FOIA Officer
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1700 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20552
CFPB_FOIA@consumerfinance.gov

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request

Dear FOIA Officer,

I am writing to request records under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

• Enforcement Investigation Statistics: I am requesting documents containing statistics that show the number of opened, pending, and closed enforcement investigations for each of the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years (complete). I am not seeking all documents containing such statistics but only documents sufficient to show these statistics for each respective fiscal year.
• SEFL Associate Director Decisions: Additionally, I seek documents that show the aggregate outcomes of decisions by the SEFL (Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending) Associate Director regarding Action Review Committee matters for each of the 2022 and 2021 fiscal years (complete). I am specifically interested in documents containing statistics sufficient to show how many matters were:
  • Returned to Supervision for follow-up (“returned”),
  • Referred to Enforcement (“referred”),
  • Returned in part and referred in part.

As an “all other requester,” I understand that I may be charged fees for search, duplication, and review. I am willing to pay up to a maximum of $5.00 for processing this request. Please notify me if the costs will exceed this amount before proceeding.

Please note that I am not requesting a fee waiver or expedited processing for this request.

If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act. I will also expect you to release all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information.

Should you have any questions about handling this request, you may contact me at the above address.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Yours in service of the republic,

Acknowledgement