NR-112
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
Contact:  Frank D. Vance, Jr.  (202) 874-4700
November 2, 1998 
              
OCC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                                   
WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced seven enforcement actions taken against bankers and
national banks.  The actions released today include two formal agreements,
two removals, and three 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 to 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
California
98-54          Gold Country National Bank, Brownsville    9/29/98

Florida
98-55          Ocala National Bank, Ocala                  9/3/98

REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.       Individual/Bank/City                               Date
Wisconsin
98-56          Jeffrey Dahlman, Evergreen Bank, N.A., Poy Sippi9/25/98
98-57          Dawn Dahlman, Evergreen Bank, N.A., Poy Sippi9/25/98




TERMINATION OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.       Individual/Bank/City/Old EA Number                 Date
California
98-58          CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, Sequoia National Bank, San Francisco, EA
#95-809/8/98
98-59          CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, United National Bank, Monterey Park EA
#93-11311/17/97

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TERMINATION OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS (cont.)
No.       Individual/Bank/City/Old EA Number                 Date
Florida
98-55          FORMAL AGREEMENT, Ocala National Bank, Ocala EA #97-629/3/98





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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.