FINRA Entitlement Program Announcements

New Entitlement Privilege as of June 23, 2008—View Individual SSNs
FINRA implemented a new information security feature that restricts access to Social Security numbers (SSNs) through a specific entitlement in Web CRD^® and IARD^SM.Only those individuals who are entitled with the new privilege—"View Individual SSN"—are able to view SSNs in Web CRD/IARD. SSNs will be masked with "Xs" for individuals who are not entitled with this new privilege. Important to Note:

All individuals, regardless of whether they are entitled with the new "View Individual SSN" privilege, are still able to search by SSN in Web CRD/IARD. All Web CRD/IARD Account Administrators were automatically entitled with the new "View Individual SSN" privilege as of June 23, 2008. Account Administrators must entitle those individuals in their organizations who require access to SSNs to perform their job responsibilities by setting the "View Individual SSN" privilege for them through the FINRA Entitlement Account Management Tool.

Checklist for Organizational Change: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Successions
If your firm is undergoing an organizational change, it may affect the ways in which you interact with FINRA, such as your membership application and system-related privileges. In order to make your firm's transition easier, we have compiled a checklist of steps to consider.