Corporate Applications:
March 2001
Vol. 14, No. 3
IN THIS ISSUE:
PLEASE NOTE: Interpretive Letters and No-Objection Letters reflect the views of the
Comptroller's legal staff. Corporate Decisions, CRA Decisions and Conditional Approvals
are from the office of Bank Organization and Structure. The list of CRA Ratings is
from the Communications Division. For copies of the CRA evaluations, you may either
contact the bank directly, or you may write to the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC) in any of three ways: by mail to the OCC, Attn: Public Information
Room, Mail Stop 1-5, Washington, D.C. 20219; by fax to (202) 874-4448; or by
e-mail to FOIA-PA@occ.treas.gov. You may also write to
the OCC for copies of enforcement actions and charters with standard conditions.
Members of the news media are encouraged to cite the letter number when
reporting or summarizing documents from this package. This helps us to
process single requests based upon your citation in a more timely manner.
Interpretive Letters
| Letter No. | Topic |
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| 906 |
Letter states that the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) is not controlling with respect to the
authority of national banks to charge ATM access fees. In addition, the EFTA does not conflict with the
National Bank Act because the EFTA does not address the substantive power of national banks to
charge ATM access fees.WORD 01/19/2001 |
CRA Decisions
| Letter No. | Topic |
|---|
| 108 |
Application by Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, National Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to purchase and
assume certain of the assets and liabilities of First Security Bank of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(Control Number 2000 ML 02 0030),WORD 2/15/2001 |
Corporate Decisions
| Letter No. | Topic |
|---|
| 2001-04 |
Application to consolidate West Texas National Bank, Alpine Texas, with First
National Bank, Alpine, Texas, under the title of West Texas National Bank.
(Control Number 2000 SW 02 0035), WORD 01/03/2001 |
| 2001-05 |
Application by National Bank of Commerce, Memphis, Tennessee, to establish an operating subsidiary entitled
National Bank of Commerce Foundation, Inc., to engage in certain permissible
activities. (Control Number 2000 SE 08 0066), WORD 02/02/2001 |
Approvals with conditions enforceable under 12 U.S.C. 1818
| Letter No. | Topic |
|---|
| 449 |
Application to charter Futurus Bank, N.A., Alpharetta, Georgia.
(Control Number 1999 SE 01 0028), WORD 2/12/2001 |
| 450 |
Application to merger Summit Bank, Hackensack, New Jersey; Summit Bank, Norwalk, Connecticut;
and Summit Bank, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, into and under the charter and title of Fleet National Bank,
Providence, Rhode Island. (Control Number 2000 ML 02 0032), WORD 2/13/2001 |
| 451 |
Application by Advanta National Bank, Wilmington, Delaware, to reduce
capital. (Control Number 2001 NE 12 0034), WORD 2/28/2001 |
Charters with standard conditions
Each of the following charter application(s) were approved with a standard
condition enforceable under 12 U.S.C. 1818 that requires the bank, during
the first three years of its operation, to provide notice to the OCC in
advance of any significant deviations or changes from its proposed
operating plan.
| Letter No. | Topic |
|---|
| 452 |
Midland Trust Company, National Association, Houston, Texas,
(Control Number 2000 SW 01 0009), WORD 1/31/2001 |
| 453 |
Leader Bank, National Association, Arlington, Massachusetts,
(Control Number 2000 NE 01 0025), WORD 2/26/2001 |
Final Enforcement Actions
Enclosed is a copy of the OCC's news release number
2001-31, announcing the availability of
enforcement actions. Copies of the final actions are available by writing to the OCC, Public
Reference Room, Mailstop 1-5, Washington, D.C. 20219. When ordering, specify the
appropriate enforcement action number.
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT (CRA) Performance Evaluations
Enclosed is a list of CRA performance evaluations that became public during the period of
February 15 through March 14.
INTERPRETATIONS AND ACTIONS is published monthly by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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