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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information: (202) 874-5770
March 15, 2004 For Copies:       (202) 874-5043

OCC Announces 18 New Enforcement Actions and Two Terminations

WASHINGTON -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 18 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and two terminations of existing enforcement actions.

A list of enforcement actions previously disclosed and copies of the actual documents are available from the OCC’s Communications Division by writing to: Comptroller of the Currency, Public Information Room (1-5), Washington, DC  20219.  Requests made by facsimile transmission should be sent to (202) 874-4448.  Please include the identifying enforcement action number when placing an order.  Enforcement actions are also listed monthly in OCC Interpretations and Actions.  Subscriptions to that publication are available from the OCC’s Communications Division.

The OCC also maintains a searchable database of all public enforcement actions taken since August 1989 on its Internet Web site located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enf_search.htm.


Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Florida

 

2004-2

J. Reid Bingham, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami

02/17/04

Minnesota

 

2004-3

Jon R. Lindeman, Americana National Bank, Albert Lea

02/01/04

 

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

Alabama

 

2004-4

Town-Country National Bank, Camden

01/28/04

Illinois

 

2004-5

National Bank of Petersburg, Petersburg

01/15/04

Iowa

 

2004-6

First National Bank of West Union, West Union

01/09/04

Kansas

 

2004-7

The First National Bank of Southern Kansas, Mount Hope

01/29/04

Texas

 

2004-8

Mercedes National Bank, Mercedes

01/26/04

 

 

 

Personal Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Florida

 

2004-2

J. Reid Bingham, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami

02/17/04

Minnesota

 

2004-3

Jon R. Lindeman, Americana National Bank, Albert Lea

02/01/04

 

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

California

 

2004-9

Ralph J. de Keyser, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco

02/20/04

2003-165

Lusin Keshishyan, Union Bank of California, N.A., San Francisco

04/21/03

Florida

 

2004-10

Calvin Brooks, Guaranty National Bank of Tallahassee, Tallahassee

02/26/04

Minnesota

 

2004-3

Jon R. Lindeman, Americana National Bank, Albert Lea

02/01/04

North Carolina

 

2004-10

Calvin Brooks, Bank of America, N.A., Charlotte

02/26/04

Ohio

 

2004-11

Jernika N. Brown, U.S. Bank, NA, Cincinnati

02/20/04

Texas

 

2004-12

Jamie Ellis, First National Bank of Jasper, Jasper

02/24/04

2004-13

Lisa Wolford, First National Bank of Jasper, Jasper

02/17/04

 

Restitutions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Florida

 

2004-2

J. Reid Bingham, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami

02/17/04

 

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

No.

Type/Bank/City/Old EA#

Date

Iowa

 

2004- 14

FORMAL AGREEMENT, The Farmers National Bank of Winfield, Mt. Pleasant (EA #2002-129)

02/03/04

Kansas

 

2004- 15

FORMAL AGREEMENT, First National Bank of Muhlenberg County (formerly First National Bank of Central City), Central City (EA #2001-106)

01/14/04


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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,100 national banks and 52 federal branches of foreign banks in the U.S., accounting for more than 55 percent of the nation’s banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe and sound and competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States.