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Report on Examination Findings and Observations

Published each year, this Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities (the Report) is designed to inform member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from FINRA’s ongoing regulatory operations. For selected regulatory obligations, the Report: (1) identifies the applicable rule and key related considerations for member firm compliance programs, (2) summarizes noteworthy findings from recent examinations and outlines effective practices that FINRA observed during its oversight, and (3) provides additional resources that may be helpful to member firms.

Industry Snapshot

The FINRA Industry Snapshot  provides a high-level overview of the industry, including revenues of firms and how firms market their products and services. All of the data are reported in aggregate to respect the confidentiality of regulatory information.

FinPro

FINRA’s Financial Professional Gateway (FinPro) provides individuals (current or former representatives) direct access to resources and tools to manage their securities registration information.