OCC Announces Six New Enforcement Actions and Six Terminations

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the following enforcement actions taken against national banks. The 12 actions released today include: four civil money penalties, one consent order, one prohibition, and six terminations of an existing enforcement action.

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, Communications Division (3-2), Washington, DC 20219

Requests made by facsimile transmission should be sent to (202) 874-5263. 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.

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Connecticut

95-98 Joseph Mannello, Summit National Bank, Torrington 12/21/1995

96-1 William Summa, Summit National Bank, Torrington 01/19/1996

Ohio

95-99 K. Lucille Best, Malta National Bank, Malta 12/19/1995

Texas

95-100 J. Michael Doyle, First National Bank Of Wolfe City (Failed), Wolfe City 12/21/1995

Consent Order

No. Bank/City Date

Pennsylvania

94-211 The Luzerne National Bank, Luzerne 01/11/1994

Prohibition, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Texas

95-100 J. Michael Doyle, First National Bank of Wolfe City (Failed), Wolfe City 12/21/1995

Termination of Enforcement Action

No. Type/Bank/City/Old EA# Date

California

96-2 FA, The Siam Commercial Bank (Federal Branch), Los Angeles, (EA #94-58) 01/11/1996

Florida

96-3 CO, Continental National Bank of Miami, Miami, (EA #757) 02/01/1996

New York

96-4 CO, Park Avenue Bank, N.A., New York, (EA #94-204) 01/17/1996

North Carolina

96-5 FA, United National Bank, Fayetteville, (EA #93-90) 01/31/1996

Pennsylvania

96-6 CO, Downingtown National Bank, Downingtown, (EA #532) 02/01/1996

96-7 CO, The Luzerne National Bank, Luzerne, (EA #94-211) 02/01/1996