Guidelines for Using the CRCP Designation and Certification Marks

1. Who is eligible to use the CRCP designation?

Only individuals who have successfully completed the FINRA Institute Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP)^® program and who are in good standing may use the CRCP^® designation. To be in good standing, a CRCP graduate is required to complete 12 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years.

CRCP designees who do not remain current with the CRCP CE requirement may no longer use the CRCP designation.

2. How may CRCP^® designees in good standing use the CRCP designation and certification marks?

CRCP designees are expected to adhere to the following guidelines to ensure proper usage of the CRCP designation and certification marks.

CRCP^®

• Always use capital letters without periods between the letters.
• Always use the ® symbol (to generate the symbol, press CTL+ALT+R on Microsoft Office applications, press ALT+0174 on Windows keyboards with numeric keypads, or press the Option key +R on MAC keyboards).
• Always use with one of FINRA’s approved nouns (“designee” or “graduate”) unless directly following the name of the individual certified (e.g., John Smith, CRCP®).

Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP)^®

• Always use the ® symbol.
• Always use with one of FINRA’s approved nouns (“designee” or “graduate”) unless directly following the name of the individual certified (e.g., John Smith, Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP)^®).

If you have additional questions about the using the CRCP designation or the registered certification marks, please email us.