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Regulatory Notice 24-12

Summary

FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 3240 (Borrowing From or Lending to Customers) to strengthen the rule’s general prohibition against borrowing and lending arrangements between registered persons and their customers, narrow some existing exceptions to the general prohibition, modernize the “immediate family” definition, and enhance the notice and approval requirements related to permissible arrangements. The amendments will become effective on April 28, 2025.

The text of the rule change is set forth in Attachment A.

2023078168101 Tavic O Francis CRD 6676717 OHO Decision (2024-1731629998151).pdf

FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY OFFICE OF HEARING OFFICERS DEPARTMENT OF ENFORCEMENT, Complainant, v. TAVIC O. FRANCIS (CRD No. 6676717), Respondent. Disciplinary Proceeding No. 2023078168101 Hearing Officer–BDC DEFAULT DECISION September 30, 2024 Respondent is barred from associating with any FINRA member firm in any capacity for failing to provide documents and information requested in connection with a FINRA investigation, in violation of FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010. Appearances For the Complainant: Jessica (Ji Eun) Kim, Esq., Eric M.