Subordinated Deferrable Debt (Notes)

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

Subordinated Debt [Abstract]

Subordinated Deferrable Debt

NOTE 8—SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE DEBT

Subordinated deferrable debt is long-term debt that is subordinated to our outstanding debt and senior to subordinated certificates held by our members. Our 4.75% and 5.25% subordinated debt due 2043 and 2046, respectively, was issued for a term of up to 30 years, pays interest semi-annually, may be called at par after 10 years, converts to a variable rate after 10 years, and allows us to defer the payment of interest for one or more consecutive interest periods not exceeding five consecutive years. Our 5.50% subordinated debt due 2064 was issued for a term of up to 45 years, pays interest quarterly, may be called at par after five years and allows us to defer the payment of interest for one or more consecutive interest periods not exceeding 40 consecutive quarterly periods. To date, we have not exercised our right to defer interest payments.

The following table presents subordinated deferrable debt outstanding and the weighted-average interest rates as of

May 31, 2019 and 2018.

	May 31,
	2019					2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			Weighted- Average Interest Rate		Amount			Weighted-Average Interest Rate
4.75% due 2043 with a call date of April 30, 2023	$	400,000		4.75	%	$	400,000		4.75	%
5.25% due 2046 with a call date of April 20, 2026	350,000			5.25		350,000			5.25
5.50% due 2064 with a call date of May 15, 2024	250,000			5.50		—			—
Debt issuance costs	(13,980		)			(7,590		)
Total subordinated deferrable debt	$	986,020		5.11		$	742,410		4.98