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Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
FARMER MAC GUARANTEED SECURITES AND USDA SECURITIES INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following tables set forth information about Farmer Mac's investment securities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
Table 4.1
 As of December 31, 2019
Amount OutstandingUnamortized 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  $19,700  $—  $19,700  $—  $(788) $18,912  
Floating rate asset-backed securities  11,092  —  11,092  —  (7) 11,085  
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities  1,633,731  1,174  1,634,905  2,414  (4,736) 1,632,583  
Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities315  —  315  25  —  340  
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries  1,295,210  208  1,295,418  1,520  (15) 1,296,923  
Total available-for-sale  2,960,048  1,382  2,961,430  3,959  (5,546) 2,959,843  
Held-to-maturity:  
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities(1)
45,032  —  45,032  953  —  45,985  
Total investment securities  $3,005,080  $1,382  $3,006,462  $4,912  $(5,546) $3,005,828  
(1)The held-to-maturity investment securities had a weighted average yield of 3.3% as of December 31, 2019.


 As of December 31, 2018
Amount OutstandingUnamortized 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$19,700  $—  $19,700  $—  $(985) $18,715  
Floating rate asset-backed securities28,940  (136) 28,804   (128) 28,678  
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities1,379,472  1,528  1,381,000  721  (4,267) 1,377,454  
Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities384   385  18  —  403  
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries797,913  (4,882) 793,031  119  (548) 792,602  
Total available-for-sale2,226,409  (3,489) 2,222,920  860  (5,928) 2,217,852  
Held-to-maturity:
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities(1)
45,032  —  45,032  562  —  45,594  
Total investment securities$2,271,441  $(3,489) $2,267,952  $1,422  $(5,928) $2,263,446  
(1)The held-to-maturity investment securities had a weighted average yield of 3.5% as of December 31, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Farmer Mac received proceeds of $12.4 million from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio, resulting in gross realized losses of $0.2 million. Farmer Mac did not sell any securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2017, Farmer Mac received proceeds of $10.2 million from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale portfolio, resulting in gross realized gains of $0.1 million.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:

Table 4.2
 As of December 31, 2019
 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 
 
 (dollars in thousands) 
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans  $—  $—  $18,912  $(788) 
Floating rate asset-backed securities  2,583  (1) 8,502  (6) 
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities  841,993  (2,244) 436,621  (2,492) 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries35,107  (15) —  —  
Total  $879,683  $(2,260) $464,035  $(3,286) 
Number of securities in loss position  57  62  

 As of December 31, 2018
 Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (dollars in thousands)
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans$—  $—  $18,715  $(985) 
Floating rate asset-backed securities6,456  (38) 19,058  (90) 
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities927,416  (2,907) 196,416  (1,360) 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries499,581  (336) 81,597  (212) 
Total$1,433,453  $(3,281) $315,786  $(2,647) 
Number of securities in loss position72  48  

The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to a general widening of market spreads and changes in the levels of interest rates from the dates of acquisition to December 31, 2019 and 2018, as applicable. The resulting decrease in fair values reflects an increase in the perceived risk by the financial markets related to those securities. As of both December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, all of the investment securities in an unrealized loss position either were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government or had credit ratings of at least "AA+."

Securities in unrealized loss positions for 12 months or longer have a fair value as of December 31, 2019 that is, on average, approximately 99.3% of their amortized cost basis. Farmer Mac believes that all of these unrealized losses are recoverable within a reasonable period of time by way of maturity or changes in credit spreads. Accordingly, Farmer Mac has concluded that none of the unrealized losses on these available-for-sale investment securities are other-than-temporary impairment as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. 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.
The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted-average yield of available-for-sale investment securities by remaining contractual maturity as of December 31, 2019 are set forth below. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are included based on their final maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets.

