Farm Credit Administration

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090

Phone, 703-883-4000

Farm Credit Administration Board:

Chairman Marsha Pyle Martin

Members of the Board Doyle L. Cook,

(vacancy)

Secretary to the Board Floyd J. Fithian

Staff:

Chief Operating Officer (vacancy)

Director, Office of Congressional Eileen M. McMahon

and Public Affairs

General Counsel Jean Noonan

Associate General Counsels Kathleen V. Buffon

Victor A. Cohen

Inspector General Eldon W. Stoehr

Director, Office of Examination and Roland E. Smith

Chief Examiner

Director, Office of Policy Thomas G. McKenzie

Development and Risk Control

Director, Office of Secondary Market Larry W. Edwards

Oversight

Director, Office of Resources Donald P. Clark

Management

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The Farm Credit Administration is responsible for ensuring the safe and sound operation of the banks, associations, affiliated service organizations, and other entities that collectively comprise what is known as the Farm Credit System, and for protecting the interests of the public and those who borrow from Farm Credit institutions or invest in Farm Credit securities.

The Farm Credit Administration was established as an independent financial regulatory agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government by Executive Order 6084 of March 27, 1933. The Administration carries out its responsibilities by conducting examinations of the various Farm Credit lending institutions, which are Farm Credit Banks, the Bank for Cooperatives, the Agricultural Credit Bank, Federal Land Bank Associations, Production Credit Associations, Agricultural Credit Associations, and Federal Land Credit

Associations. It also examines the service organizations owned by the Farm Credit lending institutions, as well as the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (also known as the National Cooperative Bank (NCB)) and its subsidiaries, including the NCB Development Corporation.

Management of the agency is vested in the Farm Credit Administration Board, whose three full-time members are appointed to 6-year terms by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member of the Board is designated by the President as Chairman and serves as the Administration's chief executive officer. The Board is responsible for approving rules and regulations, providing for the examination and regulation of and reporting by Farm Credit institutions, and establishing the policies...