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
Gives plain meanings for a few words used in this part. Compensation is any money or other thing of value paid because of employment. Core capital, for the Corporation, is the total of four items (counted under generally accepted accounting principles): the par value of outstanding common and preferred stock, paid‑in capital, and retained earnings. Director is the head of the Office of Secondary Market Oversight at the Farm Credit Administration. Office is the Office of Secondary Market Oversight of the Farm Credit Administration. Regulatory capital is core capital plus an allowance for losses and guarantee claims (measured under GAAP). State includes 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.
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12 U.S.C. § 2279bb
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
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Apr 3, 2026
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