Farmer Mac (NYSE: AGM) taps Mandy Talan as new principal accounting officer
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) appointed Mandy M. Talan as its principal accounting officer effective April 21, 2026. She currently serves as Managing Director – Corporate Controller and has been Farmer Mac’s Corporate Controller since June 2025.
Previously, Ms. Talan held senior finance and accounting policy roles at Fannie Mae and worked as an Audit Senior Manager at KPMG. She is a Certified Public Accountant, has no reported family relationships with Farmer Mac’s leadership, and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure were identified.
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8-K Event Classification
2 items: 5.02, 9.01
2 items
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Effective appointment date: April 21, 2026
Age of appointee: 45 years
Start as Corporate Controller: June 2025
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6 metrics
Effective appointment date
April 21, 2026
Date Mandy M. Talan became principal accounting officer
Age of appointee
45 years
Age of Mandy M. Talan at time of appointment
Start as Corporate Controller
June 2025
Date Mandy M. Talan became Farmer Mac’s Corporate Controller
Fannie Mae Senior Director tenure
September 2022 to May 2025
Senior Director of Finance and Regulatory Reporting at Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae Director tenure
June 2013 to September 2022
Director of Accounting Policy at Fannie Mae
KPMG Audit Senior Manager tenure
July 2010 to June 2013
Audit Senior Manager at KPMG
Key Terms
principal accounting officer, Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, Inline XBRL, Certified Public Accountant, +1 more
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principal accounting officer financial
"appointed Mandy M. Talan ... to assume the duties of Farmer Mac’s principal accounting officer"
The Principal Accounting Officer is the person responsible for making sure a company's financial records are accurate and follow the rules. They play a key role in preparing financial reports that show how well the company is doing. This helps investors, managers, and regulators trust the company's financial information.
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K regulatory
"There are no transactions in which Ms. Talan has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K"
Inline XBRL technical
"the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document"
Inline XBRL is a file format for financial filings that embeds machine-readable data tags directly inside the human-readable report, so the same document can be read by people and parsed by software. For investors it makes extracting, comparing and verifying financial numbers faster and more reliable—like a grocery list where each item also has a barcode—reducing manual errors and speeding up analysis.
Certified Public Accountant financial
"Ms. Talan is a Certified Public Accountant"
A certified public accountant (CPA) is a licensed accounting professional who has passed rigorous exams and met education and experience requirements to prepare, review, and officially certify financial statements and tax filings. For investors, a CPA's involvement is like a neutral referee confirming that a company's reported numbers are accurate and follow accounting rules, which improves trust in financial reports and lowers the risk of unexpected errors or misleading information.
emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
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FAQ
What leadership change did Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) announce in this 8-K?
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation appointed Mandy M. Talan as its principal accounting officer effective April 21, 2026. She steps into this role while continuing as Managing Director – Corporate Controller, overseeing key accounting and financial reporting responsibilities for the company.
Who is Mandy M. Talan, the new principal accounting officer at AGM?
Mandy M. Talan, age 45, is Farmer Mac’s Managing Director – Corporate Controller and a Certified Public Accountant. She became Corporate Controller in June 2025 after senior finance and accounting policy roles at Fannie Mae and earlier audit leadership experience at KPMG.
What prior experience does AGM’s new principal accounting officer have?
Before joining Farmer Mac, Mandy M. Talan worked at Fannie Mae as Senior Director of Finance and Regulatory Reporting from September 2022 to May 2025 and Director of Accounting Policy from June 2013 to September 2022, following audit leadership at KPMG.
Was Mandy M. Talan’s appointment at AGM based on any special agreement?
The company reports no agreement or understanding with any person under which Mandy M. Talan was appointed principal accounting officer. This indicates the appointment came through internal decision-making rather than contractual or third-party arrangements.
What is the effective date of AGM’s principal accounting officer change?
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation made Mandy M. Talan its principal accounting officer effective April 21, 2026. The same date marks both the board’s decision and the commencement of her duties in that key accounting leadership role.