Section 4 — Fees

(a)(1) Each member shall be assessed a registration fee of $75.00 and a branch office system processing fee of $75.00 upon the registration of each branch office, as defined in the By-Laws.

(2) FINRA shall waive, for the first branch office registered by a member, payment of the $75.00 registration fee and the $75.00 branch office system processing fee (where such fees have been assessed pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)).

(3) Each member also shall be assessed:

(4) FINRA shall waive, for one branch office per member per year, payment of the $175 annual registration fee (where such fee has been assessed pursuant to paragraph (a)(3)(A)(i) and the $75.00 annual branch office system processing fee assessed pursuant to paragraph (a)(3)(B).

(1) $125.00 for each initial Form U4 filed by the member with FINRA for the registration of a representative or principal, except that the following discounts shall apply to the filing of Forms U4 to transfer the registration of representatives or principals in connection with acquisition of all or a part of a member's business by another member:
 

Number of Registered Personnel Transferred	Discount
1,000–1,999	10%
2,000–2,999	20%
3,000–3,999	30%
4,000–4,999	40%
5,000 and over	50%

(2) $40.00 for each initial Form U5 filed by the member with FINRA for the termination of a registered representative or registered principal, plus a late filing fee of $80.00 if the member fails to file the initial Form U5 within 30 days after the date of termination;

(3) $110.00 for the additional processing of each initial or amended Form U4, Form U5 or Form BD that includes the initial reporting, amendment, or certification of one or more disclosure events or proceedings;

(4) $15.00 for processing and posting to the CRD system each set of fingerprints submitted electronically by the member to FINRA, plus any other charge that may be imposed by the United States Department of Justice for processing each set of fingerprints;

(5) $30.00 for processing and posting to the CRD system each set of fingerprint cards submitted in non-electronic format by the member to FINRA, plus any other charge that may be imposed by the United States Department of Justice for processing each set of fingerprints;

(6) $30.00 for processing and posting to the CRD system each set of fingerprint results and identifying information that have been processed through another self-regulatory organization and submitted by a member to FINRA;

(7) $45.00 annually for each of the member's registered representatives and principals for system processing; and

(8) 10% of a member's final annual renewal assessment or $100, whichever is greater, with a maximum charge of $5,000, if the member fails timely to pay the amount indicated on its preliminary annual renewal statement.

(1) Persons for whom any qualification examination is waived pursuant to Rule 1210.03 shall be assessed as an application fee the examination fee for each qualification examination so waived.

(2) There shall be an additional service charge of $15.00 for any examination or Regulatory Element session taken in a test center located outside the territorial limits of the United States.

(3) There shall be a service charge equal to the examination or Regulatory Element session fee assessed to each individual who, having made an appointment for an administration of an examination listed above or a test center-based Regulatory Element session, fails to timely appear for such appointment or cancels or reschedules such appointment within two business days prior to the appointment date.

(4) There shall be a service charge equal to one-half of the examination or Regulatory Element session fee assessed to each individual who, having made an appointment for an administration of an examination listed above or a test center-based Regulatory Element session, cancels or reschedules such appointment three to 10 business days prior to the appointment date.

(e)(1) In addition to any dues or fees otherwise payable, each applicant for membership shall be assessed an application fee, based on the number of registered persons proposed to be associated with the applicant at the time the application is filed, as outlined in the tables below:

(2) Each applicant for membership also shall be assessed an additional $5,000 if the applicant will be engaging in any clearing and carrying activity.

(g)(1) Unless a specific temporary extension of time has been granted, there shall be imposed upon each member required to file reports, as designated by this paragraph ("Designated Reports"), a fee of $100 for each day that such report is not timely filed. The fee will be assessed for a period not to exceed 10 business days. Requests for such extension of time must be submitted to FINRA at least three business days prior to the due date; and

(2) Any report filed pursuant to this Rule containing material inaccuracies or filed incompletely shall be deemed not to have been filed until a corrected copy of the report has been resubmitted.

(3) List of Designated Reports:

(i)(1) In addition to any dues or fees otherwise payable, each applicant submitting an application for approval of a change in ownership, control, or business operations shall be assessed an application fee, based on the number of registered persons associated with the applicant (including registered persons proposed to be associated with the applicant upon approval of the application) at the time the application is filed and the type of change in ownership, control, or business operations, as outlined in the tables below:

(2) If an applicant's application for approval of a change in ownership, control, or business operations involves more than one type of application identified in the "application fee per tier and application type" table in paragraph (i)(1) of this section, the application fee shall be the highest amount of the applicable fees (e.g., the application fee for an applicant associated with 1–10 registered persons filing an application involving a merger and material change would be $7,500).

(3) FINRA shall waive the fee assessed pursuant to paragraph (i)(1) for a continuing membership application where FINRA determines that such application is proposing less significant changes that do not require substantial staff review. For example, a continuing membership application may qualify for a fee waiver under this paragraph (i)(3) where the proposed change: