Alert 2005-20
OCC ALERT  

Subject:      Stolen Official Checks and Money Orders
Description:  TCF National Bank

Date:         October 24, 2005

TO:  Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State
     Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the
     Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance
     Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision;
     Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers
     (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District
     Counsel; and All Examining Personnel

RE:  Stolen Official Checks and Money Orders of TCF National
     Bank, Minneapolis, MN

     The above-named bank has reported that 1,000 of the bank's
     blank official checks with the serial numbers of 729951100
     through 729952099 have been stolen.  In addition, 250 blank
     money orders with the serial numbers of 887084350 through
     887084599 have also been stolen.
     
     All items include the bank's name and address of 801
     Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN  55402 in the top left
     corner.  All items are numbered in the top right corner and
     contain a reflective security mark, which can be viewed when
     holding the item at an angle.
     
     You can verify the authenticity of TCF National Bank checks
     by contacting Kevin Dahl, loss prevention manager, at (612)
     661-6918, by fax at (612) 661-8260, or via e-mail at
     [kdahl@tcfbank.com].
     
     Additional information concerning this matter that you
     believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC, may
     be forwarded to:
     
               E-mail:   occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov
                 Mail:   Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                         Enforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10
                         250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC   20219
                  Fax:   (202) 874-5301
             Internet:   http://www.occ.treas.gov


Brian C. McCormally
Director for Enforcement & Compliance