixed rate commercial paper

 

 

 

Fixed rate GSE preferred stock

 
87,086

 

 
87,086

Floating rate senior agency debt

 
50,055

 

 
50,055

Fixed rate senior agency debt

 
73,114

 

 
73,114

Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries
1,165,889

 

 

 
1,165,889

Total available-for-sale
1,165,889

 
1,269,334

 
63,159

 
2,498,382

Trading:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities

 

 
1,247

 
1,247

Total trading

 

 
1,247

 
1,247

Total Investment Securities
1,165,889

 
1,269,334

 
64,406

 
2,499,629

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Farm & Ranch

 

 
3,426,489

 
3,426,489

USDA Guarantees

 

 
26,681

 
26,681

Rural Utilities

 

 
1,313,088

 
1,313,088

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities

 

 
4,766,258

 
4,766,258

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale

 

 
1,486,595

 
1,486,595

Trading

 

 
104,188

 
104,188

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities

 

 
1,590,783

 
1,590,783

Financial derivatives

 
31,173

 

 
31,173

Total Assets at fair value
$
1,165,889

 
$
1,300,507

 
$
6,421,447

 
$
8,887,843

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Financial derivatives
$
12

 
$
149,979

 
$
691

 
$
150,682

Total Liabilities at fair value
$
12

 
$
149,979

 
$
691

 
$
150,682

Nonrecurring:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held for sale
$

 
$

 
$
657,154

 
$
657,154

Loans held for investment

 

 
8,130

 
8,130

REO

 

 
1,704

 
1,704

Total Nonrecurring Assets at fair value
$

 
$

 
$
666,988

 
$
666,988





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The following tables present additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which Farmer Mac has used significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value. Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are based on the fair values of the assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Table 8.2
 
Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
  
Beginning
Balance
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Settlements
 
Realized and
Unrealized Gains/
(Losses) included
in Income
 
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
included in Other
Comprehen-sive
Income
 
Ending
Balance
 
(in thousands)
Recurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$
65,088

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
65,088

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
222

 

 

 
(8
)
 

 

 
214

Total available-for-sale
65,310

 

 

 
(8
)
 

 

 
65,302

Trading:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities (1)
1,064

 

 

 
(156
)
 
69

 

 
977

Total trading
1,064

 

 

 
(156
)
 
69

 

 
977

Total Investment Securities
66,374

 

 

 
(164
)
 
69

 

 
66,279

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Farm & Ranch
3,498,474

 
103,500

 

 
(1,886
)
 
2,996

 
(4,561
)
 
3,598,523

USDA Guarantees
25,794

 

 

 
(414
)
 

 
328

 
25,708

Rural Utilities
1,534,585

 
250,000

 

 
(256,636
)
 

 
(13,424
)
 
1,514,525

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
5,058,853

 
353,500

 

 
(258,936
)
 
2,996

 
(17,657
)
 
5,138,756

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale
1,543,764

 
70,372

 

 
(48,380
)
 

 
935

 
1,566,691

Trading (2)
73,592

 

 

 
(10,578
)
 
(695
)
 

 
62,319

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,617,356

 
70,372

 

 
(58,958
)
 
(695
)
 
935

 
1,629,010

Total Assets at fair value
$
6,742,583

 
$
423,872

 
$

 
$
(318,058
)
 
$
2,370

 
$
(16,722
)
 
$
6,834,045

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Financial derivatives (3)
$
(390
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
61

 
$

 
$
(329
)
Total Liabilities at fair value
$
(390
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
61

 
$

 
$
(329
)
(1)
Unrealized gains are attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2013 and are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(2)
Includes unrealized losses of $0.4 million attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2013 that are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(3)
Unrealized gains are attributable to liabilities still held as of September 30, 2013 and are recorded in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities."



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Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
  
Beginning
Balance
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Settlements
 
Realized and
Unrealized Gains/
(Losses) included
in Income
 
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
included in Other
Comprehen-sive
Income
 
Ending
Balance
 
(in thousands)
Recurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$
59,707

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
327

 
$
60,034

Total available-for-sale
59,707

 

 

 

 

 
327

 
60,034

Trading:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities (1)
1,430

 

 

 
(137
)
 
51

 

 
1,344

Total trading
1,430

 

 

 
(137
)
 
51

 

 
1,344

Total Investment Securities
61,137

 




(137
)

51


327


61,378

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Farm & Ranch
3,223,332

 
201,000

 

 
(1,809
)
 
8,378

 
687

 
3,431,588

USDA Guarantees
29,899

 

 

 
(335
)
 

 
411

 
29,975

Rural Utilities
1,191,236

 
250,000

 

 
(250,000
)
 

 
(4,292
)
 
1,186,944

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
4,444,467

 
451,000

 

 
(252,144
)
 
8,378

 
(3,194
)
 
4,648,507

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale
1,418,638

 
114,974

 

 
(68,516
)
 

 
2,945

 
1,468,041

Trading (2)
146,825

 

 

 
(23,746
)
 
(492
)
 

 
122,587

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,565,463

 
114,974

 

 
(92,262
)
 
(492
)
 
2,945

 
1,590,628

Total Assets at fair value
$
6,071,067

 
$
565,974

 
$

 
$
(344,543
)
 
$
7,937

 
$
78

 
$
6,300,513

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Financial derivatives (3)
$
(967
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
87

 
$

 
$
(880
)
Total Liabilities at fair value
$
(967
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
87

 
$

 
$
(880
)
(1)
Unrealized gains are attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2012 and are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(2)
Includes unrealized losses of $0.4 million attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2012 that are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(3)
Unrealized gains are attributable to liabilities still held as of September 30, 2012 and are recorded in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities."


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Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
  
Beginning
Balance
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Settlements
 
Realized and
Unrealized Gains/
(Losses) included
in Income
 
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
included in Other
Comprehen-sive
Income
 
Ending
Balance
 
(in thousands)
Recurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$
63,159

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,929

 
$
65,088

Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities

 
233

 

 
(17
)
 

 
(2
)
 
214

Total available-for-sale
63,159

 
233

 

 
(17
)
 

 
1,927

 
65,302

Trading:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities (1)
1,247

 

 

 
(656
)
 
386

 

 
977

Total trading
1,247

 

 

 
(656
)
 
386

 

 
977

Total Investment Securities
64,406

 
233

 

 
(673
)
 
386

 
1,927

 
66,279

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Farm & Ranch
3,426,489

 
403,500

 

 
(203,103
)
 
(14,872
)
 
(13,491
)
 
3,598,523

USDA Guarantees
26,681

 

 

 
(1,312
)
 

 
339

 
25,708

Rural Utilities
1,313,088

 
575,000

 

 
(339,871
)
 

 
(33,692
)
 
1,514,525

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
4,766,258

 
978,500

 

 
(544,286
)
 
(14,872
)
 
(46,844
)
 
5,138,756

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale
1,486,595

 
303,456

 

 
(193,946
)
 

 
(29,414
)
 
1,566,691

Trading (2)
104,188

 

 

 
(40,740
)
 
(1,129
)
 

 
62,319

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,590,783

 
303,456

 

 
(234,686
)
 
(1,129
)
 
(29,414
)
 
1,629,010

Total Assets at fair value
$
6,421,447

 
$
1,282,189

 
$

 
$
(779,645
)
 
$
(15,615
)
 
$
(74,331
)
 
$
6,834,045

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Financial derivatives (3)
$
(691
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
362

 
$

 
$
(329
)
Total Liabilities at fair value
$
(691
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
362

 
$

 
$
(329
)
(1)
Unrealized gains are attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2013 and are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(2)
Includes unrealized losses of $0.5 million attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2013 that are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(3)
Unrealized gains are attributable to liabilities still held as of September 30, 2013 and are recorded in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities."


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Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
  
Beginning
Balance
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Settlements
 
Realized and
Unrealized Gains/
(Losses) included
in Income
 
Unrealized
Gains/(Losses)
included in Other
Comprehen-sive
Income
 
Ending
Balance
 
(in thousands)
Recurring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
$
60,213

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(179
)
 
$
60,034

Total available-for-sale
60,213

 

 

 

 

 
(179
)
 
60,034

Trading:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Floating rate asset-backed securities (1)
1,796

 

 

 
(664
)
 
212

 

 
1,344

Total trading
1,796

 

 

 
(664
)
 
212

 

 
1,344

Total Investment Securities
62,009

 

 

 
(664
)
 
212

 
(179
)
 
61,378

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Farm & Ranch
2,807,627

 
601,000

 

 
(2,824
)
 
8,378

 
17,407

 
3,431,588

USDA Guarantees
35,599

 
5,327

 
(5,327
)
 
(6,350
)
 

 
726

 
29,975

Rural Utilities
1,446,046

 
250,000

 

 
(495,701
)
 

 
(13,401
)
 
1,186,944

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
4,289,272

 
856,327

 
(5,327
)
 
(504,875
)
 
8,378

 
4,732

 
4,648,507

USDA Guaranteed Securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale
1,279,546

 
376,985

 

 
(192,309
)
 

 
3,819

 
1,468,041

Trading (2)
212,359

 

 

 
(87,132
)
 
(2,640
)
 

 
122,587

Total USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,491,905

 
376,985

 

 
(279,441
)
 
(2,640
)
 
3,819

 
1,590,628

Total Assets at fair value
$
5,843,186

 
$
1,233,312

 
$
(5,327
)
 
$
(784,980
)
 
$
5,950

 
$
8,372

 
$
6,300,513

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Financial derivatives (3)
$
(1,335
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
455

 
$

 
$
(880
)
Total Liabilities at fair value
$
(1,335
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
455

 
$

 
$
(880
)
(1)
Unrealized gains are attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2012 and are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(2)
Includes unrealized losses of $2.0 million attributable to assets still held as of September 30, 2012 that are recorded in "Losses on trading assets."
(3)
Unrealized gains are attributable to liabilities still held as of September 30, 2012 and are recorded in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities."

The following tables present additional information about the significant unobservable inputs, such as discount rates and constant prepayment rates ("CPR"), used in the fair value measurements categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:















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Table 8.3
 
 
September 30, 2013
Financial Instruments
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range (Weighted-Average)
 
 
(in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
 
$
65,088

 
Indicative bids
 
Range of broker quotes
 
82.0% - 92.0% (87.8%)
Floating rate asset-backed securities
 
$
977

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
13.1% - 21.5% (17.4%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
10%
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
 
$
214

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.7% - 1.7% (1.7%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
6%
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farm & Ranch
 
$
3,598,523

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
0.9% - 3.6% (1.7%)
USDA Guarantees
 
$
25,708

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
0.8% - 3.3% (2.0%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
8% - 14% (13%)
Rural Utilities
 
$
1,514,525

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.0% - 3.3% (1.8%)
USDA Guaranteed Securities
 
$
1,629,010

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.2% - 5.3% (3.3%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
0% - 24% (6%)
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basis swaps
 
$
329

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
0.7% - 2.3% (1.3%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
10% - 14% (12%)

 
 
December 31, 2012
Financial Instruments
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range (Weighted-Average)
 
 
(in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans
 
$
63,159

 
Indicative bids
 
Range of broker quotes
 
82.0% - 90.0% (85.0%)
Floating rate asset-backed securities
 
$
1,247

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
12.4% - 19.7% (16.2%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
10%
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farm & Ranch
 
$
3,426,489

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.1% - 3.4% (1.6%)
USDA Guarantees
 
$
26,681

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.0% - 3.4% (2.1%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
8% - 17% (14%)
Rural Utilities
 
$
1,313,088

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
0.8% - 2.9% (1.6%)
USDA Guaranteed Securities
 
$
1,590,783

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.4% - 5.3% (3.4%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
0% - 26% (10%)
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basis swaps
 
$
691

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
1.0% - 3.0% (1.7%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPR
 
11% - 19% (16%)



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The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities are prepayment rates and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Typically, significant increases (decreases) in any of these inputs in isolation may result in materially lower (higher) fair value measurements. Generally, in a rising interest rate environment, Farmer Mac would expect average discount rates to increase and would likely expect a corresponding decrease in forecasted prepayment rates. Conversely, in a declining interest rate environment, Farmer Mac would expect average discount rates to decrease and would likely expect a corresponding increase in forecasted prepayment rates. Prepayment rates are not presented in the table above for the Farm & Ranch and Rural Utilities securities structured as AgVantage securities because they generally do not pay down principal based on amortization schedules but instead typically have fixed maturity dates when the secured general obligations are due.

Disclosures on Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following table sets forth the estimated fair values and carrying values for financial assets, liabilities, and guarantees and commitments as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 8.4

 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
(in thousands)
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
651,713

 
$
651,713

 
$
785,564

 
$
785,564

Investment securities
2,503,112

 
2,503,112

 
2,499,629

 
2,499,629

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
5,138,756

 
5,138,756

 
4,766,258

 
4,766,258

USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,629,010

 
1,629,010

 
1,590,783

 
1,590,783

Loans
2,979,997

 
2,992,638

 
2,746,742

 
2,729,774

Financial derivatives
19,676

 
19,676

 
31,173

 
31,173

Guarantee and commitment fees receivable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LTSPCs
33,414

 
27,016

 
27,805

 
22,863

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
18,291

 
16,480

 
20,432

 
18,926

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due within one year
7,046,567

 
7,021,678

 
6,573,013

 
6,567,366

Due after one year
5,051,897

 
5,037,035

 
5,202,751

 
5,034,739

Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties
180,157

 
178,076

 
164,910

 
167,621

Financial derivatives
91,445

 
91,445

 
150,682

 
150,682

Guarantee and commitment obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LTSPCs
32,471

 
26,073

 
26,896

 
21,954

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
15,845

 
14,033

 
17,354

 
15,849



The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents is a reasonable estimate of their approximate fair value and is classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. Investment securities primarily are valued based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Farmer Mac internally models the fair value of its loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, loans held for investment and loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, Farmer Mac Guaranteed

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Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities by discounting the projected cash flows of these instruments at projected interest rates. The fair values are based on the present value of expected cash flows using management's best estimate of certain key assumptions, which include prepayment speeds, forward yield curves and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. These fair value measurements do not take into consideration the fair value of the underlying property and are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Financial derivatives primarily are valued using unadjusted counterparty valuations and are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the guarantee fees receivable/obligation and debt securities of consolidated trusts are estimated based on the present value of expected future cash flows of the underlying mortgage assets using management's best estimate of certain key assumptions, which include prepayments speeds, forward yield curves, and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved and are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Notes payable are valued by discounting the expected cash flows of these instruments using a yield curve derived from market prices observed for similar agency securities and are also classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Because the cash flows of Farmer Mac's financial instruments may be interest rate path dependent, estimated fair values and projected discount rates for Level 3 financial instruments are derived using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Different market assumptions and estimation methodologies could significantly affect estimated fair value amounts.


9.
BUSINESS SEGMENT REPORTING

Management has determined that Farmer Mac's operations consist of three reportable segments – Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, and Rural Utilities.  Farmer Mac uses these three segments to generate revenue and manage business risk, and each segment is based on distinct products and distinct business activities.  In addition to these three operating segments, a corporate segment is presented.  That segment represents activity in Farmer Mac's investment portfolio and other corporate activities.  The segment financial results include directly attributable revenues and expenses.  Corporate charges for administrative expenses that are not directly attributable to an operating segment are allocated based on headcount.

Farmer Mac uses core earnings to measure corporate economic performance and develop financial plans because, in management's view, core earnings is a useful alternative measure in understanding Farmer Mac's economic performance, transaction economics, and business trends.  Core earnings differs from GAAP net income by excluding the effects of fair value accounting guidance, which are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on GAAP earnings if the financial instruments are held to maturity, as is generally expected. Core earnings also differs from GAAP net income 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. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly labeled non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by other companies. Farmer Mac's disclosure of this non-GAAP measure is intended to supplement GAAP information and not to replace it.

The financial information presented below reflects the accounts of Farmer Mac and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.  Accordingly, the core earnings for Farmer Mac's reportable operating segments will differ from the stand-alone financial statements of Farmer Mac's subsidiaries.  These differences will be due to various factors, including the reversal of unrealized gains and losses related to fair value changes of trading assets and financial derivatives, as well as the allocation of certain expenses such as dividends and interest expense related to the issuance of capital and the incurrence of indebtedness managed at the corporate level.  The allocation of general and administrative expenses that are not directly attributable to

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an operating segment may also result in differences.  The assets of Farmer Mac's subsidiary Farmer Mac II LLC will only be available to creditors of Farmer Mac after all obligations owed to creditors of and equity holders in Farmer Mac II LLC have been satisfied.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac II LLC held assets with a fair value of $1.7 billion, had debt outstanding of $374.0 million, had preferred stock outstanding with a liquidation preference of $250.0 million, and had $1.0 billion of common stock outstanding held by Farmer Mac.

