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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Check EDGAR and the SEC FOIA document library first. FOIA is for agency records that are not already publicly available.

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Before you file: Search the agency’s public reading room and other public databases first. FOIAFiler does not submit requests for you, and agency contact details can change. Verify current instructions on the official agency page before sending.

Common request topics

secsecuritiesenforcementcompanywall street

Where to submit

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Email: foiapa@sec.gov

Mail:
FOIA/PA Officer
SEC Office of FOIA Services
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549

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Financial-supervision, confidential commercial, SAR, and enforcement information can be protected. Search public enforcement databases first.

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How to make the request easier to process

  • Describe the records, not just the question you want answered.
  • Use a specific date range when possible.
  • Name the office, event, case number, contract number, facility, or other locator if known.
  • List useful record types such as emails, reports, memoranda, photographs, logs, contracts, or policy documents.
  • For records about yourself, follow the agency’s identity-verification and Privacy Act instructions.
  • Ask for reasonably segregable non-exempt portions if responsive records contain exempt material.

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If this agency is clearly the custodian, build one request. If the records may be split among several components, Request Bundles can generate a separate letter for each selected agency while keeping the core description consistent.

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