As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
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August 12, 1999
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999.
Commission File Number 0-17440
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered
instrumentality 52-1578738
Of the United
States
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer identification
incorporation or organization) number)
919 18th Street, N.W., Suite 200,
Washington, D.C. 20006
(Address of principal executive (Zip code)
offices)
(202) 872-7700
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
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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 twelve months (or 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
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the last practicable date.
As of August 6, 1999, there were 1,029,280 shares of Class A Voting Common
Stock, 500,301 shares of Class B Voting Common Stock and 9,320,901 shares of
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
The following interim consolidated financial statements of the Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation ("Farmer Mac" or the "Corporation") have been
prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. These financial statements reflect all normal and
recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a
fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated
financial statements have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules
and regulations. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to
present fairly the consolidated financial position, consolidated results of
operations and consolidated cash flows at the dates and for the periods
presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited 1998 financial statements of Farmer Mac. Results for interim periods are
not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the fiscal year.
The following information concerning Farmer Mac's financial statements is
included herein.
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 1999 and December 31, 199.........3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended
June 30, 1999 and 1998..................................................4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30,
1999 and 1998...........................................................5
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, December 31,
1999 1998
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(in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 546,399 $ 540,626
Investment securities 765,154 643,562
Farmer Mac guaranteed securities 1,111,027 552,205
Loans 99,371 168,064
Interest receivable 33,690 24,526
Guarantee fees receivable 2,898 2,135
Prepaid expenses and other assets 6,989 4,182
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Total Assets $2,565,528 $1,935,300
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Liabilities:
Notes payable
Due within one year $1,969,721 $1,473,688
Due after one year 490,542 365,451
Accrued interest payable 11,471 7,132
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,551 4,856
Reserve for losses 4,915 3,259
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Total Liabilities 2,481,200 1,854,386
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock:
Class A Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization,
1,028,680 and 1,024,680 shares issued and outstanding
at June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998. 1,029 1,025
Class B Voting, $1 par value, no maximum authorization,
500,301 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 1999
and December 31, 1998. 500 500
Class C Non-Voting, $1.00 par value, no maximum
authorization, 9,315,996 and 9,276,351 shares issued and
outstanding at June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 9,316 9,276
Additional paid-in capital 70,752 69,984
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (422) 249
Retained earnings (deficit) 3,153 (120)
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Total Stockholders' Equity 84,328 80,914
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 2,565,528 $1,935,300
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
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(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income:
Farmer Mac guaranteed securities $14,287 $ 8,113 $23,589 $15,977
Investments and cash equivalents 15,888 15,724 31,304 30,358
Loans 1,356 1,600 4,673 2,577
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Total interest income 31,531 25,437 59,566 48,912
Interest expense 27,584 22,964 52,039 44,004
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Net interest income 3,947 2,473 7,527 4,908
Other income:
Guarantee fees 1,644 841 3,109 1,597
Gain on sale of AMBS - 552 - 980
Miscellaneous 132 14 198 62
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Total other income 1,776 1,407 3,307 2,639
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Total revenues 5,723 3,880 10,834 7,547
Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits 1,268 1,028 2,260 1,834
Professional fees 371 423 780 791
Board of Directors fees and expenses 113 100 187 176
Regulatory fees 142 165 210 331
General and administrative 402 333 777 731
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Total operating expenses 2,296 2,049 4,214 3,863
Provision for losses 862 362 1,660 622
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Total expenses 3,158 2,411 5,874 4,485
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Income before income taxes 2,565 1,469 4,960 3,062
Income tax expense (benefit) 873 (306) 1,687 (458)
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Net income $ 1,692 $ 1,775 $ 3,273 $ 3,520
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Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.31 $ 0.33
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.29 $ 0.32
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Six Months Ended June 30,
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1999 1998
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(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Income from Operations $ 3,273 $ 3,520
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by
operating activities:
Amortization of investment premiums and discounts 2,407 884
Amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issurance costs 37,516 30,607
Provision for losses 1,660 622
Net (increase) decrease in other assets and liabilities (8,362) 277
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Net cash provided by operating activities 36,494 35,910
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of available-for-sale investments (322,255) (213,905)
Purchases of investment securities (6,267) (4,017)
Purchases of Farmer Mac guaranteed securities (429,509) (45,758)
Purchases of loans (250,259) (150,648)
Proceeds from repayment of available-for-sale investments 163,352 193,477
Proceeds from repayment of investment securities 43,248 29,220
Proceeds from repayment of Farmer Mac guaranteed securities 181,393 19,178
Proceeds from repayment of loans 5,156 1,925
Proceeds from securitization of loans - 97,453
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Net cash used by investing activities (615,141) (73,075)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of discount notes 41,052,812 13,539,609
Proceeds from issuance of medium-term notes 147,581 14,960
Payments to redeem discount notes (40,587,985) (13,238,585)
Payments to redeem medium-term notes (28,800) (111,520)
Proceeds from common stock issuance 812 824
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Net cash provided by financing activities 584,420 205,288
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 5,773 168,123
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 540,626 177,617
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 546,399 $ 345,740
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest $ 13,143 $ 17,406
Income Taxes $ 2,737 $ 206
Non-cash activity:
Loans securitized and retained as Farmer Mac
guaranteed securities $ 313,801 $ -
Loans acquired in exchange for AMBS $ 73,597 $ 32,755
Real estate acquired through foreclosure $ 578 $ -
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Accounting Policies.
(a) Principles of Consolidation
Financial information at and for the three and six months ended June 30,
1999 is consolidated to include the accounts of Farmer Mac and its two wholly
owned subsidiaries, Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation and Farmer Mac
Acceptance Corporation. All material intercompany transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
(b) Loans
At June 30, 1999, all loans held by Farmer Mac were held for investment
and carried at amortized cost.
(c) Interest-Rate Contracts and Hedge Instruments
Interest-rate contracts, including interest-rate swaps and caps, are
entered into with the intent of synthetically creating interest-earning assets
and debt instruments. As such, the net differential received or paid is recorded
as an adjustment to interest income or expense of the associated assets or
liabilities, on an accrual basis.
Hedge instruments, consisting solely of forward sale contracts involving
debt securities of other government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and futures
contracts involving U.S. Treasury securities, are used by Farmer Mac to manage
interest-rate risk exposure related to the purchase of loans and other assets
and the anticipated issuance of debt. Farmer Mac monitors the correlation of the
change in value of the hedge instrument and the change in value of the hedged
item to determine the effectiveness of the hedge instrument. Gains and losses on
effective hedge instruments that have been terminated or have matured are
deferred as an adjustment to the cost basis of the hedged item. Gains and losses
on ineffective hedge instruments are marked-to-market directly through income.