The following tables present core earnings for Farmer Mac's reportable operating segments and a reconciliation to consolidated net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 9.1

Core Earnings by Business Segment
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Corporate
 
Reconciling
Adjustments
 
Consolidated Net Income
 
(in thousands)
Interest income (1)
$
30,139

 
$
13,461

 
$
14,958

 
$
5,263

 
$
(846
)
 
$
62,975

Interest income related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified to guarantee fee income
(227
)
 

 

 

 
227

 

Interest expense (2)
(13,738
)
 
(10,630
)
 
(11,973
)
 
(1,472
)
 
3,026

 
(34,787
)
Net effective spread
16,174

 
2,831

 
2,985

 
3,791

 
2,407

 
28,188

Guarantee and commitment fees
5,953

 
30

 
1,063

 

 
(227
)
 
6,819

Other income/(expense) (3)
157

 
241

 

 
(825
)
 
3,429

 
3,002

Non-interest income/(loss)
6,110

 
271

 
1,063

 
(825
)
 
3,202

 
9,821

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release of loan losses
499

 

 

 

 

 
499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision of losses
(463
)
 

 

 

 

 
(463
)
Other non-interest expense
(3,785
)
 
(769
)
 
(1,356
)
 
(2,068
)
 

 
(7,978
)
Non-interest expense (4)
(4,248
)
 
(769
)
 
(1,356
)
 
(2,068
)
 

 
(8,441
)
Core earnings before income taxes
18,535

 
2,333

 
2,692

 
898

 
5,609

(5)
30,067

Income tax (expense)/benefit
(6,487
)
 
(817
)
 
(942
)
 
1,983

 
(1,963
)
 
(8,226
)
Core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends
12,048

 
1,516

 
1,750

 
2,881

 
3,646

(5)
21,841

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(881
)
 

 
(881
)
Non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(5,547
)
 

 
(5,547
)
Segment core earnings/(losses)
$
12,048

 
$
1,516

 
$
1,750

 
$
(3,547
)
 
$
3,646

(5)
$
15,413

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets at carrying value
$
5,630,252

 
$
1,674,309

 
$
2,567,828

 
$
3,212,618

 
$

 
$
13,085,007

Total on- and off-balance sheet program assets at principal balance
9,545,398

 
1,676,793

 
2,564,075

 

 

 
13,786,266

(1)
Includes reconciling adjustments for the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value to reflect core earnings amounts.
(2)
Based on effective funding cost determined for each operating segment, including expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements.
(3)
Includes reconciling adjustments for the reclassification of expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities.
(4)
Includes directly attributable costs and an allocation of indirectly attributable costs based on headcount.
(5)
Net  adjustments to reconcile core earnings before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends; and segment core earnings to corresponding income measures: income before income taxes, net income, and net income attributable to common stockholders, respectively.



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Core Earnings by Business Segment
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Corporate
 
Reconciling
Adjustments
 
Consolidated Net Income
 
(in thousands)
Interest income (1)
$
28,887

 
$
14,299

 
$
15,401

 
$
6,437

 
$
(1,214
)
 
$
63,810

Interest income related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified to guarantee fee income
(190
)
 

 

 

 
190

 

Interest expense (2)
(11,858
)
 
(11,469
)
 
(12,292
)
 
(1,959
)
 
4,130

 
(33,448
)
Net effective spread
16,839

 
2,830

 
3,109

 
4,478

 
3,106

 
30,362

Guarantee and commitment fees
5,551

 
38

 
1,002

 

 
(190
)
 
6,401

Other income/(expense) (3)
519

 
251

 
300

 
(699
)
 
1,692

 
2,063

Non-interest income/(loss)
6,070

 
289

 
1,302

 
(699
)
 
1,502

 
8,464

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses
(137
)
 

 

 

 

 
(137
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release of losses
43

 

 

 

 

 
43

Other non-interest expense
(3,582
)
 
(757
)
 
(1,368
)
 
(2,084
)
 

 
(7,791
)
Non-interest expense (4)
(3,539
)
 
(757
)
 
(1,368
)
 
(2,084
)
 

 
(7,748
)
Core earnings before income taxes
19,233

 
2,362

 
3,043

 
1,695

 
4,608

(5)
30,941

Income tax (expense)/benefit
(6,731
)
 
(827
)
 
(1,065
)
 
1,941

 
(1,612
)
 
(8,294
)
Core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends
12,502

 
1,535

 
1,978

 
3,636

 
2,996

(5)
22,647

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(719
)
 

 
(719
)
Non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(5,547
)
 

 
(5,547
)
Segment core earnings/(losses)
$
12,502

 
$
1,535

 
$
1,978

 
$
(2,630
)
 
$
2,996

(5)
$
16,381

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets at carrying value
$
5,046,716

 
$
1,640,940

 
$
2,206,529

 
$
3,608,296

 
$

 
$
12,502,481

Total on- and off-balance sheet program assets at principal balance
8,712,157

 
1,599,226

 
2,156,676

 

 

 
12,468,059

(1)
Includes reconciling adjustments for yield maintenance income and amortization of premiums on assets consolidated at fair value to reflect core earnings amounts.
(2)
Based on effective funding cost determined for each operating segment, including expenses related to interest rate swaps, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements.
(3)
Includes reconciling adjustments for the reclassification of yield maintenance income, expenses related to interest rate swaps and fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities.
(4)
Includes directly attributable costs and an allocation of indirectly attributable costs based on headcount.
(5)
Net  adjustments to reconcile core earnings before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends; and segment core earnings to corresponding income measures: income before income taxes, net income, and net income attributable to common stockholders, respectively.



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Core Earnings by Business Segment
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Corporate
 
Reconciling
Adjustments
 
Consolidated Net Income
 
(in thousands)
Interest income (1)
$
88,318

 
$
39,959

 
$
44,838

 
$
16,468

 
$
(3,365
)
 
$
186,218

Interest income related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified to guarantee fee income
(602
)
 

 

 

 
602

 

Interest expense (2)
(39,168
)
 
(31,457
)
 
(35,806
)
 
(4,443
)
 
9,375

 
(101,499
)
Net effective spread
48,548

 
8,502

 
9,032

 
12,025

 
6,612

 
84,719

Guarantee and commitment fees
17,613

 
105

 
3,074

 

 
(602
)
 
20,190

Other income (3)
2,051

 
758

 

 
1,395

 
24,355

 
28,559

Non-interest income
19,664

 
863

 
3,074

 
1,395

 
23,753

 
48,749

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release of loan losses
598

 

 

 

 

 
598

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for losses
(1,034
)
 

 

 

 

 
(1,034
)
Other non-interest expense
(11,756
)
 
(2,341
)
 
(4,104
)
 
(6,251
)
 

 
(24,452
)
Non-interest expense (4)
(12,790
)
 
(2,341
)
 
(4,104
)
 
(6,251
)
 

 
(25,486
)
Core earnings before income taxes
56,020

 
7,024

 
8,002

 
7,169

 
30,365

(5)
108,580

Income tax (expense)/benefit
(19,607
)
 
(2,459
)
 
(2,801
)
 
5,516

 
(10,627
)
 
(29,978
)
Core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends
36,413

 
4,565

 
5,201

 
12,685

 
19,738

(5)
78,602

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(2,613
)
 

 
(2,613
)
Non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(16,641
)
 

 
(16,641
)
Segment core earnings/(losses)
$
36,413

 
$
4,565

 
$
5,201

 
$
(6,569
)
 
$
19,738

(5)
$
59,348

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets at carrying value
$
5,630,252

 
$
1,674,309

 
$
2,567,828

 
$
3,212,618

 
$

 
$
13,085,007

Total on- and off-balance sheet program assets at principal balance
9,545,398

 
1,676,793

 
2,564,075

 

 

 
13,786,266

(1)
Includes reconciling adjustments for the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value to reflect core earnings amounts.
(2)
Based on effective funding cost determined for each operating segment, including expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements.
(3)
Includes reconciling adjustments for the reclassification of expenses related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges and fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities.
(4)
Includes directly attributable costs and an allocation of indirectly attributable costs based on headcount.
(5)
Net  adjustments to reconcile core earnings before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends; and segment core earnings to corresponding income measures: income before income taxes, net income, and net income attributable to common stockholders, respectively.


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Core Earnings by Business Segment
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Corporate
 
Reconciling
Adjustments
 
Consolidated Net Income
 
(in thousands)
Interest income (1)
$
103,328

 
$
42,811

 
$
48,223

 
$
18,693

 
$
(4,536
)
 
$
208,519

Interest income related to consolidated trusts owned by third parties reclassified to guarantee fee income
(1,463
)
 

 

 

 
1,463

 

Interest expense (2)
(53,403
)
 
(34,425
)
 
(38,931
)
 
(4,736
)
 
22,163

 
(109,332
)
Net effective spread
48,462

 
8,386

 
9,292

 
13,957

 
19,090

 
99,187

Guarantee and commitment fees
16,340

 
126

 
3,392

 

 
(1,463
)
 
18,395

Other income/(expense) (3)
1,470

 
525

 
301

 
(1,939
)
 
(23,391
)
 
(23,034
)
Non-interest income/(loss)
17,810

 
651

 
3,693

 
(1,939
)
 
(24,854
)
 
(4,639
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Release of loan losses
663

 

 

 

 

 
663

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for losses
(1,381
)
 

 

 

 

 
(1,381
)
Other non-interest expense
(10,650
)
 
(2,265
)
 
(4,135
)
 
(6,368
)
 

 
(23,418
)
Non-interest expense (4)
(12,031
)
 
(2,265
)
 
(4,135
)
 
(6,368
)
 

 
(24,799
)
Core earnings before income taxes
54,904

 
6,772

 
8,850

 
5,650

 
(5,764
)
(5)
70,412

Income tax (expense)/benefit
(19,216
)
 
(2,371
)
 
(3,097
)
 
5,347

 
2,018

 
(17,319
)
Core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends
35,688

 
4,401

 
5,753

 
10,997

 
(3,746
)
(5)
53,093

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(2,159
)
 

 
(2,159
)
Non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends

 

 

 
(16,641
)
 

 
(16,641
)
Segment core earnings/(losses)
$
35,688

 
$
4,401

 
$
5,753

 
$
(7,803
)
 
$
(3,746
)
(5)
$
34,293

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets at carrying value
$
5,046,716

 
$
1,640,940

 
$
2,206,529

 
$
3,608,296

 
$

 
$
12,502,481

Total on- and off-balance sheet program assets at principal balance
8,712,157

 
1,599,226

 
2,156,676

 

 

 
12,468,059

(1)
Includes reconciling adjustments for yield maintenance income and amortization of premiums on assets consolidated at fair value to reflect core earnings amounts.
(2)
Based on effective funding cost determined for each operating segment, including expenses related to interest rate swaps, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements.
(3)
Includes reconciling adjustments for the reclassification of yield maintenance income, expenses related to interest rate swaps and fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities.
(4)
Includes directly attributable costs and an allocation of indirectly attributable costs based on headcount.
(5)
Net  adjustments to reconcile core earnings before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends; and segment core earnings to corresponding income measures: income before income taxes, net income, and net income attributable to common stockholders, respectively.


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Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Financial information included in this report is consolidated to include the accounts of Farmer Mac and its two subsidiaries – Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation and Farmer Mac II LLC. Farmer Mac II LLC is a Delaware limited liability company that operates substantially all of Farmer Mac's USDA Guarantees line of business – primarily the acquisition of USDA Guaranteed Securities. The business operations of Farmer Mac II LLC began in January 2010. Since then, Farmer Mac has operated only that part of the USDA Guarantees line of business that involves the issuance of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities backed by USDA Guaranteed Securities to investors other than Farmer Mac or Farmer Mac II LLC. Although Farmer Mac II LLC may issue securities in these transactions, Farmer Mac II LLC does not guarantee any USDA Guaranteed Securities it holds or any Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities issued by Farmer Mac or Farmer Mac II LLC.

This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read together with: (1) the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report; and (2) Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.



Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements made in this report are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 pertaining to management's current expectations as to Farmer Mac's future financial results, business prospects, and business developments.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements. These statements typically are accompanied by, and identified with, terms such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "should," and similar phrases.  The following management's discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements addressing Farmer Mac's:
 
prospects for earnings;
prospects for growth in business volume;
trends in net interest income and net effective spread;
trends in portfolio credit quality, delinquencies, and provisions for losses;
trends in expenses;
trends in investment securities;
prospects for asset impairments and allowance for losses;
changes in capital position; and
other business and financial matters.

Management's expectations for Farmer Mac's future necessarily involve a number of assumptions and estimates and the evaluation of risks and uncertainties.  Various factors or events could cause Farmer Mac's actual results to differ materially from the expectations as expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part 1, Item 1A of Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013, as well as uncertainties regarding:
 

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the availability to Farmer Mac and Farmer Mac II LLC of debt financing and, if available, the reasonableness of rates and terms;
legislative or regulatory developments that could affect Farmer Mac or its sources of business, including but not limited to:
developments related to agricultural policies and programs contained in the current Farm Bill (the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), many of which expired earlier this year and the continuation of which are subject to uncertainty in the current political environment;
reduced funding for agricultural policies and programs as a result of federal budget cuts; or
changes in policies related to renewable fuel standards and the use of ethanol as a blending agent;
fluctuations in the fair value of assets held by Farmer Mac and Farmer Mac II LLC;
the rate and direction of development of the secondary market for agricultural mortgage and rural utilities loans, including lender interest in Farmer Mac credit products and the Farmer Mac secondary market;
the general rate of growth in agricultural mortgage and rural utilities indebtedness;
the impact of economic conditions, including the effects of weather-related conditions and fluctuations in agricultural real estate values, on agricultural mortgage lending and borrower repayment capacity;
developments in the financial markets, including possible investor, analyst, and rating agency reactions to events involving GSEs, including Farmer Mac;
changes in the level and direction of interest rates, which could, among other things, affect the value of collateral securing Farmer Mac's agricultural mortgage loan assets; and
volatility in commodity prices relative to costs of production and/or export demand for U.S. agricultural products.

In light of these potential risks and uncertainties, no undue reliance should be placed on any forward-looking statements expressed in this report.  Furthermore, Farmer Mac undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of revisions to any forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect new information or any future events or circumstances, except as otherwise mandated by the SEC. The discussion below is not necessarily indicative of future results.


Overview

During third quarter 2013, Farmer Mac added $820.9 million of new business volume, which included purchases of AgVantage securities in an aggregate amount of $353.5 million. Taking into account maturities and paydowns on existing assets, that new business increased the aggregate outstanding amount of business volume to $13.8 billion as of September 30, 2013, compared to $13.6 billion as of June 30, 2013, $13.0 billion as of December 31, 2012, and $12.5 billion as of September 30, 2012.

Farmer Mac's GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for third quarter 2013 was
$15.4 million, compared to net income of $16.4 million for third quarter 2012. The decrease in Farmer Mac's net income in third quarter 2013 compared to the previous year quarter was mostly due to lower net interest income, which was offset in part by the effects of fair value changes on financial derivatives, hedged assets, and trading assets.


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Farmer Mac's non-GAAP core earnings for third quarter 2013 were $11.8 million, compared to
$13.4 million in third quarter 2012. That decrease was primarily the result of lower net effective spread of $25.8 million (83 basis points) in third quarter 2013, compared to $27.3 million (95 basis points) in third quarter 2012. While new Farm & Ranch loans added this quarter were at spreads that meet or exceed current average net effective spreads as of September 30, 2013, repayments of existing Farm & Ranch loans with higher historical spreads relative to the new Farm & Ranch loans added this quarter, combined with the effect of refinancing existing floating rate assets at higher costs, were the primary drivers of the decrease in net effective spread in third quarter 2013. Repayments of Farm & Ranch loans tend to be seasonally higher in the first and third quarters of each year due to the typical January and July payment periods for many of those loans. For more information on Farmer Mac's use of core earnings, a non-GAAP measure, see "— Results of Operations."

The loans included in Farmer Mac's three lines of business continued to perform well during third quarter 2013. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's 90-day delinquencies in the Farm & Ranch line of business were $33.0 million (0.66 percent of the non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch portfolio), down from $33.3 million (0.70 percent) as of December 31, 2012, and down from $40.8 million (0.93 percent) as of September 30, 2012. When analyzing the overall risk profile of its entire portfolio, Farmer Mac takes into account more than the loan delinquency percentages in its Farm & Ranch line of business. Farmer Mac's portfolio also includes AgVantage securities and rural utilities loans, neither of which had any delinquencies as of September 30, 2013, and USDA Guaranteed Securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Across Farmer Mac's three lines of business, 90-day delinquencies represented 0.24 percent of total business volume as of September 30, 2013, compared to 0.26 percent as of December 31, 2012 and 0.33 percent as of September 30, 2012.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's core capital of $578.4 million exceeded its minimum capital requirement of $389.5 million by $188.9 million. See "— Outlook" for further discussion about the opportunities that Farmer Mac foresees for future business growth.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of Farmer Mac's consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the periods presented.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  The critical accounting policies that are both important to the portrayal of Farmer Mac's financial condition and results of operations and require complex, subjective judgments are the accounting policies for: (1) the allowance for losses, (2) fair value measurement, and (3) other-than-temporary impairment. For a discussion of these critical accounting policies and the related use of estimates and assumptions, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.


Results of Operations

Farmer Mac's GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for third quarter 2013 was
$15.4 million or $1.37 per diluted common share, compared to $16.4 million or $1.49 per diluted common share for third quarter 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's GAAP net

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income to common stockholders was $59.3 million or $5.30 per diluted common share, compared to $34.3 million or $3.12 per diluted common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Farmer Mac's non-GAAP core earnings were $11.8 million or $1.05 per diluted common share in third quarter 2013, compared to $13.4 million or $1.22 per diluted common share in third quarter 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Farmer Mac's non-GAAP core earnings were $39.6 million or $3.54 per diluted share and $38.0 million or $3.47 per diluted share, respectively.

Farmer Mac uses core earnings to measure corporate economic performance and develop financial plans because, in management's view, core earnings is a useful alternative measure in understanding Farmer Mac's economic performance, transaction economics, and business trends.  Core earnings differs from GAAP net income by excluding the effects of fair value accounting guidance, which are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on GAAP earnings if the financial instruments are held to maturity, as is generally expected. Core earnings also differs from GAAP net income 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. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly labeled non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by other companies. Farmer Mac's disclosure of this non-GAAP measure is intended to supplement GAAP information and not to replace it.


