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Final ruleTook effect May 21, 2026

Rescission of Policy Regarding Denials in Settlements of Enforcement Actions

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 21, 2026. Document 2026-10132. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is rescinding a rule of informal procedure that concerns settlements in judicial or administrative proceedings.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

17 CFR 202

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published 12 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 20 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3235-AN77 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective May 21, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-10132
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesSecurities and Exchange Commission
PublishedMay 21, 2026
Effective dateMay 21, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)3235-AN77
DocketIC-6965

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register