NR 2001- 47
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May  15, 2001

OCC ANNOUNCES 10 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND 2 TERMINATIONS
	
WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced    
10 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 Web site located at http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enforce.htm.

FORMAL AGREEMENTS, BY CONSENT

No.		Bank/City						Date

California

2001-25		Taft National Bank, Taft				03/21/01

CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS, BY CONSENT

No.		Bank/City			Date

Arizona

2001-24		Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, N.A., Scottsdale	05/03/01

Minnesota

2001-26		First National Bank of the North, Sandstone		04/06/01

Ohio
2001-27		Home National Bank, Racine				04/30/01


PERSONAL CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT

No.		Bank, City	Date	

Minnesota

2001-28		Michael R. Morgan, The First National Bank & Trust of Pipestone, Pipestone 04/05/01

South Dakota

2001-28		Michael R. Morgan, The First National Bank in Garretson, Garretson	    04/05/01

CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT

No.		Bank, City	Date

Minnesota

2001-28		Michael R. Morgan, The First National Bank & Trust of Pipestone, Pipestone   04/05/01

South Dakota
2001-28		Michael R. Morgan, The First National Bank in Garretson, Garretson	     04/05/01

REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT

No.		Bank, City	Date

Minnesota
2001-28		Michael R. Morgan, The First National Bank & Trust of Pipestone, Pipestone   04/05/01

South Dakota

2001-28		Michael R. Morgan, The First National Bank in Garretson, Garretson	      04/05/01

TERMINATIONS OF EXISTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS	

No.		Bank, City, Old EA#	Date

North Carolina

2001-29		CONSENT ORDER, Omni (f.k.a. United) National Bank, Fayetteville (EA #99-79)   04/12/01

Ohio
2001-30	FORMAL AGREEMENT, Home National Bank, Racine (EA #99-7)	04/30/01






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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.