Federal Housing Finance Agency
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 | 2019-09-04 | 1,518 | 6.1 |
| #2 | 2020-09-15 | 1,259 | 5.0 |
| #3 | 2021-09-13 | 1,011 | 4.0 |
| #4 | 2022-01-11 | 929 | 3.7 |
| #5 | 2022-01-28 | 917 | 3.7 |
| #6 | 2022-04-11 | 867 | 3.5 |
| #7 | 2022-06-06 | 828 | 3.3 |
| #8 | 2022-06-08 | 826 | 3.3 |
| #9 | 2022-08-01 | 790 | 3.2 |
| #10 | 2022-08-11 | 782 | 3.1 |
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 | 288 | 278 | 135 |
| FY2024 | 217 | 160 | 126 |
| FY2023 | 117 | 84 | 69 |
| FY2022 | 89 | 73 | 37 |
| FY2021 | 108 | 124 | 21 |
| FY2020 | 120 | 116 | 37 |
| FY2019 | 149 | 139 | 34 |
| FY2018 | 138 | 148 | 24 |
| FY2017 | 172 | 157 | 34 |
| FY2016 | 179 | 182 | 19 |
| FY2015 | 169 | 161 | 22 |
| FY2014 | 160 | 171 | 14 |
| FY2013 | 165 | 151 | 25 |
| FY2012 | 174 | 181 | 11 |
| FY2011 | 125 | 123 | 18 |
| FY2010 | 116 | 109 | 16 |
| FY2009 | 118 | 116 | 9 |
| FY2008 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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