OCC Announces 6 New Enforcement Actions and 2 Terminations

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 6 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and 2 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 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/enforce.htm.

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No. Bank/City Date

New Hampshire

2001-98 Providian National Bank, Tilton 11/21/01

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

New Mexico

2001-99 Ronald R. Firestone, The Carlsbad National Bank, Carlsbad 11/06/01

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Mississippi

2001-100 John H. O'Neal, Jr., First National Bank of Lucedale, Lucedale 11/12/01

New Mexico

2001-99 Ronald R. Firestone, The Carlsbad National Bank, Carlsbad 11/06/2001

Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent

No. IBank/City Date

Nevada

2001-97 First National Bank of Marin, Las Vegas 12/03/01

Ohio

2001-101 The First National Bank of Germantown, Germantown 11/20/01

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

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

Florida

2001-102 FA, Ocala National Bank, Ocala, (EA #98-55) 11/01/01

2001-103 CO, Hurst Technologies, Inc., Orlando, (EA #2001-96) 11/09/01