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Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

NR 2006-32



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information: (202) 874-5770
March 15, 2006 For Copies:       (202) 874-5043

OCC Enforcement Actions

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

Cease and Desist Orders

 

No.

Bank/City

Date

 

Minnesota

 

 

2006-12

The First National Bank of Brewster, Brewster

02/28/06

 

 

 

Civil Money Penalty Orders

 

No.

Name/Bank/City

Date

 

New Jersey

 

 

2006-13

Jose Gomes, Crown Bank, National Association, Ocean City

02/13/06

 

New York

 

 

2006-14

Andrew Velez, New York National Bank, Bronx

02/14/06

 

 

 

 

Formal Agreements

 

No.

Bank/City

Date

 

Alaska

 

 

2006-15

Alaska First Bank & Trust, National Association, Anchorage

02/02/06

 

District of Columbia

 

 

2006-16

City First Bank of D.C., National Association, Washington

02/06/06

 

Maryland

 

 

2006-17

Maryland Bank and Trust Company, National Association, Lexington Park

02/10/06

 

New York

 

 

2006-18

The National Bank of Vernon, Vernon

01/30/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.