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Loans and Allowance for Losses (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Receivables [Abstract] |
Schedule of Composition of Loan Balances | The following table displays the composition of the loan balances as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: Table 5.1
| As of March 31, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018
| Unsecuritized |  | In Consolidated Trusts |  | Total |  | Unsecuritized |  | In Consolidated Trusts |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Farm & Ranch | $ | 3,044,567 |  |  | $ | 1,566,330 |  |  | $ | 4,610,897 |  |  | $ | 3,071,222 |  |  | $ | 1,517,101 |  |  | $ | 4,588,323 |
Rural Utilities | 1,429,101 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,429,101 |  |  | 938,843 |  |  | — |  |  | 938,843 |
Total unpaid principal balance(1) | 4,473,668 |  |  | 1,566,330 |  |  | 6,039,998 |  |  | 4,010,065 |  |  | 1,517,101 |  |  | 5,527,166 |
Unamortized premiums, discounts, and other cost basis adjustments | 6,843 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,843 |  |  | (5,097 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,097 | )
Total loans | 4,480,511 |  |  | 1,566,330 |  |  | 6,046,841 |  |  | 4,004,968 |  |  | 1,517,101 |  |  | 5,522,069 |
Allowance for loan losses | (5,270 | ) |  | (1,483 | ) |  | (6,753 | ) |  | (5,565 | ) |  | (1,452 | ) |  | (7,017 | )
Total loans, net of allowance | $ | 4,475,241 |  |  | $ | 1,564,847 |  |  | $ | 6,040,088 |  |  | $ | 3,999,403 |  |  | $ | 1,515,649 |  |  | $ | 5,515,052 |
(1) | Unpaid principal balance is the basis of presentation in disclosures of outstanding balances for Farmer Mac's lines of business.
Schedule of Allowance for Credit Losses | The following is a summary of the changes in the total allowance for losses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018: Table 5.2
| For the Three Months Ended
| March 31, 2019 |  | March 31, 2018
| Allowance for Loan Losses |  | Reserve for Losses |  | Total Allowance for Losses |  | Allowance for Loan Losses |  | Reserve for Losses |  | Total Allowance for Losses
| (in thousands)
Beginning Balance | $ | 7,017 |  |  | $ | 2,167 |  |  | 9,184 |  |  | $ | 6,796 |  |  | $ | 2,070 |  |  | 8,866 |
Provision for/(release of) losses | (264 | ) |  | (129 | ) |  | (393 | ) |  | (431 | ) |  | 21 |  |  | (410 | )
Charge-offs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending Balance | 6,753 |  |  | 2,038 |  |  | 8,791 |  |  | 6,365 |  |  | 2,091 |  |  | 8,456 |
The following tables present the changes in the total allowance for losses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 by commodity type: Table 5.3
| March 31, 2019
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ | 4,394 |  |  | $ | 2,126 |  |  | $ | 1,460 |  |  | $ | 474 |  |  | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 9,184 |
(Release of)/provision for losses | (161 | ) |  | (192 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (61 | ) |  | 17 |  |  | 12 |  |  | (393 | )
Charge-offs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending Balance | $ | 4,233 |  |  | $ | 1,934 |  |  | $ | 1,452 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 737 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 8,791 |
| March 31, 2018
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ | 4,081 |  |  | $ | 2,469 |  |  | $ | 1,211 |  |  | $ | 481 |  |  | $ | 606 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 8,866 |
(Release of)/provision for losses | (288 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (68 | ) |  | (84 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (410 | )
Charge-offs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending Balance | $ | 3,793 |  |  | $ | 2,479 |  |  | $ | 1,236 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 8,456 |
Schedule of Allowance for Losses by Impairment Method and Commodity | The following tables present the unpaid principal balances of loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and off-balance sheet Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities (excluding AgVantage securities) and the related total allowance for losses by impairment method and commodity type as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: Table 5.4
