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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Division of Supervision 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429 Special Alert FIL-51-95 August 1, 1995 TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SUBJECT: Entities That May Be Conducting Banking Operations In The United States Without Authorization Federal National Investment Bank 15336 Roscoe Boulevard Van Nuys, CA Metro Bank² 15515 San Fernando Boulevard Mission Hills, CA ac tiv e The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has advised that the following entities may be conducting a banking business in the United States illegally or without authorization. First Eastern Bank¹ Pennsylvania Marine Merchant Bank, Ltd. Turks and Caicos Islands National Banc Republic of Georgia, Ltd. 1082 Lincoln Avenue Willow Glen San Jose, CA Marine Merchant International, Ltd. 67 Wall Street New York, NY Sovereign Nations Central Bank Post Office Box 250 Wyandotte, OK In 1. Checks issued by First Eastern Bank, drawn on Doha Bank Limited, New York, New York, are worthless. Doha Bank Limited has advised that no such customer relationship exists. 2. Not associated with Metrobank (one word), headquartered in Los Angeles, a licensed bank in the State of California. Any proposed transactions involving any of these entities should be viewed with extreme caution. Please forward any information concerning these entities to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, N.W., Room F-612, Washington, D.C. 20429. Nicholas J. Ketcha Jr. Acting Director 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, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434 (1-877-275-3342 or (703) 562-2200).