NR 2000-83
               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              For Information  (202) 874-5770
               October 24, 2000                   For Copies (202) 874-5043

               OCC ANNOUNCES 10 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                                   
WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) today announced  10 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
2000-81   Gold Country National Bank, Brownsville      9/7/00
2000-82   Bay View Bank, N.A., San Mateo               9/6/00

Florida
2000- 83  (AMENDED) Pacific National Bank, Miami          6/21/00

Illinois
2000-84   First Suburban National Bank, Maywood                  
                                                       9/11/00

Kansas
2000-85   Heartland Bank, National Association, Jewell    9/26/00

Ohio
2000-86   Stebbins National Bank, Creston                              
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                  
                                                                 9/26/00

Tennessee
2000- 94  Community National Bank of Tennessee, Lexington 9/27/00


Texas
2000-87   First National Bank, Fairfield                  7/18/00

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT
No.       Bank, City          Date           
Florida
2000-88   net 1st National Bank, Boca Raton               9/25/00

CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT
No.       Bank, City                                         Date
Illinois
2000-89   Christopher Bryant, First Illinois National Bank,
          Savanna                                         9/19/00

TERMINATIONS OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.       Bank, City, Old EA#                                Date
California
2000-90   Mission National Bank, San Francisco (EA# 98-69)9/20/00

Florida
2000-91   Eastern National Bank, Miami (EA# 99-54)        9/14/00

Illinois
2000-92   First Suburban National Bank, Maywood (EA# 99-26)9/11/00

Kansas
2000-93   Heartland Bank, National Association, Jewell (EA#97-51)
                                                          9/26/00





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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,300
national banks and 56 federal branches and agencies of foreign
banks in the United States, accounting for 56 percent of the
nation's banking assets.  Its mission is to ensure a safe, sound
and competitive national banking system t`hat supports the
citizens, communities and economy of the United States.