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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Contact: Frank D. Vance, Jr.  
July 20, 1998                 (202) 874-4700


            OCC ANNOUNCES TWO NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                                 
WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced two enforcement actions taken against a former
banker and a national bank.  The two actions released today
include one formal agreement and one removal.  

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 to 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.htm.

FORMAL AGREEMENT, BY CONSENT
No.       Bank/City                                          Date
Illinois
98-31          Heartland National Bank, Herrin            06/3/98

REMOVAL, BY CONSENT 
No.       Individual/Bank/City                               Date
Vermont
98-32          William H. George, Vermont National Bank,
               Brattleboro                               05/18/98






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