Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rules to Reflect Name Changes to Two FINRA Departments: the Office of Dispute Resolution and the Department of Registration and Disclosure

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA rules to reflect name changes to two FINRA departments: (1) the Office of Dispute Resolution and (2) the Department of Registration and Disclosure. Specifically, the proposed rule change would amend the General Standards, the Code of Arbitration Procedure, the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes, the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes, and the Code of Mediation Procedure to replace any references to “Office of Dispute Resolution” with “FINRA Dispute Resolution Services.” The proposed rule change would also amend the Books, Records and Reports, the Code of Procedure, and the Funding Portal Rules to replace any references to “Department of Registration and Disclosure” (also referred to as “RAD” in FINRA rules) with “Credentialing, Registration, Education and Disclosure” (also referred to as “CRED” in FINRA rules). The proposed rule change would also replace any references to “RAD” with “CRED.”