(d) Earnings Per Share
Class C earnings per share have been restated to reflect the three-for-one
Class C common stock split effective August 2, 1999, and the elimination of the
three-to-one dividend and liquidation preferences applicable to each share of
Class C stock relative to each share of Class A and Class B voting common stock.
Previously, Class C earnings per share were equal to three times the earnings
per share for Class A and Class B stock. As a result of the stock split and the
elimination of the dividend and liquidation preferences, earnings per share for
all classes of stock are the same.
Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average shares
outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding adjusted to include all dilutive potential common
stock. The following schedule reconciles basic and diluted earnings per share
for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998:
June 30, 1999 June 30, 1998
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Dilutive Dilutive
stock Diluted stock Diluted
Basic EPS options EPS Basic EPS options EPS
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(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three months ended:
Net Income $ 1,692 $ - $ 1,692 $ 1,775 $ - $ 1,775
Weighted average shares 10,818 419 11,237 10,762 421 11,183
Earnings per share $ 0.16 $ 0.15 $ 0.16 $ 0.16
Six months ended:
Net Income $ 3,273 $ - $ 3,273 $ 3,520 $ - $ 3,520
Weighted average shares 10,810 399 11,209 10,752 421 11,173
Earnings per share $ 0.31 $ 0.29 $ 0.33 $ 0.32
(e) Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications of prior period information were made to conform
to the current period presentation.
Note 2. Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments.
In the ordinary course of its business, Farmer Mac incurs off-balance
sheet risk in connection with the issuance of commitments to purchase and sell
loans, the issuance of its guarantee and the use of interest-rate contracts and
hedge instruments. At June 30, 1999, outstanding commitments to purchase
Qualified Loans totaled $12.1 million. There were no outstanding commitments to
sell Qualified Loans at June 30, 1999. For information regarding the off-balance
sheet risks associated with off-balance sheet guarantees, see "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Risk
Management - Credit Risk." For information related to the use of interest rate
contracts and hedge instruments, see Note 1 (c) and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risk Management -
Interest Rate Risk."
Note 3. Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income is comprised of net income plus other changes in
stockholders' equity not resulting from investments by or distributions to
stockholders. The following table sets forth comprehensive income for the three
and six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998. Comprehensive income for the three
and six months ended June 30, 1999 is net of taxes of $577 thousand and $346
thousand, respectively.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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(in thousands)
Net income $ 1,692 $ 1,775 $ 3,273 $ 3,520
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities
available-for-sale, net of taxes (1,121) (458) (671) (430)
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Comprehensive income $ 571 $ 1,317 $ 2,602 $ 3,090
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this Form 10-Q 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, and
typically are accompanied by, and identified with, such terms 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 and growth in loan purchase,
guarantee and securitization volume; trends in net interest income,
delinquencies and provision for losses; changes in capital position; year 2000
readiness efforts; and other business and financial matters. Management's
expectations for Farmer Mac's future necessarily involve a number of
assumptions, estimates and the evaluation of risks and uncertainties. Various
factors could cause Farmer Mac's actual results or events to differ materially
from the expectations as expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements,
including: uncertainties regarding the rate and direction of development of the
secondary market for agricultural mortgage loans; the possible establishment of
additional statutory or regulatory restrictions applicable to Farmer Mac, such
as the imposition of regulatory risk-based capital requirements in excess of
statutory minimum and critical capital levels or restrictions on Farmer Mac's
investment authority; substantial changes in interest rates, the agricultural
economy (including agricultural land values, commodity prices, export demand for
U.S. agricultural products and federal assistance to farmers) or the general
economy; protracted adverse weather, market or other conditions affecting
particular geographic regions or particular commodities related to agricultural
mortgage loans backing Farmer Mac guaranteed securities; the non-compliance of
Farmer Mac's internal systems or the systems of critical vendors with respect to
the year 2000 date change; legislative or regulatory developments or
interpretations of Farmer Mac's statutory charter that could adversely affect
Farmer Mac or the ability of certain lenders to participate in its programs or
the terms of any such participation; the availability of debt funding in
sufficient quantities and at favorable rates to support continued growth; the
rate of growth in agricultural mortgage indebtedness; the size of the
agricultural mortgage market; borrower preferences for fixed-rate agricultural
mortgage indebtedness; the willingness of lenders to sell agricultural mortgage
loans into the Farmer Mac secondary market; the willingness of investors to
invest in agricultural mortgage-backed securities; competition in the
origination or purchase of agricultural mortgage loans and the sale of
agricultural mortgage-backed and debt securities; or changes in Farmer Mac's
status as a government-sponsored enterprise.
The foregoing factors are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report
may include additional factors that could adversely impact Farmer Mac's business
and its financial performance. Furthermore, new risk factors emerge from time to
time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor
assess the impact of such factors on Farmer Mac's business or the extent to
which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from the expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Given 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 publicly release the results
of revisions to any forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any
future events or circumstances.
Results of Operations
Overview. Net income increased 74 percent to $1.7 million for second
quarter 1999, compared to $970 thousand for second quarter 1998 on a fully
taxable equivalent basis (see "Income Tax Expense/Benefit"). Net income totaled
$3.3 million for year-to-date 1999, compared to $2.0 million for the same period
in 1998 on a fully taxable equivalent basis, an increase of 62 percent. Diluted
earnings per share were $0.15 and $0.29 for the three and six months ended June
30, 1999, compared to $0.09 and 0.18 on a fully tax equivalent basis for the
same periods in 1998. Earnings per share reflect the three-for-one Class C stock
split and the elimination of the three to-one dividend and liquidation
preferences previously accorded to Class C common stock compared to Classes A
and B common stock. The stock split, which was announced during second quarter
1999, was effective on August 2, 1999. In addition, Farmer Mac's Class A and C
common stocks began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during second
quarter 1999. Management believes the NYSE listing and the three-for-one split
of the Class C stock will benefit Farmer Mac's stockholders through increased
price stability, greater trading liquidity, and access to a more efficient stock
trading system.
The steady growth in earnings reflects continued growth in loan volume.
Loans purchased through Farmer Mac's cash window, which excludes loans acquired
in exchange for guaranteed securities through "swap transactions" or loans
guaranteed through long-term standby purchase commitments, increased 35 percent
compared to second quarter 1998. Total loan purchases and guarantees for
year-to-date 1999 increased by $546.8 million compared to year-to-date 1998,
bringing total loans held or guaranteed by Farmer Mac to $2.0 billion at June
30, 1999. With Farmer Mac's market penetration in the multibillion dollar
agricultural mortgage market now at just over two percent, there is significant
potential for continued growth, notwithstanding certain conditions adversely
affecting the current agricultural economy. Management believes this growth
should be accomplished through the pursuit of Farmer Mac's business strategies
as its network of approved sellers, and the loan volume generated by the most
active sellers, continues to expand.
