Cyrus Amir-Mokri, a senior counsel to Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, has been nominated by President Obama to become the assistant treasury secretary for financial institutions.

Amir-Mokri, whose nomination is subject to Senate confirmation, was one of the architects of last year's financial overhaul bill.

He was the CFTC's deputy representative to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, a body created by the bill to review regulations and deal with other issues aimed at protecting the safety and soundness of the nation's financial system.

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