As an independent entity, the

Farm Credit System Insurance

Corporation shall:

• Protect investors in insured

Farm Credit System

obligations and taxpayers

through sound administration

of the Farm Credit Insurance

Fund. Contents

• Exercise its authorities to 2 Board of Directors

6 A Decade of Growth, Stability and minimize loss to the Insurance Progress

Fund. 8 Insurance Corporation Selected Financial

Statistics

9 Investor Protection and the Farm Credit

• Help ensure the future of a System

permanent system for delivery 10 Strategic Goals and Performance

Measures

of credit to agricultural 11 Insurance Fund Management

borrowers. 17 Risk Management

18 Report of Independent Public

Accountants

20 Financial Statements

23 Notes to Financial Statements

33 Corporate Staff

33 References
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 1

May 19, 2003

Gentlemen: 

In accordance with the provisions of section 5.64(a) of the Farm Credit Act of

1971, as amended, the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation is pleased

to submit its annual report for calendar year 2002. The Corporation began

operations in 1993 and last year successfully completed its first decade of

serving investors in agriculture and rural America.

This report highlights the Corporation’s role as the independent Federal

corporation established to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest

to investors in Farm Credit System debt securities. The balance in the

Insurance Fund at December 31, 2002, was $1.64 billion. The Corporation

collected $26 million in insurance premiums from Farm Credit System banks

for 2002, and expects to incur $2.3 million in operating costs in 2003.

Sincerely,

Douglas L. “Doug” Flory

Chairman

The President of the United States Senate

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
■ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of FCSIC, was

appointed to the threemember FCA Board by

President Bush on August 1,

2002, for a term that

expires October 13, 2006.

He also serves as a

Member of the Board of

Directors of the

Corporation and was

elected Chairman on

December 4, 2002.

Mr. Flory brings to his

position extensive

experience in production

agriculture, agribusiness,

and both commercial bank

and Farm Credit lending.

His own farming operation

includes Bunker Hill Farm,

where he annually

produces some 120,000 tom

turkeys. He also is halfowner of S & F, L.L.C., a

general livestock, grain,

and hay farm of 1,600

owned and leased acres in

Augusta County, Virginia.

Before his appointment to

the FCA Board, Mr. Flory

was a member of the board

of directors of AgFirst

Farm Credit Bank in

Columbia, South Carolina,

The Farm Credit System Insurance Douglas L Doug F lory,î . ì

Corporation (Corporation or

FCSIC) is managed by a threemember board of directors

composed of the members of the

Farm Credit Administration (FCA)

Board. The FCA is the independent

Federal agency responsible for the

regulation and examination of the

Farm Credit System (System), 

a nationwide financial

cooperative that lends to

agriculture and rural America.

The Chair of the Corporation’s

Board of Directors must be an FCA

Board Member other than the

Chair of the FCA Board.

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and a director of Farm Committee, which he and is a graduate of the

Credit of the Virginias, chaired. He also served as Maryland-Virginia School

ACA. chairman of the Virginia of Bank Management at

Agricultural Development the University of Virginia.

Mr. Flory was executive Authority, which uses He and his wife, Avery, are

vice president of Dominion “aggie bonds” to finance the parents of two

Bank from 1971 to 1988, Virginia farmers. daughters and a son. ■

and president, CEO, and

director of Dominion Farm Throughout his career, Mr.

Loan Corporation. During Flory has been an active

his banking career, he participant in agricultural

chaired the Virginia industry associations. He

Bankers Association was president of the

Committee on Agriculture Virginia Turkey Association

and was a member of the and president and director

Executive Committee of of the Rockingham County

the American Bankers Fair Association. He also

Association’s agricultural served as a director of the

division. From 1989 to 1992 Virginia Poultry

he was executive vice Federation, the Virginia

president, chief operating Agribusiness Council, the

officer, and a member of Virginia Beef Cattle

the board of WLR Foods, Association, and the

Inc., a publicly traded Virginia Sheep Association.

poultry food company A native of Augusta

(which is now part of County, Virginia, Mr. Flory

Pilgrim’s Pride). Having attended Bridgewater

also served on several College in Bridgewater,

governing boards for the Virginia, and earned a

State of Virginia, Mr. Flory bachelor’s degree from

was appointed to the Virginia Polytechnic

Virginia Agricultural Institute and State

Council, a state advisory University in Blacksburg.

board, and the Virginia He did graduate work at

Agriculture Credit James Madison University

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 3
became a member of the

Corporation’s Board in

October 1998 and served as

Chairman from November

1998 to January 2000, when

he was appointed by

President Clinton as the

Chairman of the Farm

Credit Administration.

Prior to joining the Board,

he served as President

Clinton’s director of USDA

Rural Development

(formerly known as

Farmers Home

Administration) in

California from November

1993 to October 1998. 

In this capacity, Mr. Reyna

was responsible for growing

and managing a diversified

portfolio of housing,

business, and infrastructure

loans totaling more 

than $2.6 billion. He

implemented a number 

of significant initiatives 

in California on behalf 

of the Clinton-Gore

Administration, including

the Northwest Economic

Adjustment Initiative, the

Rural Empowerment ZoneEnterprise Community

program, the AmeriCorps

program, and several

Reinventing Government

Initiatives.

Previously, Mr. Reyna

served for 11 years as a

principal advisor to the

California State

Legislature, working on

financial service industry

regulation and a wide

range of issues including

housing, economic

development, local

government finance, and

political reform. He was

also an appointed member

of several local

commissions, including the

Sacramento City Planning

Commission, of which he

served as Chairman in

1993. While serving as a

private consultant to the

Texas 2000 Project, an

initiative of the Governor’s

Office of Budget and

Planning, he developed and

implemented a computerbased simulation model of

the Texas economy, which

estimated employment and

population trends through

the year 2000.

Mr. Reyna holds a

bachelor’s degree in

business administration

from the University of

Texas at Austin and a

master’s degree in public

policy and administration

from the LBJ School of

Public Affairs at the

University of Texas. He and

his wife, Karen, have two

sons.

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■

Michael M. Reyna

■ BOARD OF DIRECTORS
was appointed to the FCA She also served as involvement with 4-H and

and FCSIC Boards by President of the Iowa Beef Future Farmers of America

President George W. Bush Industry Council. Ms. at the local and state levels.

on November 14, 2002, for a Pellett was a partner in She has served on the Iowa

term that expires May 21, Premium Quality Foods, 4-H Foundation Board and

2008. Ms. Pellett brings Inc., based in Red Oak, is a founding member of the

extensive experience in Iowa, which markets 4-H/FFA “Sale of

production agriculture and branded fresh beef and pre- Champions” Committee for

agribusiness to her position cooked beef entrees. She the Iowa State Fair.

on the Board. For 23 years served as president and

she was vice president and director of consumer A native of Walnut, Iowa,

secretary of Prairie Hills, marketing for the company. Ms. Pellett holds a B.S.