Post-1996 Act loan delinquencies declined during second quarter 1999 from
1.59 percent at March 31, 1999 to 1.03 percent at June 30, 1999, reflecting the
semi-annual and annual payment characteristics of most of the post-1996 Act
loans. Farmer Mac anticipates higher delinquencies in the third quarter due to
the number of loans having payments due on July 1 and adverse conditions in the
agricultural economy. Despite these factors, management believes that Farmer
Mac's exposure to potential credit losses is limited by the sound credit
underwriting standards applied to loans acquired by Farmer Mac and the adequacy
of Farmer Mac's loss reserves. See "Risk Management - Credit Risk." Adverse
economic conditions have also generated challenging opportunities for new
business, which Farmer Mac is pursuing vigorously, while remaining focused on
quality control in the underwriting process.
Set forth below is a more detailed discussion of Farmer Mac's results of
operations.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income for second quarter and
year-to-date 1999 was $3.9 million and $7.5 million, respectively, compared to
$2.5 million and $4.9 million for the same periods a year ago. The increases in
net interest income were primarily attributable to increases in the balance of
program assets (Farmer Mac guaranteed securities and loans), driven by Farmer
Mac's interim changeover to a retained portfolio strategy and the purchase of
$189.8 million of AMBS from capital market investors (see "Balance Sheet Review
- - Assets"). Management regularly evaluates whether to retain or sell AMBS based
on the present value of the net interest income earned over the life of the AMBS
if retained, compared to the up-front gain earned if sold to capital market
investors. Farmer Mac's assessment of the relative economic attractiveness of
each execution is determined primarily by market conditions, particularly the
relationship between Farmer Mac's debt securities' spreads and its AMBS spreads.
The following table provides information regarding the average balances
and rates of interest earning assets and funding for the six months ended June
30, 1999 and 1998. The increase in net interest yield between the two periods is
due to growth in program assets, which resulted in a shift in the composition of
interest earning assets from lower yielding non-program assets (cash and cash
equivalents and investments) to higher yielding program assets.
Six Months Ended June 30,
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1999 1998
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Average Income/ Average Average Income/ Average
Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
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(dollars in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 577,965 $ 14,222 4.92% $ 355,824 $ 9,808 5.51%
Investments 640,837 17,082 5.33% 683,018 20,550 6.02%
Farmer Mac guaranteed securities 723,232 23,589 6.52% 452,512 15,977 7.06%
Loans 143,941 4,673 6.49% 73,905 2,577 6.97%
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Total interest earning assets 2,085,975 59,566 5.71% 1,565,259 48,912 6.25%
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Funding:
Discount notes 1,560,659 37,475 4.80% 1,105,224 30,448 5.51%
Medium-term notes 457,886 14,564 6.36% 393,149 13,556 6.90%
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Total interest bearing liabilities 2,018,545 52,039 5.15% 1,498,373 44,004 5.87%
Net non-interest bearing funding 67,430 - 0.00% 66,886 - 0.00%
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Total funding $2,085,975 52,039 4.99% $1,565,259 44,004 5.62%
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Net interest income/yield $ 7,527 0.72% $ 4,908 0.63%
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The table below sets forth certain information regarding the 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, a third element
of the calculation, are allocated based on their relative size.
Six Months Ended June 30, 1999 Compared to
Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
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Increase/(Decrease) Due to
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Rate Volume Total
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(in thousands)
Income from interest earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ (916) $ 5,330 $ 4,414
Investments (2,250) (1,218) (3,468)
Farmer Mac guaranteed securities (1,111) 8,723 7,612
Loans (164) 2,260 2,096
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Total (4,441) 15,095 10,654
Expense from interest bearing liabilities (4,362) 12,397 8,035
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Change in net interest income $ (79) $ 2,698 $ 2,619
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Other Income. Other income, which is comprised of guarantee fee income,
gain on sale of AMBS and miscellaneous income, totaled $1.8 million for second
quarter 1999 and $3.3 million for year-to-date 1999, compared to $1.4 million
and $2.6 million, respectively, in 1998. Guarantee fee income increased from
$841 thousand for second quarter 1998 to $1.6 million for second quarter 1999.
Year-to-date 1999 guarantee fee income was $3.1 million compared to $1.6 million
for year-to-date 1998. The increase in guarantee fee income reflects continued
growth in outstanding guarantees, which have increased by 91 percent since
second quarter 1998 to a total outstanding balance of $1.9 billion at June 30,
1999. For year-to-date 1999, there was no gain on sale of AMBS as a consequence
of Farmer Mac's changeover to a retained portfolio strategy. During the same
period a year ago, Farmer Mac recognized a $980 thousand gain on the sale of
$97.4 million of AMBS. Miscellaneous income, which is comprised of program
related fees and gain on sale of assets, totaled $132 thousand and $198 thousand
for second quarter and year-to-date 1999, respectively, and $14 thousand and $62
thousand for the same periods in 1998.
Expenses. Operating expenses increased 12 percent, from $2.0 million for
second quarter 1998 to $2.3 million for second quarter 1999, compared to a 48
percent increase in total revenues during the same period. The increase in
operating expenses resulted from increased business volume, as well as the
payment of annual incentive compensation to management in June. For year-to-date
1999, operating expenses increased by 9 percent, compared to a 44 percent
increase in total revenues. Management anticipates expenses will increase at a
faster rate in the latter half of 1999 than that experienced in the first half
of 1999, but at a slower rate than the anticipated growth in total revenues.
Farmer Mac's provision for losses was $862 thousand for second quarter
1999 and $1.7 million for year-to-date 1999, compared to $362 thousand and $622
thousand, respectively, in 1998. The increase in the provision for losses
corresponds to growth in outstanding post-1996 Act loans held or guaranteed by
Farmer Mac, which totaled $1.4 billion at June 30, 1999. Farmer Mac's reserve
for principal and interest losses at June 30, 1999 totaled $4.9 million, or 0.34
percent of the outstanding post-1996 Act loans.
Income Tax Expense/Benefit. The provision for income taxes totaled $873
thousand for second quarter 1999 and $1.7 million for year-to-date 1999,
compared to tax benefits of $306 thousand and $458 thousand for the same periods
in 1998 due to the recognition of previously deferred tax benefits. As of June
30, 1998, all previously deferred tax benefits had been fully recognized. Had
Farmer Mac's effective tax rate equaled its statutory tax rate in 1998, it would
have reported income tax expense of $499 thousand and $1.0 million for second
quarter and year-to-date 1998, which would have resulted in reported net income
on a fully taxable equivalent basis of $970 thousand and $2.0 million,
respectively.
