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CFTC Staffing Push Intensifies

Published May 18, 2026

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson and Ranking Member Angie Craig are urging President Donald Trump to quickly appoint a full bipartisan panel of commissioners to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In a joint statement, the House Agriculture Committee leaders…

Mersinger to Leave CFTC

Published May 14, 2025

Summer Mersinger is resigning from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to become CEO of the Blockchain Association, a lobbying group for the crypto industry. Mersinger filled a Republican seat at the CFTC and has been in that role since 2022.…

CFTC Nomination to be Reviewed This Week

Published November 26, 2023

The Senate Agriculture Committee will consider the nomination of Summer Mersinger for another term as a commissioner for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday. Mersinger was first sworn into office in early 2022. Previously, Mersinger served as the chief…

SD Native Nominated to CFTC Board

Published June 5, 2023

President Biden has announced his intentions to nominate Summer Mersinger for a full term on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Mersinger was first appointed to the CFTC board in March of 2022. Mersinger is a South Dakota native and spent…

CHS Hedging Settles With CFTC

Published December 21, 2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered CHS Hedging to pay a $6.5 million penalty. CHS Hedging reportedly accepted millions of dollars in margin payments from a rancher in Washington without adequately investigating the customer’s source of funds or reporting…

Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC Nominees

Published March 24, 2022

On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced four Commodity Futures Trading Commission commissioner nominees. The nominees include Christy Romero, Kristin Johnson, Summer Mersinger and Caroline Pham. These nominations will now be considered by the full Senate.

Changes Coming at CFTC

Published December 16, 2021

The Senate has confirmed Rostin Behnam as the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Behnam has been a CFTC commissioner for the past four years. Meanwhile, President Biden has nominated Summer Mersinger and Caroline Pham as CFTC commissioners. Mersinger…

Behnam’s Nomination Moves to Full Senate

Published November 7, 2021

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the nomination of Rostin Behnam as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In a statement, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said there’s strong bipartisan support for Behnam. Ranking Member John Boozman urged colleagues to swiftly…

Another Commissioner Announces Exit From CFTC

Published September 13, 2021

Dan Berkovitz has announced he will leave the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on October 15. With that change, the CFTC will be left with only two commissioners. Normally, this is a five-member commission.

DOJ and CFTC Investigate Ceres Global

Published June 21, 2021

Minneapolis-based Ceres Global Ag Corp is cooperating with the Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the company’s trading activities. Trades in the oat market from 2016-to-2019 are at the center of this investigation.

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CFTC Staffing Push Intensifies

Mersinger to Leave CFTC

CFTC Nomination to be Reviewed This Week

SD Native Nominated to CFTC Board

CHS Hedging Settles With CFTC

Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC Nominees

Changes Coming at CFTC

Behnam’s Nomination Moves to Full Senate

Another Commissioner Announces Exit From CFTC

DOJ and CFTC Investigate Ceres Global

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