- CEO
- Bradford Todd Nordholm
- Full Time Employees
- 185
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Credit Services
- Address
- 1999 K Street, NW Washington DC United States of America 20006
- IPO Date
- Jun 19, 2014
- Business
- Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) provides a secondary market for agricultural real estate and rural infrastructure loans in the United States. Incorporated in 1987 and commencing operations in 1988, the company is headquartered in Washington, DC, and operates as a stockholder-owned, federally chartered corporation. It purchases eligible loans from lenders, securitizes them into mortgage-backed securities such as agricultural mortgage-backed securities (AMBS), guarantees timely principal and interest payments on those securities, services loans, and issues long-term standby purchase commitments.
Farmer Mac conducts business through segments including Farm & Ranch, which involves first-lien agricultural real estate mortgages; USDA Guarantees, covering portions of USDA-guaranteed agricultural and rural development loans; Rural Utilities, encompassing loans for electric, telecommunications, and broadband infrastructure to cooperatives; Corporate AgFinance; Funding; Investments; Power & Utilities; Broadband Infrastructure; and Renewable Energy. The Institutional Credit segment guarantees obligations secured by pools of eligible loans across these lines. It targets agricultural lenders, Farm Credit System institutions, rural utilities cooperatives, and financial institutions serving small and family-owned farms, which comprise 96% or more of its Farm & Ranch and USDA guaranteed loans.
Recent developments include the completion of a $313.5 million securitization of 343 agricultural mortgage loans in December 2025, marking the seventh such transaction and featuring a $290 million senior tranche guaranteed by Farmer Mac and a $23.5 million subordinate tranche. The company declared a fourth quarter 2025 dividend of $1.50 per share and anticipates launching a new product in 2026 to support investor demand for agricultural assets while aligning with its mission. Farmer Mac plans approximately $300 million in targeted farm securitizations for 2025 amid growth in renewable energy financing.