Business Volume. The following table sets forth the amount of loans
purchased or guaranteed, and AMBS issued by Farmer Mac during the periods
indicated:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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(in thousands)
Purchase and guarantee volume:
Cash window $ 127,625 $ 94,704 $ 248,875 $ 150,576
Swap transactions - 32,755 73,597 32,800
LTSC - - 407,701 -
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Total loans purchased or
guaranteed $ 127,625 $ 127,459 $ 730,173 $ 183,376
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AMBS issuances:
Retained $ 45,415 $ - $ 313,801 $ -
Sold - 56,059 - 97,412
Swap transactions - 32,755 73,597 32,800
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Total AMBS issuances $ 45,415 $ 88,814 $ 387,398 $ 130,212
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Total purchase and guarantee volume, which includes cash window purchases,
loans acquired in exchange for guaranteed securities through "swap transactions"
and loans guaranteed through long-term standby purchase commitments, increased
by $546.8 million in year-to-date 1999, from $183.4 million for the first six
months of 1998 to $730.2 million for the first six months of 1999. Second
quarter 1999 purchase and guarantee volume was relatively unchanged from second
quarter 1998. Cash window volume, which represents newly originated loans sold
to Farmer Mac by its network of approved Sellers, increased 65 percent during
the first six months of 1999 compared to the same period in 1998, and 35 percent
in second quarter 1999 compared to second quarter 1998.
Indicators of future purchase and guarantee volume, particularly cash
window activity, include outstanding commitments to purchase Farmer Mac I loans
and the total balance of loans submitted for approval or approved but not yet
purchased. Most purchase commitments entered into by Farmer Mac are mandatory
delivery commitments. If a Seller obtains a mandatory commitment and is unable
to deliver the loans required thereunder within the specified time period,
Farmer Mac requires the Seller to pay a fee to extend or cancel the commitment.
At June 30, 1999, outstanding commitments to purchase Farmer Mac I loans totaled
$12.1 million, compared to $31.7 million at June 30, 1998. Loans submitted for
approval or approved but not yet committed to purchase totaled $208.5 million at
June 30, 1999, compared to $148.2 million at June 30, 1998. Not all of these
loans are purchased, as some are denied for credit reasons or withdrawn by the
Seller.
While significant progress has been made in developing the secondary
market for agricultural mortgages, Farmer Mac continues to face the challenges
of establishing a new market where none previously existed. Acceptance of Farmer
Mac's programs is increasing among lenders, reflecting the competitive rates,
terms and products offered and the advantages we believe Farmer Mac's programs
provide. For Farmer Mac to succeed in realizing its business development and
profitability goals over the long term, however, agricultural mortgage lenders,
whether traditional or non-traditional, must value the benefits of selling loans
to Farmer Mac or otherwise obtaining the benefits of the Farmer Mac guarantee
and must be persuaded to modify their business practices accordingly.
Balance Sheet Review
Assets. At June 30, 1999, total assets were $2.6 billion compared to $1.9
billion at December 31, 1998. The increase in total assets was primarily due to
growth in program assets, which have increased $490.1 million since the end of
1998 to a total of $1.2 billion. During the first six months of 1999, Farmer Mac
purchased and retained $248.9 million of loans under its retained portfolio
strategy. In addition, Farmer Mac purchased $189.8 million of AMBS from capital
market investors and $69.4 million of Farmer Mac II securities. During the same
period, non-program assets, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and
investments, grew by $127.4 million.
Liabilities. Total liabilities increased by $626.8 million from December
31, 1998 to June 30, 1999. Most of Farmer Mac's liabilities are due within one
year since most of Farmer Mac's assets are short- or long-term floating rate
investments. Notes payable due after one year totaled $490.1 million at June 30,
1999, compared to $365.5 million at December 31, 1998.
Capital. Farmer Mac's capital totaled $84.3 million at June 30, 1999,
compared with $80.9 million at December 31, 1998. The increase was due to the
retention of net income earned during the first six months of 1999, offset by a
$671 thousand decrease in the value of available-for-sale securities. Those
capital balances were in excess of Farmer Mac's regulatory minimum capital
requirements, although the surplus over the fully phased-in regulatory minimum
capital requirement was reduced from $22.9 million at December 31, 1998 to $8.0
million at June 30, 1999. The reduction in surplus capital is attributable to
the growth in on-balance sheet program assets and off-balance sheet guarantees.
As a result of the reduction in surplus capital and growth in program assets,
which generate higher returns on equity, return on equity has increased from 5.4
percent in 1998 to 7.9 percent for the first six months of 1999. Farmer Mac's
current surplus capital would support additional asset growth in amounts ranging
from $290 million of on-balance sheet assets to more than $1 billion of
off-balance sheet assets based on applicable minimum capital requirements.
Management believes Farmer Mac has sufficient capital to support anticipated
increases in business volume for at least the next twelve months in light of the
existing surplus capital and Farmer Mac's ability to replace on-balance sheet
non-program assets with on- and off-balance sheet program assets and,
ultimately, to sell on-balance sheet program assets to support increases in
off-balance sheet program assets.
In addition to the regulatory minimum capital requirement referred to
above, the Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996 (the "1996 Act") directs the
Farm Credit Administration (the "FCA") to establish a risk-based capital test
for Farmer Mac, using stress-test parameters set forth in the 1996 Act. The FCA
has commenced the process of developing a risk-based capital test for Farmer
Mac, but has not advised Farmer Mac as to the possible level of risk-based
capital that may be required or whether it intends to propose risk-based capital
requirements significantly higher than the statutory minimum capital level. The
FCA has indicated that it anticipates publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking
setting forth a proposed risk-based capital test later this year. At this time,
Farmer Mac is unable to predict when the rulemaking process would likely
conclude and when a final regulation imposing a risk-based capital requirement
on Farmer Mac would become effective.
Off-Balance Sheet Farmer Mac Guarantees. At June 30, 1999, outstanding
off-balance sheet Farmer Mac guarantees totaled $824.2 million, compared to
$597.6 million at December 31, 1998. The increase in off-balance sheet
guarantees is attributable to the $407.7 million long-term standby purchase
commitment and the $73.6 million swap transaction closed during first quarter
1999, less the $189.8 million of AMBS purchased from capital market investors.
For further information regarding credit exposure related to off-balance sheet
guarantees, see "Risk Management - Credit Risk."
Risk Management
Interest Rate Risk. Farmer Mac's asset and liability management objective
is to limit the effect of changes in interest rates on its equity and earnings
to within acceptable risk tolerance levels. In doing so, Farmer Mac enters into
off-balance sheet derivative financial instruments. Farmer Mac uses these
instruments as an end-user and not for trading or speculative purposes.
