UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2003


                    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Federally chartered
        instrumentality of
        the United States              0-17440            52-1578738
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)      File Number)     Identification No.)



  1133 21st Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C.               20036
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (202) 872-7700


                                    No change
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (a) Not applicable.

      (b) Not applicable.

      (c) Exhibits:

99.1 Certification  of  Henry  D.  Edelman,   Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the
     Registrant, dated May 15, 2003.

99.2 Certification  of  Nancy  E.  Corsiglia,  Chief  Financial  Officer  of the
     Registrant, dated May 15, 2003.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On May 15, 2003,  the  Registrant  filed with the  Commission its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 accompanied by
the  certifications  of Henry  D.  Edelman,  the  Registrant's  Chief  Executive
Officer,  and Nancy E. Corsiglia,  the Registrant's Chief Financial Officer,  as
required pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002.  Conformed copies of the certifications are
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2.


















                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION



                                    By:   /s/ Jerome G. Oslick
                                       ---------------------------------
                                        Name:   Jerome G. Oslick
                                        Title:  Vice President - General Counsel




Dated:      May 15, 2003











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                   Description                           Page No.
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99.1                      Certification of Henry D. Edelman Dated      5
                          May 15, 2003

99.2                      Certification of Nancy E. Corsiglia Dated    6
                          May 15, 2003






                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q of the  Federal
Agricultural  Mortgage  Corporation (the "Corporation") for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Henry D. Edelman, Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

     (1) the Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Corporation.



/s/ Henry D. Edelman
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Henry D. Edelman
Chief Executive Officer


Dated: May 15, 2003











                                                                Exhibit 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q of the  Federal
Agricultural  Mortgage  Corporation (the "Corporation") for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Nancy E. Corsiglia,  Chief Financial  Officer of
the  Corporation,  certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that,  to my
knowledge:

     (1) the Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Corporation.



/s/ Nancy E. Corsiglia
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Nancy E. Corsiglia
Chief Financial Officer


Dated: May 15, 2003