NR 98 - 124 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Frank D. Vance, Jr. (202) 874-4700 December 17, 1998 OCC ANNOUNCES SIX NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced six new enforcement actions taken against national banks. The actions released today include four formal agreements, one amendment to an existing formal agreement, and one cease and desist order. 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 at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce.htm. FORMAL AGREEMENT, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date New Jersey 98-66 Broad National Bank, Newark 11/19/98 Oklahoma 98-67 First National Bank in Pawhuska, Pawhuska (Amends 97-111) 10/1/98 Texas 98-68 Surety Bank, N.A., Hurst 11/19/98 98-70 Rio National Bank, McAllen 9/9/98 98-71 First National Bank of O'Donnell, O'Donnell7/29/98 CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT No. Individual/Bank/City Date California 98-69 Mission National Bank, San Francisco 11/30/98 ### The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,600 national banks and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States, accounting for 58 percent of 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.