OCC news on credit card
practices
News Release: OCC Alerts National Banks on Unacceptable Credit Card Marketing and Account Management Practices, September 14,
2004
Advisory Letter on Credit Card Practices, September 14, 2004
Advisory Letter on Secured
Credit Cards, April 28, 2004
Advisory Letter on Guidance on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices, March 22, 2002
Actions the OCC has taken against banks engaged in abusive credit card practices
05/24/2004 OCC Issues Order
Against First National Bank of Marin Release 2004-37 Cease and Desist
Order
08/01/2003 OCC Requires First
Consumers National Bank to Refund Customer Fees Release 2003-60 Formal Agreement
01/21/2003 OCC Concludes Case
Against First National Bank in Brookings Involving Payday Lending, Unsafe
Merchant Processing, and Deceptive Marketing of Credit Cards Release 2003-03
Consent Order
12/03/2001 OCC Settles Case
Against First National Bank of Marin Fact Sheet Consent Order
05/03/2001 Settlement Between
the OCC and Direct Merchants Bank Fact Sheet Consent Order
6/28/2000 Providian to Cease
Unfair Practices, Pay Consumers Minimum of $300 Million Under Settlement with
OCC and San Francisco District Attorney Release 2000-49 Statement Consent Order
Stipulation Fact Sheet
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