A reconciliation of Farmer Mac's GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders to core earnings is presented in the following table, and the adjustments are described in more detail below the table:

Table 1
 
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Core Earnings
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders
$
15,413

 
$
16,381

Less the after-tax effects of:
 

 
 
Unrealized gains on financial derivatives and hedging activities
4,632

 
3,456

Unrealized losses on trading assets
(407
)
 
(286
)
Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value
(421
)
 
(873
)
Net effects of settlements on agency forward contracts
(158
)
 
699

      Sub-total
3,646

 
2,996

Core earnings
$
11,767

 
$
13,385

 
 
 
 
Core earnings per share:
 
 
 
  Basic
$
1.09

 
$
1.28

  Diluted
1.05

 
1.22

Weighted-average shares:
 
 
 
  Basic
10,843

 
10,492

  Diluted
11,213

 
10,996



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Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders to Core Earnings
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders
$
59,348

 
$
34,293

Less the after-tax effects of:
 
 
 

Unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities
21,365

 
(394
)
Unrealized losses on trading assets
(483
)
 
(1,578
)
Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value
(1,603
)
 
(2,732
)
Net effects of settlements on agency forward contracts
459

 
958

      Sub-total
19,738

 
(3,746
)
Core earnings
$
39,610

 
$
38,039

 
 
 
 
Core earnings per share:
 
 
 
  Basic
$
3.67

 
$
3.64

  Diluted
3.54

 
3.47

Weighted-average shares:
 
 
 
  Basic
10,799

 
10,442

  Diluted
11,191

 
10,974


Farmer Mac excludes the after-tax effect of unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair values of financial derivatives and hedging activities from core earnings. As of September 30, 2013, the cumulative fair value of after-tax losses recorded on financial derivatives was $46.7 million.  Over time, Farmer Mac will realize in earnings the net effect of the cash settlements on its interest rate swap contracts, which will on its own produce either income or expense, but is expected to generate positive net effective spread when combined with the interest received and paid on the assets and liabilities Farmer Mac holds on its balance sheet.  Any positive net effective spread would continue to build retained earnings and capital over time.  

Farmer Mac previously elected the fair value option for certain investment securities and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities that were funded or hedged principally with financial derivatives in an effort to mitigate volatility in GAAP earnings. Farmer Mac classifies these assets as trading and measures them at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in GAAP earnings as they occur; however, Farmer Mac excludes the changes in fair value from core earnings consistent with its treatment of fair value changes on financial derivatives.

In 2010, Farmer Mac consolidated certain variable interest entities ("VIEs") where Farmer Mac held beneficial interests in trusts used as vehicles for securitization. Prior to consolidation, Farmer Mac classified these assets as trading Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities because of a fair value option election made previously. As such, these assets were measured at fair value and the unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value were excluded from Farmer Mac's core earnings.  Upon consolidation, these assets were transferred to loans held for investment in consolidated trusts at their fair value, which resulted in an unamortized premium of $42.7 million.  This premium is being amortized into interest income over the contractual lives of the underlying assets.

Also in 2010, Farmer Mac contributed substantially all of the assets, in excess of $1.1 billion, comprising the USDA Guarantees line of business to a subsidiary, Farmer Mac II LLC.  The contributed assets

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included securities that were designated as either available-for-sale or trading, depending on whether a fair value option election had been made previously. Farmer Mac transferred these assets at their fair value, which resulted in an unamortized premium of $39.1 million being recorded by Farmer Mac II LLC. This premium is being amortized into interest income over the estimated remaining lives of the USDA Guaranteed Securities that were transferred.

At the time of transfer, Farmer Mac had after-tax unrealized gains of $7.0 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income related to changes in the fair value of the contributed securities designated as available-for-sale. These gains are being amortized into other income based on the estimated remaining lives of the related USDA Guaranteed Securities. On a consolidated basis, the amortization of these gains will offset the premium amortization on the contributed securities designated as available-for-sale.

On January 1, 2013, Farmer Mac transferred $674.0 million of loans from held for sale to held for investment because Farmer Mac either (1) no longer intends to sell these loans in the foreseeable future or (2) generally securitizes these loans using VIEs that are ultimately consolidated on Farmer Mac's balance sheet and reported as "Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost." Farmer Mac transferred these loans at the lower of cost or fair value (determined on a pooled basis). Farmer Mac recorded a $5.9 million unamortized discount for loans transferred at fair value. This discount is being amortized into interest income over the contractual lives of the underlying loans.

The after-tax net effect of the amortization of the premiums, discounts, and deferred gains described above are shown as amortization of premiums, discounts, and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value in the table above. Farmer Mac excludes these items from core earnings because they are not expected to have an economic effect on Farmer Mac's financial performance if the assets are held to maturity, as is generally expected. As of September 30, 2013, $42.3 million of these premiums and $5.4 million of discounts were still outstanding and $1.9 million of after-tax gains remained deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income.

Farmer Mac routinely enters into forward sales contracts on the debt of other GSEs to reduce its interest rate exposure on forecasted future debt issuances. In its calculation of core earnings, Farmer Mac reverses the gains or losses resulting from the net settlement of these contracts in the period of settlement and amortizes them over the estimated lives of the associated debt issuances.  The after-tax net effect of these items is shown as net effect of settlements on agency forward contracts in the table above. Changes in the fair values of these contracts prior to net settlement are excluded from Farmer Mac's core earnings and are captured in unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities in the table above.

The following sections provide more detail regarding specific components of Farmer Mac's results of operations.

Net Interest Income.  Net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was
$28.2 million and $84.7 million, respectively, compared to $30.4 million and $99.2 million, respectively, for the same periods during 2012. The decrease in net interest income in the first nine months of 2013 compared to the first nine months of 2012 was primarily attributable to reduced interest income on Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities resulting from the designation of certain interest rate swaps in fair value hedge relationships during third quarter 2012 and lower net effective spread, primarily attributable to the repayments of Farm and Ranch loans that had higher historical spreads.  The interest rate swaps are used to hedge against the risk of changes in fair values of certain AgVantage securities due to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate (i.e., LIBOR). The accrual of the contractual amounts due on these interest rate swaps is included as an adjustment to the yield of the hedged items and is reported in interest

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income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, but only for the third quarter of 2012, when the related hedge designation became effective. The overall net interest yield was 93 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 114 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The following table provides information regarding interest-earning assets and funding for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.  The average balance of non-accruing loans is included in the average balance of loans, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities presented, though the related income is accounted for on a cash basis.  Therefore, as the average balance of non-accruing loans and the income received increases or decreases, the net interest yield will fluctuate accordingly.  The average balance of consolidated loans with beneficial interests owned by third parties is disclosed in the net effect of consolidated trusts and is not included in the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  The interest income and expense associated with these trusts are shown in the net effect of consolidated trusts.  The average rate earned on cash and investments reflects lower short-term market rates during the first nine months of 2013 compared to the first nine months of 2012.  The lower average rate on loans, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities during 2013 is due to the decline in market rates reflected in the rates on loans acquired or reset during the past year and the effect of designating certain interest rate swaps in fair value hedge relationships as described above.  The downward trend in the average rate on notes payable due after one year reflects the retirement of older debt and the issuance of new debt at lower market rates. While the average rate on notes payable within one year has not changed in absolute terms, these shorter-term funding levels, which are typically swapped to a floating rate of interest, have become less favorable relative to the LIBOR interest rate swap curve in 2013, which could reduce the margin on floating rate assets that need to be refinanced in the future if this relationship continues.


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Table 2

  
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
Average
Balance
 
Income/
Expense
 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Income/
Expense
 
Average
Rate
 
(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and investments
$
2,839,383

 
$
16,468

 
0.77
%
 
$
2,997,130

 
$
18,693

 
0.83
%
Loans, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Guaranteed Securities (1)
9,190,944

 
164,085

 
2.38
%
 
8,099,888

 
173,900

 
2.86
%
Total interest-earning assets
12,030,327

 
180,553

 
2.00
%
 
11,097,018

 
192,593

 
2.31
%
Funding:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Notes payable due within one year
4,467,637

 
6,096

 
0.18
%
 
5,220,955

 
7,068

 
0.18
%
Notes payable due after one year (2)
7,049,409

 
90,340

 
1.71
%
 
5,403,647

 
87,801

 
2.17
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities (3)
11,517,046

 
96,436

 
1.12
%
 
10,624,602

 
94,869

 
1.19
%
Net non-interest-bearing funding
513,281

 

 
 

 
472,416

 

 
 

Total funding
12,030,327

 
96,436

 
1.07
%
 
11,097,018

 
94,869

 
1.14
%
Net interest income/yield prior to consolidation of certain trusts
12,030,327

 
84,117

 
0.93
%
 
11,097,018

 
97,724

 
1.17
%
Net effect of consolidated trusts (4)
162,112

 
602

 
0.50
%
 
468,825

 
1,463

 
0.42
%
Adjusted net interest income/yield
$
12,192,439

 
$
84,719

 
0.93
%
 
$
11,565,843

 
$
99,187

 
1.14
%
(1)
Excludes interest income of $5.7 million and $15.9 million in 2013 and 2012 , respectively, related to consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties.
(2)
Includes current portion of long-term notes.
(3)
Excludes interest expense of $5.1 million and $14.4 million in 2013 and 2012 , respectively, related to consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties.
(4)
Includes the effect of consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties.



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The following table sets forth information regarding changes in the components of Farmer Mac's net interest income for the periods indicated.  For each category, information is provided on changes attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by old rate) and changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by old volume).  Combined rate/volume variances, the third element of the calculation, are allocated based on their relative size.  The decreases in income due to changes in rate reflect the reset of variable rate investments and adjustable rate mortgages to lower rates and the acquisition of new lower-yielding investments, loans, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities, as described above.  The decreases in expense reflect the decreased cost of funding due to lower interest rates in the debt markets. The increases due to changes in volume reflect the increase in on-balance sheet assets during the first nine months of 2013 compared to the first nine months of 2012.

Table 3

  
 For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Compared to Same Period 2012
 
Increase/(Decrease) Due to
 
Rate
 
Volume
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Income from interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and investments
$
(1,272
)
 
$
(953
)
 
$
(2,225
)
Loans, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities
(31,487
)
 
21,672

 
(9,815
)
Total
(32,759
)
 
20,719

 
(12,040
)
Expense from interest-bearing liabilities
(6,117
)
 
7,684

 
1,567

Change in net interest income prior to consolidation of certain trusts (1)
$
(26,642
)
 
$
13,035

 
$
(13,607
)
(1)
Excludes the effect of consolidated trusts with beneficial interests owned by third parties.

The net interest yield includes the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value and excludes the accrual of income and expense related to the contractual amounts due on financial derivatives that are not designated in hedging relationships.  The following paragraphs describe the effects of these items on the net interest yield and the table below presents them as adjustments to reconcile to the net effective spread Farmer Mac earns on the difference between its interest-earning assets and its net funding costs, including payments for income and expense related to undesignated financial derivatives.

Farmer Mac uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk exposure by modifying the interest rate reset or maturity characteristics of certain assets and liabilities.  Beginning in third quarter 2012, Farmer Mac designated certain interest rate swaps in fair value hedge relationships.  The accrual of the contractual amounts due on these interest rate swaps is included as an adjustment to the yield of the hedged item and is included in interest income. For interest rate swaps not designated in hedge relationships, Farmer Mac records the income or expense related to the accrual of the contractual amounts due in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated statements of operations.  Farmer Mac includes the accrual of the contractual amounts due for undesignated financial derivatives in its calculation of net effective spread.

Farmer Mac's net interest income and net interest yield include net expenses related to the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value. These premiums and discounts are being amortized into interest income over the contractual or estimated remaining lives of the underlying assets. Farmer Mac excludes these amounts from net effective spread because they are not expected to have an

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economic effect on Farmer Mac's financial performance if the assets are held to maturity, as is generally expected.

Prior to first quarter 2013, Farmer Mac excluded yield maintenance payments received upon the payoff of certain borrowers' loans from its calculation of net effective spread. These payments were excluded because the timing and size of the payments varied greatly and variations in these payments were not necessarily indicative of positive or negative trends in Farmer Mac's financial results. Because Farmer Mac generally reinvests these payments, along with the prepaid balance of the underlying loans, in other interest-earning assets, Farmer Mac is no longer excluding these payments from its calculation of net effective spread. Yield maintenance payments were immaterial to Farmer Mac's net effective spread for the first nine months of 2013.

The following table presents the net effective spread between Farmer Mac's interest-earning assets and its net funding costs.  This spread is measured by including income or expense related to undesignated financial derivatives and excluding the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value. Farmer Mac's net effective spread was $25.8 million and $78.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $27.3 million and $80.1 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. In percentage terms, net effective spread for the three and nine months ended ended September 30, 2013 was 0.83 percent and 0.87 percent, respectively, compared to 0.95 percent and 0.96 percent, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. This contraction in net effective spread is primarily attributable to repayments of existing Farm & Ranch loans with higher historical spreads relative to the new Farm & Ranch loans added this quarter, combined with the effect of refinancing existing floating rate assets at higher costs during the first nine months of 2013 compared to 2012. Repayments of Farm & Ranch loans tend to be seasonally higher in the first and third quarters of each year due to the typical January and July payment periods for many of those loans. The new Farm & Ranch loans added this quarter were at spreads that meet or exceed current average net effective spreads as of September 30, 2013. See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements for more information regarding net effective spread from Farmer Mac's individual business segments.

Table 4
  
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net interest income/yield prior to consolidation of certain trusts
$
27,960

 
0.90
 %
 
$
30,172

 
1.05
 %
 
$
84,116

 
0.93
 %
 
$
97,724

 
1.18
 %
Expense related to undesignated financial derivatives
(3,026
)
 
(0.10
)%
 
(4,130
)
 
(0.14
)%
 
(9,375
)
 
(0.10
)%
 
(22,163
)
 
(0.27
)%
Yield maintenance payments

 
 %
 
(473
)
 
(0.02
)%
 

 
 %
 
(784
)
 
(0.01
)%
Amortization of premiums/discounts on assets consolidated at fair value
847

 
0.03
 %
 
1,687

 
0.06
 %
 
3,366

 
0.04
 %
 
5,320

 
0.06
 %
Net effective spread
$
25,781

 
0.83
 %
 
$
27,256

 
0.95
 %
 
$
78,107

 
0.87
 %
 
$
80,097

 
0.96
 %





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Release of Allowance for Loan Losses.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac recorded releases to its allowance for loan losses of $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and no charge-offs and $3.9 million of charge-offs, respectively. This is compared to recorded provisions to its allowance for loan losses of $0.1 million and releases of $0.7 million, respectively, and $0.4 million charge-offs for the same periods in 2012. The releases recorded during third quarter 2013 were primarily related to a decline in the general allowance for loan losses due to improved credit quality in the on-balance sheet Farm & Ranch loan portfolio. The charge-offs recorded in the first nine months of 2013 included a $3.6 million charge-off related to one ethanol loan that transitioned to REO during first quarter 2013 and for which Farmer Mac recorded a partial recovery of $1.1 million upon sale of the property in second quarter 2013. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's total allowance for loan losses was $6.9 million, compared to $11.4 million as of December 31, 2012.  See "—Risk Management—Credit Risk – Loans."

Release of and Provision for Reserve for Losses.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac recorded provisions to its reserve for losses of $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, compared to a release of losses of $43,000 and a provision for losses of $1.4 million, respectively, for comparable periods in 2012.  The provision in third quarter 2013 was primarily due to an increase in the general allowance for losses. The provisions recorded in the first nine months of 2013 were primarily attributable to increased estimated probable losses inherent in Farmer Mac's non-ethanol related Ag. Storage and Processing loans (e.g., grain elevators and cold storage) due to an enhancement in Farmer Mac's loss methodology that takes into consideration the more developed and specialized nature of these types of properties. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's reserve for losses was $6.6 million, compared to $5.5 million as of December 31, 2012.  See "—Risk Management—Credit Risk – Loans."

Guarantee and Commitment Fees.  Guarantee and commitment fees, which compensate Farmer Mac for assuming the credit risk on loans underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs, were
$6.8 million and $20.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $6.4 million and $18.4 million for the same periods in 2012. The increase in guarantee and commitment fees was primarily attributable to new business volume of Farm & Ranch loans placed under LTSPCs throughout 2012 and the first nine months of 2013 and the deconsolidation of $460.3 million of LTSPC securitization trusts in second quarter 2012 because of a change in related party status.

Gains and Losses on Financial Derivatives and Hedging Activities.  Effective July 1, 2012, Farmer Mac designated certain interest rate swaps in fair value hedge relationships. The effect of unrealized and realized gains and losses on Farmer Mac's financial derivatives and hedging activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was net gains of $3.0 million and $22.5 million, respectively, compared to a net gain of $1.6 million and a net loss of $23.3 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012.


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The components of gains and losses on financial derivatives and hedging activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized in the following table:

Table 5

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains/(losses) due to fair value changes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial derivatives (1)
$
4

 
$
(5,142
)
 
$
23,329

 
$
(5,142
)
Hedged items
2,996

 
8,378

 
(14,871
)
 
8,378

Gains on hedging activities
3,000

 
3,236

 
8,458

 
3,236

No hedge designation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains/(losses) due to fair value changes
4,126

 
2,081

 
24,410

 
(3,842
)
Realized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expense related to financial derivatives
(3,026
)
 
(4,130
)
 
(9,375
)
 
(22,164
)
(Losses)/gains due to terminations or net settlements
(1,076
)
 
371

 
(992
)
 
(564
)
Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives not designated in hedging relationships
24

 
(1,678
)
 
14,043

 
(26,570
)
Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities
$
3,024

 
$
1,558

 
$
22,501

 
$
(23,334
)
(1)
Included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness at September 30, 2013, but excluded from the amounts in the table, were losses of $3.1 million and $8.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, attributable to the fair value of the swaps at the inception of the hedging relationship. Accordingly, the amounts recognized as hedge ineffectiveness for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were losses of $0.1 million and gains of $0.5 million, respectively. The comparable amounts at September 30, 2012 were losses of $3.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 attributable to the fair value of the swaps at the inception of the hedging relationship and, accordingly, gains of $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 attributable to hedge ineffectiveness.


