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L.221 Farm Mortgages1
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2005
2006
2007   Q1
2007   Q2
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
2008   Q1
2008   Q2
2008   Q3
LineAll sectors (farm business liability) farm mortgages asset (USDA)
	94.1
	96.9
	101.5
	101.5
	103.0
	104.6
	106.2
	107.8
	108.6
	109.4
	110.3
	1All sectors (farm business liability) farm mortgages asset (USDA)
	94.1
	96.9
	101.5
	101.5
	103.0
	104.6
	106.2
	107.8
	108.6
	109.4
	110.3
	2Households and nonprofit organizations farm mortgages asset
	3.7
	4.7
	5.0
	0.8
	0.1
	-1.6
	-1.9
	-2.2
	-2.0
	-1.8
	-2.2
	3Nonfarm noncorporate business farm mortgages asset
	1.1
	1.2
	1.4
	1.4
	1.7
	1.7
	1.8
	1.8
	1.9
	1.9
	2.0
	4State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds farm mortgages asset
	1.3
	1.4
	1.5
	1.7
	1.7
	1.7
	1.7
	1.8
	1.8
	1.7
	1.8
	5Federal government farm mortgages asset
	3.4
	3.2
	3.2
	3.2
	3.2
	3.2
	3.2
	3.3
	3.2
	3.3
	3.5
	6U.S.-chartered commercial banks farm mortgages asset (USDA)
	32.9
	35.2
	36.9
	37.8
	38.5
	39.2
	39.9
	40.6
	40.9
	41.2
	41.5
	7Savings institutions farm mortgages asset
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.7
	0.8
	0.8
	0.8
	0.9
	0.9
	0.9
	0.9
	8Life insurance companies farm land asset
	11.4
	10.9
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	11.0
	9State and local government employee retirement funds farm mortgages asset
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	10Government-sponsored enterprises farm mortgages asset
	38.7
	38.6
	40.9
	41.7
	42.7
	43.9
	45.0
	46.1
	46.5
	46.8
	47.1
	11Agency-and GSE-backed mortgage pools farm mortgages asset
	1.0
	0.9
	0.8
	3.2
	3.4
	4.7
	4.6
	4.5
	4.5
	4.3
	4.7
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|All sectors (farm business liability) farm mortgages asset (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|All sectors (farm business liability) farm mortgages asset (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Households and nonprofit organizations farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Nonfarm noncorporate business farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|State and local governments, excluding employee retirement funds farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Federal government farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|U.S.-chartered commercial banks farm mortgages asset (USDA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Savings institutions farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Life insurance companies farm land asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|State and local government employee retirement funds farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Government-sponsored enterprises farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Agency-and GSE-backed mortgage pools farm mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|FOOTNOTES    

1. Excludes mortgages on farm houses. Return to text
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