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Investment Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The following tables set forth information about Farmer Mac's available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
Table 4.1
 As of December 31, 2022
Amount OutstandingUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
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 $(33)$— $(640)$19,027 
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities2,433,696 (200)2,433,496 — 1,954 (42,910)2,392,540 
Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities1,207,416 (30,321)1,177,095 — 2,128 (130,837)1,048,386 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries1,145,915 (6,780)1,139,135 — 621 (20,145)1,119,611 
Total available-for-sale4,806,727 (37,301)4,769,426 (33)4,703 (194,532)4,579,564 
Held-to-maturity:
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities(3)
45,032 — 45,032 — 2,433 — 47,465 
Total held-to-maturity$45,032 $— $45,032 $— $2,433 $— $47,465 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $10.6 million of accrued interest receivable on investment securities as of December 31, 2022.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)The held-to-maturity investment securities had a weighted average yield of 4.5% as of December 31, 2022.

 As of December 31, 2021
Amount OutstandingUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
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 $(52)$— $(394)$19,254 
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities2,168,016 90 2,168,106 — 11,821 (1,096)2,178,831 
Fixed rate GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities451,660 12,525 464,185 — 382 (5,730)458,837 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries1,180,000 2,723 1,182,723 — — (3,254)1,179,469 
Total available-for-sale3,819,376 15,338 3,834,714 (52)12,203 (10,474)3,836,391 
Held-to-maturity:
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities(3)
44,970 — 44,970 — 1,612 — 46,582 
Total held-to-maturity$44,970 $— $44,970 $— $1,612 $— $46,582 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $4.3 million of accrued interest receivable on investment securities as of December 31, 2021.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)The held-to-maturity investment securities had a weighted average yield of 1.5% as of December 31, 2021.

Farmer Mac did not sell any securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, Farmer Mac received proceeds of $257.5 million, from the sale of securities from its available-for-sale investment portfolio, resulting in gains of $0.3 million.
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, unrealized losses on available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:

Table 4.2
 As of December 31, 2022
 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$— $— $19,027 $(640)
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities1,884,146 (36,976)193,964 (5,934)
Fixed rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities621,215 (56,434)336,782 (74,403)
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries314,524 (2,842)704,780 (17,303)
Total$2,819,885 $(96,252)$1,254,553 $(98,280)
Number of securities in loss position174 51 
 As of December 31, 2021
 Available-for-Sale Securities
Unrealized loss position for
less than 12 months
Unrealized loss position for
more than 12 months
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
Fair ValueUnrealized
Loss
 (dollars in thousands)
Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans$— $— $19,254 $(394)
Floating rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities459,195 (619)37,307 (477)
Fixed rate Government/GSE guaranteed mortgage-backed securities406,805 (5,730)— — 
Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries1,123,439 (3,070)51,031 (184)
Total$1,989,439 $(9,419)$107,592 $(1,055)
Number of securities in loss position69 24 

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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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, 2022 that is, on average, approximately 92.7% 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.
The amortized cost, fair value, and weighted-average yield of available-for-sale investment securities by remaining contractual maturity as of December 31, 2022 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, 2022
Available-for-Sale Securities
Amortized
Cost
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$780,641 $769,179 0.52%
Due after one year through five years658,748 648,594 3.09%
Due after five years through ten years2,577,103 2,420,688 3.49%
Due after ten years752,934 741,103 4.17%
Total$4,769,426 $4,579,564 3.06%
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, 2022 and 2021:

