OCC Announces 17 New Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations

WASHINGTON, DC — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced 20 enforcement actions taken against national banks. The 20 actions released today include: one formal agreement, five civil money penalties, two personal cease and desist orders, one cease and desist order, two personal cease and desist orders for restitution, one prompt corrective action directive, five removals/prohibitions, and three 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 to 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.