OCC Announces 17 New Enforcement Actions

WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 17 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://apps.occ.gov/EnforcementActions/.

Formal Agreements, by Consent

No. Bank/City Date

Florida

2000-3 Continental National Bank of Miami, Miami 01/18/00

Minnesota

2000-4 The First National Bank of Cass Lake, Cass Lake 02/02/00

Civil Money Penalty, by Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Florida

99-110 Roy Binger, Peoples National Bank of Commerce, Miami 12/21/99

Removals, by Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

California

2000-5 Lawaii Bevans, City National Bank, Beverly Hills 01/18/00

2000-6 Joseph S. Gardner, II, City National Bank, Beverly Hills 02/08/00

2000-7 Luisita de los Santos, City National Bank, Beverly Hills 02/10/00

2000-8 Brian C. Cia, Bank of America, San Francisco 02/08/00

2000-9 Daniel D. Dagnino, Bank of America, San Francisco 02/07/00

North Carolina

2000-10 Karen D. Mouling, Bank of America, Charlotte 01/18/00

2000-11 Aimee E. Reed, First Union National Bank, Charlotte 02/08/00

Ohio

2000-12 Navneet Paul Singh, Bank One, N.A., Columbus 02/10/00

Texas

2000-13 James E. Hughes, Sr., First National Bank of Newton, Newton 01/19/00

Personal Cease and Desist Orders for Restitution, by Consent

No. Name/Bank/City Date

California

2000-5 Lawaii Bevans, City National Bank, Beverly Hills 01/18/00

Texas

2000-13 James E. Hughes, Sr., First National Bank of Newton, Newton 01/19/00

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

No. Bank/City/Old EA# Date

Kansas

99-111 Sunflower Bank, N.A., Salina, (EA #99-55) 11/16/99

Ohio

99-112 Morgan Bank, N.A., Hudson, (EA #97-33) 08/04/99

Texas

2000-14 Western American National Bank, Bedford, (EA #98-20) 01/11/00