Changes in the fair values of Farmer Mac's open derivative positions for both designated and undesignated hedges are captured in the table above in unrealized gains/(losses) due to fair value changes and are primarily the result of fluctuations in long-term interest rates. For financial derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair values of the hedged items attributable to the hedged risk are also included in the table above in unrealized gains/(losses) due to fair value changes. The accrual of periodic cash settlements for interest paid or received from Farmer Mac's interest rate swaps that are not designated in hedging relationships is shown as expense related to financial derivatives.  Payments or receipts to terminate derivative positions or net cash settle forward sales contracts on the debt of other GSEs and U.S. Treasury futures that are not designated in hedging relationships are included in (losses)/gains due to terminations or net settlements.    

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Farmer Mac was a party to interest rate swaps with one related party, Zions First National Bank.  Farmer Mac realized losses of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, related to these interest rate swaps contracts, compared to losses of $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in the same periods of 2012.

Losses on Trading Assets.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac recorded unrealized losses on trading assets of $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, compared to unrealized losses on trading assets of $0.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. Of the total unrealized losses recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30,

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2013, Farmer Mac recorded losses of $0.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, related to assets selected for the fair value option, compared to losses of $0.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. Farmer Mac has not made any fair value option elections since 2008.

Gains on Sale of Available-for-Sale Investment Securities. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, Farmer Mac did not sell any of its investment securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac realized gains of $3.1 million compared to immaterial gains in the same period in 2012. The gains in 2013 primarily were the result of a sale of a mortgage-backed security from the available-for-sale investment portfolio.

Gains on Sale of Real Estate Owned. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac realized gains of $39,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, from the sale of real estate owned properties, compared to losses of $13,000 and gains of $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Other Income. Other income totaled $0.6 million and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $1.0 million and $2.5 million for the same periods in 2012. Other income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 included the recognition of $0.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of gains previously deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income related to fair value changes of certain available-for-sale securities contributed to Farmer Mac II LLC in 2010. This compares to $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012.

Compensation and Employee Benefits.  Compensation and employee benefits were $4.5 million and
$13.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $4.4 million and $13.4 million, respectively, during the same periods in 2012. The increase in compensation and employee benefits was primarily due to increased employee headcount and higher employee health insurance costs.

General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses, including legal, audit, and consulting fees, were $2.8 million and $8.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to $2.8 million and $8.2 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to increased fees paid to executive search and recruiting firms in the first nine months of 2013 upon the hiring of new employees.

Regulatory Fees.  Regulatory fees for both the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $0.6 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, regulatory fees were $1.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively. FCA has advised Farmer Mac that its fees for the federal fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 will be $2.4 million, compared to $2.3 million for the federal fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. After the end of a federal fiscal year, FCA may revise its prior year estimated assessments to reflect actual costs incurred, as FCA has issued both additional assessments and refunds in the past.

Income Tax Expense.  Income tax expense totaled $8.2 million and $30.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, compared to income tax expense of $8.3 million and $17.3 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. The consolidated tax benefit of the dividends declared on Farmer Mac II LLC Preferred Stock, which is presented as "Net income attributable to non-controlling interest – preferred stock dividends" on the consolidated statements of operations on a pre-tax

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basis, was the primary reason Farmer Mac's effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35 percent.

Business Volume.  During third quarter 2013, Farmer Mac added $820.9 million of new business volume. Specifically, Farmer Mac:
 
purchased $193.1 million of newly originated Farm & Ranch loans;
added $198.8 million of Farm & Ranch loans under LTSPCs;
purchased $103.5 million of Farm & Ranch AgVantage securities;
purchased $70.4 million of USDA Guaranteed Securities;
purchased $5.1 million of Rural Utilities loans; and
purchased $250.0 million of Rural Utilities AgVantage securities.

Farmer Mac's outstanding business volume was $13.8 billion as of September 30, 2013, an increase of $0.2 billion from June 30, 2013, and $0.8 billion from December 31, 2012, as new volume exceeded maturities and principal paydowns on existing eligible loan assets during the quarter.

The following table sets forth Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, and Rural Utilities loan purchase, LTSPC, and guarantee activities for non-delinquent eligible loans during the periods indicated:

Table 6

Farmer Mac Loan Purchases, Guarantees, and LTSPCs
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
 (in thousands)
Farm & Ranch:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
193,089

 
$
132,882

 
$
579,111

 
$
388,791

LTSPCs
198,783

 
115,757

 
465,067

 
365,852

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
103,500

 
201,000

 
403,500

 
601,000

USDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  USDA Guaranteed Securities
70,372

 
114,974

 
303,456

 
376,985

  Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities

 

 

 
5,327

Rural Utilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
5,107

 
26,843

 
45,591

 
109,479

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
250,000

 
250,000

 
575,000

 
250,000

Total purchases, guarantees, and commitments
$
820,851

 
$
841,456

 
$
2,371,725

 
$
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The increase in Farm & Ranch loan purchase volume from prior periods primarily resulted from more borrowers seeking longer-term financing at fixed rates, and the increase in Farm & Ranch LTSPC volume primarily resulted from increased participation in the LTSPC product among Farmer Mac's existing customer base. The decrease in USDA Guaranteed Securities volume was driven primarily by reduced supplemental federal funding for USDA-guaranteed loans later in the federal fiscal year due to budget constraints. The decrease in Rural Utilities loan volume resulted primarily from decreased demand for financing in the rural utilities industry, driven partially by continued weakness in the domestic economy. The uneven distribution of AgVantage securities volume across quarters is a natural outcome of the AgVantage product, which tends to be periodic, high-volume transactions driven by the liquidity needs of Farmer Mac's customer network.

The purchase price of non-delinquent eligible loans and portfolios is the fair value based on current market interest rates and Farmer Mac's target net yield. The purchase price includes an amount to compensate Farmer Mac for credit risk that is similar to the guarantee or commitment fees it receives for assuming credit risk on loans underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs.  Based on market conditions, Farmer Mac either retains the loans it purchases or securitizes them and retains or sells Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities backed by those loans.  Historically, Farmer Mac has retained the vast majority of loans it has purchased.  The weighted-average age of the Farm & Ranch non-delinquent eligible loans purchased and retained (excluding the purchases of defaulted loans) during both third quarter 2013 and 2012 was less than three months.  Of those loans in both periods, 65 percent had principal amortization periods longer than the maturity date, resulting in balloon payments at maturity, with a weighted-average remaining term to maturity of 15.5 years and 15.9 years, respectively.

During third quarter 2013 and 2012, Farmer Mac securitized loans it had purchased and sold the resulting Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities in the amount of $28.7 million and $11.7 million, respectively.
 
The following table sets forth information regarding the Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities issued during the periods indicated:

Table 7

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Loans securitized and sold as Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
$
28,718

 
$
11,707

 
$
64,609

 
$
24,008

Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
103,500

 
201,000

 
403,500

 
601,000

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - Rural Utilities AgVantage
250,000

 
250,000

 
575,000

 
250,000

Farmer Mac II Guaranteed Securities

 

 

 
5,327

Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities Issuances
$
382,218

 
$
462,707

 
$
1,043,109

 
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The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding volume in each of Farmer Mac's three lines of business as of the dates indicated:

Table 8

Outstanding Balance of Loans, Loans Underlying Non-AgVantage Farmer Mac
Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs, AgVantage Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
(in thousands)
On-balance sheet:
 
 
 
Farm & Ranch:
 
 
 
Loans
$
1,773,782

 
$
1,519,415

Loans held in trusts:
 
 
 
Beneficial interests owned by Farmer Mac

 
39

Beneficial interests owned by third party investors
176,921

 
160,397

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
3,539,650

 
3,339,200

USDA Guarantees:
 
 
 
USDA Guaranteed Securities
1,630,774

 
1,559,683

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
24,925

 
26,238

Rural Utilities:
 
 
 
Loans
663,533

 
663,097

Loans held in trusts:
 
 
 
Beneficial interests owned by Farmer Mac
354,241

 
368,848

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
1,533,634

 
1,298,506

Total on-balance sheet
$
9,697,460

 
$
8,935,423

Off-balance sheet:
 

 
 

Farm & Ranch:
 

 
 

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
$
970,000

 
$
970,000

LTSPCs
2,283,341

 
2,156,068

Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
801,704

 
911,370

USDA Guarantees:
 
 
 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities
21,094

 
29,658

Rural Utilities:
 
 
 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities - AgVantage
12,667

 
12,669

Total off-balance sheet
$
4,088,806

 
$
4,079,765

Total
$
13,786,266

 
$
13,015,188



Of the $13.8 billion outstanding principal balance of volume included in Farmer Mac's three lines of business as of September 30, 2013, $6.1 billion were Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities structured as AgVantage securities.  Each AgVantage security is a general obligation of an issuing institution approved by Farmer Mac and is secured by eligible loans in an amount at least equal to the outstanding principal amount of the security.  Unlike business volume in the form of purchased loans, USDA Guaranteed Securities, and loans underlying LTSPCs and non-AgVantage Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, most of the Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities structured as AgVantage securities do not pay down principal based on amortization schedules and instead have fixed maturity dates when the secured general obligation is due.


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The following table summarizes by maturity date the scheduled principal amortization of loans held, loans underlying LTSPCs and non-AgVantage Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities as of September 30, 2013:

Table 9

Schedule of Principal Amortization of Loans Held, Loans Underlying LTSPCs and
Non-AgVantage Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities
 
Loans Held
 
Loans Underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs
 
 USDA Guaranteed Securities
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
2013
$
38,602

 
$
68,218

 
$
117,427

 
$
224,247

2014
490,203

 
285,059

 
104,403

 
879,665

2015
150,275

 
240,697

 
131,937

 
522,909

2016
144,374

 
231,351

 
140,760

 
516,485

2017
138,534

 
216,366

 
113,681

 
468,581

Thereafter
2,006,489

 
2,043,354

 
1,068,585

 
5,118,428

Total
$
2,968,477

 
$
3,085,045

 
$
1,676,793

 
$
7,730,315


As of September 30, 2013, the average unpaid balance of loans in the Farm & Ranch line of business (excluding loans collateralizing AgVantage securities) was $427,000. The weighted average original loan-to-value ratio (based on original appraised value that has not been indexed to provide a current market value or reflect amortization of loans) for non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch loans was approximately 49 percent as of September 30, 2013 and 52 percent as of December 31, 2012.

The following table summarizes by maturity date the outstanding principal amount of both on- and off-balance sheet AgVantage securities as of September 30, 2013:

Table 10

AgVantage Balances by Year of Maturity
 
As of
 
September 30, 2013
 
(in thousands)
2013
$
136,529

2014
1,086,279

2015
676,459

2016
1,279,067

2017
1,378,455

Thereafter (1)
1,499,162

Total
$
6,055,951

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The weighted-average remaining maturity of the outstanding $6.1 billion of AgVantage securities shown in the table above was 3.3 years as of September 30, 2013.  Farmer Mac has arranged for the replacement of $414.9 million of AgVantage securities scheduled to mature in 2013 and 2014 through a series of agreements whereby Farmer Mac will purchase new AgVantage securities from the issuer of the maturing securities in a series of transactions that either closed in October 2013 or are scheduled to close between December 2013 and February 2014, in an aggregate amount of $415 million. Farmer Mac's purchases of these new AgVantage securities are expected to generally coincide with the maturity dates of the corresponding volume of maturing AgVantage securities, although two of the new AgVantage securities purchases closed prior to the maturity dates of the original AgVantage securities being replaced. The new securities are scheduled to have maturity dates ranging from October 2021 through February 2022. As a general matter, if maturing AgVantage securities are not replaced by new AgVantage securities, either from the same issuer or from new business, or if the net interest margin earned by Farmer Mac on new AgVantage securities that replace maturing AgVantage securities is lower than the margin earned on the maturing securities, Farmer Mac's income could be adversely affected.

As part of fulfilling its guarantee obligations for Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and commitments to purchase eligible loans underlying LTSPCs, Farmer Mac purchases defaulted loans, all of which are at least 90-days delinquent or in material non-monetary default at the time of purchase, out of the loan pools underlying those securities and LTSPCs, and records the purchased loans as such on its balance sheet.  The purchase price for a defaulted loan purchased out of a pool of loans backing Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities is the current outstanding principal balance of the loan plus accrued and unpaid interest.  The purchase price for a defaulted loan purchased under an LTSPC is the then-current outstanding principal balance of the loan, with accrued and unpaid interest on the defaulted loans payable out of any future loan payments or liquidation proceeds as received.  The purchase price of a defaulted loan is not an indicator of the expected loss on that loan; many other factors affect expected loss, if any, on any loan so purchased. The weighted-average age of delinquent loans purchased out of securitized pools and LTSPCs during third quarter 2013 and 2012 was 7.0 years and 4.7 years, respectively. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Risk Management—Credit Risk – Loans."

The following table presents Farmer Mac's purchases of defaulted loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs for the periods indicated:

Table 11

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
(in thousands)
Defaulted loans purchased underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities owned by third party investors
$
629

 
$
6,742

 
$
6,667

 
$
8,069

Defaulted loans purchased underlying LTSPCs

 
432

 
37

 
2,962

Total loan purchases
$
629

 
$
7,174

 
$
6,704

 
$
11,031




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Farmer Mac II LLC.  In January 2010, Farmer Mac contributed substantially all of the assets comprising the USDA Guarantees line of business (in excess of $1.1 billion) to Farmer Mac's subsidiary, Farmer Mac II LLC.  The assets that Farmer Mac contributed to Farmer Mac II LLC consisted primarily of USDA Guaranteed Securities that had not been securitized by Farmer Mac but also included $35.0 million of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.  Farmer Mac did not and will not guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest on the $1.1 billion of contributed USDA Guaranteed Securities.  The financial information presented in this report reflects the accounts of Farmer Mac and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.  Accordingly, Farmer Mac's reportable operating segments presented in this report will differ from the stand-alone financial statements of Farmer Mac II LLC.  Those separate financial statements are available on the website of Farmer Mac II LLC and are not incorporated in this report by reference.

The assets of Farmer Mac II LLC will only be available to creditors of Farmer Mac after all obligations owed to creditors of and equity holders in Farmer Mac II LLC have been satisfied.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac II LLC held assets with a fair value of $1.7 billion, had debt outstanding to Farmer Mac of $374.0 million, had preferred stock outstanding with a liquidation preference of $250.0 million, and had $1.0 billion of common stock outstanding held by Farmer Mac. For more information about the formation and operations of Farmer Mac II LLC and the features of the preferred stock issued by Farmer Mac II LLC in January 2010, see Notes 7 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

Outlook  

Farmer Mac continues to provide a stable source of liquidity, capital, and risk management tools to help rural lenders meet the financing needs of their customers, and expects to continue to be able to meet future business opportunities as they arise. While the pace of Farmer Mac's growth will be dictated by the capital and liquidity needs of lenders, as well as Farmer Mac's ability to continue to increase its lender network, Farmer Mac foresees opportunities for continued growth in eligible loan assets. More specifically, Farmer Mac believes that its Farm & Ranch and Rural Utilities lines of business have opportunities for growth, driven by several key factors:

As agricultural lenders face increased equity capital requirements under new regulatory frameworks, or seek to reduce exposure due to lending limits or concentration limits, Farmer Mac can provide relief for those institutions under those circumstances through loan purchases, guarantees, or LTSPCs.
As borrowers expect interest rates to increase in the future and seek longer-term, fixed rate loans, Farmer Mac can assist lenders in managing their interest rate risk for those longer-term assets, which may not match well with the lenders' shorter-term deposit funding or other funding sources.
As the overall economy recovers, rural utilities generally may experience an increase in demand for power, which can lead to more investment and borrowing needs in that industry.

Farmer Mac believes that these growth opportunities will be important in replacing income earned on the eligible loan and investment portfolio assets that are scheduled to mature or pay down over the next several years. Maturing AgVantage securities and the scheduled principal amortization of other eligible loan assets are discussed in "-Results of Operations-Business Volume." Farmer Mac also currently owns in its liquidity investment portfolio $78.5 million par amount of preferred stock issued by CoBank that currently pays an 11 percent annual dividend, from which Farmer Mac earns approximately $7.7 million annually in after-tax dividend income. CoBank has the option to call these securities beginning in October

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2014, and Farmer Mac believes it is likely that CoBank will do so. Farmer Mac expects to hold these securities until they mature or are called.

Agricultural Sector. The agricultural sector includes many diverse industries that respond in different ways to changes in economic conditions. Those individual industries often are affected differently, sometimes positively and sometimes negatively, by prevailing domestic and global economic factors and regional weather conditions. This results in cycles where one or more industries may be under stress at the same time that others are not. In addition, producers that rely on non-farm sources of income as a significant percentage of overall income may experience stress associated with weakness in the general economy. The profitability of agricultural industries is also affected by commodity inventories and their associated market prices, which can vary largely as a result of weather patterns and harvest conditions that may affect supply.