Ltd., a feedlot, cow-calf, from ISU at Ames. She is

and row crop operation in Ms. Pellett served a six-year also Past President of the

Atlantic, Iowa. She was term as a member of the ISU Alumni Association,

president and treasurer of Board of Regents for the and was awarded the

Fredrechsen Farms, Ltd., a State of Iowa, which Alumni Medal in 1987. The

family-owned swine and oversees the three state Pellett family was honored

row crop operation in universities, as well as the as “Family of the Year” by

Walnut, Iowa, for more than University of Iowa Hospital the University in 1997. The

20 years. and its affiliated clinics. She family also received the

was also selected as a “Friends of Youth Award” in

A long time leader in the member of the Governor’s 2000 from the Knights of

beef industry, Ms. Pellett Student Aid Commission. AkSarBen, a foundation

has held state and national She is currently on the supporting education,

leadership positions in a Iowa State University (ISU) youth programs, and rural

range of cattlemen’s Foundation Board of development in Nebraska

industry organizations. As a Governors and has been a and western Iowa. She and

member of the National member of the Advisory her husband have four

Cattlemen’s Beef Committees for the College children. Together with a

Association she served as of Agriculture and the son and daughter-in-law,

the Chairman of the Check- College of Family and Ms. Pellet and her husband

Off Division, Chairman of Consumer Sciences. operate a fifth generation

the Consumer Marketing family farm in Atlantic,

Group, and most recently Ms. Pellett’s dedication to Iowa. ■

as a member of the the future of agriculture is

Cattlemen’s Beef Board. reflected in her personal

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 5

Nancy C. Pellett
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his year marks the five-year phase-in period Congress authorized the

completion of the before full operations began Corporation to provide

Corporation’s first ten years of on January 1, 1993, allowing financial assistance to reduce

full operations. Its primary the Corporation time to build the Insurance Fund’s exposure

purpose is to ensure the timely its new organization, policies, to losses. ■

repayment of debt securities and the Insurance Fund.

sold to investors on behalf of

Farm Credit System banks. The Corporation began

The insurance program helps collecting insurance premiums

the System maintain a from System banks in January

dependable source of 1991. Starting in January 1993,

financing for agricultural the Insurance Fund became

borrowers. The Corporation available for payment on

was established by the System obligations if a System

Agricultural Credit Act of bank defaulted on its primary

1987. Congress authorized a liability. Also at that time,

T

1988 1989 1990

YOG

■ The Corporation is established, making each ■ Funds totaling $260 million are transferred from a ■ The Corporation enters into an agreement with

FCSIC CHRONOL

System bank an insured bank. revolving fund to the Farm Credit Insurance Fund the banks of the Farm Credit System to provide

and invested in US Treasury securities. funds to the Farm Credit System Financial

Assistance Corp. to retire certain bonds that

assisted the closing of the Federal Land Bank of

Jackson, Mississippi.
Over the past ten years, both the earnings. For example, earned financial assistance. Presently

Corporation and the System grew surplus as a percentage of total there are no outstanding financial

significantly in their financial assets increased from 6.5 percent assistance agreements. As a final

strength. Today, their combined to 12.5 percent over the decade. sign of its recovery from the past

capital and reserves provide period of financial stress, the

enhanced protection to investors Today, the operating stability of System is providing for the

who purchase the System’s the System is also vastly retirement of all remaining

obligations. Since 1993, the improved. In 1993, 65 institutions, financial assistance in 2005. ■

Insurance Fund increased 236 holding more than 50 percent of

percent, from $488 million to the System’s assets, were under

$1.64 billion. In the same period, some form of regulatory

System capital – the front line enforcement action. Now, no

defense for investors – grew 250 System institution operates

percent. Also, by yearend 2002, a under an enforcement action. In

majority of the System capital 1993, two of the System’s 14

was composed of retained banks were operating with

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 7

Then and Now

1991

■ The Board of Directors adopts an investment ■ A risk management system to monitor FCS ■ Management of assistance agreements for the

policy for the Insurance Fund. institutions is developed and implemented. Farm Credit Banks of Louisville and Spokane are

transferred to the Corporation from the Farm Credit

■ Regulations governing the collection of premiums ■ A plan for operating and managing receiverships System Assistance Board, which terminates

to build the Insurance Fund are adopted. is developed. December 31, 1992.

■ System banks pay the first insurance premiums of ■ Congress grants the Corporation back-up authority

$66.5 million for 1989 and $73.4 million for 1990. to examine System institutions.

>>>

1992
■ INSURANCE CORPORATION SELECTED FINANCIAL STATISTICS

1993 1994

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■

FCSIC CHRONOL

The Corporation’s first full year of operation. ■ The Board of Directors adopts a reserve policy ■ The Corporation endorses the System’s Market

that focuses on potential losses to the Insurance Access Agreement, a self-policing mechanism that

■ First payout of insurance claims takes place Fund resulting from payment on insured obligations established financial thresholds intended to stop a when claimants at the Richmond, Texas PCA are or financial assistance. troubled System bank from borrowing in the debt paid $1.2 million for eligible borrower stock. market. 

■ The remaining open assisted bank, the Farm

Credit Bank of Spokane, provides for the early

repayment of its financial assistance.

