Farm Credit Administration

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The Farm Credit Administration is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates and examines the Farm Credit System, which provides credit and financial services to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural cooperatives.

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instanceOf United States government agency
independent federal agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States
appointedBy President of the United States
boardMembersConfirmedBy United States Senate
country United States
foundedBy United States Congress
governingBody Farm Credit Administration Board
hasHeadquartersLocation Fairfax County, Virginia
McLean, Virginia
linked to: McLean
hasJurisdictionOver Farm Credit System associations
Farm Credit System banks
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
hasOfficeHeldByHeadOfGovernment Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration
hasPredecessor Federal Farm Board
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks supervision functions
hasRegulatoryFunction enforcement of Farm Credit Act of 1971
examination of Farm Credit System institutions
safety and soundness regulation of Farm Credit System institutions
headOfGovernment Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration
headOfGovernmentRoleAppointedBy President of the United States
headOfGovernmentRoleConfirmedBy United States Senate
inception 1933
March 27, 1933
industry agricultural finance
financial regulation
isPartOf United States farm credit system framework
legalForm independent agency of the U.S. federal government
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
numberOfMembers 3
operatesUnder Executive branch of the United States government
Farm Credit Act of 1971
oversightSubject credit to agricultural cooperatives
credit to farmers
credit to ranchers
credit to rural utility and agribusiness entities
parentOrganization United States federal government
purpose to ensure a dependable source of credit for agriculture and rural America
to protect the interests of borrowers, investors, and the public
to regulate and examine Farm Credit System institutions
regulates Farm Credit System
Farmer Mac
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
serviceArea U.S. agricultural sector
rural America
termLength 6 years
website https://www.fca.gov

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Farm Credit Act of 1933 created Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Act of 1933 administeredBy Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Administration governingBody Farm Credit Administration Board
linked to: Farm Credit Administration
Federal Farm Credit System regulator Farm Credit Administration
subject linked to: federal farm credit system
Federal Farm Credit System supervisedBy Farm Credit Administration
subject linked to: federal farm credit system
Federal Land Banks relatedTo Farm Credit Administration
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks regulator Farm Credit Administration
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks supervisedBy Farm Credit Administration
Production Credit Association supervisedBy Farm Credit Administration
subject linked to: Production Credit Associations
Banks for Cooperatives supervisingAuthority Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Act of 1971 administeredBy Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Act of 1971 relatedTo Farm Credit Administration
Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933 relatedTo Farm Credit Administration