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September 16, 2005 For Copies:       (202) 874-5043

OCC Announces 25 Enforcement Actions and Four Terminations

WASHINGTON -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 25 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and four 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 Orders, By Consent

 

No.

Bank/City

Date

 

Minnesota

 

 

2005-102

The First National Bank of Brewster, Brewster

08/25/05

 

 

 

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

 

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

 

Colorado

 

 

2005-103

Mark L. Ray, Peoples National Bank Colorado, Colorado Springs

08/22/05

 

Florida

 

 

2005-104

Indian River National Bank, Vero Beach

08/22/05

 

Kentucky

 

 

2005-105

James W. Orrahood, Henderson National Bank, Henderson

08/24/05

 

Louisiana

 

 

2005-106

Charles D. Brown, Whitney National Bank, New Orleans

08/29/05

 

Minnesota

 

 

2005-107

John Fredrickson, The Lake Bank, National Association, Two Harbors

08/02/05

 

2005-108

Todd Haugen, The Lake Bank, National Association, Two Harbors

07/20/05

 

New York

 

 

2005-101

Arab Bank PLC, New York

08/17/05

 

 

 

Formal Agreements, By Consent

 

No.

Bank/City

Date

 

California

 

 

2005-109

Los Angeles National Bank, Buena Park

08/12/05

 

Florida

 

 

2005-110

Peoples National Bank, Niceville

06/30/05

 

Iowa

 

 

2005-111

The First National Bank of Rembrandt, Rembrandt

08/29/05

 

 

 

Personal Cease and Desists, By Consent

 

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

 

Iowa

 

 

2005-112

Vaughan Haraldson, The First National Bank of Rembrandt, Rembrandt

08/29/05

 

Louisiana

 

 

2005-106

Charles D. Brown, Whitney National Bank, New Orleans

08/29/05

 

 

 

 

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

 

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

 

Alabama

 

 

2005-113

William T. Harrison, Sr., First National Bank of Shelby County, Columbiana

09/02/05

 

2005-114

Helen Harrison Phillips, First National Bank of Shelby County, Columbiana

09/02/05

 

2005-115

Carol Harrison Smith, First National Bank of Shelby County, Columbiana

09/02/05

 

Arizona

 

 

2005-116

Yinzi Cai, NextBank, National Association, Phoenix

08/02/05

 

2005-117

John Hashman, NextBank, National Association, Phoenix

08/02/05

 

2005-118

Jerry Lent, NextBank, National Association, Phoenix

08/02/05

 

California

 

 

2005-119

Saul E. Cedillos, Union Bank of California, National Association, San Francisco

08/29/05

 

2005-120

Jose L. Heras, Union Bank of California, National Association, San Francisco

08/29/05

 

Kentucky

 

 

2005-105

James W. Orrahood, Henderson National Bank, Henderson

08/24/05

 

Louisiana

 

 

2005-106

Charles D. Brown, Whitney National Bank, New Orleans

08/29/05

 

Texas

 

 

2005-121

Walter C. “Charlie” Cleveland, First National Bank, Lubbock

08/17/05

 

Restitutions, By Consent

 

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

 

Kentucky

 

 

2005-105

James W. Orrahood, Henderson National Bank, Henderson

08/24/05

 

 

 

 

 

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

 

No.

Type/Bank/Cit/Old EA#y

Date

 

Florida

 

 

2005-122

FORMAL AGREEMENT, The First National Bank of Chelsea, Chelsea (EA #2002-74)

08/10/05

 

Nebraska

 

 

2005-123

CONSENT ORDER, Fullerton National Bank, Fullerton (EA #2004-121)

08/04/05

 

New York

 

 

2005-124

FORMAL AGREEMENT, The National Union Bank of Kinderhook, Kinderhook (EA #2003-123)

08/10/05

 

Utah

 

 

2005-125

FORMAL AGREEMENT, American Investment Bank, N.A., Salt Lake City (EA #2003-22)

09/06/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.