| As of March 31, 2019
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Ending Balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 2,450,803 |  |  | $ | 946,435 |  |  | $ | 699,333 |  |  | $ | 341,177 |  |  | $ | 12,036 |  |  | $ | 4,586 |  |  | $ | 4,454,370 |
Off-balance sheet | 1,215,602 |  |  | 506,782 |  |  | 620,297 |  |  | 168,685 |  |  | 72,285 |  |  | 3,083 |  |  | 2,586,734 |
Total | $ | 3,666,405 |  |  | $ | 1,453,217 |  |  | $ | 1,319,630 |  |  | $ | 509,862 |  |  | $ | 84,321 |  |  | $ | 7,669 |  |  | $ | 7,041,104 |
Individually evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 86,299 |  |  | $ | 36,785 |  |  | $ | 27,064 |  |  | $ | 6,379 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 156,527 |
Off-balance sheet | 10,752 |  |  | 2,357 |  |  | 3,916 |  |  | 869 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | 17,954 |
Total | $ | 97,051 |  |  | $ | 39,142 |  |  | $ | 30,980 |  |  | $ | 7,248 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 174,481 |
Total Farm & Ranch loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 2,537,102 |  |  | $ | 983,220 |  |  | $ | 726,397 |  |  | $ | 347,556 |  |  | $ | 12,036 |  |  | $ | 4,586 |  |  | $ | 4,610,897 |
Off-balance sheet | 1,226,354 |  |  | 509,139 |  |  | 624,213 |  |  | 169,554 |  |  | 72,285 |  |  | 3,143 |  |  | 2,604,688 |
Total | $ | 3,763,456 |  |  | $ | 1,492,359 |  |  | $ | 1,350,610 |  |  | $ | 517,110 |  |  | $ | 84,321 |  |  | $ | 7,729 |  |  | $ | 7,215,585 |
Allowance for Losses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 1,818 |  |  | $ | 958 |  |  | $ | 631 |  |  | $ | 265 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 3,772 |
Off-balance sheet | 665 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 236 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1,693 |
Total | $ | 2,483 |  |  | $ | 1,066 |  |  | $ | 867 |  |  | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | 737 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 5,465 |
Individually evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 1,551 |  |  | $ | 816 |  |  | $ | 511 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,981 |
Off-balance sheet | 199 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 345 |
Total | $ | 1,750 |  |  | $ | 868 |  |  | $ | 585 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 3,326 |
Total Farm & Ranch loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 3,369 |  |  | $ | 1,774 |  |  | $ | 1,142 |  |  | $ | 368 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 6,753 |
Off-balance sheet | 864 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 310 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2,038 |
Total | $ | 4,233 |  |  | $ | 1,934 |  |  | $ | 1,452 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 737 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 8,791 |
| As of December 31, 2018
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Ending Balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 2,452,803 |  |  | $ | 952,719 |  |  | $ | 705,752 |  |  | $ | 329,070 |  |  | $ | 12,097 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |  |  | $ | 4,456,918 |
Off-balance sheet | 1,239,094 |  |  | 515,520 |  |  | 624,522 |  |  | 166,907 |  |  | 73,084 |  |  | 3,286 |  |  | 2,622,413 |
Total | $ | 3,691,897 |  |  | $ | 1,468,239 |  |  | $ | 1,330,274 |  |  | $ | 495,977 |  |  | $ | 85,181 |  |  | $ | 7,763 |  |  | $ | 7,079,331 |
Individually evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 66,432 |  |  | $ | 36,333 |  |  | $ | 21,361 |  |  | $ | 7,278 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 131,404 |
Off-balance sheet | 13,298 |  |  | 5,249 |  |  | 3,737 |  |  | 883 |  |  | — |  |  | 69 |  |  | 23,236 |
Total | $ | 79,730 |  |  | $ | 41,582 |  |  | $ | 25,098 |  |  | $ | 8,161 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 154,640 |
