### Question
How is the term originator defined?


### Answer
The term **originator** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 2279aa* as the following:

> any Farm Credit System institution, bank, insurance company, business and industrial development company, savings and loan association, association of agricultural producers, agricultural cooperative, commercial finance company, trust company, credit union, or other entity that originates and services agricultural mortgage loans

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 2279aa*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-FARM CREDIT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER VIII-AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE SECONDARY MARKET**