While agricultural land values that have increased over the past several years remain elevated, market indicators suggest that the escalation in land values may be slowing. Agricultural land whose value is closely tied to the price of commodities it produces, such as corn, may see cyclical volatility from time to time as the price of those commodities fluctuate relative to the costs of production. Increases in interest rates also could put downward pressure on the discounted cash flow values of farmland, which could negatively affect the appraised values of farmland. Farmer Mac continues to closely monitor sector profitability, economic conditions, and agricultural land value trends to tailor underwriting practices to changing conditions. For a discussion of the average outstanding loan volume and weighted average original loan-to-value ratios for non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch loans in Farmer Mac's portfolio as of September 30, 2013, please see "—Results of Operations—Business Volume."

Farmer Mac also continues to monitor the establishment and evolution of legislation and regulations that affect farmers, ranchers, and rural lenders. Many existing federal agricultural policies contained in the Farm Bill, including policies affecting crop subsidies, crop insurance, and other aspects of agricultural production expired on September 30, 2013. All of these policies, as well as others, continue to be the subject of significant political debate within the context of proposals to replace the Farm Bill.  Although various legislative initiatives have been introduced in the 113th Congress to modify or extend the policies contained in the Farm Bill, Congress has not yet passed any such legislation. The extension of legislative policies favorable to agriculture, as well as other legislative policies such as continued funding for USDA-guaranteed loans, remains uncertain at this time in light of the current political environment. Farmer Mac will continue to monitor these developments closely.

Farmer Mac's marketing efforts directed towards the Farm & Ranch line of business focus on lenders that have demonstrated a commitment to agricultural lending based on their lending history. Farmer Mac directs its outreach efforts to these lenders through direct personal contact, which is facilitated through Farmer Mac's frequent participation in state and national banking conferences, its partnerships with the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America, and its business relationships with members of the Farm Credit System. Farmer Mac continues to observe significant demand for its longer-term fixed rate loan products in its Farm & Ranch line of business. Demand for Farmer Mac's secondary market tools could also increase as rural lenders adapt to new and changing regulations, which may require lenders to obtain more liquidity and capital to continue their lending practices.

Farmer Mac continues to monitor developments in the ethanol industry and evaluate their potential impact on the overall performance of Farmer Mac's portfolio. While many producers in the ethanol industry have experienced narrow margins over the last several years, overall the industry appears to be improving as

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corn prices have recently decreased compared to prior years. Currently, the renewable fuel standard regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandates targeted use of fuel from renewable sources, including ethanol. However, it is uncertain whether the renewable fuel standard will remain in place in its current form or whether it will be reduced due to market and regulatory restrictions on the ability to blend higher percentages of ethanol into gasoline in light of diminished gasoline consumption. The ethanol loans in Farmer Mac's portfolio have decreased in recent years both in dollar amount ($102.8 million as of September 30, 2013) and as a percentage of portfolio volume (2.0 percent of the non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch portfolio as of September 30, 2013). As of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, the dollar amount of Farmer Mac's ethanol portfolio was $144.9 million (3.1 percent) and $153.5 million (3.5 percent), respectively. Other than $26.8 million of undisbursed commitments on existing ethanol loans, Farmer Mac does not expect to add additional ethanol loans to its portfolio.

Rural Utilities Industry. Historically, the demand of the rural utilities industry for capital and financing tends to follow the state of the general economy. Continued weakness in the general economy has reduced the demand for rural electric power and, consequently, the need for rural utilities cooperatives to expand. This lower demand within the industry has increased competition for Farmer Mac's customer base from lenders that are not eligible to, or for other reasons do not, participate in Farmer Mac's Rural Utilities program, and is the primary reason for the slow rate of growth in Farmer Mac's rural utilities portfolio over the past few years. Domestic economic indicators continue to show modest growth, and Farmer Mac and industry sources expect that demand for rural utilities loans will increase as the economy eventually strengthens.

Farmer Mac believes that the rural utilities industry will have significant needs for financing over the course of the next decade, as capital will be needed for growth and modernization such as transmission and distribution system improvements and demand-side management. In addition, the industry will also require capital to comply with any future public policy initiatives such as environmental regulations and clean energy initiatives. For example, in response to low natural gas fuel costs, many power generators are building environmentally cleaner natural gas-fired generating projects to replace their aging coal-fired plants. Any increase in rural utilities cooperatives' demand for loans could result in increased business volume for Farmer Mac in that segment of its portfolio.


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Assets.  Farmer Mac's total assets as of September 30, 2013 were $13.1 billion, compared to $12.6 billion as of December 31, 2012.  The increase in total assets was driven primarily by net new purchases of Rural Utilities AgVantage securities and Farm & Ranch AgVantage securities and loans.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had $651.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and $2.5 billion of investment securities, compared to $785.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and $2.5 billion of investment securities as of December 31, 2012.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had $5.1 billion of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, $1.6 billion of USDA Guaranteed Securities, and $3.0 billion of loans, net of allowance. This compares to $4.8 billion of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, $1.6 billion of USDA Guaranteed Securities, and $2.7 billion of loans, net of allowance, as of December 31, 2012.

Liabilities.  Farmer Mac's total liabilities increased to $12.5 billion as of September 30, 2013 from $12.0 billion as of December 31, 2012.  The increase in liabilities was primarily due to an increase in notes payable used to purchase program assets.

Equity.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had total equity of $605.2 million comprised of stockholders' equity of $363.4 million and non-controlling interest – preferred stock of $241.9 million.  As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac had total equity of $593.0 million comprised of stockholders' equity of $351.1 million and non-controlling interest – preferred stock of $241.9 million.  The increase in total equity during the first nine months of 2013 was the result of increased retained earnings, partially offset by a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income due to decreases in the fair value of available-for-sale securities. These decreases in the fair value of available-for-sale securities were driven primarily by higher U.S. Treasury rates.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

Farmer Mac offers approved lenders two credit enhancement alternatives to increase their liquidity or lending capacity while retaining the cash flow benefits of their loans: (1) LTSPCs, which are available only through the Farm & Ranch and Rural Utilities lines of business; and (2) Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, which are available through each of the Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, and Rural Utilities lines of business. For securitization trusts where Farmer Mac is the primary beneficiary, the trust assets and liabilities are included on Farmer Mac's consolidated balance sheet. For the remainder of these transactions, and in the event of deconsolidation, both of these alternatives result in the creation of off-balance sheet obligations for Farmer Mac. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding consolidation and Farmer Mac's off-balance sheet business activities.


Risk Management

Credit Risk – Loans.  Farmer Mac is exposed to credit risk resulting from the inability of borrowers to repay their loans in conjunction with a deficiency in the value of the collateral relative to the outstanding balance of the loan and the costs of liquidation.  Farmer Mac is exposed to credit risk on:
 
loans held;
loans underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities; and
loans underlying LTSPCs.

Farmer Mac generally assumes 100 percent of the credit risk on loans held and loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, LTSPCs, and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities. Farmer Mac has direct credit exposure to loans in non-AgVantage transactions and indirect credit exposure to loans that secure AgVantage transactions, which are a type of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities that represent a general obligation of a lender secured by qualified loans.  The credit exposure of Farmer Mac and Farmer Mac II LLC on USDA Guaranteed Securities, including those underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, is covered by the full faith and credit of the United States.  Farmer Mac believes that Farmer Mac and Farmer Mac II LLC have little or no credit risk exposure in the USDA Guarantees line of business because of the USDA guarantee.  As of September 30, 2013, neither Farmer Mac nor Farmer Mac II LLC had experienced any credit losses on any business under the USDA Guarantees line of business and does not expect that Farmer Mac or Farmer Mac II LLC will incur any such losses in the future.

Farmer Mac has established underwriting, collateral valuation, and documentation standards for agricultural real estate mortgage loans and rural utilities loans. Farmer Mac believes that these standards mitigate the risk of loss from borrower defaults and provide guidance about the management,

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administration, and conduct of underwriting and appraisals to all participating and potential lenders.  These standards were developed on the basis of industry norms for agricultural real estate mortgage loans and rural utilities loans and are designed to assess the creditworthiness of the borrower, as well as the value of the collateral securing the loan.  Farmer Mac evaluates and adjusts these standards on an ongoing basis based on current and anticipated market conditions.  For more information about Farmer Mac's underwriting and collateral valuation standards, see "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Farm & Ranch—Underwriting and Collateral Valuation (Appraisal) Standards" and "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Rural Utilities—Underwriting" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.

Farmer Mac requires approved lenders to make representations and warranties regarding the conformity of eligible agricultural mortgage and rural utilities loans to Farmer Mac's standards, the accuracy of loan data provided to Farmer Mac, and other requirements related to the loans.  Sellers are responsible to Farmer Mac for breaches of those representations and warranties, and Farmer Mac has the ability to require a seller to cure, replace, or repurchase a loan sold or transferred to Farmer Mac if any breach of a representation or warranty is discovered that was material to Farmer Mac's decision to purchase the loan or that directly or indirectly causes a default or potential loss on a loan sold or transferred by the seller to Farmer Mac.  Farmer Mac has not required a seller to cure or repurchase a loan purchased by Farmer Mac for breach of a representation or warranty in the last three years. In addition to relying on the representations and warranties of lenders, Farmer Mac also underwrites all of the agricultural mortgage and rural utilities loans that it holds in its portfolio. For more information about Farmer Mac's lender eligibility requirements, see "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Farm & Ranch—Approved Lenders" and "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Rural Utilities—Approved Lenders" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.

Under contracts with Farmer Mac and in consideration for servicing fees, Farmer Mac-approved central servicers service loans in accordance with Farmer Mac's requirements.  Central servicers are responsible to Farmer Mac for serious errors in the servicing of those loans.  If a central servicer materially breaches the terms of its servicing agreement with Farmer Mac, such as failing to forward payments received or releasing collateral without Farmer Mac's consent, or experiences insolvency or bankruptcy, Farmer Mac has the right to terminate the servicing relationship for a particular loan or the entire portfolio serviced by the central servicer. In addition, Farmer Mac can proceed against the central servicer in arbitration or exercise any remedies available to it under law. In the last three years, Farmer Mac has not exercised any remedies or taken any formal action against any central servicers. For more information about Farmer Mac's servicing requirements, see "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Farm & Ranch—Servicing" and "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Rural Utilities—Servicing" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.

Farmer Mac AgVantage securities are general obligations of institutions approved by Farmer Mac and are secured by eligible loans in an amount at least equal to the outstanding principal amount of the security. Farmer Mac excludes the loans that secure AgVantage securities from the credit risk metrics it discloses because of the credit quality of the issuing institutions, the collateralization level for the securities, and because delinquent loans are required to be removed from the pool of pledged loans and replaced with current eligible loans.  As such, all AgVantage securities are secured by current loans representing at least 100 percent of the outstanding amount of these securities.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had not experienced any credit losses on any AgVantage securities and does not expect to incur any such

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losses in the future. See "—Credit Risk – Institutional" for more information about Farmer Mac's credit risk on AgVantage securities.

Farmer Mac has developed different underwriting standards for rural utilities loans that depend on whether direct or indirect credit exposure is assumed on a loan and whether the borrower is an electric distribution cooperative or a generation and transmission ("G&T") cooperative. As of September 30, 2013, there were no delinquencies in Farmer Mac's portfolio of rural utilities loans, which includes rural utilities loans held and rural utilities loans underlying or securing Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities. Farmer Mac's direct credit exposure to rural utilities loans as of September 30, 2013 was $1.02 billion, of which $975.6 million were loans to electric distribution cooperatives and $42.2 million were loans to G&T cooperatives. Farmer Mac also had indirect credit exposure to the rural utilities loans securing Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities structured as AgVantage securities, some of which were secured by loans to G&T cooperatives. For more information, see "—Credit Risk – Institutional."

Farmer Mac maintains an allowance for losses to cover estimated probable losses on loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.  The methodology that Farmer Mac uses to determine the level of its allowance for losses is described in Note 2(j) to the consolidated financial statements included in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.  Management believes that this methodology produces a reasonable estimate of probable losses, as of the balance sheet date, for all loans held and loans underlying Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs, in accordance with accounting guidance related to contingencies and measuring impairment of individual loans.

The following table summarizes the changes in the components of Farmer Mac's allowance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Table 12

 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
Reserve
for Losses
 
Total
Allowance
for Losses
 
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
Reserve
for Losses
 
Total
Allowance
for Losses
  
(in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
7,368

 
$
6,110

 
$
13,478

 
$
9,361

 
$
8,779

 
$
18,140

(Release of)/provision for losses
(499
)
 
463

 
(36
)
 
137

 
(43
)
 
94

Charge-offs

 

 

 
(448
)
 

 
(448
)
Ending Balance
$
6,869

 
$
6,573

 
$
13,442

 
$
9,050

 
$
8,736

 
$
17,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
$
11,351

 
$
5,539

 
$
16,890

 
$
10,161

 
$
7,355

 
$
17,516

(Release of)/provision for losses
(598
)
 
1,034

 
436

 
(663
)
 
1,381

 
718

Charge-offs
(3,884
)
 

 
(3,884
)
 
(448
)
 

 
(448
)
Ending Balance
$
6,869

 
$
6,573

 
$
13,442

 
$
9,050

 
$
8,736

 
$
17,786



Activity affecting the allowance for losses is discussed in "—Results of Operations—Income Statement Analysis." As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's allowance for losses totaled $13.4 million, or

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27 basis points, of the outstanding principal balance of loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities), compared to $16.9 million, or 36 basis points, as of December 31, 2012 and $17.8 million or 40 basis points as of September 30, 2012.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's 90-day delinquencies were $33.0 million (0.66 percent of the non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch portfolio), compared to $33.3 million (0.70 percent of the non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch portfolio) as of December 31, 2012, and $40.8 million (0.93 percent of the non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch portfolio) as of September 30, 2012. When analyzing the overall risk profile of its program business, Farmer Mac takes into account more than the Farm & Ranch loan delinquency percentages provided above. The total program business includes AgVantage securities and rural utilities loans, neither of which have any delinquencies, and USDA Guaranteed Securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Across all of Farmer Mac's lines of business, 90-day delinquencies represented 0.24 percent of total program business as of September 30, 2013, compared to 0.26 percent of total program business as of December 31, 2012 and 0.33 percent as of September 30, 2012.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's ethanol exposure, which includes loans held and loans subject to LTSPCs, was $102.8 million (2.0 percent of the non-AgVantage Farm & Ranch portfolio) on 21 different plants, with an additional $26.8 million of undisbursed commitments.  Other than the undisbursed commitments, Farmer Mac does not expect to add additional ethanol loans to its portfolio. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had no ethanol loans that were 90-days delinquent. For more information about the conditions facing ethanol producers, see "—Outlook."

The following table presents historical information regarding Farmer Mac's 90-day delinquencies in the Farm & Ranch line of business compared to the principal balance of all Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) and LTSPCs:

Table 13
 
 
Outstanding Loans, Guarantees, and LTSPCs (1)
 
90-day
Delinquencies
 
Percentage
 
(dollars in thousands)
As of:
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
$
5,035,748

 
$
33,042

 
0.66
%
June 30, 2013
4,917,489

 
33,922

 
0.69
%
March 31, 2013
4,782,609

 
39,663

 
0.83
%
December 31, 2012
4,747,289

 
33,263

 
0.70
%
September 30, 2012
4,402,957

 
40,797

 
0.93
%
June 30, 2012
4,403,212

 
47,026

 
1.07
%
March 31, 2012
4,372,483

 
53,119

 
1.21
%
December 31, 2011
4,349,163

 
40,622

 
0.93
%
September 30, 2011
4,381,264

 
44,848

 
1.02
%
(1)
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The 90-day delinquency measure includes loans 90 days or more past due as well as loans in foreclosure, loans restructured after delinquency, and non-performing loans where the borrower is in bankruptcy.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac individually analyzed $35.0 million of the $88.6 million of recorded investment in impaired loans for collateral shortfalls against updated appraised values, other updated collateral valuations or discounted values. For the remaining $53.6 million of impaired assets for which updated valuations were not available, Farmer Mac evaluated them in the aggregate in consideration of their similar risk characteristics and historical statistics. Farmer Mac recorded specific allowances of $2.5 million for undercollateralized assets as of September 30, 2013. Farmer Mac's non-specific or general allowances were $10.9 million as of September 30, 2013.

Loans in the Farm & Ranch line of business are all first mortgage agricultural real estate loans. Accordingly, Farmer Mac's exposure on a loan is limited to the difference between (1) the total of the accrued interest, advances, and the principal balance of a loan and (2) the value of the property less the cost to sell. Measurement of that excess or shortfall is the best predictor and determinant of loss, compared to other measures that evaluate the efficiency of a particular farm operator.  Debt service ratios depend upon farm operator efficiency and leverage, which can vary widely within a geographic region, commodity type, or an operator's business and farming skills.  A loan's original loan-to-value ratio is one of many factors Farmer Mac considers in evaluating loss severity and are calculated by dividing the loan principal balance at the time of guarantee, purchase, or commitment by the appraised value at the date of loan origination or, when available, updated appraised value at the time of guarantee, purchase, or commitment.  Other factors include, but are not limited to, other underwriting standards, commodity and farming forecasts, and regional economic and agricultural conditions.

Loan-to-value ratios depend upon the market value of a property, as determined in accordance with Farmer Mac's collateral valuation standards.  As of September 30, 2013, the weighted-average original loan-to-value ratio for Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) was 49 percent, and the weighted-average original loan-to-value ratio for all 90-day delinquencies was 43 percent.


