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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
For Information: (202)
874-5770 |
February 16, 2005 |
For Copies: (202) 874-5043 |
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OCC
Announces 13 Enforcement Actions and Seven
Terminations
WASHINGTON -- The Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 13 new
enforcement actions taken against national banks and
individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national
banks and seven terminations 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 Interpretations and
Actions.
Subscriptions to that publication are available from
the OCC’s Communications Division.
The
OCC also maintains a searchable database of all public
enforcement actions taken since August 1989 on its Internet
Web site located
http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enforce.htm
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Cease
and Desist Orders, By Consent
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No.
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Bank/City
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Date
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California
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2005-3
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Asian Pacific National Bank, San Gabriel
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01/24/05
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Illinois
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2004-145
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First National Bank of Dana, Dana
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12/14/04
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New York
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2005-2
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Banco de Chile, New York Branch, New York,
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02/01/05
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Virginia
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2005-1
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(MODIFIED) Riggs
Bank N.A., McLean
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01/27/05
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Civil
Money Penalties, By Consent
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No.
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Name/Bank/City
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Date
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Illinois
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2004-146
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John Richards, Stewardson National Bank, Stewardson
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11/18/04
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Ohio
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2005-4
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Craig A. Morgan, Bank One, N.A., Columbus
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01/18/05
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2005-5
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First National Bank, Orrville
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01/10/05
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Formal
Agreements, By Consent
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No.
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Bank/City
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Date
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North Carolina
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2005-10
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Bank of America, N.A., Charlotte
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02/09/05
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Personal
Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent
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No.
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Name/Bank/City
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Date
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California
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2004-147
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Meline Arpajian, City National Bank, Beverly Hills
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10/29/04
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2004-147
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Meline Arpajian, Union Bank of California, San Francisco
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10/29/04
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Removals/Prohibitions,
By Consent
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No.
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Name/Bank/City
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Date
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California
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2005-6
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Luis A. Romero, Union Bank of California, National
Association, San Francisco
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01/19/05
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Ohio
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2005-4
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Craig A. Morgan, Bank One, N.A., Columbus
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01/18/05
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Restitutions,
By Consent
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No.
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Name/Bank/City
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Date
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California
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2005-6
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Luis A. Romero, Union Bank of California, National
Association, San Francisco
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01/19/05
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Terminations of Existing Enforcement
Actions
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No.
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Type/Bank/City/Old EA#
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Date
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Florida
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2005-7
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01/19/05
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Illinois
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2004-148
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12/14/04
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Kentucky
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2004-149
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12/22/04
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2004-150
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12/08/04
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Ohio
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2005-8
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01/19/05
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2005-9
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01/10/05
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South Dakota
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2004
-151
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12/22/04
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# # #
The
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was
created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a
nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks
are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of
serving in the best possible manner the banking needs
of their customers. |
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