NR 96-136
For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact:  Lynnette Carter-Warren
Date: December 4, 1996                                   (202) 874-4700


               OCC ANNOUNCES SIX NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency today announced  six enforcement actions taken against
national banks.  The six actions released today include: one
consent order and five removals/prohibitions.  

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.  

CONSENT ORDER  
No.  Bank, City                                              Date
California
96-54     First National Bank of Marin, San Rafael       10/17/96

REMOVAL/PROHIBITION, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
96-55     Debra E. El-Feghali, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., City of
          Industry                                        9/21/96
Colorado
96-56     Joyce Higgins, Bank One, N.A. Colorado, N.A., Denver                                                       9/19/96
96-57     Pia Allen, Bank One Colorado, N.A., Denver      9/20/96



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REMOVAL/PROHIBITION, BY CONSENT, (cont'd.)
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Florida
96-58     Patricia S. Woodman, NationsBank of Florida, N.A.,
          Sarasota                                        10/2/96

Oklahoma
96-59  Barbara J. Colier, Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., Tulsa   9/23/96
































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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 the
safety and soundness of the national banking system.