Total Assets

Total Liabilities

Insurance Fund Balance

OPERATIONS:

Revenues

Operating Expenses

Insurance Expense

Net Income

Insurance Fund as a Percentage

of Adjusted Insured Debt

2001

$ 1,718

183

1,535

94.1

2.1

11.9

80.1

1.98%

2002

$ 1,839

196

1,643

123.0

1.9

13.6

107.5

1.92%

2000

$ 1,626

171

1,455

93.8

1.8

11.1

80.9

1.98%

($ in millions)

00

$1,839

$1,626

$1,718

01 02

TOTAL ASSETS

($ in millions)

1000

0

2000

00

$1,643

$1,455

$1,535

01 02

INSURANCE FUND BALANCE

($ in millions)

1000

0

2000

■ The Farm Credit Bank of Louisville retires its financial

assistance early.The Federal Intermediate Credit Bank

of Jackson, merges successfully without the need for

financial assistance from the Fund.
■ INVESTOR PROTECTION AND THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 9

1995

■ An insurance risk simulation model is significantly reduce its estimate of the present value ■ The Board of Directors adds additional screening

implemented to evaluate the adequacy of the 2 of the Corporation’s insurance liability to the FAC. tools to enhance the reserve policy adopted in 1994.

percent secure base amount. The Corporation will also benefit from the

termination of the receivership for the Federal Land

■ Corporation management negotiates changes to Bank of Jackson as remaining funds are transferred

the investment policy of the Financial Assistance to the FAC. As a result of these two initiatives, the >>>

Corporation (FAC) Trust Fund. By restructuring the Corporation will reduce its provision for insurance

Trust Fund’s investment strategy into longer term liabilities by more than $14 million for the year.

investments, these changes allow the Corporation to

Insured Debt Outstanding

Farm Mortgage Loans

Agricultural Production Loans 

Loans to Agricultural Cooperatives

International Loans

Loans to Rural Utilities

Rural Home Loans

Net Income

Nonperforming Assets as a percentage of Loans

and Other Property

Surplus (excluding Insurance Fund) 

as a percentage of Total Assets

2002

$ 89.6

43.5

20.5

8.9

3.1

7.7

2.3

1.77

1.3%

12.5%

2001

$ 81.1

37.7

20.0

8.6

2.8

7.3

2.6

1.79

1.2%

12.5%

Farm Credit System Statistics

($ in billions) 2000

$ 76.8

34.0

17.5

9.5

2.5

6.3

2.0

1.42

1.2%

12.0%

00

$89.6

01 02

INSURED DEBT OUTSTANDING

($ in billions)

40

20

10

30

50

70

60

0

80

90 $81.1

$76.8

The Corporation’s primary purpose, as defined by the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (referred to in this

report as “the Act”), is to ensure the repayment to investors who purchase the bonds and notes

issued by the System’s banks. Investors provide the funds the System lends to agriculture and

rural America.

Below are selected financial statistics for the Farm Credit System on a combined basis.
■ STRATEGIC GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES

The Farm Credit System is the only Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) with an insurance fund that

provides extra protection for investors who purchase its debt. Sound management of this fund has enabled

the Corporation to operate efficiently and grow over time, while continuing to develop and upgrade its

systems and processes to remain current in a changing environment. 

The Corporation established three broad goals with performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of its

operations:

• Manage the Insurance Fund to maintain the 2 percent secure base amount

To maintain the secure base, the Corporation assesses insurance premium rates as necessary. Rates were

reviewed twice in 2002. Throughout most of the year, the secure base amount ranged from 1.92 to 1.98 percent,

and finished the year at 1.92 percent.

The Corporation’s goal is to achieve an investment return on fund assets comparable with its peer group of

Treasury Bond Funds. The Corporation’s average investment yield in 2002 was 5.39 percent compared to 3.38

percent for the Treasury Funds.

• Detect, evaluate, and manage risks to the Insurance Fund

The Corporation proactively screens all institutions to detect risk and identify institutions that may require

special examinations. There were no special examinations required in 2002.

The need for potential insurance loss allowance was evaluated on a quarterly basis. Legislative, judicial,

regulatory, and economic developments affecting insurance risk were monitored regularly. The Corporation

continued to monitor trends in the System’s structure and activities, and completed special analyses of new 

forms of capital and derivatives last year.

• Maintain the capability to manage receiverships and/or conservatorships

The Corporation may provide assistance to System institutions to prevent default, restore normal operations, or

facilitate a merger or consolidation. Additionally, when appointed by FCA, the Corporation is responsible for

serving as receiver or conservator for System institutions.

Management goals are to: 1) complete the processing of 90 percent of all claims within a specified period, and 2)

achieve operating costs and asset recovery rates comparable to other Federal insurers. Corporate readiness is

maintained through periodic training of personnel to ensure they remain proficient in the performance of receivership

responsibilities. No active receiverships or conservatorships existed in the Farm Credit System in 2002.

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■ The Farm Credit System Reform Act grants the ■

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A policy is adopted implementing new

Corporation the flexibility to reduce insurance discretionary authority to reduce insurance

premiums before reaching the 2 percent secure premiums before reaching the statutory 2 percent

base amount; allows refunds of excess insurance ■ The Board of Directors approves a major revision secure base amount.

balances; adds a cost test to the requirements for to the investment policy, dividing the portfolio into a

assistance and new oversight authority on debt short-term liquidity pool and long-term investment

issuance by troubled banks. pool so the Corporation can purchase a ladder of

maturities up to 10 years and increase investment

income. 

1996
■ INSURANCE FUND MANAGEMENT

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 11

■ First receivership training session is held as ■ The Corporation adopts a five-year Strategic Plan. ■ Guidelines are adopted for special examinations to

part of a program to assure readiness. be used if a troubled System institution seeks

■ The Board of Directors revises the reserve policy assistance from the Insurance Fund.

on potential insurance loss exposure to include the

more stringent capital ratios applied by the Farm

Credit Administration to insured institutions. >>> 

0

1,600

1,800

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

($ in millions)

1992 2000 2001 2002

(TOTAL ASSETS VS. INSURANCE FUND EQUITY)

Total Assets Insurance Fund

GROWTH IN THE INSURANCE FUND

1997

Growth in the Insurance Fund

In 2002, the Insurance Fund grew 7 percent to $1.64 billion. The Fund represents the Corporation’s equity – the

difference between its total assets of $1.84 billion and its total liabilities, including insurance obligations – of

$196 million. 
■ INSURANCE FUND MANAGEMENT

Revenues and Expenses

In 2002, net income increased 34 percent to $108 million, up from $80 million in 2001. Most of the increase

resulted from the assessment of insurance premiums during the year. No insurance premiums were assessed in

2001.

The mix of corporate revenues has changed over the past several years, with interest from investments rather

than premiums now representing the primary source of the Fund’s revenue. A decade ago, insurance premium

assessments accounted for 67 percent of total revenue.

The Corporation operates with a small staff and contracts for specialized expertise when necessary. This

approach keeps operating costs low and offers the flexibility to leverage resources.

In 2002, the Corporation’s operating costs declined ten percent to $1.9 million. As a percentage of assets,

operating costs dropped from 0.13 in 2001 to 0.11 in 2002. Fixed costs for staff, travel, rent, and miscellaneous

expenses were flat at $1.5 million for the year. The remaining expenses of $0.4 million were for contract services.