Off-balance sheet derivative financial instruments used by Farmer Mac are
interest-rate contracts, including interest-rate swaps and caps, forward sale
contracts involving GSE debt securities and futures contracts involving U.S.
Treasury securities. Interest-rate contracts are used to synthetically alter the
interest rate characteristics of specific investments or debt such that the
interest rate characteristics of Farmer Mac's investments and debt are better
matched. At June 30, 1999, the notional amount of interest-rate contracts was
$544.7 million. Farmer Mac uses forward sale and futures contracts to reduce its
interest rate risk exposure to the purchase of loans and other assets and the
anticipated issuance of debt. At June 30, 1999, the notional amount of
outstanding forward sale and futures contracts totaled $228.0 million.
Farmer Mac monitors its exposure to interest rate risk by measuring
duration of equity and the sensitivity of its fair value of equity (FVE) to an
immediate and permanent parallel shift in the Treasury yield curve. Farmer Mac's
duration of equity at June 30, 1999 was approximately 5.2 years. The following
schedule summarizes the results of Farmer Mac's FVE sensitivity analysis at June
30, 1999:
Percentage
Interest Rate Change in FVE
Scenario from Base Case
---------------- ----------------
+ 300 bp -18.9%
+ 200 bp -13.0%
+ 100 bp - 6.2%
- 100 bp 4.3%
- 200 bp 5.7%
- 300 bp 4.3%
Farmer Mac was in compliance with its established policy limits for FVE
and duration gap at June 30, 1999.
Credit Risk. Farmer Mac is exposed to credit risk on loans it holds, as
well as on loans backing securities issued (or sold) to third parties because of
Farmer Mac's guarantee of the timely payment of principal, including any balloon
payments, and interest on the securities. Loans held or guaranteed by Farmer Mac
can be divided into three groups: (a) pre-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans; (b)
post-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans; and (c) Farmer Mac II loans. The outstanding
principal balance of those loans as of June 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 is
summarized in the table below:
June 30, December 31,
1999 1998
----------- -------------
(in thousands)
Farmer Mac I loans:
Post-1996 Act $ 1,457,565 $ 788,905
Pre-1996 Act 142,842 174,783
Farmer Mac II loans 367,250 336,914
----------- ----------
Total $ 1,967,657 $ 1,300,602
----------- ----------
For pre-1996 Act loans, Farmer Mac's credit risk exposure is mitigated by
subordinated interests. Before Farmer Mac incurs a credit loss, full recourse
must first be taken against the subordinated interest. Farmer Mac assumes 100
percent of the credit risk on post-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans as a result the
1996 Act, which eliminated the subordinated interest requirement. Farmer Mac's
credit exposure on Farmer Mac II loans is covered by the "full faith and credit"
of the United States by virtue of the USDA guarantee of the principal and
interest on all Guaranteed Portions. Farmer Mac believes it has little or no
credit risk exposure to pre-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans because of the
subordinated interests, or to Farmer Mac II loans because of the USDA guarantee.
For post-1996 Act loans, Farmer Mac regularly monitors agricultural
economic conditions and evaluates the credit quality of those loans. In the
Northeastern and Southeastern United States, the current drought is expected to
have little impact on Farmer Mac, considering its limited exposure to loans in
those regions. Nationwide, low commodity prices and weak export markets have
adversely affected agricultural economic conditions in 1998 and 1999 to date,
and may continue at least through the remainder of the year. Overall, Farmer Mac
believes that the credit quality of the post-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans remains
strong, based on their compliance with Farmer Mac's standards at the time of
purchase or acquisition; their performance to date; and current agricultural
land values. A prolonged continuation or worsening of the adverse conditions
currently affecting the agricultural economy, without significant federal
assistance to farmers, could result in a deterioration of the credit quality,
and a possible decline in land values, of loans underlying Farmer Mac's
guarantee.
An indicator of the credit quality of loans underlying Farmer Mac's
guarantee is the level of defaulted loans and related credit losses. At June 30,
1999, post-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans that were 90 days or more past due
(referred to as non-performing or "impaired" loans) totaled $15.1 million, or
1.03 percent of the total principal amount of all post-1996 Act loans. At
December 31, 1998 and June 30 ,1998, post-1996 Act Farmer Mac I loans that were
90 days or more past due totaled $5.5 million (0.70 percent delinquency rate)
and $3.9 million (0.70 percent delinquency rate), respectively. The increase in
the post-1996 Act loan delinquency rate compared to December 31, 1998 reflects
the semi-annual and annual payment characteristics of most post-1996 Act loans
resulting in a greater proportion of those loans having payments due on January
1 than any other day of the year. The increase relative to June 30, 1998
reflects the growing number of loans that are approaching their anticipated peak
default years and adverse conditions continuing to affect the agricultural
economy. In addition to aging of the portfolio and adverse agricultural economic
conditions, the higher delinquency rate is also attributable to the credit
quality of loans purchased in 1996 from two institutions operating in the
Northwest and Southwest regions. Farmer Mac no longer purchases loans from those
institutions. The effect of the aforementioned factors on the portfolio can be
seen in the following table, which segregates the delinquency rate of the
post-1996 Act loans at June 30, 1999 by year of origination, geographic region
and commodity.
Distribution of
Post-1996 Act Delinquency
Loans Rate
----------------- --------------
By year of origination:
Pre-1995 27% 0.00%
1995 2% 0.44%
1996 11% 4.86%
1997 12% 1.91%
1998 26% 0.88%
1999 22% 0.00%
----------
Total 100% 1.03%
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By geographic region: (1)
Mid-north 12% 0.15%
Mid-south 4% 0.00%
Northeast 2% 0.00%
Northwest 52% 1.54%
Southeast 1% 0.00%
Southwest 29% 0.68%
----------
Total 100% 1.03%
----------
By commodity:
Crops 54% 0.92%
Livestock 21% 1.38%
Permanent plantings 22% 1.05%
Other 3% 0.34%
----------
Total 100% 1.03%
----------
(1)Geographic regions - Mid-North (IA,IL,IN,MI,MN,MO,WI); Mid-South (KS,OK,TX);
Northeast (CT,DE,KY,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,OH,PA,RI,TN,VA,VT,WV); Northwest (ID,
MT,ND,NE,OR,SD,WA,WY); Southeast (AL,AR,FL,GA,LA,MS,SC); and Southwest (AZ,CA,
CO,NM,NV,UT).
Farmer Mac anticipates fluctuations in the delinquency rate of those loans
from quarter to quarter, with higher numbers likely to be reported during the
first and third quarters of each year due to the semi-annual payment
characteristics of most Farmer Mac loans, and with the average delinquency level
increasing during the later half of 1999 due to the aforementioned factors.