Total Farm & Ranch loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 2,519,235 |  |  | $ | 989,052 |  |  | $ | 727,113 |  |  | $ | 336,348 |  |  | $ | 12,097 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |  |  | $ | 4,588,322 |
Off-balance sheet | 1,252,392 |  |  | 520,769 |  |  | 628,259 |  |  | 167,790 |  |  | 73,084 |  |  | 3,355 |  |  | 2,645,649 |
Total | $ | 3,771,627 |  |  | $ | 1,509,821 |  |  | $ | 1,355,372 |  |  | $ | 504,138 |  |  | $ | 85,181 |  |  | $ | 7,832 |  |  | $ | 7,233,971 |
Allowance for Losses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collectively evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 2,120 |  |  | $ | 822 |  |  | $ | 731 |  |  | $ | 303 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4,064 |
Off-balance sheet | 668 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 207 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 636 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1,715 |
Total | $ | 2,788 |  |  | $ | 992 |  |  | $ | 938 |  |  | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 5,779 |
Individually evaluated for impairment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 1,329 |  |  | $ | 1,065 |  |  | $ | 437 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,953 |
Off-balance sheet | 277 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 452 |
Total | $ | 1,606 |  |  | $ | 1,134 |  |  | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 3,405 |
Total Farm & Ranch loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 3,449 |  |  | $ | 1,887 |  |  | $ | 1,168 |  |  | $ | 425 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 7,017 |
Off-balance sheet | 945 |  |  | 239 |  |  | 292 |  |  | 49 |  |  | 636 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2,167 |
Total | $ | 4,394 |  |  | $ | 2,126 |  |  | $ | 1,460 |  |  | $ | 474 |  |  | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 9,184 |
Schedule of Impaired Financing Receivables | The following tables present by commodity type the unpaid principal balances, recorded investment, and specific allowance for losses related to impaired loans and the recorded investment in loans on nonaccrual status as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: Table 5.5
| As of March 31, 2019
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Impaired Loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
With no specific allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | $ | 32,570 |  |  | $ | 15,531 |  |  | $ | 7,708 |  |  | $ | 1,605 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57,414 |
Unpaid principal balance | 32,501 |  |  | 15,498 |  |  | 7,691 |  |  | 1,602 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 57,292 |
With a specific allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment(1) | 64,666 |  |  | 23,690 |  |  | 23,331 |  |  | 5,657 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | 117,404 |
Unpaid principal balance | 64,550 |  |  | 23,644 |  |  | 23,289 |  |  | 5,646 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | 117,189 |
Associated allowance | 1,750 |  |  | 868 |  |  | 585 |  |  | 122 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3,326 |
Total: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 97,236 |  |  | 39,221 |  |  | 31,039 |  |  | 7,262 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | 174,818 |
Unpaid principal balance | 97,051 |  |  | 39,142 |  |  | 30,980 |  |  | 7,248 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | 174,481 |
Associated allowance | 1,750 |  |  | 868 |  |  | 585 |  |  | 122 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3,326 |
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status(2) | $ | 35,879 |  |  | $ | 12,843 |  |  | $ | 10,490 |  |  | $ | 3,760 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 62,972 |
(1) | Impairment analysis was performed in the aggregate in consideration of similar risk characteristics of the assets and historical statistics on $115.0 million (66%) of impaired loans as of March 31, 2019, which resulted in a specific allowance of $2.5 million.
(2) | Includes $15.8 million of loans that are less than 90 days delinquent but which have not met Farmer Mac's performance criteria for returning to accrual status.
