# 2025-04329: FINRA Fast-Tracks Arbitration for Seniors and the Sick: Justice Hurries

2025-04329, Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Codes of Arbitration Procedure To Adopt FINRA Rules 12808 and 13808 (Accelerated Processing) To Accelerate the Processing of Arbitration Proceedings for Parties Who Qualify Based on Their Age or Health Condition, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2025-03-18, effective The Commission is expected to decide whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change by March 26, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04329
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Codes of Arbitration Procedure To Adopt FINRA Rules 12808 and 13808 (Accelerated Processing) To Accelerate the Processing of Arbitration Proceedings for Parties Who Qualify Based on Their Age or Health Condition
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 12616
- Published: 2025-03-18
- Effective: The Commission is expected to decide whether to approve or disapprove the proposed rule change by March 26, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FINRA Fast-Tracks Arbitration for Seniors and the Sick: Justice Hurries

## Summary

FINRA wants to speed up arbitration cases for people who are older or have serious health issues. This change affects anyone involved in FINRA arbitration and aims to get their cases resolved faster, easing stress and delays. The SEC is now deciding whether to approve this rule, with a decision expected by March 26, 2025.

## Effects PRIA read

- Fast‑track for parties age 70 or older: benefit, medium. If you are a party in a FINRA arbitration and you are at least 70 years old at the time you request it, you may ask for accelerated processing under the proposed rules. FINRA says eligible cases could close about six months sooner than under the current program.
- Fast‑track for parties with serious health conditions: benefit, medium. If you are a party in a FINRA arbitration and you certify (in the form required by FINRA's DRS Director) that you have a medical diagnosis and prognosis and reasonably believe accelerated processing is necessary to avoid prejudice, you may request accelerated processing. The certification does not…
- 10‑month benchmark for awards and faster arbitrator lists: benefit, medium. For cases accepted as accelerated, panels would be required to endeavor to render an award within 10 months of the Director's determination, and hold a prehearing conference to set schedules consistent with that 10‑month goal. The Director must also send lists of potential arbitrators "as soon as p…
- Shorter party deadlines in accelerated cases: mixed, medium. In accelerated FINRA cases, several default party deadlines would be shortened: answers and submission agreements must be served within 30 days instead of 45; responses to third‑party claims within 30 days instead of 45; ranked arbitrator lists returned within 10 days instead of 20; customer Docume…

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## Sources
- [2025-04329 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/18/2025-04329/self-regulatory-organizations-financial-industry-regulatory-authority-inc-order-instituting)
- [2025-04329 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-18/pdf/2025-04329.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04329 (as of 2026-06-08).