NR 2000-103
               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              
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               December 20, 2000                            
                OCC ANNOUNCES 6 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                                   
WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) today announced   6 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
California
2000-102  Sequoia National Bank, San Francisco           11/15/00

New York
2000-103 Sleepy Hollow National Bank, Sleepy Hollow               
                                                                      04/06/00

CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT
No.       Bank, City                                         Date
Alabama
2000-104  Vernon Stell Gray, Citizens National Bank, 
Valley                                                   10/24/00
2000-105  William T. Harrison, First National Bank of 
Shelby County, Columbiana                                10/26/00

REMOVALS, BY CONSENT
No.       Bank, City                                         Date
Alabama
2000-104  Vernon Stell Gray, Citizens National Bank, 
Valley                                                   10/24/00

Massachusetts
2000-106  Stacey E. Pearson, Fleet Bank, National Association,
          Springfield                                    11/09/00
Tennessee
2000-107  Sammie R. Golden, Union Planters National Bank, Memphis11/30/00

TERMINATIONS OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.       Bank, City, Old EA#                                Date
Colorado
2000-108  First National Bank of Estes Park, Estes Park (EA #99-99)11/29/00
2000-109  The First National Bank of Strasburg, Strasburg (EA #99-75)10/27/00

Missouri
2000-110  Gateway National Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis (EA #2000-33)11/08/00

Texas
2000-111  First National Bank of Rotan, Rotan (EA #99-101)10/25/00






























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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,200
national banks and 56 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.