Farmer Mac maintains a reserve to cover credit losses incurred on
post-1996 Act loans. The following schedule summarizes the change in reserve for
loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
-------------------- ------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
------ ------ ------ ------
(in thousands)
Beginning balance $ 4,016 $ 1,905 $ 3,259 $ 1,645
Provision for losses 862 362 1,660 622
Net recoveries (charge-offs) 37 - (4) -
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Ending balance $ 4,915 $ 2,267 $ 4,915 $ 2,267
During first quarter 1999, Farmer Mac acquired a property through
foreclosure resulting in a loss of $41 thousand being recorded to the reserve.
During second quarter 1999, the property was sold and Farmer Mac recovered $37
thousand of the original loss recorded.
Although credit losses are expected to be incurred on the existing
post-1996 Act Farmer Mac I delinquencies, Farmer Mac expects those losses to be
within current reserve levels based on the collateral values supporting the
loans. The following table summarizes the post-1996 Act delinquencies by
original loan-to-value ratio:
Distribution of
Post-1996 Act
Delinquencies
---------------
By original loan-to-value ratio:
0.00% to 40.00% 2%
40.01% to 50.00% 6%
50.01% to 60.00% 29%
60.01% to 70.00% 63%
70.01% to 80.00% 0%
-----------
Total 100%
-----------
As of June 30, 1999, the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of post-1996
Act loans (calculated by dividing the current loan principal balance by the
original appraised value) was approximately 50%.
Other Matters
Year 2000. The year 2000 problem relates to the inability of some computer
programs to process date-sensitive information due to the use of two digits
(rather than four) to define the applicable year. As a result, these computer
programs may recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year
2000, which could result in miscalculations or system failures. The year 2000
date change potentially could affect Farmer Mac's internal information
technology (IT) and non-IT systems, as well as systems utilized by its external
vendors. Farmer Mac's internal IT systems, which are "PC software-based," are
used to perform critical business processes including purchases of Qualified
Loans; sale of AMBS; issuance of debt securities; payments to debt security and
AMBS investors; and financial reporting to investors and stockholders. Certain
vendors also perform critical business processes by servicing the loans held or
securitized by Farmer Mac and administering the guaranteed securities issued by
Farmer Mac. Failure of IT and/or vendor systems to handle the year 2000 date
change could result in Farmer Mac being unable to perform critical business
processes and expose Farmer Mac to significant business risk. Less critical to
Farmer Mac's operations are non-IT systems, which include telephones, facsimile
machines and systems used to maintain building operations.
To manage the risks related to the year 2000 date change, Farmer Mac has
adopted a Year 2000 Compliance Plan. This Plan consists of four phases: system
inventory, system remediation, critical vendor testing and contingency planning.
Farmer Mac has completed all phases of the plan and believes that its systems,
as well as those of its critical vendors, will be able to perform critical
business functions after December 31, 1999. In the event of a system failure,
Farmer Mac has developed contingency plans, which primarily rely on instituting
manual procedures, to complete critical business processes. Farmer Mac will test
its contingency plans related to critical business processes during third
quarter 1999. In addition, Farmer Mac will continue to monitor the compliance
status of its internal systems and the status of its critical vendors throughout
the remainder of 1999.
Currently, management believes that the year 2000 date change does not
expose Farmer Mac to significant business risk or material loss of revenue, if
any, based on its assessment of Farmer Mac's internal systems and critical
vendors. In addition, Farmer Mac expects total direct costs to complete its year
2000 readiness efforts not to exceed $150 thousand. This amount includes the use
of outside consultants to help Farmer Mac evaluate the readiness of internal IT
systems and critical vendors. Costs incurred to date have totaled approximately
$100 thousand.
Supplemental Information
The following tables set forth quarterly activity regarding: commitments to
purchase loans; purchases and guarantees of loans; AMBS issuances;
delinquencies; and outstanding guarantees.
Commitments to Purchase or Guarantee Farmer Mac I Loans (1) (2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Long-Term 5 and 7 Year
Fixed Rate Balloons ARMs Total Outstanding
------------ -------------- ------ --------- -------------
(in thousands)
For the quarter ended:
June 30, 1999 $ 56,010 $ 17,025 $ 48,791 $ 121,826 $ 12,069
March 31, 1999 137,200 14,774 45,249 197,223 22,501
December 31, 1998 170,233 13,020 380,394 563,647 431,544
September 30, 1998 50,446 7,333 26,830 84,609 23,611
June 30, 1998 49,154 22,095 36,731 107,980 31,718
For the year ended:
December 31, 1998 302,227 48,412 502,283 852,922 431,544
December 31, 1997 102,773 100,972 33,103 236,848 10,800
Purchases and Guarantees of Farmer Mac I Loans (1) (2)
--------------------------------------------------------
Long-Term 5 and 7 year
Fixed Rate Balloons ARMs Total
------------- ---------- -------- ----------
(in thousands)
For the quarter ended:
June 30, 1999 $ 58,406 $ 16,975 $ 52,244 $ 127,625
March 31, 1999 257,632 15,817 329,099 602,548
December 31, 1998 50,280 10,634 93,020 153,934
September 30, 1998 46,713 12,782 27,454 86,949
June 30, 1998 41,772 18,571 67,116 127,459
For the year ended:
December 31, 1998 164,436 48,086 211,737 424,259
December 31, 1997 103,335 100,874 26,304 230,513
Farmer Mac I AMBS Issuances (1) (3)
--------------------------------------------------
Long-Term 5 and 7 year
Fixed Rate Balloons ARMs Total
------------ ---------- -------- --------
(in thousands)
For the quarter ended:
June 30, 1999 $ 1,018 $ - $ 44,397 $ 45,415
March 31, 1999 134,405 16,271 191,307 341,983
December 31, 1998 44,448 8,448 51,566 104,462
September 30, 1998 53,635 13,337 - 66,972
June 30, 1998 35,503 20,555 32,756 88,814
For the year ended:
December 31, 1998 165,383 51,941 84,322 301,646
December 31, 1997 132,383 65,121 - 197,504
Farmer Mac I Delinquencies (4) (5)
--------------------------------------
Post-1996
Act Pre-1996 Act Total
----------- -------------- -------
As of:
June 30, 1999 1.03% 1.44% 1.07%
March 31, 1999 1.59% 3.71% 1.81%
December 31, 1998 0.70% 3.77% 1.31%
September 30, 1998 0.85% 0.47% 0.76%
June 30, 1998 0.70% 0.74% 0.71%
Outstanding Guarantees (5)
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Farmer Mac I
------------------------------------
Post-1996 Act Pre-1996 Farmer Held in
-----------------------
AMBS LTSC Act Mac II Total Portfolio (6)
-------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------------
(in thousands)
As of:
June 30, 1999 $ 984,538 $ 375,915 $ 142,842 $ 367,250 $ 1,870,545 $ 1,046,303
March 31, 1999 946,011 390,520 157,710 345,927 1,840,168 800,669
December 31, 1998 621,169 - 174,783 336,914 1,132,866 535,290
September 30, 1998 524,527 - 189,169 323,608 1,037,304 479,828
June 30, 1998 462,987 - 203,230 313,668 979,885 454,904
(footnotes to Supplemental Information tables)
(1)Includes loans guaranteed by Farmer Mac through swap transactions. Such
transactions totaled $73.6 million in first quarter 1999, $51.6 million in
fourth quarter 1998, and $32.8 million in second quarter 1998 (committed to
in first quarter 1998).
