Whistleblower Award Determination

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Financial regulation

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-09-16 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

• PDF (Federal Register)

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The publisher's summary

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is amending its rules implementing section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA"). Section 23 of the CEA and the Commission's implementing regulations provide for the payment of awards, subject to certain limitations and conditions, to whistleblowers who provide the Commission with information that aids in successful enforcement efforts. The Commission is adopting amendments, which are modeled on a similar provision in the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") regulations, to part 165 of its regulations to increase the efficiency, transparency, and predictability of whistleblower claims process, thereby protecting and enhancing the program's effectiveness in incentivizing whistleblowers to report. The amendments also include technical corrections to the whistleblower rules to reflect the Whistleblower Office's ("WBO") move in 2025, consistent with its adjudicatory functions, to the Office of the General Counsel ("OGC").

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-19006

Document type

Rule

Status

Published