NEWS RELEASE 97-96

For: IMMEDIATE RELEASE        Contact:  Lynnette Carter-Warren
Date: October 23, 1997                  (202) 874-4700
               


             OCC ANNOUNCES 13 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
                      AND FIVE TERMINATIONS

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
today announced 18 enforcement actions taken against national
banks.  The 18 actions released today include: four  formal
agreements, one civil money penalty, one amended consent order, two
cease and desist orders, and five removals/prohibitions and five
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's
Interpretations and Actions.  Subscriptions to that publication are
available from the OCC's Communications Division.

FORMAL AGREEMENT, BY CONSENT
No.  Bank, City                                              Date
Florida
97-61     Clewiston National Bank, Clewiston              7/23/97
97-62     Ocala National Bank, Ocala                      9/30/97
Kansas    
97-63     First National Bank of Holcomb, Holcomb         8/27/97
          
Nebraska
97-64     First National Bank of Holdrege, Holdrege       9/12/97





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AMENDED CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Illinois
97-65     Kerry Eads, First National Bank of Steeleville,
          Steeleville                                     9/16/97

CEASE & DESIST ORDER, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-66     Ann Tran McKeith, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco9/23/97

Colorado
97-67     Timothy E. Nelson, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Denver9/23/97

AMENDED CEASE AND DESIST, BY CONSENT
No.  Bank, City                                              Date
Florida
97-68      Peoples National Bank of Commerce, Miami       9/18/97

REMOVALS/PROHIBITIONS, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
Arizona
97-69     Helene Cicconi, Wells Fargo Bank Arizona, N.A. Phoenix9/5/97

California
97-70     Brenda L. Washington, Bank of America, NT & SA, San
          Francisco                                        9/5/97
97-71     De'Lisa Barnes, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco10/2/97

Colorado
97-72     David McClean, Bank One, Columbus, Denver       9/15/97

RESTITUTION ORDER, BY CONSENT
No.  Individual, Bank, City                                  Date
California
97-71     De'Lisa Barnes, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco10/2/97

Colorado
97-72     David McClean, Bank One, Columbus, Denver       9/15/97

TERMINATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No.  Bank, City, Old EA#                                     Date
Florida
97-73     FORMAL AGREEMENT, Terrabank, N.A., Miami, #271  9/18/97




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Mississippi
97-74   CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, First National Bank of Vicksburg,
              Vicksburg, #94-220                           9/4/97

Nebraska
97-75   CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, Otto H. Wellensiek, First National
Bank
               and Trust of Syracuse, Syracuse, #95-104   8/28/97
97-76      FORMAL AGREEMENT, First National Bank and
               Trust of Syracuse, Syracuse, #95-112       8/28/97

New York
95-120    ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS,
          AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS, Citibank, N .A.,
               New York, #634                            12/11/95























 





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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,
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