NR 99-89 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Frank D. Vance, Jr. (202) 874-4700 October 5, 1999 OCC ANNOUNCES 13 NEW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WASHINGTON, DC --The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced 13 new enforcement actions taken against individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and national banks. 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.htm. FORMAL AGREEMENT, BY CONSENT No. Bank/City Date Florida 99-60 Pacific National Bank, Miami 8/20/99 Georgia 99-61 Global Payments Systems LLC, Atlanta 8/24/99 Illinois 99-62 First Illinois National Bank, Savanna 8/30/99 Kansas 99-63 Southwest Bank, N.A., Ulysses 8/17/99 Oklahoma 99-64 The State National Bank of Heavener, Heavener1/12/99 Texas 99-65 Texas Premier Bank, N.A., Brookshire 8/23/99 99-66 First Commercial Bank, N.A., Seguin 8/16/99 CIVIL MONEY PENALTY, BY CONSENT No. Individual/Bank/City Date Illinois 99-67 The First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago 3/9/99 Iowa 99-68 Mark Leonard, The First National Bank of Logan, Logan9/2/99 Texas 99-69 R. Scott Wheeler, Western American National Bank, Bedford9/20/99 Wisconsin 99-70 James Redemann, Evergreen Bank, N.A., Poy Sippi8/24/99 REMOVAL, BY CONSENT No. Individual/Bank/City Date Iowa 99-68 Mark Leonard, The First National Bank of Logan, Logan9/2/99 Texas 99-69 R. Scott Wheeler, Western American National Bank, Bedford9/20/99 # # # The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,400 national banks and 60 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States, accounting for 58 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.