Topic: Consumer and Worker Protections

FOIA to CFPB Seeking Communications with Trump Campaign Interests

December 19, 2019
FOIA Request to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeking communications from agency officials to President Trump’s reelection campaign or other interests supporting the president’s reelection.

ED Communications of with Representatives of Select Student Loan Groups

December 4, 2019
Department of Education email regarding a complaint to the College Board. These records were in response to American Oversight's request for FSA Chief Operating Officer Wayne Johnson's communications with representatives of select groups with student loan policy interests.

News Roundup: Thankful for FOIA

November 27, 2019
Mike Pompeo's phone calls with Rudy Giuliani, William Barr's meeting with Rupert Murdoch, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders's guest spot on Secretary Sonny Perdue's podcast.

FOIA to USDA Regarding Poultry Line Speed Waivers

November 22, 2019
FOIA to USDA seeking communications about line speed waivers for poultry plants in Georgia.

FOIA to FSIS Regarding Poultry Line Speed Waivers

November 22, 2019
FOIA to the U.S Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service seeking communications about line speed waivers for poultry plants in Georgia.

News Roundup: Ukraine-Related Documents, Hurdles for Asylum-Seekers, and Chad Wolf’s Involvement in Family Separation

November 8, 2019
The latest on impeachment and on our investigations into the administration's immigration policies.

FOIA Seeking Communications and Calendar Entries Reflecting Meeting with Debt Collection Industry Representatives

November 8, 2019
FOIA request to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking for all records, including communications and calendar entries, reflecting meetings between CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger, and industry representatives.

FOIA to CFPB Seeking Records Reflecting a May 2019 Meeting with Debt Collection Industry Representatives

November 8, 2019
FOIA request to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking for all records reflecting the content of a May 8, 2019, meeting between CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger, and industry representatives regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on debt collection practices.

FOIA to CFPB Seeking Resumes and Ethics Documents of Political Appointees

November 4, 2019
FOIA to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seeking resumes, ethics waivers or authorizations, and recusal determinations, as well as SF-50s, for CFPB political appointees.

Withheld Records Response from DOL Regarding Analyses and Communications Related to the Tip Rule

October 18, 2019
Response from the Department of Labor stating that the department is withholding records responsive to American Oversight's FOIA request for communications and final analyses of the impact of the tip rule proposed by the DOL in December 2017.