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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information: (202) 874-5770
May 25, 2004 For Copies:       (202) 874-5043

OCC Announces 12 Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations

WASHINGTON -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 12 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and three 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/enf_search.htm.

Cease and Desist, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

District of Columbia

2004-32

First Liberty National Bank, Washington

04/23/04

Nevada

2004-45

First National Bank of Marin, Las Vegas

05/24/04

Ohio

2004-33

The Ripley National Bank, Ripley

04/20/04

Virginia

2004-43

Riggs Bank N.A., McLean

05/13/04

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Virginia

2004-44

Riggs Bank N.A., McLean

05/13/04

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No.

Bank/City

Date

Kansas

2004-34

First National Bank & Trust Company in Larned, Larned

04/09/04

Illinois

2004-35

National Bank, Hillsboro

04/22/04

Louisiana

2004-36

National Independent Trust Company, Ruston

05/03/04

Texas

2004-37

The National Bank of Daingerfield, Daingerfield

04/21/04

Restitutions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

Nevada

2004-45

First National Bank of Marin, Las Vegas

05/24/04

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

California

2004-39

Julie K. Hutchinson, Wells Fargo Bank NA, San Francisco

05/06/04

New York

2004-38

(AMENDMENT) Ezequiel Edmond Nasser, Excel Bank, N.A., New York

04/30/04

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

No.

Type/Bank/City/Old EA#

Date

Illinois

2004-40

FORMAL AGREEMENT, Cornerstone Bank and Trust, N.A., Carrollton (EA #2001-87)

04/08/04

Texas

2004-41

FORMAL AGREEMENT, Security State Bank, NA, Ore City  (EA #2003-48)

02/25/04

2004-42

CONSENT ORDER , Peoples National Bank, Paris  (EA #2003-2)  

04/22/04


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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,000 national banks and 51 federal branches of foreign banks in the U.S., accounting for more than 56 percent of the nation’s banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe and sound and competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States.