News Release 97-67

For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE          Contact: Lynnette Carter-Warren
                                        (202) 874-4700
Date:  July 16, 1997 
               OCC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                       AND ONE TERMINATION 

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced  eight enforcement actions taken against
national banks.  The eight actions released today include: two
formal agreements, one civil money penalty, four
removals/prohibitions and one termination of existing
enforcement actions.  

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 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's
Interpretations and Actions.  Subscriptions to that publication
are available from the OCC's Communications Division.  

FORMAL AGREEMENT, BY CONSENT
No.  Bank, City                                              Date
North Carolina
97-32     United National Bank, Fayetteville              6/11/97

Ohio
97-33     Morgan Bank, N.A., Hudson                       5/30/97

CIVIL MONEY PENALTY ,  BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Pennsylvania
97-34     Raymond G. Weisbein, Metrobank of Philadelphia, N.A.,
          Philadelphia                                    6/16/97


REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-35     Armenui Mkhitarian, Bank of America, NT & SA, San
          Francisco                                       5/22/97
97-36     Paula E. Munoz, Bank of America, N.A., San Francisco6/2/97

Pennsylvania
97-37     John M. Guarduci, First Union National Bank,
          Philadelphia                                     6/5/97
97-34     Raymond G. Weisbein, Metrobank of Philadelphia, N.A.,
          Philadelphia                                    6/16/97

TERMINATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.  Bank, City, Old EA#                                     Date
Ohio
97-38     Malta National Bank, Malta,  #240               6/17/97






















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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,800
national banks and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign
banks in the U.S., accounting for more than half the nation's
banking assets.  Its mission is to ensure a safe, sound and
competitive national banking system that supports the citizens,
communities and economy of the United States.