NR 98-26
March 6, 1998

OCC Announces Additions to 2nd Quarter 1998 CRA Examination Schedule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
today announced the following additions to its projected schedule of
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations to be conducted in the
second quarter of 1998:

Bank One, N.A.                   Columbus, Ohio                4/98
Citizens National Bank           Woodsfield, Pennsylvania      5/98
Eagle National Bank              Upper Darby, Pennsylvania     4/98
First National Bank of Jermyn    Jermyn, Pennsylvania          4/98
First National Trust Bank        Sunbury, Pennsylvania         6/98
Heritage National Bank           Pottsville, Pennsylvania      4/98
Nazareth N.B. & Trust Co.        Nazareth, Pennsylvania        6/98
National Bank of Coxsackie       Coxsackie, New York           4/98
PNC Bank, N.A.                   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania      6/98
Star Bank, N.A.                  Cincinnati, Ohio              6/98
        
The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks scheduled to be
examined under the CRA, and suggests that comments be submitted to the
institutions themselves or to the appropriate OCC district office prior to
(or as early as possible during) the month in which the exam is scheduled.
All public comments received prior to the close of the CRA exam will be
considered by the OCC.

The OCC issued its projected second quarter CRA exam schedule on February
27, 1998.  The full schedule is posted on the Internet at
http://www.occ.treas.gov.

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The OCC charters, regulates and supervises more than 2,600 national banks
and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the U.S.,
accounting for56 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.