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OCC Announces 13 New Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations

 

WASHINGTON -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 13 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and three 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 OCCÂ’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.

 

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Illinois

 

2003-111

AMCORE Bank, N.A., Rockford

09/16/03

 

 

New York

 

2003-112

Sam Chung, Broadway National Bank, New York

09/22/03

2003-113

Daniel Cardone, Broadway National Bank, New York

09/22/03

 

 

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

New York

 

2003-114

The Bath National Bank, Bath

09/04/03

2003-115

The National Bank of Geneva, Geneva

09/04/03

 

 

Personal Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

Kentucky

 

2003-116

Wallace Warfield, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington

04/01/03

2003-117

Elmer Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington

04/01/03

2003-118

Jack Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington

04/01/03

 

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Rhode Island

 

2003-119

Timothy Benson, Fleet National Bank, Providence

09/22/03

 

 

Restitutions, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

Kentucky

 

2003-116

Wallace Warfield, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington

04/01/03

2003-117

Elmer Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington

04/01/03

2003-118

Jack Whitaker, Whitaker Bank, N.A., Lexington

04/01/03

 

 

Rhode Island

 

2003-119

Timothy Benson, Fleet National Bank, Providence

09/22/03

 

 

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

No.

Type/Bank/City/Old EA#

Date

Florida

 

2003-120

FORMAL AGREEMENT, Executive National Bank of Miami, Miami (EA #2001-77)

09/18/03

2003-121

FORMAL AGREEMENT, First National Bank of Florida, Milton (EA #2001-56)

09/08/03

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

2003-110

FORMAL AGREEMENT, PNC Bank, National Association, Pittsburgh (EA #2002-56)

09/26/03

 

 

 

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