Editing Farm Credit Administration (section)

==Authority==
The Farm Credit Administration is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] of the Executive Branch of the [[federal government of the United States]]. It regulates and examines the banks, associations, and related entities of the [[Farm Credit System]], a network of borrower-owned financial institutions that provide credit to farmers, ranchers, and agricultural and rural [[utility cooperative]]s, as well as provides oversight for [[Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation|Farmer Mac]]. It derives its authority from the [[Farm Credit Act of 1971]].<ref>[https://www.fca.gov/about/fca_in_brief.html FCA in brief]</ref> The FCA is headquartered in [[McLean, Virginia]], near [[Washington, DC]].