Regulators publish new rules, guidance, FAQs, and enforcement actions on their websites, often without a reliable way to be notified. ChangeTower lets you monitor the regulator pages that matter to your business, such as the SEC, FINRA, FDIC, FDA, state insurance departments, or international regulators, and get notified when something new is posted.
Step 1: Choose the regulatory pages to monitor
Monitor the pages where new content is listed, rather than a regulator's homepage. For example:
News and press release pages
Rule, guidance, and notice listings
Enforcement action pages
FAQ pages and specific guidance documents you rely on
Recall and safety alert pages
Tip: If a regulator's website lets you filter listings by topic, apply the filters first and check whether the URL changes. If it does, monitor the filtered URL so you only track what's relevant to you.
Step 2: Add your pages
In the left navigation menu, click on New Monitor. Use single-page monitoring for one page, or Monitor Multiple Pages to add pages from several regulators at once. Our guide to importing URLs walks you through it.
Step 3: Choose how changes are detected
Smart Monitor – describe the updates that matter to you. Read our Smart Monitor guide to learn how to set it up. For example:
Notify me when new guidance related to advertising or marketing communications is published
Notify me when a new enforcement action is posted
Notify me when a recall is announced for medical devices
Keyword change monitoring – track specific words or phrases, such as a rule number or topic.
Content change monitoring – get notified about any change, best for specific guidance pages you need to follow word for word.
Step 4: Customize monitor details
In the Details section, you can:
Add tags by regulator, jurisdiction, or topic
Set the monitoring frequency
Choose save options – save on every run, or only when changes are detected
Step 5: Set up your review workflow
Use notification states such as "Needs review", "Applies to us", and "No impact"
Send notifications to a Slack channel used by your compliance team
Invite team members who need to review regulatory updates
Want to monitor your own website and partner websites for compliance, too? Read our guide to compliance monitoring.
Create monitors right from your browser
Reading a regulator's website and find a page you should be tracking? With the ChangeTower Chrome extension, you can set up a monitor without leaving the page. Click the ChangeTower icon in your browser toolbar and describe what to watch for, for example "Notify me when new guidance is added to this page."