| As of December 31, 2018
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Impaired Loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
With no specific allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | $ | 20,734 |  |  | $ | 3,592 |  |  | $ | 5,764 |  |  | $ | 1,922 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,012 |
Unpaid principal balance | 20,632 |  |  | 3,573 |  |  | 5,737 |  |  | 1,912 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,854 |
With a specific allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment(1) | 59,335 |  |  | 38,176 |  |  | 19,443 |  |  | 6,276 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |  |  | 123,300 |
Unpaid principal balance | 59,098 |  |  | 38,009 |  |  | 19,361 |  |  | 6,249 |  |  | — |  |  | 69 |  |  | 122,786 |
Associated allowance | 1,606 |  |  | 1,134 |  |  | 522 |  |  | 142 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3,405 |
Total: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded investment | 80,069 |  |  | 41,768 |  |  | 25,207 |  |  | 8,198 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |  |  | 155,312 |
Unpaid principal balance | 79,730 |  |  | 41,582 |  |  | 25,098 |  |  | 8,161 |  |  | — |  |  | 69 |  |  | 154,640 |
Associated allowance | 1,606 |  |  | 1,134 |  |  | 522 |  |  | 142 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3,405 |
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status(2) | $ | 26,611 |  |  | $ | 21,349 |  |  | $ | 8,803 |  |  | $ | 4,645 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 61,408 |
(1) | Impairment analysis was performed in the aggregate in consideration of similar risk characteristics of the assets and historical statistics on $120.9 million (78%) of impaired loans as of December 31, 2018, which resulted in a specific allowance of $2.7 million.
(2) | Includes $41.8 million of loans that are less than 90 days delinquent but which have not met Farmer Mac's performance criteria for returning to accrual status.
The following table presents by commodity type the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018: Table 5.6
| March 31, 2019
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average recorded investment in impaired loans | $ | 88,653 |  |  | $ | 40,495 |  |  | $ | 28,123 |  |  | $ | 7,730 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 165,066 |
Income recognized on impaired loans | 322 |  |  | 299 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 67 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 801 |
| March 31, 2018
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average recorded investment in impaired loans | $ | 72,017 |  |  | $ | 43,427 |  |  | $ | 22,274 |  |  | $ | 8,850 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 716 |  |  | $ | 147,284 |
Income recognized on impaired loans | 392 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 698 |
Schedule of Past Due Financing Receivables | As of March 31, 2019, there were no delinquencies and no probable losses inherent in Farmer Mac's Rural Utilities loan portfolio and Farmer Mac had not experienced credit losses on any Rural Utilities loans. Table 5.7
| 90-Day Delinquencies(1) |  | Net Credit (Recoveries)/Losses
| As of |  | For the Three Months Ended
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |  | March 31, 2019 |  | March 31, 2018
| (in thousands)
On-balance sheet assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Farm & Ranch: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans | $ | 47,219 |  |  | $ | 19,577 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |
Total on-balance sheet | $ | 47,219 |  |  | $ | 19,577 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |
Off-balance sheet assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Farm & Ranch: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTSPCs | $ | 5,147 |  |  | $ | 7,304 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total off-balance sheet | $ | 5,147 |  |  | $ | 7,304 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total | $ | 52,366 |  |  | $ | 26,881 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |
(1) | Includes loans and loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy with at least one missed payment, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan.
Schedule of Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators | The following tables present credit quality indicators related to Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying LTSPCs and off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: Table 5.8
| As of March 31, 2019
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acceptable | $ | 2,391,354 |  |  | $ | 901,684 |  |  | $ | 682,548 |  |  | $ | 331,910 |  |  | $ | 10,539 |  |  | $ | 4,586 |  |  | $ | 4,322,621 |
Special mention(2) | 59,594 |  |  | 44,751 |  |  | 16,786 |  |  | 9,267 |  |  | 1,497 |  |  | — |  |  | 131,895 |
