Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110

§2279bb Definitions

Title 12 › CHAPTER 23 — FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER VIII — AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE SECONDARY MARKET › Part B — Regulation of Financial Safety and Soundness of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation › § 2279bb

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lists key words used in this part and explains what each means. Compensation means money or anything else of real or possible value given because of work. Core capital means, for the Corporation, the total of the par value of outstanding common stock, the par value of outstanding preferred stock, paid-in capital, and retained earnings, as calculated under generally accepted accounting principles. Director means the person who leads the Farm Credit Administration’s Office that oversees secondary markets. Office means that same Office of Secondary Market Oversight. Regulatory capital means core capital plus an allowance for losses and guarantee claims, as calculated under generally accepted accounting principles. State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other U.S. territory or possession.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §2279bb

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For purposes of this part:
(1)Compensation
The term “compensation” means any payment of money or the provision of any other thing of current or potential value in connection with employment.
(2)Core capital
The term “core capital” means, with respect to the Corporation, the sum of the following (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles):
(A)The par value of outstanding common stock.
(B)The par value of outstanding preferred stock.
(C)Paid-in capital.
(D)Retained earnings.
(3)Director (4) Office
The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Secondary Market Oversight of the Farm Credit Administration, selected under section 2279aa–11(a)(3) of this title.
(5)Regulatory capital
The term “regulatory capital” means, with respect to the Corporation, the core capital of the Corporation plus an allowance for losses and guarantee claims, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(6)State
The term “State” means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 2279bb

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110