Snapshot Reports

A Snapshot Report is generated from the Central Registration Depository (CRD^®) and provides background information on an individual's securities and investment advisory experience and related qualifications. The report includes exams taken, employment history, and disclosure information, if any exists.

Active Broker-Dealers and Investment Adviser firms may request these reports directly from Web CRD^® for persons associated with their firms. Accordingly, individuals who are currently registered on Web CRD, may request Snapshot Reports from the licensing or compliance departments of their firms. 

 

Individuals also may request a Snapshot Report by printing and completing the Snapshot Request Form.  FINRA generally will process Snapshot requests submitted directly by an individual under the guidelines stated below. 

• All Snapshot requests must be signed by the individual requesting the Snapshot Report.
   
  
• FINRA will mail the report for currently registered individuals to the residential address of record in CRD.  FINRA will mail the report for formerly registered individuals to the residential address of record in CRD or other residential address provided by the requestor with written authorization. 
  
  
• FINRA will not accept requests for reports submitted by third parties (requestors must be the subject of the report).

Snapshot Reports will be mailed as soon as they are processed, which typically is three to five business days from the date FINRA receives a valid request. Data for Snapshot Reports are generated from the Web CRD system. Please be advised that data submitted prior to the deployment of Web CRD (August 1999) are derived from Legacy CRD, which is no longer the system of record.