Insurance expenses increased to $13.6 million from $11.9 million in 2001. All of the increase was caused by the

annual provision for the insurance liability to repay the Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation

(FAC) for assistance related bonds, which mature in 2005. (See Note 5 to the financial statements.)

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Interest Premiums

100

80

60

40

20

0

($ in millions)

1992 2000 2001 2002

CORPORATION REVENUES 1992–2002

YOG

■ In the first quarter, the Insurance Fund attains its ■ The System retires early a $240 million issue of ■

FCSIC CHRONOL

A Memorandum of Understanding is executed

statutory secure base amount of 2 percent of assistance bonds, reducing a significant corporate with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

insured debt outstanding ($1.17 billion) for the first contingent liability. providing access to specialized contractor expertise.

time in its history.

1998
Investments

The amount of investments and cash, which represents the Corporation’s liquid resources for protecting

investors, continued to grow in 2002. Total investments increased 6 percent during the year to $1.78 billion at

December 31, 2002.

The level of investments managed by the Corporation over the past ten years has grown significantly. At

yearend 1992, investments totaled $562 million. In the decade since, investments increased by more than 217

percent, rising by $1.2 billion.

Funds are invested in U.S. Treasury securities in accordance with the Act and the Corporation’s Investment

Policy. The Policy’s objective is to maximize returns consistent with the Corporation’s liquidity needs and

minimize exposure to loss of principal. The average portfolio yield for 2002 was 5.39 percent, down from 5.72

percent the prior year. The drop in investment yield resulted from the reinvestment of maturing investments in

the lower interest rate environment that prevailed throughout the year.

The Corporation’s investment strategy is to purchase a ladder of maturities and then hold the investments to

maturity. The Investment Policy divides the portfolio into a liquidity pool and an investment pool. The purpose

of the liquidity pool is to maintain some short-term investments while investing the balance of the portfolio in

longer-term maturities of up to ten years.

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 13

■ In the second quarter, the Insurance Fund again ■ Web site is launched. ■ After receiving public comment, the Board of

reaches the secure base amount of 2 percent of Directors adopts a policy on allocated reserve

adjusted insured debt outstanding. ■ Benchmarking of performance results against accounts that explains how and when excess

targeted Corporate Performance Measures is insurance funds may be refunded to System

■ Corporate assets exceed $1.5 billion. initiated. institutions.

■ The System retires early a second issue of ■ The Corporation holds a training exercise on

$157 million of assistance bonds, further reducing a liquidation preparedness to ensure that staff remains

significant corporate contingent liability. current on liquidation policies and procedures.

>>> 

0

1,600

1,800

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

($ in millions)

1992 2000 2001 2002

GROWTH IN FCSIC INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

1999
■ INSURANCE FUND MANAGEMENT

The following chart shows the balances and maturities of the liquidity pool and investment pool at December

31, 2002. The weighted average portfolio maturity at yearend was three years.

Insured and Other Obligations

The Corporation insures Systemwide and Consolidated notes, bonds, and other obligations issued under the

Act. Insured obligations are issued to investors through the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation on

behalf of System banks. System banks enjoyed a favorable lending environment in 2002. Growth of insured debt

outstanding accelerated last year by more than ten percent to $90 billion. Insured debt outstanding since 1997

grew at an average annual rate of more than seven percent.

The statute requires the Corporation use the Insurance Fund to satisfy any defaults related to FAC-issued

bonds and to ensure the retirement of eligible borrower stock. These obligations declined slightly in 2002,

resulting from the continued retirement of eligible borrower stock. At yearend, eligible borrower stock

outstanding at System institutions totaled $36 million, down from $44 million in 2001.

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■ An insurance risk study of recent trends in ■ The System retires early a third issue of ■

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The investment policy is revised to eliminate the

agriculture and financial services is completed. $89 million of assistance bonds, further reducing a ceiling on the liquidity pool so larger amounts can

significant Corporate contingent liability. be invested short term at higher rates.

Liquidity pool

Investment Pool

Total

Two Years or Less $ 634 36

Two Years to Five Years 917 51

Five Years to Ten Years 233 13

$1,784 100%

INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

$ in millions % of portfolio

2000

58

54

82

78

74

70

66 

62

INSURED OBLIGATIONS

86

90

($ in billions)

$68.4

1998

+5.5%

+8.7% $72.2

1999

+6.4%

$76.8

2000

+5.6%

$81.1

2001

+10.5%

$89.6

2002
The remaining issues of FAC bonds outstanding mature in 2003 ($450 million) and 2005 ($325 million). System

banks continued making annual payments to FAC to provide funds for the repayment of the remaining bonds.

At December 31, 2002, the System had provided for the repayment of approximately $346 million of the $775

million of assistance bonds still outstanding. The funds for retirement of the remaining bonds will come from

System banks, the FAC Trust Fund, and the Insurance Fund. The Corporation estimates its liability to FAC at

December 31, 2002, was $196 million. (See Note 5 to the financial statements.)

The Secure Base Amount

The secure base amount (SBA), as established by the Act, is 2 percent of all outstanding insured obligations or

another percentage that the Board determines is actuarially sound.

The Insurance Fund began the year at 1.98 percent then declined to 1.92 percent as growth of insured debt

accelerated. As the graph on the following page shows, the last time the Fund was at the 2 percent SBA was

March 2001. The Board considered the lack of progress toward the secure base amount when it reviewed

premium rates in September 2002.

Because the Insurance Fund has been below the secure base since early 2001 and because the System has

experienced rapid growth, in September 2002 the Board of Directors approved an increase in insurance

premiums beginning in January 2003. Premium rates for 2003 are 12 basis points on accrual loans and 25 basis

points on nonaccrual loans. No premiums will be assessed on Federal or state government guaranteed loans. 

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 15

■ The Board of Directors amends the reserve policy

to streamline the definition of critical mass

institutions that pose significant risk to the Insurance

Fund. 

>>> 

0.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

OTHER OBLIGATIONS

($ in billions)

FAC Assistance Bonds Eligible Borrower Stock

1992 2000

$1.66

2001 2002

$.83 $.82 $.81

2001
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■ INSURANCE FUND MANAGEMENT

Y

2002

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■ The Corporation completes 10 years of ■

FCSIC CHRONOL

The System revises the financial performance

operations highlighted by continued growth in the standards in the Contractual Interbank Performance

Insurance Fund. Agreement (CIPA) to conform to changes in

Standard & Poor’s criteria for rating commercial

banks’ debt securities. These changes strengthen

the protection for investors by raising the financial

standards for System banks.