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The following table presents outstanding Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) and 90-day delinquencies as of September 30, 2013 by year of origination, geographic region, commodity/collateral type, and original loan-to-value ratio:
Table 14
Farm & Ranch 90-Day Delinquencies as of September 30, 2013
 
Distribution of Outstanding Loans, Guarantees, and LTSPCs
 
Outstanding Loans, Guarantees, and LTSPCs (1)
 
90-Day Delinquencies (2)
 
Percentage
 
(dollars in thousands)
By year of origination:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Before 2001
7
%
 
$
364,687

 
$
7,802

 
2.14
%
2001
3
%
 
127,923

 
2,398

 
1.87
%
2002
3
%
 
161,951

 
1,482

 
0.92
%
2003
4
%
 
186,759

 
3,853

 
2.06
%
2004
4
%
 
218,587

 
819

 
0.37
%
2005
6
%
 
290,400

 
1,023

 
0.35
%
2006
6
%
 
317,761

 
4,782

 
1.50
%
2007
5
%
 
267,403

 
7,073

 
2.65
%
2008
7
%
 
332,814

 
2,524

 
0.76
%
2009
5
%
 
243,975

 
178

 
0.07
%
2010
7
%
 
366,827

 
1,108

 
0.30
%
2011
10
%
 
479,918

 

 
%
2012
17
%
 
852,518

 

 
%
2013
16
%
 
824,225

 

 
%
Total
100
%
 
$
5,035,748

 
$
33,042

 
0.66
%
By geographic region (3):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Northwest
9
%
 
$
477,582

 
$
4,882

 
1.02
%
Southwest
35
%
 
1,751,921

 
10,441

 
0.60
%
Mid-North
32
%
 
1,618,632

 
2,910

 
0.18
%
Mid-South
12
%
 
602,125

 
2,660

 
0.44
%
Northeast
5
%
 
236,644

 
1,395

 
0.59
%
Southeast
7
%
 
348,844

 
10,754

 
3.08
%
Total
100
%
 
$
5,035,748

 
$
33,042

 
0.66
%
By commodity/collateral type:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Crops
50
%
 
$
2,531,923

 
$
6,019

 
0.24
%
Permanent plantings
18
%
 
905,613

 
17,040

 
1.88
%
Livestock
25
%
 
1,239,589

 
6,537

 
0.53
%
Part-time farm
3
%
 
169,455

 
3,327

 
1.96
%
Ag. Storage and processing (including ethanol facilities)
4
%
 
179,627

 

 
%
Other

 
9,541

 
119

 
1.25
%
Total
100
%
 
$
5,035,748

 
$
33,042

 
0.66
%
By original loan-to-value ratio:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.00% to 40.00%
26
%
 
$
1,316,912

 
$
13,667

 
1.04
%
40.01% to 50.00%
21
%
 
1,046,710

 
11,845

 
1.13
%
50.01% to 60.00%
28
%
 
1,389,189

 
3,279

 
0.24
%
60.01% to 70.00%
22
%
 
1,129,331

 
3,346

 
0.30
%
70.01% to 80.00%
2
%
 
113,787

(4)
786

 
0.69
%
80.01% to 90.00%
1
%
 
39,819

(4)
119

 
0.30
%
Total
100
%
 
$
5,035,748

 
$
33,042

 
0.66
%
(1)
Excludes loans pledged to secure AgVantage securities.
(2)
Includes loans and loans underlying Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, restructured after delinquency, and in bankruptcy, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan.
(3)
Geographic regions:  Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY); Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT); Mid-North (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI); Mid-South (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX); Northeast (CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV); Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN).
(4)
Primarily part-time farm loans.


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The following table presents Farmer Mac's cumulative net credit losses relative to the cumulative original balance for all Farm & Ranch loans purchased and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) as of September 30, 2013 by year of origination, geographic region, and commodity/collateral type.  The purpose of this information is to present information regarding losses relative to original Farm & Ranch purchases, guarantees, and commitments.

Table 15

Farm & Ranch Credit Losses Relative to Cumulative
Original Loans, Guarantees, and LTSPCs as of September 30, 2013
 
Cumulative Original Loans, Guarantees and LTSPCs (1)
 
Cumulative Net Credit Losses
 
Cumulative Loss Rate
 
(dollars in thousands)
By year of origination:
 
 
 
 
 
Before 2001
$
7,364,387

 
$
11,032

 
0.15
 %
2001
1,157,092

 
178

 
0.02
 %
2002
1,191,488

 
89

 
0.01
 %
2003
1,013,633

 
404

 
0.04
 %
2004
746,335

 
290

 
0.04
 %
2005
900,898

 
(213
)
 
(0.02
)%
2006
931,022

 
9,482

 
1.02
 %
2007
710,726

 
4,401

 
0.62
 %
2008
793,069

 
3,244

 
0.41
 %
2009
508,242

 
1,508

 
0.30
 %
2010
613,221

 

 
 %
2011
688,025

 

 
 %
2012
998,177

 

 
 %
2013
872,343

 

 
 %
Total
$
18,488,658

 
$
30,415

 
0.16
 %
By geographic region (2):
 

 
 

 
 

Northwest
$
2,482,748

 
$
7,402

 
0.30
 %
Southwest
6,680,704

 
9,045

 
0.14
 %
Mid-North
4,295,232

 
12,965

 
0.30
 %
Mid-South
2,013,646

 
(337
)
 
(0.02
)%
Northeast
1,493,709

 
83

 
0.01
 %
Southeast
1,522,619

 
1,257

 
0.08
 %
Total
$
18,488,658

 
$
30,415

 
0.16
 %
By commodity/collateral type:
 

 
 

 
 

Crops
$
8,045,770

 
$
4,303

 
0.05
 %
Permanent plantings
3,848,163

 
9,377

 
0.24
 %
Livestock
4,739,524

 
3,885

 
0.08
 %
Part-time farm
1,049,211

 
838

 
0.08
 %
Ag. Storage and processing (including ethanol facilities) (3)
659,342

 
12,012

 
1.82
 %
Other
146,648

 

 
 %
Total
$
18,488,658

 
$
30,415

 
0.16
 %
(1)
Excludes loans pledged to secure AgVantage securities.
(2)
Geographic regions:  Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY); Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT); Mid-North (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI); Mid-South (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX); Northeast (CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV); Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN).
(3)
Several of the loans underlying agricultural storage and processing LTSPCs are for facilities under construction and, as of September 30, 2013, approximately $26.8 million of the loans were not yet disbursed by the lender.




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Analysis of portfolio performance indicates that commodity type is the primary determinant of Farmer Mac's exposure to loss on a given loan. Within most commodity groups, certain geographic areas allow greater economies of scale or proximity to markets than others and, consequently, may result in more successful operations within the commodity group. Certain geographic areas also offer better growing conditions and agricultural infrastructure than others and, consequently, may result in more versatile and more successful operators within a given commodity group.  Farmer Mac's board of directors has established policies regarding geographic and commodity concentration to maintain adequate diversification and measure concentration risk.

The following tables present concentrations of Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) by commodity type within geographic region and cumulative credit losses by origination year and commodity type:

Table 16

 
September 30, 2013
 
Farm & Ranch Concentrations by Commodity Type within Geographic Region
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Other
 
Total
 
(dollars in thousands)
By geographic region (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northwest
$
250,930

 
$
85,086

 
$
116,681

 
$
12,895

 
$
11,990

 
$

 
$
477,582

4.9
%
 
1.6
%
 
2.4
%
 
0.3
%
 
0.2
%
 
%
 
9.4
%
Southwest
512,188

 
660,789

 
524,271

 
36,911

 
17,005

 
757

 
1,751,921

10.2
%
 
13.1
%
 
10.5
%
 
0.7
%
 
0.3
%
 
%
 
34.8
%
Mid-North
1,269,643

 
24,468

 
177,110

 
13,521

 
127,243

 
6,647

 
1,618,632

25.3
%
 
0.5
%
 
3.4
%
 
0.3
%
 
2.6
%
 
0.1
%
 
32.2
%
Mid-South
362,688

 
13,119

 
194,254

 
28,099

 
3,302

 
663

 
602,125

7.2
%
 
0.3
%
 
3.8
%
 
0.6
%
 
0.1
%
 
%
 
12.0
%
Northeast
68,509

 
26,925

 
69,768

 
57,753

 
13,492

 
197

 
236,644

1.4
%
 
0.5
%
 
1.4
%
 
1.1
%
 
0.3
%
 
%
 
4.7
%
Southeast
67,965

 
95,226

 
157,505

 
20,276

 
6,595

 
1,277

 
348,844

1.3
%
 
1.9
%
 
3.1
%
 
0.4
%
 
0.1
%
 
0.1
%
 
6.9
%
Total
$
2,531,923

 
$
905,613

 
$
1,239,589

 
$
169,455

 
$
179,627

 
$
9,541

 
$
5,035,748

50.3
%
 
17.9
%
 
24.6
%
 
3.4
%
 
3.6
%
 
0.2
%
 
100.0
%
(1)
Geographic regions:  Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY); Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT); Mid-North (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI); Mid-South (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX); Northeast (CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV); Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN).





        

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Table 17

 
September 30, 2013

Cumulative Credit Losses/(Recoveries) by Origination Year and Commodity Type
 
Crops
 
Permanent
Plantings
 
Livestock
 
Part-time
Farm
 
Ag. Storage and
Processing
(including ethanol
facilities)
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
By year of origination:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1995 and Prior
277

 
(79
)
 
(107
)
 

 

 
91

1996
(721
)
 
2,296

 
(73
)
 

 

 
1,502

1997
(397
)
 
2,785

 
(131
)
 

 

 
2,257

1998
(438
)
 
1,848

 
1,781

 

 

 
3,191

1999
(108
)
 
723

 
158

 
296

 

 
1,069

2000
7

 
1,907

 
1,049

 
(41
)
 

 
2,922

2001
45

 
1

 
132

 

 

 
178

2002

 

 

 
89

 

 
89

2003
363

 

 

 
41

 

 
404

2004

 

 
188

 
102

 

 
290

2005
(87
)
 
(263
)
 

 
137

 

 
(213
)
2006
1,684

 

 
40

 
70

 
7,688

 
9,482

2007
957

 
11

 
779

 
144

 
2,510

 
4,401

2008
2,623

 

 

 

 
621

 
3,244

2009
98

 
148

 
69

 

 
1,193

 
1,508

2010

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

Total
$
4,303

 
$
9,377

 
$
3,885

 
$
838

 
$
12,012

 
$
30,415


In Farmer Mac's experience, the degree to which the collateral is specialized or highly improved, such as permanent plantings and facilities, is a more significant determinant of the probability of ultimate losses on a given loan than geographic location. The versatility of a borrower's operation (and in the case of persisting adverse economic conditions, the borrower's ability to switch commodity groups) will more likely result in profitability for the borrower and, consequently, a lower risk of decreased value for the underlying collateral. However, producers of agricultural commodities that require specialized or highly improved property are less able to adapt their operations when faced with adverse economic conditions. If adverse economic conditions persist for these commodities, not only might the borrower face a higher risk of default, but also the prospective sale value of the collateral is more likely to decrease and the related loan may become undercollateralized.  This analysis is consistent with corresponding commodity analyses, which indicate that Farmer Mac has experienced higher loss and collateral deficiency rates in permanent planting loans and Ag. Storage and Processing loans (including Farmer Mac's exposure to loans on ethanol plants) for which the collateral is typically highly improved and specialized. See "—Outlook."

Farmer Mac's methodologies for pricing its guarantee and commitment fees, managing credit risks, and providing adequate allowances for losses consider all of the foregoing factors and information.


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Credit Risk – Institutional.  Farmer Mac is exposed to credit risk arising from its business relationships with other institutions including:
 
issuers of AgVantage securities and investments held by Farmer Mac;
approved lenders and servicers; and
interest rate swap counterparties.

Each AgVantage security is a general obligation of an issuing institution that is secured by eligible loans in an amount at least equal to the outstanding principal amount of the security, with some level of overcollateralization also required for AgVantage securities secured by Farm & Ranch loans.  Farmer Mac approves AgVantage counterparties and manages institutional credit risk related to those AgVantage counterparties by requiring them to meet Farmer Mac's standards for creditworthiness.  The required collateralization level is established at the time of issuance and does not change during the life of the security.  In AgVantage transactions, the corporate obligor is required to remove from the pool of pledged collateral any loan that becomes more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of principal or interest and to substitute an eligible loan that is current in payment to maintain the minimum required collateralization level.  In the event of a default on the general obligation, Farmer Mac would have recourse to the pledged collateral and have rights to the ongoing borrower payments of principal and interest. For a more detailed description of AgVantage securities, see "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Farm & Ranch—AgVantage Securities" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.

The unpaid principal balance of outstanding AgVantage on-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities totaled $3.5 billion as of September 30, 2013 and $3.3 billion as of December 31, 2012. The unpaid principal balance of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities – Rural Utilities structured as AgVantage transactions issued by the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation ("CFC") and held by Farmer Mac totaled $1.5 billion as of September 30, 2013 and $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2012. In addition, the unpaid principal balance of outstanding off-balance sheet AgVantage transactions totaled $1.0 billion as of both September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The following table provides information about the issuers of AgVantage securities, as well as the required collateralization levels for those transactions as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 18

 
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Counterparty
 
Balance
 
Credit Rating
 
Required Collateralization
 
Balance
 
Credit Rating
 
Required Collateralization
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
MetLife(1)
 
$
2,750,000

 
AA-
 
103%
 
$
2,750,000

 
AA-
 
103%
CFC
 
1,546,301

 
A
 
100%
 
1,311,175

 
A
 
100%
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc.
 
1,700,000

 
N/A
 
106%
 
1,500,000

 
N/A
 
106%
Rabobank N.A.
 
50,000

 
N/A
 
106%
 
50,000

 
N/A
 
106%
Other(2)
 
9,650

 
N/A
 
111% to 120%
 
9,200

 
N/A
 
111% to 120%
Total outstanding
 
$
6,055,951

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,620,375

 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes securities issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut.
(2)
Consists of AgVantage securities issued by 3 different issuers as of September 30, 2013 and 4 different issuers as of December 31, 2012.



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Farmer Mac manages institutional credit risk related to lenders and servicers by requiring those institutions to meet Farmer Mac's standards for creditworthiness.  Farmer Mac monitors the financial condition of those institutions by evaluating financial statements and bank credit rating agency reports.  For more information on Farmer Mac's approval of lenders, see "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Farm & Ranch—Approved Lenders" and "Business—Farmer Mac Lines of Business—Farm & Ranch—Servicers" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013. Credit risk related to interest rate swap contracts is discussed in "—Risk Management—Interest Rate Risk" and Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Farmer Mac manages institutional credit risk related to its interest rate swap counterparties through collateralization provisions contained in each of its swap agreements that varies based on the market value of its swaps portfolio with each counterparty. In addition, Farmer Mac transacts interest rate swaps with multiple counterparties to ensure a more even distribution of institutional credit risk related to its swap transactions. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), mandatory clearing of certain interest rate derivative transactions became effective for Farmer Mac during second quarter 2013, and Farmer Mac has been able to use the clearing process for cleared swap transactions as another mechanism for managing its derivative counterparty risk.

Credit Risk Other Investments. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had $651.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and $2.5 billion of investment securities. The management of the credit risk inherent in these investments is governed by Farmer Mac's internal policies as well as FCA regulations, which establish limitations on dollar amount, issuer concentration, and credit quality. Those regulations can be found at 12 C.F.R. §§ 652.1-652.45 (the "Liquidity and Investment Regulations"). In addition to establishing a portfolio of highly liquid investments as an available source of cash, the goals of Farmer Mac's investment policies are designed to minimize Farmer Mac's exposure to financial market volatility, preserve capital, and support Farmer Mac's access to the debt markets.

The Liquidity and Investment Regulations and Farmer Mac's policies generally require each investment or issuer of an investment to be highly rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO").  Investments in mortgage securities and asset-backed securities are required to have a rating in the highest NRSRO category. Corporate debt securities with maturities of no more than five years but more than three years are required to be rated in one of the two highest categories; corporate debt securities with maturities of three years or less are required to be rated in one of the three highest categories.  Some investments do not require a rating, such as U.S. Treasury securities and other obligations fully insured by the United States government or a government agency or diversified investment funds regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Investments in diversified investment funds are further limited to those funds that are holding only instruments approved for direct investment by Farmer Mac.

The Liquidity and Investment Regulations and Farmer Mac's policies also establish concentration limits, which are intended to limit exposure to any one counterparty. The Liquidity and Investment Regulations limit Farmer Mac's total credit exposure to any single issuer of securities and uncollateralized financial derivatives to 25 percent of Farmer Mac's regulatory capital (as of September 30, 2013, 25 percent of Farmer Mac's regulatory capital was $148.0 million). This limitation is not applied to the obligations of the United States or to qualified investment funds. The limitation applied to the obligations of any GSE is 100 percent of Farmer Mac's regulatory capital. Farmer Mac's policy applicable to new investments limits Farmer Mac's total exposure to any single issuer of securities (other than GSEs and Government Agencies) and uncollateralized financial derivatives to 5 percent of Farmer Mac's regulatory capital. For

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more information on recent and proposed changes to the Liquidity and Investment Regulations, see "—Regulatory Matters."

Interest Rate Risk.  Farmer Mac is subject to interest rate risk on all assets retained on its balance sheet because of possible timing differences in the cash flows of the assets and related liabilities.  This risk is primarily related to loans held, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities due to the ability of borrowers to prepay their loans before the scheduled maturities, thereby increasing the risk of asset and liability cash flow mismatches.  Cash flow mismatches in a changing interest rate environment can reduce the earnings of Farmer Mac if assets repay sooner than expected and the resulting cash flows must be reinvested in lower-yielding investments when Farmer Mac's funding costs cannot be correspondingly reduced, or if assets repay more slowly than expected and the associated debt must be replaced by higher-cost debt.

