NEWS RELEASE
Comptroller of the Currency
Administrator of National Banks
NR 2001- 103


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact:  For Information (202) 874-5770
December 14, 2001                 For Copies (202) 874-5043

OCC Announces 6 New Enforcement Actions and 2 Terminations
	
WASHINGTON -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today
announced 6 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and
individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and 2
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/enforce.htm.

Formal Agreements, By Consent
No.        Name/Bank/City                                         Date
New Hampshire
2001-98    Providian National Bank, Tilton                        11/21/01

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent
No.        Name/Bank/City                                         Date
New Mexico
2001- 99   Ronald R. Firestone, The Carlsbad National Bank,
           Carlsbad                                               11/06/01

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent
No.        Name/Bank/City                                         Date
Mississippi
2001- 100  John H. O'Neal, Jr., First National Bank of Lucedale,
           Lucedale                                               11/12/01

New Mexico
2001- 99   Ronald R. Firestone, The Carlsbad National Bank,
           Carlsbad                                               11/06/01

Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent
No.        Name/Bank/City                                         Date
Nevada
2001- 97   First National Bank of Marin, Las Vegas                12/03/01

Ohio
2001- 101  The First National Bank of Germantown, Germantown      11/20/01

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions
No.        Action/Name/Bank/City/Old EA#                          Date
Florida
2001- 102  FORMAL AGREEMENT, Ocala National Bank, Ocala
           (EA #98-55)                                            11/01/01
2001- 103  CONSENT ORDER, Hurst Technologies, Inc., Orlando
           (EA #2001-96)                                          11/09/01

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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,200 national
banks and 52 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United
States, accounting for 54 percent of 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.