(2)Includes a guarantee transaction committed to in fourth quarter 1998 and
executed in first quarter 1999 covering a pool of loans totaling $407.7
million. The transaction, referred to as a long-term standby purchase
commitment (LTSC), obligates Farmer Mac to purchase loans within the pool at
par when they become four or more months delinquent. In exchange, Farmer Mac
receives an annual commitment fee on the outstanding balance of the pool over
the life of the loans.
(3)Includes AMBS issued and retained by Farmer Mac. Such transactions totaled
$45.4 million in second quarter 1999, $268.4 million in first quarter 1999,
$52.9 million in fourth quarter 1998 and $22.7 million in third quarter 1998.
(4)Includes loans 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure or in bankruptcy.
(5)Pre-1996 Act loans back securities that are supported by unguaranteed
subordinated interests representing approximately 10 percent of the balance
of the loans. Farmer Mac assumes 100 percent of the credit risk on post-1996
Act loans. Farmer Mac II loans are guaranteed by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
(6) Included in total outstanding guarantees.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The registrant is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings.
Item 2. Changes in Securities.
(a) Effective August 2, 1999, after obtaining the consent of the holders
of its Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, Farmer Mac amended its Bylaws
to eliminate the three-to-one preference with respect to dividends
and liquidation proceeds which had been applicable to each share of
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock relative to each share of Voting
Common Stock. In conjunction with this Bylaw amendment, Farmer Mac
effected a three-for-one split of its Class C Non-Voting Common
Stock.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Farmer Mac is a federally chartered instrumentality of the United
States and its Common Stock is exempt from registration pursuant to
Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Under the direct stock purchase program pursuant to which Farmer Mac
is offering approximately 100,000 shares of Class A Voting Common
Stock to interested eligible investors, Farmer Mac sold an aggregate
of 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to seven financial
institutions in the quarter ended June 30, 1999. The aggregate
offering price for the sales was approximately $51,100.
Pursuant to Farmer Mac's policy which permits Directors of Farmer Mac
to elect to receive shares of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock in lieu
of their annual cash retainers, on April 13, 1999, Farmer Mac issued
an aggregate of 195 shares of its Class C Non-Voting Common Stock at
an issue price of $52.625 per share to the 10 Directors who elected to
receive such stock in lieu of their cash retainers.
On June 3, 1999, Farmer Mac issued an aggregate 9,008 shares of its
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock at an issue price of $66.25 per share
to the officers of Farmer Mac as incentive compensation.
On May 1, 1999, Farmer Mac issued 200 shares of its Class C Non-Voting
Common Stock at an issue price of $56.625 per share to one non-officer
employee of Farmer Mac as incentive compensation.
(d) Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Stockholders.
A. Annual Meeting.
(a) Farmer Mac's Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on June 3,
1999.
(b) See paragraph (c)(1) below.
(c) (1) Election of Directors - Class A Nominees
Number of Shares
For Withheld
Hemingway 697,756 2,700
Johnson 697,356 3,100
Mulder 697,756 2,700
Nolan 697,356 3,100
Paul 697,756 2,700
Class B Nominees
Number of Shares
For Withheld
Graff 463,415 0
McCarthy 463,415 0
Nelson 463,415 0
Raines 463,315 100
Winters 463,315 100
(2) Selection of Independent Auditors (Arthur Andersen LLP)
Class A Stockholders:
Number of Shares
For 691,006
Against 3,300
Abstain 6,150
Class B Stockholders:
Number of Shares
For 463,415
Against 0
Abstain 0
(d) Not applicable.
B. Stockholder consent to Bylaws change.
(a) Pursuant to a solicitation dated June 1, 1999 requesting written
consent of holders of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock by July 15, 1999, the
Class C stockholders approved the amendment to Farmer Mac's Bylaws as described
in Item 2 above. A total of 2,358,069 votes were cast in favor of the amendment;
288,182 votes were cast against the amendment; the holders of 1,200 shares
returned their ballots and abstained from the vote; and the holders of 446,607
shares abstained from the vote by not returning their ballots.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits.
* 3.1 - Title VIII of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as most recently
amended by the Farm Credit System Reform Act of 1996, P.L.
104-105 (Form 10-K filed March 29, 1996).
** 3.2 - Amended and restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
+* 10.1 - Stock Option Plan (Previously filed as Exhibit 19.1 to
Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1992).
+* 10.1.1- Amendment No. 1 to Stock Option Plan (Previously filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q filed August 16, 1993).
+* 10.1.2- 1996 Stock Option Plan (Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1996).
+** 10.1.3- Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan.
_______________________
* Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
** Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan.
+* 10.2 - Employment Agreement dated May 5, 1989 between Henry D. Edelman
and the Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form
10-K filed February 14, 1990).
+* 10.2.1- Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 10, 1991 to
Employment Contract between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K filed April 1,
1991).
+* 10.2.2- Amendment to Employment Contract dated as of September
1, 1993 between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant (Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-Q filed November 15, 1993).
+* 10.2.3- Amendment No. 3 dated as of September 1, 1994 to
Employment Contract between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-Q filed November
15, 1994).
+* 10.2.4- Amendment No. 4 dated as of February 8, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant
(Form 10-K filed March 29, 1996).
+* 10.2.5- Amendment No. 5 dated as of September 13, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1996).
+* 10.2.6- Amendment No. 6 dated as of August 7, 1997 to Employment
Contract between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 14,1997).
+* 10.2.7- Amendment No. 7 dated as of June 4, 1998 to Employment Contract
between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed August 14,1998).
+** 10.2.8- Amendment No. 8 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant.
+* 10.3 - Employment Agreement dated May 11, 1989 between
Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant (Previously filed as
Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-K filed February 14, 1990).
+* 10.3.1- Amendment dated December 14, 1989 to Employment
Agreement between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-K filed February
14, 1990).
_______________________
* Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
** Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan.
+* 10.3.2- Amendment No. 2 dated February 14, 1991 to Employment
Agreement between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-K filed April 1,
1991).
