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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000845877-22-000059
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:			NORDHOLM BRADFORD T
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001391468

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14951
		FILM NUMBER:		22734387

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FARMER MAC 1999 K STREET N.W.
		STREET 2:		FOURTH 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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        <footnote id="F1">Grant of time-vested 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. Includes three equal installments of 1,355 RSUs, each of which will vest on March 31, 2023, March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2025, respectively, if the Reporting Person remains an employee of Farmer Mac on those dates.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In addition to the RSUs reported in this filing, includes 18,894 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>
        <footnote id="F3">This is the target number of performance-based RSUs granted under the Plan for no consideration. Those RSUs will vest on March 31, 2025 if Farmer Mac meets performance objectives related to cumulative core earnings before credit during the performance period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024, subject to &quot;gatekeepers&quot; related to compliance with regulatory capital requirements and specified asset quality metrics, as specified in the related award agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Any adjustments to the target award will be reported at the time of the actual determination of performance as compared to the applicable threshold. In no event, however, will the number of shares actually awarded upon vesting exceed 200% of the number of RSUs in the target award.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Grant of 1,626 shares of Class C Non-Voting Common Stock for no consideration as incentive compensation in recognition of outstanding performance. Farmer Mac retained 782 shares to satisfy tax withholding requirements.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The price used for the calculation of the number of shares withheld by Farmer Mac in satisfaction of tax liability is the closing price of Farmer Mac's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the day of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Exercisable beginning March 31, 2023 with respect to 2,501 shares, beginning March 31, 2024 with respect to 2,501 shares, and beginning March 31, 2025 with respect to 2,501 shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Grant of stock appreciation rights under Farmer Mac's Amended and Restated 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>Stephen P. Mullery, as attorney-in-fact for Bradford T. Nordholm</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-03-11</signatureDate>
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