Yield maintenance provisions and other prepayment penalties contained in many agricultural mortgage and rural utilities loans reduce, but do not eliminate, prepayment risk, particularly in the case of a defaulted loan where yield maintenance may not be collected.  Those provisions require borrowers to make an additional payment when they prepay their loans so that, when reinvested with the prepaid principal, yield maintenance payments generate substantially the same cash flows that would have been generated had the loan not prepaid.  Those provisions create a disincentive to prepayment and compensate Farmer Mac for some of its interest rate risks.  As of September 30, 2013, 3 percent of the total outstanding balance of loans in the Farm & Ranch line of business where Farmer Mac either owned the loan or the beneficial interest in the underlying loan had yield maintenance provisions and 2 percent had other forms of prepayment protection (together covering 7 percent of all loans with fixed interest rates).  Of the Farm & Ranch loans purchased in third quarter 2013, none had yield maintenance or another form of prepayment protection. As of September 30, 2013, none of the USDA Guaranteed Securities had yield maintenance provisions; however, 8 percent contained prepayment penalties.  Of the USDA Guaranteed Securities purchased in third quarter 2013, 1 percent contained various forms of prepayment penalties.  As of September 30, 2013, 67 percent of the rural utilities loans owned by Farmer Mac had yield maintenance provisions.  Of the rural utilities loans purchased in third quarter 2013, 39 percent had yield maintenance provisions.  As of September 30, 2013, substantially all of the rural utilities loans held in trusts where Farmer Mac owned the beneficial interest in the underlying loan had yield maintenance provisions.

Taking into consideration the prepayment provisions and the default probabilities associated with its loan assets, Farmer Mac uses prepayment models to project and value cash flows associated with these assets.  Because borrowers' behaviors in various interest rate environments may change over time, Farmer Mac periodically evaluates the effectiveness of these models compared to actual prepayment experience and adjusts and refines the models as necessary to improve the precision of subsequent prepayment forecasts.

The goal of interest rate risk management at Farmer Mac is to create and maintain a portfolio that generates stable earnings and value across a variety of interest rate environments. Farmer Mac's primary strategy for managing interest rate risk is to fund asset purchases with liabilities that have similar duration and cash flow characteristics so that they will perform similarly as interest rates change. To match these characteristics, Farmer Mac issues discount notes and both callable and non-callable medium-term notes across a spectrum of maturities. Farmer Mac issues callable debt to offset the prepayment risk associated with some loans. By using a blend of liabilities that includes callable debt, the interest rate sensitivities of the liabilities tend to increase or decrease as interest rates change in a manner similar to changes in the

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interest rate sensitivities of the assets. Farmer Mac also uses financial derivatives to better match the durations of Farmer Mac's assets and liabilities, thereby reducing overall interest rate sensitivity.

Farmer Mac's $651.7 million of cash and cash equivalents mature within three months and are funded with discount notes having similar maturities. As of September 30, 2013, $2.3 billion of the $2.5 billion of investment securities (92 percent) were floating rate securities with rates that adjust within one year or fixed rate securities with original maturities between three months and one year. Those securities are funded with effectively floating rate debt that closely matches the rate adjustment dates of the associated investments. As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had outstanding discount notes of $4.5 billion, medium-term notes that mature within one year of $2.5 billion, and medium-term notes that mature after one year of $5.0 billion.

Farmer Mac's purchases of eligible loan assets expose Farmer Mac to interest rate risk arising primarily from uncertainty as to when the borrowers will repay the outstanding principal balance on the related loans. Generally, the values of Farmer Mac's eligible loan assets, and the debt issued to fund these assets, increase when interest rates decline, and their values decrease as interest rates rise. Furthermore, changes in interest rates may affect loan prepayment rates which may, in turn, affect durations and values of the loans. Declining interest rates generally increase prepayment rates, which shortens the duration of these assets, while rising interest rates tend to slow loan prepayments, thereby extending the duration of the loans.

Farmer Mac is also subject to interest rate risk on loans that Farmer Mac has committed to acquire (other than delinquent loans through LTSPCs) but has not yet purchased.  When Farmer Mac commits to purchase those loans, it is exposed to interest rate risk between the time it commits to purchase the loans and the time it either:
 
sells Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities backed by the loans; or
issues debt to retain the loans in its portfolio.

Farmer Mac manages the interest rate risk related to these loans, and any related Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities or debt issuance, through the use of forward sale contracts on the debt of other GSEs and futures contracts involving U.S. Treasury securities.  Farmer Mac uses forward sale contracts on GSE securities to reduce its interest rate exposure to changes in both U.S. Treasury rates and spreads on Farmer Mac debt and certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities. Issuing debt to fund the loans as investments does not fully eliminate interest rate risk due to the possible timing differences in the cash flows of the assets and related liabilities, as discussed above.

Recognizing that interest rate sensitivity may change with the passage of time and as interest rates change, Farmer Mac assesses this exposure on a regular basis and, if necessary, readjusts its portfolio of assets and liabilities by:
 
purchasing assets in the ordinary course of business;
refunding existing liabilities; or
using financial derivatives to alter the characteristics of existing assets or liabilities.
 
Farmer Mac uses a variety of metrics to quantify and manage its interest rate risk. These metrics include sensitivity to interest rate movements of market value of equity ("MVE") and net interest income ("NII") as well as duration gap analysis. MVE represents management's estimate of the present value of all future

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cash flows from on- and off-balance sheet assets, liabilities, and financial derivatives, discounted at current interest rates and appropriate spreads. However, MVE is not indicative of the market value of Farmer Mac as a going concern because these market values are theoretical and do not reflect future business activities. MVE sensitivity analysis is used to measure the degree to which the market values of Farmer Mac's assets and liabilities change for a given change in interest rates. Because this analysis evaluates the impact of interest rate movements on the value of all future cash flows, this measure provides an evaluation of Farmer Mac's long-term interest rate risk.

Farmer Mac's NII is the difference between the yield on its interest-earning assets and its funding costs. Farmer Mac's NII may be affected by changes in market interest rates resulting from timing differences between maturities and repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. The direction and magnitude of any such effect depends on the direction and magnitude of the change in interest rates as well as the composition of Farmer Mac's portfolio. The NII forecast represents an estimate of the net interest income that Farmer Mac's current portfolio is expected to produce over a twelve month horizon. As a result, NII sensitivity statistics provide a shorter-term view of Farmer Mac's interest rate sensitivity.

Duration is a measure of a financial instrument's sensitivity to small changes in interest rates. Duration gap is the difference between the estimated durations of Farmer Mac's assets and liabilities. Because duration is a measure of market value sensitivity, duration gap summarizes the extent to which estimated market value sensitivities for assets and liabilities are matched. Duration gap provides a relatively concise measure of the interest rate risk inherent in Farmer Mac's outstanding book of business.

A positive duration gap denotes that the duration of Farmer Mac's assets is greater than the duration of its liabilities. A positive duration gap indicates that the market value of Farmer Mac's assets is more sensitive to small interest rate movements than is the market value of its liabilities. Conversely, a negative duration gap indicates that Farmer Mac's assets are less sensitive to small interest rate movements than are the liabilities.

Each of the metrics is produced using asset/liability models and is derived based on management's best estimates of such factors as projected interest rates, interest rate volatility, and prepayment speeds. Accordingly, these metrics should be understood as estimates rather than precise measurements. In addition, actual results may differ to the extent there are material changes to Farmer Mac's portfolio or changes in strategies undertaken to mitigate unfavorable sensitivities to interest rate changes.


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The following schedule summarizes the results of Farmer Mac's MVE and NII sensitivity analysis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 to an immediate and instantaneous uniform or "parallel" shift in the yield curve:

Table 19

 
 
Percentage Change in MVE from Base Case
Interest Rate Scenario
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
+100 basis points
 
(2.5
)%
 
4.8
 %
-25 basis points
 
(0.1
)%
 
(2.2
)%

 
 
Percentage Change in NII from Base Case
Interest Rate Scenario
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
+100 basis points
 
0.6
 %
 
(0.4
)%
-25 basis points
 
(10.3
)%
 
(6.2
)%


Farmer Mac's board of directors has established policies and procedures regarding MVE and NII sensitivity. These policies include the measurement of MVE and NII sensitivity to more severe decreasing interest rate scenarios that are consistent in magnitude with the increasing interest rate scenarios. However, given the low interest rate environment, such rate scenarios produce negative interest rates, and, as a result, do not produce results that are meaningful. Consequently, Farmer Mac measures and reports MVE and NII sensitivity to a down 25 basis point interest rate shock.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's effective duration gap was 0.2 months, compared to minus 2.4 months as of December 31, 2012.  Longer-term interest rates increased significantly and the yield curves steepened during the second and third quarters of 2013. This sharp rate movement lengthened the duration of Farmer Mac's assets relative to its liabilities, thereby reducing Farmer Mac's duration gap and its overall interest rate sensitivity. Farmer Mac's interest rate sensitivity remains relatively low and at manageable levels.

The economic effects of financial derivatives are included in Farmer Mac's MVE, NII, and duration gap analyses.  Farmer Mac enters into the following financial derivative transactions principally to protect against risk from the effects of market price or interest rate movements on the value of assets, future cash flows, credit exposure, and debt issuance, not for trading or speculative purposes:
 
"pay-fixed" interest rate swaps, in which Farmer Mac pays fixed rates of interest to, and receives floating rates of interest from, counterparties;
"receive-fixed" interest rate swaps, in which Farmer Mac receives fixed rates of interest from, and pays floating rates of interest to, counterparties; and
"basis swaps," in which Farmer Mac pays variable rates of interest based on one index to, and receives variable rates of interest based on another index from, counterparties.

As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had $6.6 billion combined notional amount of interest rate swaps, with terms ranging from less than one year to twenty-five years, of which $1.7 billion were pay-fixed interest rate swaps, $4.5 billion were receive-fixed interest rate swaps, and $0.4 billion were basis swaps.


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Farmer Mac enters into interest rate swap contracts to adjust the characteristics of its debt to match more closely the cash flow and duration characteristics of its loans and other assets, thereby reducing interest rate risk and often times deriving an overall lower effective cost of borrowing than would otherwise be available to Farmer Mac in the conventional debt market.  Specifically, interest rate swaps synthetically convert the variable cash flows related to the forecasted issuance of short-term debt into effectively fixed rate medium-term notes that match the anticipated duration and interest rate characteristics of the corresponding assets.  Farmer Mac evaluates the overall cost of using the swap market as a funding alternative and uses interest rate swaps to manage specific interest rate risks for specific transactions. Certain financial derivatives are designated as fair value hedges of fixed rate assets classified as available-for-sale to protect against fair value changes in the assets related to a benchmark interest rate (i.e., LIBOR).

Farmer Mac has used callable interest rate swaps (in conjunction with the issuance of short-term debt) as an alternative to callable medium-term notes with equivalently structured maturities and call options.  The call options on the swaps are designed to match the prepayment options on those assets without prepayment protection.  The blended durations of the swaps are also designed to match the duration of the related assets over their estimated lives.  If the assets prepay, the swaps can be called and the short-term debt repaid; if the assets do not prepay, the swaps remain outstanding and the short-term debt is rolled over, effectively providing fixed rate callable funding over the lives of the related assets.  Thus, the economics of the assets are closely matched to the economics of the interest rate swap and funding combination.

As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, all financial derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as a freestanding asset or liability. Changes in the fair values of financial derivatives are reported in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" in the consolidated statements of operations. For financial derivatives designated in fair value hedging relationships, changes in the fair values of the hedged items related to the risk being hedged are also reported in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" in the consolidated statements of operations. Farmer Mac currently has no financial derivatives designated in cash flow hedging relationships.  All of Farmer Mac's financial derivative transactions are conducted under standard collateralized agreements that limit Farmer Mac's potential credit exposure to any counterparty.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac had uncollateralized net exposures of $3.0 million to two counterparties. As of December 31, 2012, Farmer Mac had uncollateralized net exposures of $0.8 million to three counterparties.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Farmer Mac regularly accesses the capital markets for liquidity, and Farmer Mac has maintained access to the capital markets at favorable rates throughout 2012 and the first half of 2013. Assuming continued access to the capital markets, Farmer Mac believes it has sufficient liquidity and capital resources to support its operations for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future. Farmer Mac also has a liquidity contingency plan to manage unanticipated disruptions in its access to the capital markets. That plan involves borrowing through repurchase agreement arrangements and the sale of liquid assets. In accordance with the calculation prescribed by the Liquidity and Investment Regulations, Farmer Mac is required to maintain a minimum of 60 days of liquidity and targets 90 days of liquidity. In accordance with the methodology prescribed by those regulations, Farmer Mac maintained an average of 170 days of liquidity during third quarter 2013 and had 168 days of liquidity as of September 30, 2013. FCA recently adopted a final rule to revise its regulations governing the management of liquidity risk at Farmer Mac, which will require that Farmer Mac maintain a minimum of 90 days of liquidity and use a different methodology for calculating the available days of liquidity. For more information about this final rule, see "—Regulatory Matters."

Debt Issuance.  Farmer Mac funds its purchases of eligible loan assets and investment assets primarily by issuing debt obligations of various maturities through a network of dealers in the public capital markets.  Farmer Mac works to enhance its funding operations by undertaking extensive debt investor relations initiatives, including conducting non-deal roadshows with institutional investors; making periodic dealer sales force presentations; and speaking at fixed income investor conferences throughout the United States. Debt obligations issued by Farmer Mac include discount notes and fixed and floating rate medium-term notes, including callable notes. Farmer Mac also issues discount notes and medium-term notes to obtain funds to finance investment activities, transaction costs, guarantee payments, and LTSPC purchase obligations.  

Farmer Mac's board of directors has authorized the issuance of up to $15.0 billion of discount notes and medium-term notes (of which $12.1 billion was outstanding as of September 30, 2013), subject to periodic review of the adequacy of that level relative to Farmer Mac's borrowing requirements. Farmer Mac invests the proceeds of its debt issuances in purchases of loans, Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, and investment assets in accordance with policies established by its board of directors and subject to regulations established by FCA.

Liquidity.  The funding and liquidity needs of Farmer Mac's lines of business are driven by the purchase and retention of eligible loans, USDA Guaranteed Securities, and Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities; the maturities of Farmer Mac's discount notes and medium-term notes; and payment of principal and interest on Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities.  Farmer Mac's primary sources of funds to meet these needs are the proceeds of its debt issuances, fees for its guarantees and commitments, net effective spread, loan repayments, and maturities of AgVantage securities.
 
Farmer Mac may use a combination of pay-fixed interest rate swaps and receive-fixed interest rate swaps to mitigate its exposure to interest rate risk and monitors the effects of actual and potential fair value changes on its regulatory capital surplus. From time to time, Farmer Mac uses pay-fixed interest rate swaps, combined with a planned series of discount note or short-term floating rate medium term note issuances, as an alternative source of effectively fixed rate funding. While the swap market may provide favorable effectively fixed rates, interest rate swap transactions expose Farmer Mac to the risk of future variability of its own issuance spreads versus corresponding LIBOR rates. If the spreads on the Farmer

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Mac discount notes or short-term floating rate medium term notes were to deteriorate relative to LIBOR, Farmer Mac would be exposed to a commensurate reduction on its net interest yield on the notional amount of its pay-fixed interest rate swaps and its LIBOR-based floating rate assets. Conversely, if the rates on the Farmer Mac discount notes or short-term floating rate medium term notes were to improve relative to LIBOR, Farmer Mac would benefit from a commensurate increase on its net interest yield on the notional amount of its pay-fixed interest rate swaps and its LIBOR-based floating rate assets.

Farmer Mac maintains cash, cash equivalents (including U.S. Treasury securities and other short-term money market instruments), and other investment securities that can be drawn upon for liquidity needs.  The following table presents these assets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Table 20

 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
651,713

 
$
785,564

Investment securities:
 

 
 

Guaranteed by U.S. Government and its agencies
1,073,888

 
1,377,870

Guaranteed by GSEs
971,979

 
755,991

Preferred stock issued by GSEs
83,455

 
87,086

Corporate debt securities
206,706

 
129,179

Asset-backed securities principally backed by Government-guaranteed student loans
167,084

 
149,503

Total
$
3,154,825

 
$
3,285,193



Farmer Mac's asset-backed investment securities include callable, highly rated auction-rate certificates ("ARCs"), the interest rates on which are reset through an auction process, most commonly at intervals of 28 days, or at formula-based floating rates as set forth in the related transaction documents in the event of a failed auction.  These formula-based floating rates, which may at times reset to zero, are intended to preserve the underlying principal balance of the securities and avoid overall cash shortfalls.  Accordingly, payments of accrued interest may be delayed and are ultimately subject to cash availability. Beginning in mid-February 2008, there were widespread failures of the auction mechanism designed to provide regular liquidity to these types of securities.  Consequently, Farmer Mac has not sold any of its ARCs into the auctions since that time.  All ARCs held by Farmer Mac are collateralized entirely by pools of Federal Family Education Loan Program ("FFELP") guaranteed student loans that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.  Farmer Mac continues to believe that the credit quality of these securities is high, based on the underlying collateralization and the securities' ratings.  To date, Farmer Mac has received all interest due on ARCs it holds and expects to continue to do so. Farmer Mac does not believe that the auction failures will affect Farmer Mac's liquidity or its ability to fund its operations or make dividend payments.  All ARCs held by Farmer Mac are callable by the issuers at par at any time.

