NR 96-87
For:   IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             Contact:  Lynnette Carter-Warren  
                                                                                                 (202) 874-4700
Date: August 15, 1996

 
               OCC ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS  

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced  three enforcement actions taken against
national banks.  The three actions released today include: one
civil money penalty, one consent order and one prohibition.  

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, Disclosure
Room (3-10), 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.  

CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
96-40     Ronald C. Zurek, Vineyard National Bank, Rancho
          Cucamonga                                        7/1/96

CONSENT ORDER and PROHIBITION,  BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Illinois
96-41     Gregory J. Hanneken, Citizens National Bank of Albion,
          Albion                                          7/11/96



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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,800
national banks and 70 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 the safety and
soundness of the national banking system.