Premium Assessment

The Board reviews the adequacy of premium assessments semiannually in September and March. Consideration

is given to the interests of investors in System insured debt as well as the cost of premiums to System

institutions. 

Premiums may be assessed on four classes of loans:

• Accrual loans (non-government guaranteed balance) – from zero to 15 basis points

• Nonaccrual loans – from zero to 25 basis points

• Federal Government-guaranteed accrual loans – from zero to 1.5 basis points 

• State government-guaranteed accrual loans – from zero to 3 basis points 

(See Note 4 to the Corporation’s financial statements.)

During 2002, Congress amended the Farm Credit Act to provide the Corporation’s Board with additional

discretion on setting premiums. The premium authority was changed to allow reductions in insurance premium

rates on loans guaranteed by Government-Sponsored Enterprises.

Five factors are considered in setting premium rates:

• Level of the Insurance Fund relative to the secure base amount 

• Projected losses to the Insurance Fund

• Condition of the System

• Health of the agricultural economy

• Risk in the financial environment

31-DEC-99

31-MAR-00

30-JUN-00

30-SEP-00

31-DEC-00

31-MAR-02

31-MAR-01

30-JUN-01

30-SEP-01

31-DEC-01

30-JUN-02

30-SEP-02

31-DEC-02

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.2

1.92%

TREND OF INSURANCE FUND RELATIVE TO 2% SECURE BASE AMOUNT 1999-2002

Percent of Insured Debt
■ RISK MANAGEMENT

The Corporation’s program to identify and manage risk to the Insurance Fund minimizes the Fund’s exposure to

potential losses through early detection. Special examination procedures are used, as needed, to evaluate the

condition of weaker System institutions. FCA examination staff perform the majority of the fieldwork for these

examinations on a reimbursable basis. The Corporation also assesses risk to the Insurance Fund through:

• Ongoing review and analysis of the financial condition of System institutions

• Operation of analytical models

• Review of corporate actions approved by FCA for System institutions

• Serving as a nonvoting participant on FCA’s Regulatory Enforcement Committee

The Corporation also monitors the development of legislative, judicial, regulatory, and economic trends that

could affect insurance risk. During the year, the Corporation continued to monitor trends in the System’s

structure and activities, including consolidations and new forms of financing.

For 2003, the USDA forecasts increased net farm income compared to last year. However, the general economy

remains fragile, and the outlook for U.S. agricultural trade volume remains uncertain due to strong export

competition and the comparative strength of the U.S. dollar.

Financial Assistance and Receivership 

The Insurance Corporation is authorized to provide assistance to System institutions to prevent default, restore

normal operations, or facilitate a merger or consolidation. At present, no assistance agreements are

outstanding.

When appointed by the FCA, the Corporation also has statutory responsibility to serve as receiver or

conservator for System institutions. To fulfill this role and continue to operate with a small core staff, the

Corporation uses contractors on an as-needed basis. These contractors provide knowledgeable and readily

available resources, while allowing the Corporation to contain costs during periods of limited or no activity. At

present, there are no active receiverships or conservatorships in the Farm Credit System. The Corporation

conducts periodic training to help its personnel maintain proficiencies should they be called upon to perform

receivership responsibilities.

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 17

■ Congress gives the Board of Directors discretion

to lower premiums on loans guaranteed by a

Government-Sponsored Enterprise.
PAGE 18 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 19
■ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2002 and 2001

($ in thousands)

2002 2001

ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 81,107 $ 2,849

Investments in U.S. Treasury Obligations 1,702,681 1,687,165

(Note 3)

Accrued Interest Receivable 28,642 27,654

Premiums Receivable (Note 4) 26,355

TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,838,785 $ 1,717,668

LIABILITIES AND INSURANCE FUND

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 261 $ 332

(Note 7)

Liability for Estimated Insurance Obligations 196,077 182,434

(Note 5)

TOTAL LIABILITIES 196,338 182,766

Farm Credit Insurance Fund 1,642,447 1,534,902

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND INSURANCE FUND $ 1,838,785 $ 1,717,668

PAGE 20 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

F A RM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 21

Statements of Income and Expenses and Changes in Insurance Fund for the

Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001

($ in thousands)

2002 2001

INCOME

Premiums (Note 4) $ 26,355 $

Interest Income 93,499 94,112

Other Income 18 1

TOTAL INCOME $ 119,872 $ 94,113

EXPENSES

Administrative Operating Expenses

(Note 7) $ 1,906 $ 2,127

Provision for Estimated Insurance Obligations

(Note 5) 13,643 11,935

INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A

CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE $ 104,323 $ 80,051

Cumulative effect on prior years 

(to December 31, 2001) of changing to a different

investment amortization method

(Note 2) $ 3,222 $ 

NET INCOME $ 107,545 $ 80,051

Farm Credit Insurance Fund, 

Beginning of Year 1,534,902 1,454,851

Farm Credit Insurance Fund, 

End of Year $ 1,642,447 $ 1,534,902

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
■ FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F A RM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION

Statements of Cash Flows 

for the Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001

($ in thousands)

2002 2001

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net Income $ 107,545 $ 80,051

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

(Increase) Decrease in Premiums Receivable (26,355) 1,040

(Increase) in Accrued Interest Receivable (988) (610)

Net Amortization and Accretion of Investments 19,113 19,094

Decrease in Other Receivables — 7

(Decrease) Increase in Accounts Payable (71) 133

and Accrued Expenses

Increase in Liability for Estimated 13,643 11,935

Insurance Obligations

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 112,887 111,650

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Payments for Purchase of U.S. Treasury Obligations (317,372) (561,230)

Proceeds from Maturity of U.S. Treasury Obligations 282,743 312,589

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (34,629) (248,641)

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents 78,258 (136,991)

Cash and Cash Equivalents,

Beginning of Year 2,849 139,840

Cash and Cash Equivalents,

End of Year $ 81,107 $ 2,849

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Note 1 — Insurance Fund: on obligations related to the issuance

Statutory Framework of U.S. Treasury-guaranteed bonds by

the Farm Credit System Financial

The Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (1987 Assistance Corporation (FAC) (FAC

Act) established the Farm Credit System bonds) (see Note 5); and

Insurance Corporation (Corporation) for the

purpose of ensuring the timely payment of 3. Ensure the retirement of eligible

principal and interest on notes, bonds, borrower stock at par value.

debentures, and other obligations issued

under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4.2 of The Corporation, in its sole discretion, is

the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended authorized to expend amounts to provide

(Act), (insured obligations). Each bank in the financial assistance to certain insured

Farm Credit System (System) participating institutions.

in insured obligations is an insured System

bank. At December 31, 2002, there were The balances outstanding at December 31,

seven insured System banks and 103 direct 2002, for each of the components of the

lender associations. Corporation’s insurance responsibilities were

$90 billion of insured obligations, $775

The Corporation is managed by a board of million of FAC bonds (of which $346 million

directors consisting of the same individuals in repayments have been provided for), and

as the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) $36 million of eligible borrower stock.

