Central Registration Depository

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The Central Registration Depository is a centralized online database that stores licensing and registration information for broker-dealers and their associated individuals in the U.S. securities industry.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
FINRA Central Registration Depository 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf online database
regulatory information system
securities industry registration database
abbreviation CRD
accessMethod online
containsInformationOn arbitration cases
associated persons of broker-dealers
broker-dealer firms
civil and criminal events related to securities activities
customer complaints
disciplinary history of registered persons
employment history of registered persons
examination results
regulatory actions
securities industry licenses
securities industry registrations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataModelIncludes Form BD
Form U4
Form U5
dataSubmittedBy broker-dealer firms
registered individuals
regulators
maintainedBy FINRA Technology Department
operator Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
operatorAbbreviation FINRA
purpose to store licensing and registration information for broker-dealers and associated individuals
to support regulation of the U.S. securities industry
regulatoryFramework FINRA rules
U.S. federal securities laws
state securities laws
relatedTo Investment Adviser Registration Depository
relatedToAbbreviation IARD
scope national U.S. system
sector securities industry
supportsProcess amendment of registrations
initial registration of broker-dealers
regulatory disclosures
termination of registrations
supportsSystem BrokerCheck
usedBy FINRA member firms
U.S. securities regulators
broker-dealers
investment adviser representatives
registered representatives
self-regulatory organizations
state securities regulators

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BrokerCheck dataSource Central Registration Depository
this entity surface form: FINRA Central Registration Depository
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority operates Central Registration Depository