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Inactive Financial Institution Letters |
Special Alert |
FIL-39-97 |
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has advised us that
the following entity may be conducting banking business in the
United States illegally or without authorization:
Proposed transactions involving this entity should be viewed with
extreme caution.
Attached is a March 21, 1997, press release from the Oklahoma
Banking Department alerting financial institutions and the
general public about this matter.
Please forward any information concerning this entity to the
FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, N.W.,
Room F-612, Washington, D.C. 20429.
Attachment: State of Oklahoma, State Banking Department March 21, 1997 Press Release (below)
Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
Note: Paper copies of FDIC financial institution letters may be
obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 801 17th
Street, N.W., Room 100, Washington, D.C. 20434 (800-276-6003 or
(703) 562-2200).
STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT
MARCH 21, 1997
PRESS RELEASE
Mick Thompson, Oklahoma Bank Commissioner, is issuing this
alert to Oklahoma financial institutions and a warning to the
general public concerning financial transactions involving the
"First Lenape Nations [sic] Bank", which claims to be headquartered in
Anadarko, Oklahoma. This entity is not chartered by or licensed
to do business in the State of Oklahoma. Commissioner Thompson
advises financial institutions and the general public to exercise
extreme caution when engaging in any transaction involving this
entity.
Commissioner Thompson said, "Consumers should be wary of
depositing funds with any institution which is not chartered by a
recognized regulatory agency, whose deposits are not properly
insured and whose management is not properly bonded to do such
business.
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Last Updated 07/16/1999 | communications@fdic.gov |