Board except that the Chairman of the FCA

Board may not serve as the Chairman of the If the Corporation does not have sufficient

Corporation’s Board of Directors. funds to ensure payment on insured

obligations, System banks will be required to

The Corporation must spend the amounts make payments under joint and several

necessary to: liability, as required by section 4.4 (2) of the

Act.

1. Ensure the timely payment of interest

and principal on insured obligations Under section 5.63 of the Act, the

in the event of default by an insured Corporation is exempt from all Federal, state,

System bank; and local taxes with the exception of real

property taxes.

2. Satisfy, pursuant to section 6.26(d)(3)

of the Act, defaults by System banks

■ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F A RM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND DECEMBER 31, 2001

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 23
■ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Investments in U.S. Treasury Obligations —

Accounting Policies Section 5.62 of the Act requires that funds of

the Corporation, not otherwise employed, be

Accounting Principles and Reporting invested in obligations of the United States

Practices — The accounting and reporting or in obligations guaranteed as to principal

policies of the Corporation conform to and interest by the United States. The

accounting principles generally accepted in Corporation has classified its investments as

the United States of America (GAAP) and, as held to maturity in accordance with the

such, the financial statements have been Statement of Financial Accounting Standard

prepared using the accrual basis of (SFAS) No. 115 and carries them at

accounting. The preparation of financial amortized cost. Amortization of premium

statements in conformity with GAAP and accretion of discount on investments

requires management to make estimates and has been computed under the interest

assumptions that affect the reported amount method in 2002. Amortization of premium

of assets and liabilities, disclosure of and accretion of discount was computed by

contingent assets and liabilities, and the the straight-line method in prior years. The

reported amount of revenues and expenses new method was adopted to more precisely

during the period covered. Actual results recognize interest income based on the

could differ from those estimates. effective yield of the investments. The effect

of the change was to increase interest

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and income by $31,000 in 2002. The cumulative

cash equivalents include investments in U.S. effect of this change for years prior to

Treasury obligations with original maturities January 1, 2002 was $3.2 million and is

of 90 days or less. At December 31, 2002, the shown in the accompanying statements of

Corporation held $81 million in overnight income and expense in 2002. Fair value of

Treasury Certificates maturing on January 2, investments is estimated based on quoted

2003, with an investment rate of 1.09 percent. market prices for those or similar

instruments.

PAGE 24 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Liability for Estimated Insurance Premiums — Annual premiums are recorded

Obligations — The liability for estimated as revenue during the period on which the

insurance obligations is the present value of premiums are based. All premiums are due

estimated probable insurance payments to on or before January 31 of the year

be made in the future based on the subsequent to the year in which they are

Corporation’s analysis of economic earned.

conditions of insured System banks. (Also

see Note 5.) Retirement Plan — All permanent

Corporation employees are covered by the

The primary lending markets for insured Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or

System banks are borrowers engaged in the Federal Employees Retirement System

farming, ranching, and the producing or (FERS). The Corporation’s contribution to

harvesting of aquatic products, and their the CSRS plan during 2002 was 8.5 percent

cooperatives. Financial weaknesses in these of base pay. For those employees covered by

market segments and the effect of general FERS, the Corporation’s contribution was

market conditions on the System’s 10.7 percent of base pay. In addition, for

borrowers could adversely affect the banks’ FERS-covered employees, the Corporation

financial condition and profitability. Insured automatically contributes 1 percent of base

System banks also face risks from changing pay to the employee’s Thrift Savings Plan

interest rate environments and the need to account, matches the first 3 percent

maintain ongoing access to financial contributed by the employee, and matches

markets. Adverse changes in the financial one-half of the next 2 percent contributed by

condition and profitability of insured System the employee.

banks resulting from increased levels of

credit, financial, or other risks could occur in Retirement plan expenses amounted to

the future and have a material effect on the $129,271 in 2002 and $122,782 in 2001.

liability for estimated insurance obligations.

FARM CREDIT SYTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 25
■ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 3 — Investments

At December 31, 2002 and 2001, investments in U.S. Treasury obligations consisted of the

following:

($ in thousands)

Amortized Gross Gross Estimated

Cost Unrealized Unrealized Market

Gains Losses Value

December 31, 2002

U.S. Treasury Notes $ 1,702,681 $ 125,398 — $ 1,828,079

December 31, 2001

U.S. Treasury Notes $ 1,687,165 $ 69,565 ($ 2,684) $ 1,754,046

The amortized cost and estimated market value of U.S. Treasury obligations 

at December 31, 2002, by contractual maturity, are shown below. 

($ in thousands) Amortized Estimated

Cost Market Value

Due in one year or less $ 260,799 $ 267,777

Due after one year through five years 1,208,469 1,313,802

Due after five years through ten years 233,413 246,500

$ 1,702,681 $ 1,828,079

PAGE 26 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Note 4 — Premiums, the Secure Base March 2002 meeting and left premium rates

and Excess Insurance Fund Balances. unchanged. Due to accelerating growth in

insured debt outstanding, the Board

Each System bank which issues insured increased the insurance premium rate on

obligations under subsection (c) or (d) of accrual loans to 12 basis points beginning

section 4.2 of the Act is an insured System January 1, 2003, and left rates unchanged on

bank and may be required to pay premiums nonaccrual loans at 25 basis points.

to the Corporation. Insurance premium rates are reviewed

semiannually in March and September. In

The Act establishes the range of insurance May 2002, Congress amended the Farm

premium rates that the Corporation’s Board Credit Act to provide the Corporation’s

may assess for any calendar year based on Board with discretionary authority to reduce

four classes of an insured bank’s loan assets. premium rates on certain loans that are

The asset classes and the range that may be guaranteed by Government-Sponsored

assessed for each are: (1) average annual Enterprises (GSEs). The Board decided not

accrual loans outstanding (other than the to exercise this new authority at its

guaranteed portions of Government- September meeting.

