Mary John Miller, an official at the Treasury Department, hasdeclined to be considered as a candidate for the chairmanship ofthe Securities and Exchange Commission, according to the NewYork Times. Her exit puts the focus on other executives saidto be under consideration in Washington, including SallieKrawcheck, a former executive at Bank of America and SanfordBernstein, Richard Ketchum, chairman of the Financial IndustryRegulatory Authority, and Robert Khuzami, the SEC's enforcementchief.

After SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro announced Monday that she wasstepping down next month, President Obama named SEC CommissionerElisse Walter to replace her. But Walter's term expires next yearand according to the Times, she has said she will onlyserve “for a short time.”

See the full story here. For previous coverage, see SEC Chairman Schapiro To Step Down and New SEC Head Faces Big Challenges.