Substandard(3) | 86,154 |  |  | 36,785 |  |  | 27,063 |  |  | 6,379 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 156,381 |
Total on-balance sheet | $ | 2,537,102 |  |  | $ | 983,220 |  |  | $ | 726,397 |  |  | $ | 347,556 |  |  | $ | 12,036 |  |  | $ | 4,586 |  |  | $ | 4,610,897 |
Off-Balance Sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acceptable | $ | 1,088,307 |  |  | $ | 476,644 |  |  | $ | 558,864 |  |  | $ | 165,020 |  |  | $ | 71,160 |  |  | $ | 2,477 |  |  | $ | 2,362,472 |
Special mention(2) | 80,802 |  |  | 24,960 |  |  | 45,249 |  |  | 870 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 151,881 |
Substandard(3) | 57,245 |  |  | 7,535 |  |  | 20,100 |  |  | 3,664 |  |  | 1,125 |  |  | 666 |  |  | 90,335 |
Total off-balance sheet | $ | 1,226,354 |  |  | $ | 509,139 |  |  | $ | 624,213 |  |  | $ | 169,554 |  |  | $ | 72,285 |  |  | $ | 3,143 |  |  | $ | 2,604,688 |
Total Ending Balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acceptable | $ | 3,479,661 |  |  | $ | 1,378,328 |  |  | $ | 1,241,412 |  |  | $ | 496,930 |  |  | $ | 81,699 |  |  | $ | 7,063 |  |  | $ | 6,685,093 |
Special mention(2) | 140,396 |  |  | 69,711 |  |  | 62,035 |  |  | 10,137 |  |  | 1,497 |  |  | — |  |  | 283,776 |
Substandard(3) | 143,399 |  |  | 44,320 |  |  | 47,163 |  |  | 10,043 |  |  | 1,125 |  |  | 666 |  |  | 246,716 |
Total | $ | 3,763,456 |  |  | $ | 1,492,359 |  |  | $ | 1,350,610 |  |  | $ | 517,110 |  |  | $ | 84,321 |  |  | $ | 7,729 |  |  | $ | 7,215,585 |
Commodity analysis of past due loans(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 30,149 |  |  | $ | 7,929 |  |  | $ | 6,745 |  |  | $ | 2,396 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 47,219 |
Off-balance sheet | 4,360 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 491 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,147 |
90 days or more past due | $ | 34,509 |  |  | $ | 8,125 |  |  | $ | 6,845 |  |  | $ | 2,887 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 52,366 |
(1) | Amounts represent unpaid principal balance of risk-rated loans, which is the basis Farmer Mac uses to analyze its portfolio, and recorded investment of past due loans.
(2) | Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.
(3) | Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.
| As of December 31, 2018
| Crops |  | Permanent Plantings |  | Livestock |  | Part-time Farm |  | Ag. Storage and Processing |  | Other |  | Total
| (in thousands)
Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acceptable | $ | 2,381,853 |  |  | $ | 937,793 |  |  | $ | 679,253 |  |  | $ | 321,345 |  |  | $ | 10,604 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |  |  | $ | 4,335,325 |
Special mention(2) | 71,096 |  |  | 14,926 |  |  | 26,499 |  |  | 7,725 |  |  | 1,493 |  |  | — |  |  | 121,739 |
Substandard(3) | 66,286 |  |  | 36,333 |  |  | 21,361 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 131,258 |
Total on-balance sheet | $ | 2,519,235 |  |  | $ | 989,052 |  |  | $ | 727,113 |  |  | $ | 336,348 |  |  | $ | 12,097 |  |  | $ | 4,477 |  |  | $ | 4,588,322 |
Off-Balance Sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acceptable | $ | 1,128,787 |  |  | $ | 469,479 |  |  | $ | 577,708 |  |  | $ | 162,730 |  |  | $ | 71,959 |  |  | $ | 2,656 |  |  | $ | 2,413,319 |
Special mention(2) | 62,430 |  |  | 36,778 |  |  | 30,703 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 130,934 |
Substandard(3) | 61,175 |  |  | 14,512 |  |  | 19,848 |  |  | 4,037 |  |  | 1,125 |  |  | 699 |  |  | 101,396 |
Total off-balance sheet | $ | 1,252,392 |  |  | $ | 520,769 |  |  | $ | 628,259 |  |  | $ | 167,790 |  |  | $ | 73,084 |  |  | $ | 3,355 |  |  | $ | 2,645,649 |
Total Ending Balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acceptable | $ | 3,510,640 |  |  | $ | 1,407,272 |  |  | $ | 1,256,961 |  |  | $ | 484,075 |  |  | $ | 82,563 |  |  | $ | 7,133 |  |  | $ | 6,748,644 |
Special mention(2) | 133,526 |  |  | 51,704 |  |  | 57,202 |  |  | 8,748 |  |  | 1,493 |  |  | — |  |  | 252,673 |
Substandard(3) | 127,461 |  |  | 50,845 |  |  | 41,209 |  |  | 11,315 |  |  | 1,125 |  |  | 699 |  |  | 232,654 |
Total | $ | 3,771,627 |  |  | $ | 1,509,821 |  |  | $ | 1,355,372 |  |  | $ | 504,138 |  |  | $ | 85,181 |  |  | $ | 7,832 |  |  | $ | 7,233,971 |
Commodity analysis of past due loans(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet | $ | 8,345 |  |  | $ | 2,997 |  |  | $ | 4,059 |  |  | $ | 4,176 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,577 |
Off-balance sheet | 6,476 |  |  | 197 |  |  | — |  |  | 631 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,304 |
90 days or more past due | $ | 14,821 |  |  | $ | 3,194 |  |  | $ | 4,059 |  |  | $ | 4,807 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26,881 |
(1) | Amounts represent unpaid principal balance of risk-rated loans, which is the basis Farmer Mac uses to analyze its portfolio, and recorded investment of past due loans.
