NR 2000-60
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                     
Contact: Frank D. Vance, Jr.  (202) 874-4700
August 2, 2000

          OCC ANNOUNCES 13 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

                                   
WASHINGTON, DC --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. 
  
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
Florida
2000-54             First National Bank of Florida, Milton              6/29/00

Ohio
2000-55             Citizens National Bank, Bluffton                    7/12/00

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT
No.                 Bank/City                                           Date             
California
2000-56             Founders National Bank of Los Angeles, Los Angeles  5/23/00

South Dakota
2000-57             United Credit National Bank, Sioux Falls            6/29/00

Texas 
2000-58   	    UICI, Inc., Dallas                              	6/29/00
2000-59             United CreditServ, Inc., Dallas                 	6/29/00


                               
REMOVALS AND PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.                 Individual/Bank/City                                Date
                    Minnesota
2000-60             Brenda M. Dickinson, U. S. Bank, N.A., Minneapolis  6/26/00

North Carolina
2000-61             James J. Marron, Bank of America, N.A., Charlotte   6/28/00

North Dakota
2000-62             Debra Gronlie, BNC National Bank, Bismarck          6/6/00

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER FOR RESTITUTION, BY CONSENT
No.                 Individual/Bank/City                                Date
Minnesota
2000-60             Brenda M. Dickinson, U. S. Bank, N.A., Minneapolis  6/26/00

North Carolina
2000-61             James J. Marron, Bank of America, N.A., Charlotte   6/28/00

PERSONAL CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT
No.                 Individual/Bank/City                                Date
North Dakota
2000-62             Debra Gronlie, BNC National Bank, Bismarck          6/6/00

TERMINATIONS OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.                 Bank, City, Old EA#                                 Date
South Dakota
2000-63             Deuel County National Bank, Clear Lake (EA# 97-91)  6/29/00



The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,400
national banks and 59 federal branches and agencies of foreign
banks in the United States, accounting for 59 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.