NR 97-17

For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE           Contact: Lynnette Carter-Warren
                                                                             (202) 874-4700
Date:     February 14, 1997 
               

OCC ANNOUNCES SIX NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                      AND TWO TERMINATIONS

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency today announced  eight enforcement actions taken
against national banks.  The seven actions released today
include: one cease and desist order, three civil money
penalties, two removals/prohibition and two 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, Disclosure
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's
Interpretations and Actions.  Subscriptions to that publication
are available from the OCC's Communications Division.  

CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES, BY CONSENT  
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-1 Thomas Chuang, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos     1/9/97
97-2 Henry Lee, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos         1/9/97
97-3 Bernard H. Murphy, High Desert National Bank, Hesperia                                                   1/23/97

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT  
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-2 Henry Lee, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos         1/9/97



REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-3 Bernard H. Murphy, High Desert National Bank, Hesperia                                                   1/23/97
97-4 Eduardo Miranda, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco                                         1/15/97

TERMINATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.   Bank, City, Old EA#                                    Date
Florida
96-79     FORMAL AGREEMENT, Enterprise National Bank,
          North Palm Beach, #93-116                       9/11/96

Washington
96-80     CONSENT ORDER, The State National Bank of Garfield,
          Garfield, #95-42                                9/11/96



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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,800 national banks
and 66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the U.S., accounting
for more than half 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.