NR 2001-16 OCC ANNOUNCES 9 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 9 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 Web site located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enforce.htm. FORMAL AGREEMENTS, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date California 2001-03 First National Bank, San Diego 01/18/01 AMENDED FORMAL AGREEMENTS, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Texas 2000-127 Rio National Bank, McAllen 09/21/00 CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT No. Bank, City Date Alabama 2001-04 Leewood W. Avary, Citizens National Bank, Valley 01/02/01 Minnesota 2001-05 Michael Bianco, The First National Bank of Cass Lake 01/26/01 Oklahoma 2001-06 Sidney R. Carey, MetroBank, N.A., Oklahoma City 01/17/01 REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT No. Bank, City Date California 2001-08 Danielle J. Kealiher, Union Bank of California, San Diego 02/01/01 2001-09 Dameon Thomas, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 01/19/01 Florida 2000-128 Kaye G. Hill, Barnett Bank, N.A., Jacksonville 12/13/00 2001-07 Courtney Leigh Miller, Barnett Bank, N.A., Jacksonville 01/29/01 RESTITUTIONS, BY CONSENT No. Bank, City Date California 2001-08 Danielle J. Kealiher, Union Bank of California, San Diego 02/01/01 2001-09 Dameon Thomas, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco 01/19/01 TERMINATIONS OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS No. Bank, City, Old EA# Date North Dakota 2001-10 The First National Bank of McClusky, McClusky (EA #98-15) 01/04/01 Texas 2001-11 National Bank and Trust, LaGrange (EA #2000-17) 02/06/01 2000-129 Northeast National Bank, Mesquite (EA #98-35) 10/18/00 # # # The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,200 national banks and 56 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States, accounting for 55 percent of the nation?s banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe, sound and competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States. 2 2 - -