On August 11, 2009, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Treasury Department for failing to comply with a FOIA request filed on January 23, 2009 which requested any records regarding the evaluation process that the Treasury used to determine which banks received funds from TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) as well as any correspondence between the Treasury and Rep. Barney Frank regarding the Boston-based OneUnited Bank which.