guaranteed accrual loans) for the year may

be from zero to 0.0015 percent; (2) average The Act sets a base amount for the

annual nonaccrual loans outstanding may be Insurance Fund to achieve. The statutory

from zero to 0.0025 percent; (3) average secure base amount is equivalent to 2

annual portions of Federal Government- percent of the aggregate outstanding

guaranteed accrual loans may be from zero insured obligations of all insured System

to 0.00015 percent; and (4) average annual banks (adjusted downward by a percentage

portions of state government-guaranteed of the guaranteed portions of principal

accrual loans may be from zero to 0.0003 outstanding on Government-guaranteed

percent. loans in accrual status) or such other

percentage as determined by the

Insurance premium rates for 2002 were set Corporation, in its sole discretion, to be

at the Board’s September 2001 meeting at 3 actuarially sound. When the amount of the

basis points for accrual loans, 25 basis points Insurance Fund exceeds the secure base

for non-accrual loans, and zero for Federal amount, the Corporation is required to

and state government guaranteed loans. The reduce the premiums, but it still must

Board again reviewed premiums at its ensure that reduced premiums are sufficient

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 27
■ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

to maintain the level of the Insurance Fund to the Farm Credit System. In order to raise

at the secure base amount. funds to provide this assistance, the FAC had

the authority to issue debt obligations with a

Due to growth in insured obligations during maturity of 15 years. During 1988 to 1992,

the year, the Insurance Fund was below the the FAC issued $1.26 billion in bonds. These

secure base amount during 2002. At funds were used to provide assistance to

December 31, 2002, the Insurance Fund was certain System banks experiencing financial

1.92 percent of adjusted insured obligations difficulty and for other statutory authorized

outstanding. purposes.

A 1996 amendment to the Act requires the Financial Assistance to Certain 

Corporation to establish reserve accounts for System Banks

each System bank and an account for the

stockholders of the FAC. If at the end of any During the period from 1988 to 1992,

calendar year the Insurance Fund is at the assistance was provided to four open banks

secure base amount, the Corporation is to through the purchase by the FAC of $419

segregate any excess balances into these million in preferred stock issued by these

allocated insurance reserve accounts institutions. Similar assistance totaling $374

(AIRAs). In 1999, the Corporation’s Board million was provided to the Federal Land

adopted a Policy Statement on the Secure Bank of Jackson in Receivership to facilitate

Base Amount and Allocated Insurance its closing and liquidation. Subject to

Reserve Accounts, which provides guidelines Assistance Board approval, these assistance

for implementing this statutory authority. At funds were used by the FAC to purchase

December 31, 2002, because the Insurance preferred stock issued by institutions

Fund was below the 2 percent secure base experiencing financial difficulty.

amount, there were no excess balances to

allocate. Prior to the maturity of the related 15-year

debt obligations, each institution can redeem

Note 5 — Financial Assistance to its preferred stock pursuant to Section 6.26

System Banks and Estimated of the Act, so as to allow the FAC to pay the

Insurance Obligations principal of the maturing obligation. While

an institution that issues preferred stock to

The 1987 Act required that the FCA charter the FAC is primarily responsible for

the Farm Credit System Assistance Board providing funds for payment of the FAC

(Assistance Board) and the FAC (see Note 1)

to carry out a program of financial assistance

PAGE 28 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION
bonds (through redemption of the preferred the FAC to issue 15-year U.S. Treasurystock purchased with the proceeds of the guaranteed bonds to purchase preferred

FAC bonds), the institution may be stock in the FLBJR. Upon the maturity in

prohibited from redeeming, or may elect not 2005 of the FAC bonds used to purchase

to redeem, the preferred stock pursuant to preferred stock in the FLBJR, the

section 6.26 of the Act. If this occurs, the Corporation will provide funds to repay the

FAC must then use funds from its trust fund, principal of these debt obligations, to the

to the extent available, to retire the debt. The extent that the Trust Fund is not sufficient

FAC Trust Fund (Trust Fund) represents the for such purpose. In January 1995, the

funds received from System institutions’ FLBJR was terminated by the FCA and the

purchase of stock in the FAC. The Trust receiver was discharged after transferring

Fund totaled approximately $131 million and the remaining receivership assets to the

$123 million at December 31, 2002 and 2001, FAC.

respectively. If the Trust Fund is not

sufficient to retire the debt, the Corporation Estimated Insurance Obligation

must then purchase preferred stock from the

FAC to provide funds to retire such debt. If The Corporation estimated the present value

the Corporation does not have sufficient of its liability to provide funds for payment

funds, the U.S. Treasury must retire the of the $374 million non-callable 15-year

debt. If this should occur, the Corporation is maturing debt to be approximately $196

required to repay the U.S. Treasury as funds million and $182 million at December 31,

become available from the payment of 2002 and 2001, respectively. This liability is

premiums. At December 31, 2002, the only reflected in the accompanying statements of

preferred stock held by the FAC was financial condition. The present value of this

associated with the assistance provided to obligation is based on a discount rate of

the Federal Land Bank of Jackson. seven percent to maturity, which was

established at the time this liability was

On May 20, 1988, the FCA placed the Federal originally recorded. In accordance with

Land Bank of Jackson and the Federal Land SFAS No. 107, the fair value of this liability

Bank Association of Jackson in receivership has been estimated by management using

(collectively the FLBJR) and appointed a discount rates based upon U.S. Treasury

receiver to liquidate their assets. As of April securities of similar durations (1.7 percent

27, 1990, the FCA, the Receiver of the for 2002 and 4.0 percent for 2001). The fair

FLBJR, the FAC, the System banks, the value was approximately $222 million and

Assistance Board, and the Corporation

entered into an agreement which called for

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 29
■ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

$200 million as of December 31, 2002 and pay the operating expenses of the Assistance

2001, respectively. Provisions for changes in Board. 

the Corporation’s liability are reflected in the

statements of income and expenses in the Previously, the Corporation had only been

amount of $13.6 million and $11.9 million for required: (1) to satisfy defaults on the

the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, repayment of Treasury-paid interest; and (2)

respectively. to purchase the preferred stock of an

assisted institution when the institution did

The Corporation cannot predict the effects of not retire the stock at the maturity of the

future events upon System operations and FAC bonds issued to purchase it. The 1992

upon the amount of the Trust Fund that will Act made the Corporation responsible for

ultimately be available to reduce the defaults by System institutions on

Corporation’s liability for FLBJR-related obligations related to the remaining $454

FAC bonds. The Corporation will annually million of FAC bonds and related interest if

reassess the likelihood of earlier use of the such amounts cannot be recovered from

Trust Fund, changes in Trust Fund earnings, defaulting institutions by the FAC or the

and other assumptions underlying its Treasury, as the case may be, within 12

estimate of the liability for FLBJR-related months.

