NR 98 - 91 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Contact: Frank D. Vance, Jr.  
September 3, 1998                 (202) 874-4700

               OCC ANNOUNCES 11 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                                   
WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 
today announced 11 enforcement actions taken against bankers, 
national banks and related entities.  The actions released
today include three formal agreements, three cease and desist 
orders, four civil money penalties 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
California
98-40     American Independent Bank, N.A., Gardena   7/28/98

Illinois
98-42     First National Bank of Mt. Pulaski, Mt. Pulaski7/1/98

Texas
98-35     Northeast National Bank, Mesquite          8/14/98

CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS, BY CONSENT 
No.       Individual/Bank/City                       Date
Georgia
98-33     Nova Financial Corporation, Atlanta         7/1/98

Oklahoma
98-41     Alan D. Dufur, The First National Bank in Durant, Durant8/12/98

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CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS, BY CONSENT (cont.)
No.       Individual/Bank/City                            Date
Texas
98-34          First National Bank, Burkburnett           7/15/98

CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT
No.       Individual/Bank/City                            Date
Nebraska
98-36     Roger A. Rikli, First National Bank of Holdrege, Holdrege6/28/98
98-37     Kenneth J. Slominski, First National Bank of Holdrege, Holdrege6/28/98
98-39     Margery A. Verbeck, First National Bank of Holdrege, Holdrege7/31/98

Oklahoma
98-41     Alan D. Dufur, The First National Bank in Durant, Durant8/12/98

PROHIBITION, BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
No.       Individual/Bank/City                               Date
California
98-38     Richard Salmon, Bank of the Desert, N.A., Indio7/27/98






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banks and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United 
States, accounting for 58 percent of the nation's banking assets.  Its 
mission is to ensure a safe, sound and competitive national banking
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