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Special Alerts
| SA-89-2006
April 12, 2006
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| TO: |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer) |
| SUBJECT: |
Unauthorized Banking Activities
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| Summary: |
The Central Bank of the Bahamas reports there is no record of Trinity Savings Bank, Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas, being authorized or licensed to conduct banking business from the Bahamas.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has informed the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that Trinity Savings Bank, Ltd.,
Nassau, Bahamas, has represented itself as a bank and offered banking products
and services to the general public. The Central Bank of the Bahamas reports
that there is no record of such a company being authorized or licensed to
conduct the business of banking from the Bahamas. The OCC has not authorized
the referenced entity to operate as a bank or conduct banking business anywhere
in the United States. Furthermore, deposits of Trinity Savings Bank are not
insured by the FDIC.
Any information you have concerning this matter should be brought to the
attention of:
| Mail: |
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
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Enforcement & Compliance
Division, MS 8-10
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20219 |
| Fax: |
(202) 874-5301 |
| E-mail: |
occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov |
Information about counterfeit
items, cyber-fraud incidents and other fraudulent activity may be forwarded
to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud
and Financial Crimes Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-4004, Washington,
D.C. 20429,
or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov. Information related to
federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be submitted to the
FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
For your reference,
FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's
website at www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2006/index.html. To learn
how to automatically receive FDIC Special Alerts through e-mail, please
visit www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
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Sandra L. Thompson |
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Acting
Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection |
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
NOTE: Paper copies of FDIC Special Alerts may be obtained through the FDIC's
Public Information (1-877-275-3342).
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