Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 22 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2022-06-14 | 824 | 3.3 |
| #2 | 2022-06-14 | 824 | 3.3 |
| #3 | 2022-06-22 | 819 | 3.3 |
| #4 | 2022-10-31 | 729 | 2.9 |
| #5 | 2022-12-05 | 688 | 2.8 |
| #6 | 2023-01-05 | 685 | 2.7 |
| #7 | 2023-03-13 | 640 | 2.6 |
| #8 | 2023-03-13 | 640 | 2.6 |
| #9 | 2023-03-14 | 639 | 2.5 |
| #10 | 2023-03-14 | 639 | 2.5 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1,536 | 1,613 | 256 |
| FY2024 | 1,028 | 873 | 333 |
| FY2023 | 826 | 685 | 178 |
| FY2022 | 494 | 502 | 37 |
| FY2021 | 312 | 295 | 51 |
| FY2020 | 371 | 360 | 29 |
| FY2019 | 345 | 341 | 18 |
| FY2018 | 423 | 431 | 14 |
| FY2017 | 440 | 442 | 20 |
| FY2016 | 465 | 481 | 22 |
| FY2015 | 630 | 606 | 40 |
| FY2014 | 647 | 656 | 15 |
| FY2013 | 732 | 744 | 24 |
| FY2012 | 931 | 943 | 36 |
| FY2011 | 1,250 | 1,409 | 48 |
| FY2010 | 1,987 | 2,004 | 207 |
| FY2009 | 2,207 | 2,045 | 224 |
| FY2008 | 807 | 780 | 62 |
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