Corporate Applications:
| April 2006 |
Vol. 19, No. 4
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Interpretive Letters
| Letter No. |
Topic |
| 1056 |
Letter concludes that a national bank may engage in customer-driven, perfectly matched, cash-settled derivative transactions on reference assets permitted under OCC Interpretive Letter No. 1039 (September 13, 2005), with the exception of emissions allowances, and on frozen concentrate orange juice, low density polyethylene and polypropylene, provided the Bank's examiner-in-charge ("EIC") is satisfied that the Bank has adequate risk management and measurement systems and controls to conduct the activities on a safe and sound basis. WORD 03/29/2006 |
Corporate Decisions
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Letter No. |
Topic |
| 2006-04 |
Purchase and assumption application by First American National Bank, Iuka, Mississippi to acquire four branches of AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama. (Control Number 2006 SO 02 0006), WORD
03/13/2006 |
Approvals with conditions enforceable under 12 U.S.C. 1818
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Letter No. |
Topic |
| 736 |
Application to establish a new national bank with the title of "RepublicBankAz, National Association," Phoenix, Arizona, and the application for messenger service. (Control Numbers 2005 WE 01 0015 & 2005 WE 05 0154), WORD 03/27/2006 |
| 737 |
Application by First Coastal Bank, National Association, Manhattan Beach, California to conduct fiduciary powers. (Control Number 2006 WE 12 0017), WORD 03/27/2006 |
| 738 |
Application to establish a new national bank with the title of "Commerce Bank of Wyoming, National Association," Rock Springs, Wyoming. (Control Number 2006 WE 01 0004), WORD 03/31/2006 |
Final Enforcement Actions
Enclosed is a copy of the OCC's news release number 2006-46, announcing the availability of enforcement actions. Copies of the final actions are available by writing to the OCC, Public Information Room, Mail Stop 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 March 15, 2006 through April 14, 2006.
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 Licensing. The Community Development Investment Letters are from the office of Community Affairs. 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.
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