SEC · 2024 Annual Report
Securities and Exchange Commission
Requests Received
10,811
10,985 processed
Grant Rate
21%
1,530 full + 734 partial
Simple / Complex
5.86d / 71.27d
avg days to respond
Backlog
475
was 819 last year
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Grant Rate
21%
1,530 full grants, 734 partial grants out of 10,985 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
5.86 days avg
Median 4 days · Range N/A–20 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
71.27 days avg
Median 32 days · Range N/A–1059 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
475 backlogged
-42% vs last year (was 819).
Appeal Success Rate
28%
112 fully reversed + 58 partial reversals out of 597 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
58%
6,320 of 10,985 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
10,811 received
+14% vs prior year (9,481 received last year).
Processing Cost
$13,277,679
$1,209 per request processed. Staff: 37.22 FTE. Fees collected: $311.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://www.sec.gov/forms/request_public_docs#no-backPhone
202-551-7900
Mailing address
Office of FOIA Services
100 F Street, NE, Mail Stop 2465
Washington, DC 20549-2465
FOIA page
https://www.sec.gov/foia-servicesCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$13,277,679
Staff (FTE)
37.22
Fees Collected
$311
Appeals (2024)
Received
598
Affirmed (denied)
391
Reversed (granted)
112
Partial reversal
58
Data from Securities and Exchange Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.