(2) | Assets in the "Special mention" category generally have potential weaknesses due to performance issues but are currently considered to be adequately secured.
(3) | Substandard assets have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses and there is a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if deficiencies are not corrected.
Schedule of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor | The following table sets forth the geographic and commodity/collateral diversification, the range of original loan-to-value ratios, and the range in the size of borrower exposure for all Farm & Ranch loans held and loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018: Table 5.9
| As of
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| (in thousands)
By commodity/collateral type: |  |  |
Crops | $ | 3,763,456 |  |  | $ | 3,771,627 |
Permanent plantings | 1,492,359 |  |  | 1,509,821 |
Livestock | 1,350,610 |  |  | 1,355,372 |
Part-time farm | 517,110 |  |  | 504,138 |
Ag. Storage and Processing | 84,321 |  |  | 85,181 |
Other | 7,729 |  |  | 7,832 |
Total | $ | 7,215,585 |  |  | $ | 7,233,971 |
By geographic region(1): |  |  |  |  |
Northwest | $ | 847,896 |  |  | $ | 855,596 |
Southwest | 2,282,664 |  |  | 2,273,184 |
Mid-North | 2,287,199 |  |  | 2,296,073 |
Mid-South | 893,639 |  |  | 883,279 |
Northeast | 337,019 |  |  | 332,370 |
Southeast | 567,168 |  |  | 593,469 |
Total | $ | 7,215,585 |  |  | $ | 7,233,971 |
By original loan-to-value ratio: |  |  |  |  |
0.00% to 40.00% | $ | 1,304,411 |  |  | $ | 1,333,790 |
40.01% to 50.00% | 1,831,552 |  |  | 1,811,166 |
50.01% to 60.00% | 2,506,962 |  |  | 2,530,484 |
60.01% to 70.00% | 1,250,982 |  |  | 1,244,823 |
70.01% to 80.00%(2) | 298,001 |  |  | 289,427 |
80.01% to 90.00%(2) | 23,677 |  |  | 24,281 |
Total | $ | 7,215,585 |  |  | $ | 7,233,971 |
By size of borrower exposure(3): |  |  |
Less than $1,000,000 | $ | 2,446,989 |  |  | $ | 2,431,296 |
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999 | 2,736,397 |  |  | 2,755,996 |
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 | 881,847 |  |  | 916,422 |
$10,000,000 to $24,999,999 | 604,712 |  |  | 601,349 |
$25,000,000 and greater | 545,640 |  |  | 528,908 |
Total | $ | 7,215,585 |  |  | $ | 7,233,971 |
(1) | Geographic regions: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY); Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT); Mid-North (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI); Mid-South (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX); Northeast (CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV); Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN).
(2) | Primarily part-time farm loans. Loans with original loan-to-value ratios of greater than 80% are required to have private mortgage insurance.
(3) | Includes multiple loans to the same borrower or borrower-related entities.

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