On August 2, 2004, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added four new entries to the Iraqi list, removed two entries from its Sudan list, and added a new entry to the Sudan list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN”). The added and removed entries are listed below.

The following [IRAQ2] entries have been added:

The following Sudan entries have been removed:

The Sudan entries were replaced with the following new entry:

OFAC has asked that we distribute the information to all FDIC-supervised institutions so records can be checked for accounts that are required to be blocked. OFAC information also may be found on the Internet at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/.

Please distribute this information to the appropriate personnel in your institution. For further information about Executive Orders, the list of blocked accounts, or the procedures to block accounts, please calls OFAC's Compliance Programs Division at 1-800-540-6322.

For your reference, FDIC Financial Institution Letters may be accessed from the FDIC's website at www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2004/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Financial Institution Letters through e-mail, please visit http://www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

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Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

NOTE: Paper copies of FDIC financial institution letters may be obtained through the FDIC'S Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434 (1-877-275-3342 or (703) 562-2200).