Month: December 2022

So Your FINRA Expungement Got Approved. What Next?

By Thomas McCabe / December 16, 2022
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If you have an inaccurate or erroneous customer dispute on your broker’s record, getting it expunged is a no-brainer. But the FINRA expungement process isn’t easy. In fact, the agency calls expungement an “extraordinary remedy” to be used only in limited cases. But let’s say you brought on an experienced legal team who helped you…

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What Findings Are Required for FINRA Expungement?

By Christopher D. Warren / December 13, 2022
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Under FINRA Rule 2080, broker-dealer firms, offices, and professionals in the securities industry can request customer disputes be expunged from FINRA’s public records. When reputation is so important to client trust and retention, expungement is a no-brainer. But FINRA has high standards of review and a limited appeals process to challenge decisions – you must…

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What Happens After You Submit a FINRA Expungement Waiver Request?

By Jon-Jorge Aras / December 7, 2022
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If you have an inaccurate or defamatory customer dispute on your firm’s FINRA Central Registration Depository (CRD) record, you can ask the agency for expungement. But what happens after you submit a FINRA expungement waiver request? Under FINRA’s policies, expungement is an “extraordinary remedy” that’s appropriate in only limited cases. In order to successfully win…

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