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News Release 2002-42 | May 15, 2002

OCC Announces 15 New Enforcement Actions and 1 Termination

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 15 new enforcement actions taken against national banks and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and 1 termination of an existing enforcement action.

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
Arizona
2002-26 Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, N.A., Scottsdale 04/16/02
Illinois
2002-27 First National Bank in Georgetown, Georgetown 04/03/02
New York
2002-28 Excel Bank, N.A., New York 04/11/02
Washington
2002-29 North Cascades National Bank, Chelan 04/08/02
Wisconsin
2002-30 Fidelity National Bank, Medford 03/26/02
Removals/Prohibitions, By Consent
No. Name/Bank/City Date
Delaware
2002-31 Lori S. White, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Wilmington 05/03/02
New Jersey
2002-32 Hazel L. Wilson, Valley National Bank, Wayne 04/08/02
Civil Money Penalties, By Consent
No. Name/Bank/City Date
California
2002-33 Donald W. Hakes, Bay View Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Corp., San Mateo 04/10/02
2002-34 Michael Saei, Bay View Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Corp., San Mateo 04/10/02
Ohio
2002-35 James C. Stebbins, Stebbins National Bank, Creston 04/23/02
Cease and Desist Orders, By Consent
No. Bank/City Date
California
2002-36 Sequoia National Bank, San Francisco 04/10/02
Nebraska
2002-37 The Beatrice National Bank and Trust Company, Beatrice 04/12/02
New York
2002-38 The Upstate National Bank, Lisbon 03/22/02
West Virginia
2002-39 The First National Bank of St. Marys, St. Marys 04/23/02
Personal Cease and Desist Orders for Restitution, By Consent
No. Name/Bank/City Date
Delaware
2002-31 Lori S. White, MBNA America Bank, N.A., Wilmington 05/03/02
Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions
No. Type/Bank/City/Old EA# Date
West Virginia
2002-39 FA, The First National Bank of St. Marys, St. Marys, (EA #2000-113) 04/23/02

Media Contact

Robert M. Garsson
(202) 874-5770