FOIA Processing

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Clustered bar chart titled “FY 2026 FOIA Processing” comparing FOIA requests received and requests closed by quarter and in total during fiscal year 2026. The agency received 121 requests and closed 97 requests overall. Closures exceeded receipts in the third quarter, but receipts exceeded closures in the first, second, and fourth quarters.

FOIA Backlog

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Bar chart titled “FOIA Backlog FY 2026 Q4” showing the Export-Import Bank's FOIA request backlog from 2017 through 2026. The backlog declined from 44 requests in 2017 to a low of 14 in 2022, then increased steadily, reaching 91 requests in 2026, the highest level shown.

Modes Used to Submit FOIA Requests

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Horizontal bar chart titled “Modes Used to Submit FOIA Requests, FY 2026 Q4” showing that 24 FOIA requests were received during the quarter. Email was the most common submission method with 13 requests, followed by FOIA Online Form with 5 requests, National FOIA Portal with 3 requests, and U.S. Mail with 3 requests. No requests were submitted through FOIA Xpress PAL.