OCC Announces Five New Enforcement Actions

WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced five new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks.

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 Website located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce.htm.

Formal Agreement, by Consent

No. Bank/City Date

District of Columbia

99-71 Treasury Bank, LLC, Washington 10/03/99

Cease and Desist Order, by Consent

No. Bank/City Date

New Jersey

99-72 Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Bridgeton, Bridgeton 05/24/99

Removals, by Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

California

99-73 Alice Rostami, Bank of America, N.T. & S.A., San Francisco 10/07/99

Illinois

99-58 Michael P. Traba, The First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago 05/01/99

Oregon

99-74 Erin Bennett, U. S. Bank of Oregon, N.A., Portland 10/07/99