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Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), found in Section 552 of Title 5 of the United States Code, was enacted by Congress to provide the public with access to certain federal records. The Act requires federal agencies to produce government records in response to requests from the public, provided that the records are not exempt from disclosure by the FOIA.

The Export-Import Bank, like all federal agencies, charges for processing FOIA requests. Much of the information typically sought by FOIA requesters is available free of charge, however, on this website. Ex-Im Bank encourages all prospective FOIA requesters to thoroughly search this website prior to submission of a FOIA request.

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How to Make a Request

Frequently Requested Records:

1. Ex-Im Bank Annual Reports
2. Country Limitation Schedule
3. Minutes of the Board of Directors and Credit Committee
4. Competitiveness Report to Congress (Report to the U.S. Congress on Export Credit Competition and the Export-Import Bank of the United States)
5. Link to Export-Import Bank FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act) transaction information on USAspending.gov site (Bank’s information using the search capability and parameters options provided on USAspending.gov web site. This information is updated frequently and available to the public for searching as well as downloading .
   

   Export-Import Bank FFATA Transactions for FY2007

   Export-Import Bank FFATA Transactions for FY2008

6. “If You're a Small Business Exporter” - This portal provides step by step information including an interactive guide and contacts at the Bank to help small businesses with exporting challenges.
7. Avoid Common Multi-buyer Insurance Claims Mistakes
8. How Ex-Im Bank Structures Local Cost Financing: An Example
9. Subscribe to Ex-Im Bank electronic publications: (The public may subscribe, at no cost, to the Bank’s news updates, Exporter Newsletter, Environmental Exports Program Update, Africa news, the Americas and Caribbean news, India news, and Broader Middle East and North Africa news, as well as receive alerts on changes to the Country Limitation Schedule).
10. Ex-Im Bank's Freedom of Information Act Report
    • October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007
    • October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006
    • October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005
    • October 1, 2003 to September 30, 2004
    • October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003
    • October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002
    • October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001
    • October 1, 1999 to September 30, 2000
    • October 1, 1998 to September 30, 1999
    • October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998
       

FOIA Reading Room Certification (October 27, 2008)

Export-Import Bank of the United States, Review of the Freedom of Information Act Operations & Plan for Improvement of Agency Performance, June 14, 2006

FOIA Regulations (and Other Information Disclosure Regulations)

Please direct all FOIA questions to Joe Sorbera at (202)565-3241 or send an e-mail to foia@exim.gov.

Last Updated: October 27, 2008