Table 5.1
 As of December 31, 2022
Unpaid Principal BalanceUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$1,000,689 $(95)$1,000,594 $(59)$353 $(54,098)$946,790 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities20,586 33 20,619 — (856)19,765 
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities1,021,275 (62)1,021,213 (59)355 (54,954)966,555 
USDA Securities2,384,946 24,888 2,409,834 — 668 (312,824)2,097,678 
Total held-to-maturity$3,406,221 $24,826 $3,431,047 $(59)$1,023 $(367,778)$3,064,233 
Available-for-sale:    
AgVantage$8,008,067 $806 $8,008,873 $(546)$2,061 $(411,009)$7,599,379 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities(3)
— 10,622 10,622 — — (2,775)7,847 
Total available-for-sale$8,008,067 $11,428 $8,019,495 $(546)$2,061 $(413,784)$7,607,226 
Trading:    
USDA Securities(4)
$1,770 $80 $1,850 $— $— $(83)$1,767 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $51.5 million, $44.4 million, and $47,000 of accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and trading securities, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the statement of financial operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)Fair value includes $7.8 million of an interest-only security with a notional amount of $250.1 million.
(4)The trading USDA securities had a weighted average yield of 4.84% as of December 31, 2022.
 As of December 31, 2021
Unpaid Principal BalanceUnamortized Premium/(Discount)
Amortized
Cost(1)
Allowance for losses(2)
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Held-to-maturity:
AgVantage$2,003,486 $— $2,003,486 $(132)$10,097 $(12,764)$2,000,687 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities29,859 26 29,885 — 1,162 — 31,047 
Total Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities2,033,345 26 2,033,371 (132)11,259 (12,764)2,031,734 
USDA Securities2,411,649 24,682 2,436,331 — 95,741 — 2,532,072 
Total held-to-maturity$4,444,994 $24,708 $4,469,702 $(132)$107,000 $(12,764)$4,563,806 
Available-for-sale:  
AgVantage$6,122,240 $1,270 $6,123,510 $(263)$212,908 $(20,010)$6,316,145 
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities(3)
— 12,297 12,297 — 117 — $12,414 
Total available-for-sale$6,122,240 $13,567 $6,135,807 $(263)$213,025 $(20,010)$6,328,559 
Trading:   
USDA Securities(4)
$4,299 $134 $4,433 $— $$(33)$4,401 
(1)Amounts presented exclude $29.8 million, $42.1 million, and $0.1 million of accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and trading securities, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
(2)Represents the amount of impairment that has resulted from credit-related factors, and therefore was recognized in the statement of financial operations as a provision for losses. Amount excludes unrealized losses relating to non-credit factors.
(3)Fair value includes $12.4 million of an interest-only security with a notional amount of $275.4 million.
(4)The trading USDA securities had a weighted average yield of 5.05% as of December 31, 2021.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, 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, 2022
 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$548,634 $(11,455)$382,358 $(42,643)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed USDA Securities19,790 (856)— — 
USDA Securities2,086,108 (312,824)— — 
Total held-to-maturity$2,654,532 $(325,135)$382,358 $(42,643)
Available-for-sale:
AgVantage$4,642,096 $(267,886)$1,548,551 $(143,123)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities7,847 (2,775)— — 
Total available-for-sale$4,649,943 $(270,661)$1,548,551 $(143,123)
As of December 31, 2021
 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$1,387,236 $(12,764)$— $— 
Available-for-sale:
AgVantage$1,867,364 $(17,263)$90,971 $(2,747)

The unrealized losses presented above are principally due to changes in interest rates from the date of acquisition to December 31, 2022 and 2021, as applicable.

The credit exposure related to Farmer Mac's USDA Securities in the Agricultural Finance line of business is covered by the full faith and credit guarantee of the United States of America.

The unrealized losses from AgVantage securities were on 95 and 13 available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. There were 37 and 10 held-to-maturity AgVantage securities with an unrealized loss as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, 13 and 2 available-for-sale AgVantage securities, respectively, had been in a loss position for more than 12 months. As of December 31, 2022, there were 4 held-to-maturity AgVantage securities in a loss position for more than 12 months. As of December 31, 2021, there were no held-to-maturity AgVantage securities in a loss position for more than 12 months.

During the three years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, Farmer Mac had no sales of AgVantage Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities, USDA Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities or USDA Trading 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, 2022 are set forth below. The balances presented are based on their contractual maturities, although the actual maturities may differ due to prepayments of the underlying assets.

Table 5.3
As of December 31, 2022
Available-for-Sale Securities
Amortized
Cost(1)
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$1,675,756 $1,670,398 4.27 %
Due after one year through five years3,295,169 3,149,966 3.49 %
Due after five years through ten years1,331,931 1,230,818 3.50 %
Due after ten years1,716,639 1,556,044 4.12 %
Total$8,019,495 $7,607,226 3.78 %
(1)Amounts presented exclude $51.5 million of accrued interest receivable.
As of December 31, 2022
Held-to-Maturity Securities
Amortized
Cost(1)
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average
Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Due within one year$375,930 $369,834 2.86 %
Due after one year through five years660,556 605,494 2.15 %
Due after five years through ten years276,635 243,939 3.15 %
Due after ten years2,117,926 1,844,966 3.29 %
Total$3,431,047 $3,064,233 2.99 %
(1)Amounts presented exclude $44.4 million of accrued interest receivable.