Interpretations and Actions: May 2011
Vol. 24, No. 5
Interpretive Letters
Letter No. | Topic |
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1132 (PDF) | Letter discussing the preemption provisions that were added to the National Bank Act by Subtitle D of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 05/12/2011 |
CRA Decisions
Letter No. | Topic |
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148 (PDF) | Application by First Niagara Bank, National Association, Buffalo, New York (FNBNA) to acquire by merger NewAlliance Bank, New Haven, Connecticut and the application for FNBNA to retain branches and subsidiaries. (2010 NE 02 0022; 2010 NE 07 0016; 2010 NE 08 0008 thru 0010), 04/06/2011 |
Corporate Decisions
Letter No. | Topic |
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2011-06 (PDF) | Application of City National Bank, Los Angeles, California, to purchase certain assets of and assume certain liabilities of Nevada Commerce Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada (Failed Entity) (Control Number 2010 WE 02 0002), 04/08/2011 |
2011-07 (PDF) | Application of Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi, to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Heritage Banking Group, Carthage, Mississippi (Failed Entity) (Control Number 2011 SO 02 0013), 04/15/2011 |
Approvals with conditions enforceable under 12 U.S.C. 1818
Letter No. | Topic |
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995 (PDF) | Application by Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. to establish a limited Federal Branch, with the title of "Bank of Communications, San Francisco Branch", to be located at 575 Market Street, 38th Floor, San Francisco, (Control Number 2009 IB 10 0001), 04/13/2011 |
996 (PDF) | Application to merge Chase Home Finance Inc. and Chase Home Finance LLC, both of Iselin, New Jersey, into JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Columbus, Ohio (Control Number 2010 ML 12 0660), 04/15/2011 |
997 (PDF) | Application to establish a new national bank, Superior Bank, National Association and the application for Superior Bank, National Association to acquire from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver, certain assets and liabilities of Superior Bank, FSB, Tampa, Florida (Failed Entity) (Control Numbers 2010 WO 01 0007 & 02 0004), 04/15/2011 |
Final Enforcement Actions
Enclosed is a copy of the OCC's news release number 2011-61, announcing the availability of enforcement actions. Copies of the final actions are available by writing to the OCC, Communications Division, Mail Stop 2-3, Washington, D.C. 20219. You may also submit your request electronically through the OCC's online FOIA site or fax your request to (202)-874-5274. When ordering, specify the appropriate enforcement action number.
PLEASE NOTE: Interpretive Letters and No-Objection Letters reflect the views of the Comptroller's legal staff. Corporate Decisions, CRA Decisions and Conditional Approvals are from the office of Licensing Activities. The Community Development Investment Letters are from the office of Community Affairs. The list of CRA Ratings is from the Communications Division. For copies of the CRA evaluations, you may either contact the bank directly, or you may write to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in any of three ways: by mail to the OCC, Attn: Communications Division, Mail Stop 2-3, Washington, D.C. 20219; by fax to (202) 874-5274; or electronically at the OCC's online FOIA site. You may also write to the OCC for copies of enforcement actions and charters with standard conditions.
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