CFTC seat close to being filled

23 Feb 2007

The Democratic seat for commissioner at Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) looks close to being filled.

While sources told FO Week that Bart Chilton, who currently serves as senior vice president of government relations at National Farmers Union in Washington, has been tapped for the Democratic seat at CFTC, Chilton himself denied any contact had...

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“At our current funding level, the Commission is under serious strain. We lack the staff and resources necessary to both implement Dodd-Frank and continue to fulfil our pre-Dodd-Frank duties under the Commodity Exchange Act. Without additional funding, the strain will only become worse in July, when much of Dodd-Frank goes into effect.”

The CFTC's Michael Dunn pleads for Congressional support over the regulator's budget.