News Release 2010-124 | October 15, 2010

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.

All Cease and Desist Orders, Civil Money Penalty Orders, and Removal/Prohibition Orders are issued with the consent of the parties, unless otherwise indicated as a Decision and Order issued by the Comptroller of the Currency.

Copies of the final actions are available for download by viewing the searchable database of all public enforcement actions taken since August 1989 at http://apps.occ.gov/EnforcementActions.

You may also submit a request electronically to obtain copies through the OCC's online FOIA site, https://foia-pal.occ.gov/palMain.aspx. Fax requests should be sent to (202)-874-5274. You can also obtain copies by writing to the Comptroller of the Currency, Communications Division, Mail Stop 2-3, Washington, DC 20219. When ordering, specify the appropriate enforcement action number.

Cease and Desist Orders
No.	Name/Bank/City	Date
Oklahoma
2010-183	First Texoma National Bank, Durant	9/17/2010
South Carolina
2010-184	Bankmeridian, National Association, Columbia	9/16/2010
Texas
2010-185	Texas Community Bank, National Association, The Woodlands	9/15/2010
Virginia
2010-199	HSBC Bank USA, National Association, Mclean	10/6/2010

Civil Money Penalty Orders
No.	Name/Bank/City	Date
Florida
2010-186	Miguel Morera, Republic Federal Bank National Association, Miami	9/9/2010
Ohio
2010-187	Brett Nelson, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	8/30/2010
2010-188	Eric Wheeler, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	8/30/2010
Texas
2010-203	Woodforest National Bank, The Woodlands	10/7/2010

Formal Agreements
No.	Name/Bank/City	Date
Alabama
2010-189	The Camden National Bank, Camden	9/9/2010
Georgia
2010-190	North Georgia National Bank, Calhoun	9/13/2010
Nevada
2010-191	Nevada National Bank, Las Vegas	8/26/2010
Pennsylvania
2010-192	First National Bank of Chester County, West Chester	8/27/2010
South Carolina
2010-193	The Peoples National Bank, Easley	8/16/2010
Texas
2010-194	First National Bank, Groesbeck	8/24/2010
2010-203	Woodforest National Bank, The Woodlands	10/6/2010
Wisconsin
2010-195	The First National Bank of Eagle River, Eagle River	9/23/2010

Personal Cease and Desist Orders
No.	Name/Bank/City	Date
Ohio
2010-187	Brett Nelson, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	8/30/2010
2010-200	Randy Chipman, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	10/4/2010

Removal / Prohibition Orders
No.	Name/Bank/City	Date
Florida
2010-186	Miguel Morera, Republic Federal Bank National Association, Miami	9/9/2010
Ohio
2010-188	Eric Wheeler, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	8/30/2010
2010-196	James Chanse Carlson, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	8/30/2010
2010-201	Timothy Beckstrand, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus	10/4/2010
Texas
2010-197	Veronica D. Guerra, The Frost National Bank, San Antonio	9/7/2010

Restitution Orders
No.	Name/Bank/City	Date
Texas
2010-203	Woodforest National Bank, The Woodlands	10/6/2010

Terminations of Existing Enforcement Actions
No.	Type/Bank/City/Old EA#	Date
South Carolina
2010-184	FA, Bankmeridian, National Association, Columbia (EA# 2010-008)	9/16/2010
Texas
2010-185	FA, Texas Community Bank, National Association, The Woodlands (EA# 2009-072)	9/15/2010
Wyoming
2010-198	C&D, First National Bank and Trust Company, Powell (EA# 2008-110)	9/8/2010

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