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February 19, 2004For Copies (202) 874-5043

OCC Announces Five New Enforcement Actions

 

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

 

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/enforce.htm.

 

 

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

Arizona

 

2003-161

Dillard National Bank, Gilbert

12/15/03

 

 

Colorado

 

2003-162

First National Bank - Colorado, Fowler

12/18/03

 

 

Nebraska

 

2003-163

The First National Bank of Cambridge, Cambridge

12/18/03

 

 

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

North Carolina

 

2004-1

Brenda D. Bowers, Bank of America, Charlotte

01/08/04

 

Pennsylvania

 

2003-164

Marian L. Butler, Corestates Financial (now First Union), Philadelphia

02/12/03

 

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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.