+* 10.3.3- Amendment to Employment Contract dated as of September
1, 1993 between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-Q filed November
15, 1993).
+* 10.3.4- Amendment No. 4 dated September 1, 1993 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.11 to Form 10-K filed March 30,
1994).
+* 10.3.5- Amendment No. 5 dated as of September 1, 1994 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.12 to Form 10-Q filed August
15, 1994).
+* 10.3.6- Amendment No. 6 dated as of September 1, 1995 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1995).
+* 10.3.7- Amendment No. 7 dated as of February 8, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Form 10-K filed March 29, 1996).
+* 10.3.8- Amendment No. 8 dated as of September 13, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1996).
+* 10.3.9- Amendment No. 9 dated as of August 7, 1997 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 14, 1997).
+* 10.3.10- Amendment No. 10 dated as of June 4, 1998 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed August 14, 1998).
+** 10.3.11- Amendment No. 11 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment
Contract between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant.
+* 10.4 - Employment Agreement dated September 13, 1989 between
Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit
10.6 to Form 10-K filed April 1, 1990).
_______________________
* Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
** Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan.
+* 10.4.1 - Amendment No. 1 dated February 14, 1991 to Employment
Agreement between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K filed April 1,
1991).
+* 10.4.2 - Amendment to Employment Contract dated as of September
1, 1993 between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant (Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.12 to Form 10-Q filed November 15, 1993).
+* 10.4.3 - Amendment No. 3 dated September 1, 1993 to Employment
Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant (Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.16 to Form 10-K filed March 30, 1994).
+* 10.4.4 - Amendment No. 4 dated as of September 1, 1994 to
Employment Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-Q filed August
15, 1994).
+* 10.4.5 - Amendment No. 5 dated as of September 1, 1995 to Employment
Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1995).
+* 10.4.6 - Amendment No. 6 dated as of February 8, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant
(Form 10-K filed March 29, 1996).
+* 10.4.7 - Amendment No. 7 dated as of September 13, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant (Form 10-Q
filed November 10, 1996).
+* 10.4.8 - Amendment No. 8 dated as of August 7, 1997 to Employment
Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant (Form 10-Q
filed November 14, 1997).
+* 10.4.9 - Amendment No. 9 dated as of June 4, 1998 to Employment Contract
between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant (Form 10-Q filed
August 14, 1998).
+** 10.4.10- Amendment No. 10 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment
Contract between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant.
+* 10.5 - Employment Contract dated as of September 1, 1997 between
Tom D. Stenson and the Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit
10.8 to Form 10-Q filed November 14, 1997).
_______________________
* Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
** Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan.
+* 10.5.1 - Amendment No. 1 dated as of June 4, 1998 to Employment
Contract between Tom D. Stenson and the Registrant (Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.8.1 to Form 10-Q filed August 14, 1998).
+** 10.5.2 - Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Tom D. Stenson and the Registrant.
+* 10.6 - Employment Agreement dated October 7, 1991 between Michael T.
Bennett and the Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.16
to Form 10-K filed March 30, 1992).
+* 10.6.1 - Amendment to Employment Contract dated as of September
1, 1993 between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.17 to Form 10-Q filed November
15, 1993).
+* 10.6.2 - Amendment No. 2 dated September 1, 1993 to Employment
Contract between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10-K filed March 30,
1994).
+* 10.6.3 - Amendment No. 3 dated September 1, 1994 to Employment
Contract between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.22 to Form 10-K filed August
15, 1994).
+* 10.6.4 - Amendment No. 4 dated as of September 1, 1995 to Employment
Contract between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1995).
+* 10.6.5 - Amendment No. 5 dated as of February 8, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Form 10-K filed March 29, 1996).
+* 10.6.6 - Amendment No. 6 dated as of September 13, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1996).
+* 10.6.7 - Amendment No. 7 dated as of August 7, 1997 to Employment
Contract between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 14, 1997).
+** 10.6.9 - Amendment No. 9 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant.
_______________________
* Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
** Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan.
+* 10.7 - Employment Agreement dated March 15, 1993 between Christopher
A. Dunn and the Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.17
to Form 10-Q filed May 17, 1993).
+* 10.7.1 - Amendment to Employment Contract dated as of September
1, 1993 between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.19 to Form 10-Q filed November
15, 1993).
+* 10.7.2 - Amendment No. 2 dated September 1, 1993 to Employment
Contract between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.25 to Form 10-K filed March 30,
1994).
+* 10.7.3 - Amendment No. 3 dated as of September 1, 1994 to Employment
Contract between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant
(Previously filed as Exhibit 10.26 to Form 10-Q filed August 15,
1994).
+* 10.7.4 - Amendment No. 4 dated as of September 1, 1995 to Employment
Contract between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant
(Form 10-Q filed November 10, 1995).
+* 10.7.5 - Amendment No. 5 dated as of February 8, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant (Form
10-K filed March 29, 1996).
+* 10.7.6 - Amendment No. 6 dated as of September 13, 1996 to Employment
Contract between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant (Form
10-Q filed November 10, 1996).
+* 10.7.7 - Amendment No. 7 dated as of August 7, 1997 to Employment
Contract between Christopher A. Dunn and the Registrant (Form
10-Q filed November 14, 1997).
* 10.9 - Lease Agreement, dated September 30, 1991 between 919
Eighteenth Street, N.W. Associates Limited Partnership and the
Registrant (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.20 to Form 10-K
filed March 30, 1992).
* 21 - Subsidiaries.
21.1 - Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation, a Delaware
Corporation.
21.2 - Farmer Mac Acceptance Corporation, a Delaware Corporation.
* 99.1 - Map of U.S. Department of Agriculture (Secretary of
Agriculture's) Regions (Previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Form
10-K filed April 1, 1991).
_______________________
* Incorporated by reference to the indicated prior filing.
** Filed herewith.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
The Registrant did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the
quarter ended June 30, 1999.
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
August 12, 1999
By: /s/ Henry D. Edelman
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Henry D. Edelman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Nancy E. Corsiglia
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Nancy E. Corsiglia
Vice President - Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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
August 12, 1999
By:
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Henry D. Edelman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Nancy E. Corsiglia
Vice President - Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM 10-Q
UNDER
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Exhibit Description
** 3.2 - Amended and restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
+** 10.1.3- Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan.
+** 10.2.8 - Amendment No. 8 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Henry D. Edelman and the Registrant.
+** 10.3.11- Amendment No. 11 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Nancy E. Corsiglia and the Registrant.
+** 10.4.10- Amendment No. 10 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Thomas R. Clark and the Registrant.
+** 10.5.2 - Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Tom D. Stenson and the Registrant.
+** 10.6.9 - Amendment No. 9 dated as of June 3, 1999 to Employment Contract
between Michael T. Bennett and the Registrant.