FAC bonds.

The 1992 Act expanded the potential uses of

Other Financial Assistance Provided to the Trust Fund to satisfy System institution

System Institutions by the FAC defaults on the principal and interest of

other FAC obligations. It also required

The Farm Credit Banks and Associations System banks to make annual annuity

Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (1992 Act) payments to the FAC to provide funds for

expanded the Corporation’s responsibility to the retirement of the Capital Preservation

insure defaults by System institutions on Agreement-related FAC bonds aggregating

payments related to other assistance funded $417 million and Treasury-paid interest at

by FAC bonds. These FAC bonds, maturity. The Corporation is additionally

aggregating $454 million, were issued to pay required to satisfy defaults on the annual

System Capital Preservation Agreement payments to the FAC to permit the

accruals, retire eligible borrower stock of repayment of Treasury-paid interest. During

certain liquidating System institutions, and 1992 through 2002, all System banks made

PAGE 30 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION
their annual annuity payments as scheduled. annual minimum base rent for office space

The Corporation is not aware of any events for the remaining term of $98,134 for 2003.

or circumstances which will prevent System The Corporation recorded lease expenses

banks from meeting their FAC obligations. (including operating cost assessments) of

$103,855 and $99,175 for 2002 and 2001,

The Corporation actively monitors the respectively.

creditworthiness and financial position of

the insured System banks. Other than Note 7 — Related Parties

obligations that have occurred as a result of

resolving the FLBJR, as described above, The Corporation purchases services from the

management is not aware of any events or FCA under an Inter-Agency Agreement.

circumstances at this time which would These include examination and

require a liability for estimated insurance administrative support services. The

obligations to be recorded. Corporation had payables due to the FCA of

$1,650 at December 31, 2002, and $100,350 at

Early Redemption of Certain FAC Bonds December 31, 2001. The Corporation

purchased services for 2002, which totaled

In November 1998, April 1999, and $64,926, compared with $535,075 for 2001.

September 2000, System banks provided the Included in 2001 purchased services was

necessary funds to allow the FAC to call and $350,000 for reimbursement of conversion

retire early $486 million of the $1.26 billion costs incurred by the FCA in implementing a

in FAC bonds issued during 1988 to 1992 (see new financial management system that FCA

paragraph 1, Note 5). Repayment of the used to provide accounting services to the

remaining FAC bonds in accordance with the Corporation. The Corporation provided

Act is being provided for by System banks assistance to the FCA under a related Interand the Insurance Corporation. Agency Agreement, recognizing revenue in

2002 of $17,793 and in 2001 of $1,106. At

Note 6 — Operating Lease December 31, 2002, and 2001, the

Corporation had a receivable from the FCA

On November 20, 1997, the Corporation of zero and $369, respectively.

executed a new six-year lease with the Farm

Credit System Building Association for office

space. The terms of the lease provide for an

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 31
■ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Income and Expenses

Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation By Year

($ in thousands)

Premiums Investment Provision for Administrative Changes in 

Insurance and Operating Insurance

Obligations Expenses Fund

1989 $ 65,000 $ 16,041 — $ 118 $ 80,923

1990 $ 72,000 $ 25,705 $ 140,000 $ 243

1991 $ 77,463 $ 31,483 $ 15,555 $ 953 $ 92,438

1992 $ 73,902 $ 37,198 $ 12,062 $ 1,200 $ 97,838

1993 $ 74,100 $ 41,277 $ 1,278 $ 153,543

1994 $ 76,526 $ 46,389 $ 8,890 $ 1,482 $ 112,543

1995 $ 79,394 $ 54,688 $ 1,379 $ 147,032

1996 $ 85,736 $ 61,471 $ 8,509 $ 1,469 $ 137,229

1997 $ 71,242 $ 71,088 $ 9,105 $ 1,511 $ 131,714

1998 $ 19,972 $ 79,545 $ 9,743 $ 1,525 $ 88,249

1999 $ 45,496 $ 81,719 $ 10,424 $ 1,631 $ 115,203

2000 $ 1,040 $ 92,776 $ 11,154 $ 1,797 $ 80,878

2001 $ 0 $ 94,112 $ 11,935 $ 2,127 $ 80,051

2002 $ 26,355 $ 93,499 $ 13,643 $ 1,906

($ 42,538)

($ 39,444)1

($ 14,329)2

$ 107,5453

INCOME EXPENSES NET INCOME

1 In 1993, the FAC Trust Fund was initially considered available to pay a portion of the Insurance Corporation’s FAC obligation for

assistance to the FLB of Jackson.

2 In 1995, this provision was adjusted to reflect a change in the FAC Trust Fund’s investment strategy and the termination of the FLB

of Jackson receivership making available additional funds to reduce the Insurance Corporation’s related FAC obligation.

3 In 2002, the Corporation changed its method of amortizing investment premiums and discounts from the straight line to the interest

method. The cumulative effect on prior years of $3.2 million was included in 2002 net income.

PAGE 32 / FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Mary Creedon Connelly Chief Operating Officer

Dennis M. Pittman Director of Risk Management

Alan J. Glenn Chief Financial Officer

Dorothy L. Nichols General Counsel

C. Richard Pfitzinger Asset Assurance Manager

Phyllis Applebaum Financial Analyst

William Fayer Financial Analyst

Pam Ngorskul Accountant

Anna Lacey Administrative Specialist

Molly Sproles Clerical Assistant

Copies of Farm Credit System Annual Reports Copies of the Annual Performance and

to Investors and Quarterly and Annual Accountability Reports of the Farm Credit

Information Statements may be obtained Administration may be obtained from:

from:

Federal Farm Credit Banks Office of Congressional and

Funding Corporation Public Affairs

10 Exchange Place Farm Credit Administration

Suite 1401 1501 Farm Credit Drive

Jersey City, NJ 07302 McLean, VA 22102-5090

(201) 200-8000 (703) 883-4056

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION / PAGE 33

CORPORATE STAFF

REFERENCES
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION

1501 FARM CREDIT DRIVE

MCLEAN, VA 22102

(703) 883-4380

WWW.FCSIC.GOV