# iMessage Compliance Archiving for Broker-Dealers | SEC & FINRA

iCloud is not a compliance archive. Comma archives iMessages at point of delivery, no MDM. Built for BYOD environments. SEC 17a-4 & FINRA compliant.

Source: https://commacompliance.com/imessage-compliance
Last updated: 2026-06-08

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## Why Comma Compliance's iMessage Archiving Is Different

Legacy tools treat iMessage like it's still 2010. Your compliance strategy deserves better.

## What Regulators Look For During an Exam When iMessage Is in Scope

When FINRA and SEC examiners review iMessage communications during an examination, they aren't just looking for evidence that it was used. They're looking for evidence that your firm knew about the risk and had controls in place to address it — and that those controls actually worked. In practice, four things come under scrutiny.