Corporate Applications:
December 2000
Vol. 13, No. 12
IN THIS ISSUE:
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 Bank Organization and Structure.
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.
Members of the news media are encouraged to cite the letter number when
reporting or summarizing documents from this package. This helps us to process
single requests based upon your citation in a more timely manner.
Interpretive Letters
Letter No. | Topic |
898 |
Letter confirms that a national bank may lawfully acquire and hold a ten to
twenty percent non-controlling equity interest in a holding company engaged in
the origination, purchase and securitization of prime auto leases. 07/14/1998 |
899 |
Loans guaranteed by the Illinois Farm Development Authority (IFDA) qualify for
the lending limit exception contained in 12 CFR 32.3(c)(5) because of an
Illinois Attorney General Opinion stating that IFDA loan guarantees are backed
by the full faith and credit of the State of Illinois. Letter also states that
national banks may rely on the Illinois Attorney General opinion instead of
obtaining their own opinion of counsel as required by the regulation.
WORD 05/15/2000 |
Corporate Decisions
Letter No. | Topic |
2000-21 |
Notice by Citigroup Inc. of its intent to acquire a controlling interest in
Associates National Bank (Delaware), Newark, Delaware. (Control Number 2000 ML
11 0001), WORD 11/30/2000 |
2000-22 |
Application by the First National Bank of Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas, to establish a branch at 300 SW Texas Street, Hoxie, Arkansas.
(Control Number 2000 SE 05 0120), WORD 11/07/2000 |
Approvals with conditions enforceable under 12 U.S.C. 1818
Letter No. | Topic |
424 |
Application to establish a new national CEBA credit card bank with the title of
"World's Foremost Bank, National Association," Sidney, Nebraska. (Control
Number 2000 MW 01 12), WORD 11/07/2000 |
425 |
Application to merge Institutional Trust Company, Denver, Colorado, with
AMVESCAP National Trust Company (an interim national bank), Atlanta Georgia.
(Control Number 2000 SE 02 0019), WORD 11/08/2000 |
426 |
Application to establish a new national trust bank with the title of "First
Community Trust, National Association," Dubuque, Iowa. (Control Number 2000 MW
01 0011), WORD 11/09/2000 |
427 |
Application to establish a new national bank with the title of "Bridge Bank of
Silicon Valley, National Association," Santa Clara, California.(Control Number
2000 WE 01 0018), WORD 11/17/2000 |
Charters with standard conditions
Each of the following charter application(s) were approved with a standard
condition enforceable under 12 U.S.C. 1818 that requires the bank, during the
first three years of its operation, to provide notice to the OCC in advance of
any significant deviations or changes from its proposed operating plan.
Letter No. | Topic |
428 |
Bank of America Georgia, National Association, Atlanta, Georgia, (Control
Number 2000 ML 01 0006, WORD 11/01/2000 |
429 |
Heritage Bank, National Association, Doniphan, Nebraska, (Control Number 2000
MW 01 0014), WORD 11/03/2000 |
430 |
eComm National Bank, Irvine, California, (Control Number 2000 WE 01 017),
WORD 11/13/2000 |
431 |
First National Bank of Gwinnett, Duluth, Georgia, (Control Number 1999 SE 01
023), 11/14/2000 |
432 |
SunBank, National Association, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, (Control Number
1999 SE 01 031), 11/15/2000 |
433 |
Commonwealth National Bank, Worcester, Massachusetts, (Control Number 2000 NE
01 0022, WORD 11/21/2000 |
Final Enforcement Actions
Enclosed is a copy of the OCC's news release number
2000-103
, announcing the availability of enforcement actions. Copies of the final
actions are available by writing to the OCC, Public Reference Room, Mailstop
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 November 15 through December 14.
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