OCC Announces 18 New Enforcement Actions and Two Terminations

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 18 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and two 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/enf_search.htm.

Civil Money Penalties, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Florida

2004-2 J. Reid Bingham, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami 02/17/04

Minnesota

2004-3 Jon R. Lindeman, Americana National Bank, Albert Lea 02/01/04

Formal Agreements, By Consent

No. Bank/City Date

Alabama

2004-4 Town-Country National Bank, Camden 01/28/04

Illinois

2004-5 National Bank of Petersburg, Petersburg 01/15/04

Iowa

2004-6 First National Bank of West Union, West Union 01/09/04

Kansas

2004-7 The First National Bank of Southern Kansas, Mount Hope 01/29/04

Texas

2004-8 Mercedes National Bank, Mercedes 01/26/04

Personal Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Florida

2004-2 J. Reid Bingham, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami 02/17/04

Minnesota

2004-3 Jon R. Lindeman, Americana National Bank, Albert Lea 02/01/04

Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

California

2004-9 Ralph J. de Keyser, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 02/20/04

2003-165 Lusin Keshishyan, Union Bank of California, N.A., San Francisco 04/21/03

Florida

2004-10 Calvin Brooks, Guaranty National Bank of Tallahassee, Tallahassee 02/26/04

Minnesota

2004-3 Jon R. Lindeman, Americana National Bank, Albert Lea 02/01/04

North Carolina

2004-10 Calvin Brooks, Bank of America, N.A., Charlotte 02/26/04

Ohio

2004-11 Jernika N. Brown, U.S. Bank, NA, Cincinnati 02/20/04

Texas

2004-12 Jamie Ellis, First National Bank of Jasper, Jasper 02/24/04

2004-13 Lisa Wolford, First National Bank of Jasper, Jasper 02/17/2004

Restitutions, By Consent

No. Individual/Bank/City Date

Florida

2004-2 J. Reid Bingham, Hamilton Bank, N.A. (closed), Miami 02/17/04

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions

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

Iowa

2004-14 FA, The Farmers National Bank of Winfield, Mt. Pleasant, (EA #2002-129) 02/03/04

Kansas

2004- 15 FA, First National Bank of Muhlenberg County (formerly First National Bank of Central City), Central City, (EA #2001-106) 01/14/04