News Releas 97-41

For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE           Contact: Lynnette Carter-Warren
                                                                              (202) 874-4700
Date: April 28, 1997 

               OCC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                      AND ONE TERMINATION

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced  nine enforcement actions taken against national
banks.  The eight actions released today include: one consent
order, one cease and desist order, one civil money penalty, four
removals/prohibitions and one termination of 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's
Interpretations and Actions.  Subscriptions to that publication
are available from the OCC's Communications Division.  

CONSENT ORDER  
No.   Bank, City                                             Date
Connecticut
97-11     Sachem Trust National Association, Guilford     2/25/97

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT  
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
California
97-12     David Tsai, The Nolan Company and Tsai Development and
        Construction, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos  3/20/97




CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, BY CONSENT 
No.   Individual, Bank, City                                 Date
California
97-13     David Tsai, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos  3/20/97

REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-14     Samuel J. Rowe, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos3/17/97
97-13     David Tsai, First Central Bank, N.A., Cerritos  3/20/97
97-15     Deanna Lara, Bank of America, N.T. & S.A., San
          Francisco                                        3/2/97
97-16     Lisa Tran, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco3/20/97

TERMINATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.   Bank, City, Old EA#                                    Date
Missouri
97-17     ORDER MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING SANCTIONS,
       Commerce Bank, N.A., Kansas City, #474              4/3/97


















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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.