Farmer Mac held $65.1 million of ARCs as of September 30, 2013, compared to $63.2 million of ARCs as of December 31, 2012.  As of September 30, 2013, Farmer Mac's carrying value of its ARCs was 88 percent of par.  The discounted carrying value reflects uncertainty regarding the ability to obtain par in the absence of any active market trading. See Note 8 for more information on the carrying value of ARCs.

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Capital Requirements.  See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for more information about Farmer Mac's capital position.


Regulatory Matters

The Dodd-Frank Act contains a variety of provisions designed to regulate financial markets. Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, including those regarding derivatives, corporate governance, and executive compensation, apply to Farmer Mac. Rules for mandatory clearing of many interest rate derivatives under the Dodd-Frank Act went into effect for Farmer Mac during second quarter 2013, and Farmer Mac estimates that the majority of its derivatives executed in the future will be subject to mandatory clearing. Farmer Mac does not expect that any of the final rules that have been passed or that are anticipated to be passed under the Dodd-Frank Act, including those related to clearing of derivatives, will have a material effect on Farmer Mac's business activities and operations or financial condition. Farmer Mac will continue to monitor all applicable developments in the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act and expects to be able to adapt successfully to any new applicable legislative and regulatory requirements.

On September 12, 2013, FCA adopted a final rule to revise its regulations governing business and capital planning at Farmer Mac, requiring Farmer Mac to submit on an annual basis a capital plan to FCA and to notify FCA under certain circumstances before making a capital distribution. The rule also requires Farmer Mac to maintain sufficient capital to meet its policy goals under both expected and stressful scenarios, and sets forth various items that must be included in Farmer Mac's annual capital plan and capital adequacy goals. This final rule will become effective 30 days after October 31, 2013 (the date of publication in the Federal Register) during which either or both chambers of Congress are in session. Farmer Mac does not expect its compliance with the final rule on capital planning to materially affect Farmer Mac's operations or financial condition.

On October 10, 2013, FCA adopted a final rule to revise the Liquidity and Investment Regulations governing the management of liquidity risk at Farmer Mac. The final rule adopted by FCA increases the minimum days-of-liquidity requirement for Farmer Mac's liquidity reserve from 60 to 90 days of maturing obligations, and also requires progressively higher-quality liquid assets to meet progressively shorter time intervals of obligations within the new 90-day minimum period. This rule was published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2013, and will become effective 180 days after its publication, provided either or both chambers of Congress are in session for at least 30 calendar days after publication. Farmer Mac does not expect its compliance with the final rule on liquidity management to materially affect Farmer Mac's operations or financial condition. The final rule adopted on October 10, 2013 complements the final rule published by FCA on November 5, 2012 amending the Liquidity and Investment Regulations to address investment eligibility and management. FCA also has sought public comment regarding the use of credit ratings in the Liquidity and Investment Regulations, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, for purposes of a final rule to be published at a later date.



  


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Other Matters

Common Stock Dividends. For each of the first three quarters in 2013, Farmer Mac paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on all classes of its common stock. For each quarter in 2012, Farmer Mac paid a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on all classes of its common stock. Farmer Mac's ability to declare and pay dividends on common stock could be restricted if it failed to comply with regulatory capital requirements. See "Business—Government Regulation of Farmer Mac—Regulation—Capital Standards—Enforcement Levels" in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.

Preferred Stock Dividends. For first quarter 2013, Farmer Mac paid a quarterly dividend of $2.36 per share on its Series C Preferred Stock. Farmer Mac's Series C Preferred Stock was retired and redeemed on January 17, 2013 with the proceeds from the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock. Farmer Mac paid dividends of $0.3672 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock on the regularly scheduled payment dates of April 17, July 17, and October 17, 2013.

Non-controlling Interest-Preferred Stock Dividends. For each of the first three quarters in 2013 and for each quarter during 2012, Farmer Mac II LLC paid a quarterly dividend of $22.1875 per share on the company's preferred stock. Farmer Mac's net income attributable to non-controlling interest totaled $5.5 million and $16.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. These amounts represent the dividends paid on the Farmer Mac II LLC preferred stock held by third parties. Farmer Mac's income tax expense is determined based on income before income taxes less the amount of these dividends.



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Supplemental Information

The following tables present quarterly and annual information regarding loan purchases, guarantees, and LTSPCs and outstanding loans, guarantees, and LTSPCs:

Table 21

Farmer Mac Purchases, Guarantees and LTSPCs
 
Farm & Ranch
 
 
 
Rural Utilities
 
 
 
 
 
Guaranteed
 
 
 
USDA
 
 
 
Guaranteed
 
 
 
Loans
 
Securities
 
LTSPCs (1)
 
Guarantees
 
Loans
 
Securities
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
For the quarter ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
$
193,089

 
$
103,500

 
$
198,783

 
$
70,372

 
$
5,107

 
$
250,000

 
$
820,851

June 30, 2013
226,135

 
200,000

 
99,504

 
110,897

 
10,222

 

 
646,758

March 31, 2013
159,887

 
100,000

 
166,780

 
122,187

 
30,262

 
325,000

 
904,116

December 31, 2012
181,555

 

 
378,258

 
102,339

 
56,638

 
133,406

 
852,196

September 30, 2012
132,882

 
201,000

 
115,757

 
114,974

 
26,843

 
250,000

 
841,456

June 30, 2012
145,423

 
200,000

 
70,458

 
165,613

 
58,286

 

 
639,780

March 31, 2012
110,486

 
200,000

 
179,637

 
101,725

 
24,350

 

 
616,198

December 31, 2011
98,425

 

 
97,688

 
104,134

 
55,007

 

 
355,254

September 30, 2011
68,201

 
1,001,500

 
266,906

 
87,051

 
32,387

 

 
1,456,045

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2012
570,346

 
601,000

 
744,110

 
484,651

 
166,117

 
383,406

 
2,949,630

December 31, 2011
495,455

 
1,801,500

 
471,994

 
407,713

 
203,789

 
2,796

 
3,383,247

(1)
Several of the loans underlying agricultural storage and processing LTSPCs are for facilities under construction and, as of September 30, 2013, approximately $26.8 million of the loans were not yet disbursed by the lender.








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Table 22

Outstanding Balance of Farmer Mac Loans, Guarantees and LTSPCs and USDA Guarantees
 
Farm & Ranch
 
 
 
Rural Utilities
 
 
 
 
 
Guaranteed
 
 
 
USDA
 
 
 
Guaranteed
 
 
 
Loans
 
Securities
 
LTSPCs
 
Guarantees
 
Loans
 
Securities
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
As of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
$
1,950,703

 
$
5,311,354

 
$
2,283,341

 
$
1,676,793

 
$
1,017,774

 
$
1,546,301

 
$
13,786,266

June 30, 2013
1,876,958

 
5,235,069

 
2,213,462

 
1,667,170

 
1,049,920

 
1,552,939

 
$
13,595,518

March 31, 2013
1,704,544

 
5,265,700

 
2,221,565

 
1,648,105

 
1,039,698

 
1,558,250

 
$
13,437,862

December 31, 2012
1,679,851

 
5,220,570

 
2,156,068

 
1,615,579

 
1,031,945

 
1,311,175

 
$
13,015,188

September 30, 2012
1,545,401

 
5,284,920

 
1,881,836

 
1,599,226

 
975,307

 
1,181,369

 
$
12,468,059

June 30, 2012
1,534,625

 
5,120,507

 
1,858,080

 
1,579,187

 
976,651

 
1,181,370

 
$
12,250,420

March 31, 2012
1,944,956

 
4,488,165

 
1,850,362

 
1,529,642

 
921,929

 
1,331,371

 
$
12,066,425

December 31, 2011
1,948,105

 
4,332,871

 
1,776,051

 
1,513,177

 
916,027

 
1,427,071

 
$
11,913,302

September 30, 2011
1,905,412

 
4,371,673

 
1,811,280

 
1,463,129

 
861,020

 
1,428,879

 
$
11,841,393



Table 23

Outstanding Balance of Loans Held, Loans Underlying Non-AgVantage
On-Balance Sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, AgVantage Securities, and USDA Guaranteed Securities
 
Fixed Rate
 
5- to 10-Year ARMs & Resets
 
1-Month to 3-Year ARMs
 
Total Held in Portfolio
 
(in thousands)
As of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
$
4,970,420

 
$
1,802,255

 
$
2,924,785

 
$
9,697,460

June 30, 2013
4,714,119

 
1,871,225

 
2,964,004

 
9,549,348

March 31, 2013
4,670,617

 
1,797,456

 
2,883,474

 
9,351,547

December 31, 2012
4,483,453

 
1,803,866

 
2,648,103

 
8,935,422

September 30, 2012
4,904,265

 
1,213,588

 
2,473,086

 
8,590,939

June 30, 2012
5,035,743

 
1,259,568

 
2,063,490

 
8,358,801

March 31, 2012
4,993,233

 
1,210,405

 
2,410,310

 
8,613,948

December 31, 2011
5,288,687

 
1,230,374

 
1,967,960

 
8,487,021

September 30, 2011
5,233,417

 
1,192,497

 
1,909,470

 
8,335,384




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The following table presents the quarterly net effective spread by business segment:

Table 24

 
Net Effective Spread by Business Segment
 
Farm & Ranch
 
USDA Guarantees
 
Rural Utilities
 
Corporate
 
Net Effective Spread
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
Dollars
 
Yield
 
(dollars in thousands)
For the quarter ended:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
16,174

 
1.23
%
 
2,831

 
0.68
%
 
2,985

 
0.46
%
 
3,791

 
0.52
%
 
25,781

 
0.83
%
June 30, 2013
16,325

 
1.30
%
 
2,738

 
0.68
%
 
3,033

 
0.46
%
 
3,967

 
0.58
%
 
26,063

 
0.87
%
March 31, 2013
16,049

 
1.32
%
 
2,933

 
0.73
%
 
3,014

 
0.51
%
 
4,267

 
0.59
%
 
26,263

 
0.90
%
December 31, 2012
16,133

 
1.36
%
 
2,869

 
0.74
%
 
3,155

 
0.55
%
 
4,303

 
0.56
%
 
26,460

 
0.91
%
September 30, 2012
16,839

 
1.46
%
 
2,830

 
0.73
%
 
3,109

 
0.57
%
 
4,478

 
0.57
%
 
27,256

 
0.95
%
June 30, 2012
16,749

 
1.54
%
 
2,790

 
0.74
%
 
3,006

 
0.55
%
 
4,664

 
0.64
%
 
27,209

 
0.99
%
March 31, 2012
14,874

 
1.45
%
 
2,766

 
0.75
%
 
3,177

 
0.54
%
 
4,815

 
0.66
%
 
25,632

 
0.94
%
December 31, 2011
15,442

 
1.57
%
 
2,693

 
0.74
%
 
3,152

 
0.54
%
 
4,735

 
0.71
%
 
26,022

 
1.00
%
September 30, 2011
13,542

 
1.52
%
 
2,705

 
0.77
%
 
3,046

 
0.53
%
 
3,472

 
0.55
%
 
22,765

 
0.93
%



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The following table presents quarterly core earnings reconciled to GAAP net income available to common stockholders:

Table 25

Core Earnings by Quarter Ended
 
September 2013
 
June 2013
 
March 2013
 
December 2012
 
September 2012
 
June 2012
 
March 2012
 
December 2011
 
September 2011
 
 (in thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net effective spread
$
25,781

 
$
26,063

 
$
26,263

 
$
26,460

 
$
27,256

 
$
27,209

 
$
25,632

 
$
26,022

 
$
22,765

Guarantee and commitment fees
7,046

 
6,954

 
6,792

 
6,764

 
6,591

 
6,607

 
6,660

 
6,740

 
6,930

Other
(466
)
 
3,274

 
186

 
393

 
384

 
(294
)
 
18

 
55

 
(680
)
Total revenues
32,361

 
36,291

 
33,241

 
33,617

 
34,231

 
33,522

 
32,310

 
32,817

 
29,015

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit related (income)/expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Release of)/provisions for losses
(36
)
 
(704
)
 
1,176

 
1,157

 
94

 
174

 
450

 
(118
)
 
(801
)
REO operating expenses
35

 
259

 
126

 
47

 
66

 
15

 
6

 
82

 
142

(Gains)/losses on sale of REO
(39
)
 
(1,124
)
 
(47
)
 
(629
)
 
13

 
(262
)
 

 
(254
)
 
4

Total credit related (income)/expenses
(40
)
 
(1,569
)
 
1,255

 
575

 
173

 
(73
)
 
456

 
(290
)
 
(655
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation & employee benefits
4,523

 
4,571

 
4,698

 
5,752

 
4,375

 
4,574

 
4,485

 
3,916

 
4,805

General & Administrative
2,827

 
2,715

 
2,917

 
2,913

 
2,788

 
2,664

 
2,758

 
2,315

 
2,505

Regulatory fees
593

 
594

 
594

 
594

 
562

 
562

 
563

 
563

 
550

Total operating expenses
7,943

 
7,880

 
8,209

 
9,259

 
7,725

 
7,800

 
7,806

 
6,794

 
7,860

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
24,458

 
29,980

 
23,777

 
23,783

 
26,333

 
25,795

 
24,048

 
26,313

 
21,810

Income taxes
6,263

 
7,007

 
6,081

 
5,914

 
6,682

 
6,627

 
6,028

 
7,471

 
4,316

Non-controlling interest
5,547

 
5,547

 
5,547

 
5,546

 
5,547

 
5,547

 
5,547

 
5,546

 
5,547

Preferred stock dividends
881

 
881

 
851

 
720

 
719

 
720

 
720

 
720

 
719

Core earnings
$
11,767

 
$
16,545

 
$
11,298

 
$
11,603

 
$
13,385

 
$
12,901

 
$
11,753

 
$
12,576

 
$
11,228

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciling items (after-tax effects):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities
4,632

 
11,021

 
5,712

 
4,719

 
3,456

 
(14,035
)
 
10,185

 
386

 
(35,857
)
Unrealized (losses)/gains on trading assets
(407
)
 
(212
)
 
136

 
1,778

 
(286
)
 
(2,006
)
 
714

 
2,476

 
(2,361
)
Amortization of premiums/discounts and deferred gains on assets consolidated at fair value
(421
)
 
(564
)
 
(618
)
 
(4,534
)
 
(873
)
 
(901
)
 
(958
)
 
(1,875
)
 
(1,154
)
Net effects of settlements on agency forwards
(158
)
 
955

 
(338
)
 
(102
)
 
699

 
(250
)
 
509

 
(240
)
 
(1,291
)
Lower of cost or fair value adjustments on loans held for sale

 

 

 
(3,863
)
 

 

 

 

 
6,403

GAAP net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
15,413

 
$
27,745

 
$
16,190

 
$
9,601

 
$
16,381

 
$
(4,291
)
 
$
22,203

 
$
13,323

 
$
(23,032
)



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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Farmer Mac is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates.  Farmer Mac manages this market risk by entering into various financial transactions, including financial derivatives, and by monitoring and measuring its exposure to changes in interest rates.  See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Risk Management—Interest Rate Risk" for more information about Farmer Mac's exposure to interest rate risk and its strategies to manage such risk.  For information regarding Farmer Mac's use of financial derivatives and related accounting policies, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.


Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

(a) Management's Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Farmer Mac maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its periodic filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), including this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. These disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Farmer Mac's management on a timely basis to allow decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, including Farmer Mac's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of Farmer Mac's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a‑15(e) and 15d‑15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2013.
 
Farmer Mac carried out the evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Farmer Mac's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2013.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in Farmer Mac's internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Farmer Mac's internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

None.


Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Farmer Mac's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013.


Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)    Farmer Mac is a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States and its debt and equity securities are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
  
During third quarter 2013, one type of transaction occurred related to Farmer Mac's common stock that was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and not otherwise reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K. Under Farmer Mac's policy that permits directors of Farmer Mac to elect to receive shares of Class C non-voting common stock in lieu of their cash retainers, Farmer Mac issued an aggregate of 430 shares of its Class C non-voting common stock on July 23, 2013 to the six directors who elected to receive stock in lieu of their cash retainers. Farmer Mac calculated the number of shares issued to the directors based on a price of $28.88 per share, which was the closing price of the Class C non-voting common stock on June 28, 2013 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
  
(b)    Not applicable.

(c)    None.


Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities

(a)
None.

(b)
None.


Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.


Item 5.
Other Information


(a)
None.

(b)
None.

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Item 6.
Exhibits
*
 
3.1
 
 
Title VIII of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as most recently amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-Q filed August 12, 2008).
*
 
3.2
 
 
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed December 12, 2012).
*
 
4.1
 
 
Specimen Certificate for Farmer Mac Class A Voting Common Stock (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2003).
*
 
4.2
 
 
Specimen Certificate for Farmer Mac Class B Voting Common Stock (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2003).
*
 
4.3
 
 
Specimen Certificate for Farmer Mac Class C Voting Common Stock (previously filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2003).
*
 
4.4.1
 
 
Specimen Certificate for 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (previously filed as Exhibit 4.4.1 to Form 10-Q filed May 9, 2013).
*
 
4.4.2
 
 
Certificate of Designation of Terms and Conditions of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-A filed January 17, 2013).
*
 
21
 
 
List of the Registrant's subsidiaries (previously filed as Exhibit 21 to Form 10-K filed March 16, 2010).
**
 
31.1
 
 
Certification of Registrant's principal executive officer relating to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**
 
31.2
 
 
Certification of Registrant's principal financial officer relating to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**
 
32
 
 
Certification of Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer relating to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*
Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
**
Filed with this report.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION

/s/ Timothy L. Buzby
 
November 12, 2013
By:
Timothy L. Buzby
 
Date
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 


/s/ R. Dale Lynch
 
November 12, 2013
By:
R. Dale Lynch
 
Date
 
Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 



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