Table 4.3
As of December 31, 2019
Available-for-Sale Securities
Amortized
Cost
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$1,226,467  $1,227,930  1.57%  
Due after one year through five years271,300  270,938  2.19%  
Due after five years through ten years788,901  786,549  2.15%  
Due after ten years674,762  674,426  2.49%  
Total$2,961,430  $2,959,843  1.99%  
FARMER MAC GUARANTEED SECURITIES AND USDA SECURITIES
The following tables set forth information about on-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

Table 5.1
 As of December 31, 2019
Unpaid Principal BalanceUnamortized Premium/(Discount)Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$1,415,584  $(174) $1,415,410  $15,300  $(164) $1,430,546  
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities31,887  154  32,041  839  —  32,880  
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities1,447,471  (20) 1,447,451  16,139  (164) 1,463,426  
USDA Securities2,190,671  41,489  2,232,160  54,356  (758) 2,285,758  
Total held-to-maturity$3,638,142  $41,469  $3,679,611  $70,495  $(922) $3,749,184  
Available-for-sale:            
AgVantage$7,017,095  $(124) $7,016,971  $161,316  $(35,262) $7,143,025  
Trading:    
USDA Securities(1)
$8,400  $479  $8,879  $61  $(27) $8,913  
(1)The trading USDA securities had a weighted average yield of 5.20% as of December 31, 2019.
 As of December 31, 2018
Unpaid Principal BalanceUnamortized Premium/(Discount)Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$2,069,185  $(194) $2,068,991  $2,637  $(11,948) $2,059,680  
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities27,383  244  27,627  98  —  27,725  
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities2,096,568  50  2,096,618  2,735  (11,948) 2,087,405  
USDA Securities2,110,963  55,211  2,166,174  —  (62,227) 2,103,947  
Total held-to-maturity$4,207,531  $55,261  $4,262,792  $2,735  $(74,175) $4,191,352  
Available-for-sale:            
AgVantage$6,003,733  $(204) $6,003,529  $22,335  $(51,367) $5,974,497  
Trading:    
USDA Securities(1)
$9,591  $701  $10,292  $20  $(313) $9,999  
(1)The trading USDA securities had a weighted average yield of 5.21% as of December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, unrealized losses on held-to-maturity and available-for-sale on-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities were as follows:

Table 5.2
As of December 31, 2019
 Held-to-Maturity and Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$—  $—  $301,836  $(164) 
USDA Securities—  —  27,089  (758) 
Total held-to-maturity$—  $—  $328,925  $(922) 
Available-for-sale:
AgVantage$225,239  $(2,203) $1,394,802  $(33,059) 

As of December 31, 2018
 Held-to-Maturity and Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$669,610  $(1,760) $976,318  $(10,188) 
USDA Securities38,203  (696) 2,065,743  (61,531) 
Total held-to-maturity$707,813  $(2,456) $3,042,061  $(71,719) 
Available-for-sale:
AgVantage$1,480,423  $(9,364) $1,599,679  $(42,003) 
The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to changes in interest rates from the date of acquisition to December 31, 2019 and 2018, as applicable. The unrealized losses on the held-to-maturity USDA Securities as of both December 31, 2019 and 2018 reflect their increased cost basis resulting from their transfer to held-to-maturity as of October 1, 2016.

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.

The unrealized losses from AgVantage securities were on 17 and 38 available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were 4 and 43 held-to-maturity AgVantage securities with an unrealized loss as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 13 and 21 available-for-sale AgVantage securities, respectively, had been in a loss position for more than 12 months. Farmer Mac has concluded that none of the unrealized losses on its held-to-maturity Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities and available-for-sale Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities are other-than-temporarily impaired as of either December 31, 2019 or 2018.  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 years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, Farmer Mac had no sales of Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities or USDA Securities and, therefore, Farmer Mac realized no gains or losses.

The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted-average yield of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities by remaining contractual maturity as of December 31, 2019 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 5.3
As of December 31, 2019
Available-for-Sale Securities
Amortized
Cost
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$781,341  $781,680  2.35 %
Due after one year through five years3,455,526  3,512,820  2.93 %
Due after five years through ten years1,240,670  1,271,208  2.92 %
Due after ten years1,539,434  1,577,317  3.30 %
Total$7,016,971  $7,143,025  2.94 %
As of December 31, 2019
Held-to-Maturity Securities
Amortized
Cost
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$452,256  $452,712  2.51 %
Due after one year through five years1,045,189  1,061,151  3.23 %
Due after five years through ten years207,706  210,690  3.40 %
Due after ten years1,974,460  2,024,631  3.56 %
Total$3,679,611  $3,749,184  3.33 %