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OCC Announces Six New Enforcement Actions and Four Terminations

 

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

 

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Indiana

 

2003-101

Terre Haute First National Bank, Terre Haute

03/22/03

2003-103

First National Bank & Trust, Kokomo

09/02/03

 

 

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

Arkansas

 

2003-102

Forrest City Bank, N.A., Forrest City

08/05/03

 

 

Missouri

 

2003-104

Gateway National Bank, St. Louis

06/20/03

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

2003-105

The National Bank of North East, North East

06/25/03

 

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Oklahoma

 

2003-106

Sidney R. Carey, Bridgeview Bank, N.A., Oklahoma City

08/11/03

 

 

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

No.

Type/Bank/City/Old EA#

Date

Florida

 

2003-107

FORMAL AGREEMENT, Marine National Bank, Naples (EA #2001-78)

08/27/03

 

 

Georgia

 

2003-108

FORMAL AGREEMENT, First National Bank of Cherokee, Woodstock (EA #2002-58)

08/13/03

Illinois

 

2003-109

FORMAL AGREEMENT, First Suburban National Bank, Maywood (EA #2000-84)

08/18/03

 

 

Missouri

 

2003-104

FORMAL AGREEMENT, Gateway National Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis (EA #2000-95)

06/20/03

 

 

 

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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