Renewal Program Payment Options

Preliminary and Final Statements are posted to your firm’s Renewal Account within E-Bill. E-Bill is now integrated into FINRA Gateway. Entitled users can access the new E-Bill experience by logging in to FINRA Gateway to view renewal accounts, generate annual renewal statements, pay annual renewal assessments, and enable email alerts about the Renewal Program. Your firm will use the Renewal Account to pay the associated fees for the annual renewal of FINRA, SRO and jurisdiction/state registrations for the firm, its branches and its registered representatives. Learn more about payment options below. For renewal payment deadlines and other important dates, please see the Annual Renewal Program page.

Flex-Funding to Renewal Account Funds Transfer

Although each firm may directly deposit or transfer funds into their Renewal Account via E-Bill, it is not required. Beginning Dec. 9 through Dec. 26, 2024, FINRA will transfer funds from Flex-Funding Accounts to Renewal Accounts if the entire renewal amount owed is available. Firm users with the proper E-Bill entitlement may transfer funds at any time. However, on and after Dec. 10, firms do not need to initiate a funds transfer from their Flex-Funding Accounts to their Renewal Accounts since FINRA will transfer funds daily.

This automatic Flex-Funding Account-to-Renewal Account transfer process will also be applied daily beginning Jan. 24, 2025, for firms that still owe fees on their Final Statements.

Payment Options

Firms may use any of the following payment options:

• Electronic Payment or account transfer via E-Bill (the only payment method to directly fund the Renewal Account)
• ACH or Wire Transfer
• Check
   

1. E-Bill

In addition to viewing Renewal Statements and Renewal Account detail, E-Bill allows entitled users to:

• Deposit funds directly into the firm Renewal Account from a U.S. bank account
• Deposit funds directly in the Flex-Funding Account from a U.S. bank account
• Transfer funds from the firm’s Flex-Funding Account to its Renewal Account, and
• Transfer funds from the firm’s Flex-Funding Account to an affiliated firm’s Flex-Funding Account

Deposits and transfers post the next business day if requested by 9 p.m. ET within E-Bill. FINRA does not charge firms any fees for using E-Bill; however, firms should verify if their banks charge any additional fees. The only information required to initiate an E-Bill payment are details from the check of a U.S. bank account.

To use E-Bill, a firm’s Super Account Administrator (SAA) must assign "user" entitlement to E-Bill for any firm employees who require access. Please review the E-Bill User Guide for detailed information about using E-Bill.

Note: Your bank may require FINRA’s Company ID to process transactions via E-Bill. In these instances, please use the following Company IDs: 1222528267, 1222528268 or 1222528269.
 

2. ACH or Wire Transfer

All ACH or wire transfer payments to FINRA are deposited into firm Flex-Funding Accounts. Firms that prefer not to wait for FINRA to transfer funds may transfer funds to their Renewal Accounts using E-Bill. Firm-initiated transfer requests require one business day to reflect in E-Bill.

Please note that while wire transfers are received by FINRA on the same day they are initiated, ACH bank transfers typically take several days longer to be received by FINRA. If you send your wire transfer by 2 p.m. ET, your firm may confirm receipt the next business day by reviewing your Flex-Funding Account in E-Bill. Wire payments received after 2 p.m. ET should be available in two business days.

• Provide your bank with the following information to initiate a transfer (use the applicable ABA Number for the type of payment you are making – either wire or ACH):
  • Bank Name: Bank of America
    Transfer funds to: FINRA
    Wire ABA Number: 026009593
    ACH ABA Number: 054001204
    Beneficiary: FINRA-9509 Key West Avenue-Rockville, MD 20850
    FINRA Account Number: 226005684771
    Reference Number: Firm CRD Number
    If your firm is located outside of the United States, FINRA uses the following Swift codes:
    • Swift Code for Wires Sent in U.S. Dollars: BOFAUS3N
    • Swift Code for Wires Sent in Foreign Currency: BOFAUS6S
  • Inform your bank to credit funds to the FINRA bank account and use only your firm CRD Number as a reference.
  • Please record the confirmation number of the transfer given to you by your bank. You will need this if you choose to call your bank or FINRA later to confirm the transfer.
     

3. Check

Check payments should be available within two business days. FINRA will cash the check upon receipt. If the firm CRD number is listed on the check’s memo line, the funds will be credited to that firm’s Flex-Funding Account. All CRD/IARD check payments are deposited into the Flex-Funding Account.

Firms that prefer not to wait for FINRA to transfer funds may transfer funds to their Renewal Accounts using E-Bill. Firm-initiated transfer requests require one business day to reflect in E-Bill.

• Print and enclose a copy of the first page of your online Preliminary Statement.
• Make checks payable to FINRA
• Write your firm's CRD Number on the memo line of the check so that the funds are deposited into your firm’s flex-funding account.
• The deposit of funds may take up to two business days after the check is cashed.
• You can review E-Bill to verify that your check has been deposited in your Flex-Funding Account.

Make sure you copy the appropriate address exactly as it appears below. If you exclude any of the information, it may delay the receipt of your payment.