Federal Crowdfunding–Finally Here–Goes into Effect on May 16, 2016 (Part IV)
FINRA’s Funding Portal Rules. The federal crowdfunding final rules require that each intermediary in a crowdfunding transaction be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) either as a broker-dealer or a funding portal and be a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), which is currently the only registered national securities association. For details of the final…