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Final ruleTook effect June 8, 2026

Rescission of Policy Relating to the Acceptance of Settlements in Administrative and Civil Proceedings

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 8, 2026. Document 2026-11466. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.

What it does

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") is rescinding a policy contained in an appendix to its regulations concerning acceptance of settlements in administrative and civil proceedings. This policy is commonly understood to limit a respondent's or defendant's ability to deny allegations following settlement.

The Commodity Futures Trading 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 10

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

Compared with

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has published 12 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 11 in all of 2025.

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

What happens next and when

This rule is effective June 8, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-11466
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesCommodity Futures Trading Commission
PublishedJune 8, 2026
Effective dateJune 8, 2026
DocketCFTC-2026-1090

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