<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000845877-22-000051.txt : 20220311
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000845877-22-000051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220309
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220311
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220311

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ramsey Gregory
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001587529

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14951
		FILM NUMBER:		22734361

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1999 K STREET, NW
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20006

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000845877
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FEDERAL & FEDERALLY-SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES [6111]
		IRS NUMBER:				521578738
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1999 K STREET NW,
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20006
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2028727700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1999 K STREET NW,
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20006
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    <periodOfReport>2022-03-09</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000845877</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AGM</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001587529</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ramsey Gregory</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1999 K STREET, N.W.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20006</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Principal Accounting Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class C Non-Voting Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-03-09</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>610</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3567</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant of restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) under the Amended and Restated 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (&quot;Plan&quot;) of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (&quot;Farmer Mac&quot;) for no consideration. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting, one share of Farmer Mac's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock. All of the RSUs will &quot;cliff&quot; vest on March 31, 2025 if the Reporting Person remains an employee of Farmer Mac on that date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In addition to the RSUs reported in this filing, includes 2,549 unvested RSUs previously granted under the Plan, as described in more detail in the Reporting Person's prior filings under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stephen P. Mullery, as attorney-in-fact for Gregory Ramsey</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-03-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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