News Release 97-47

For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE           Contact : Lynnette Carter-Warren
                                                   (202) 874-4700
Date:     May 20, 1997
               OCC ANNOUNCES NINE NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                      AND ONE TERMINATION

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced  nine enforcement actions taken against national
banks.  The 10 actions released today include: two cease and
desist orders, four civil money penalties, three
removals/prohibitions and one termination of existing
enforcement action.  

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's
Interpretations and Actions.  Subscriptions to that publication
are available from the OCC's Communications Division.  

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER FOR RESTITUTION, BY CONSENT  
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
California
97-18     Jayeast Development Corp., First Central Bank, N.A.,
          Cerritos                                        4/30/97

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT  
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
New York
97-19     Scott C. Taylor, Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole,
          New York                                         4/3/97

CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT 
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
California
97-20     David Chow, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos  4/15/97



AMENDED CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES 
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
Connecticut
97-21     Matthew A. Sivilla, Harbor National Bank of
          Connecticut, Branford                           4/15/97

Texas
97-22     Jimmy E. Nix, First Community Bank of Alice, N.A.,
          Alice                                            4/3/97

CIVIL MONEY PENALTY 
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
Texas
97-23     Charles R. Vickery, Jr., First National Bank of
          Bellaire, Bellaire                              3/31/97

REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Indiana
97-24     Melissa Miller, NBD Bank, N.A., Merrillville    4/21/97

Kansas
97-25     Amy Sue Munn, Sunflower Bank, N.A., Salina      4/21/97

REMOVAL/PROHIBITION
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Texas
97-26     Charles R. Vickery, Jr., First National Bank of
          Bellaire, Bellaire                              4/14/97

TERMINATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION
No.   Bank, City, Old EA#                                    Date
Texas
97-27     CONSENT ORDER, The Hondo National Bank, Hondo, #7902/21/97




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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,800
national banks and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign
banks in the U.S., accounting for more than half 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.