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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the Matter

of

DOCKET NO. 98-OOZ-PCA-SM

OMNIBANK

Prompt Corrective Action
Directive Issued Pursuant to
Section 38 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act,
as Amended

RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(the "Board of Governors") has determined

(A)
a state member

The OmniBank, River Rouge, Michigan
bank, is critically undercapitalized,

in section 208.33(b)(5)
(12 C.F.R.
Federal
U.S.C.

(12 U.S.C.

Regulation
section

as defined

for purposes of section 38 of the

Insurance Act, as amended

(the ‘FDI Act")

(12

18310), as of January 15, 1998.

(B)

Act

(the "Bank'),

of Regulation H of the Board of Governors

208.33(b)(5)),

Deposit

that:

Pursuant to sections 38(f)(2) and

(3) of the FDI

18310(f)(2) and (3)), section 208.35(b)

H of the Board of Governors

of

(12 C.F.R. 208.35(b)) and

263.202(a) (2) of the Rules of Practice for Hearings of

the 3oard of Governors
263.202(a)(2)),

(the "Rules of Practice")

the Bank must immediately

(12 C.F.R.

take certain actions in

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order to carry out the purposes of section 38 Of the FDI Act, due
to the Bank's weakened capital position.

Accordingly,
Regulation

pursuant to section 208.35(b)

of

H of the Board of Governors and section 263.202(a) (2)

of the Rules of Practice. the Board issues this Prompt Corrective
Action Directive

(the "Direc.tive") and immediately directs

Bank and its institution-affiliated
section 3(u) of the FDI Act

parties, as defined

the

in

(12 U.S.C. 1813(u)), to comply fully

with the following:

1.

The Bank shall immediately, but by no later than

March 2, 1998, inconjunction

with the Bank's parent

company, OmniBanc Corporation,

(a)

bank holding

River Rouge, Michigan:

Increase its equity through the sale

of shares or contributions
to make the Bank adequately

to surplus in an amount sufficient
capitalized

section 208.33(b) (2) of Regulation

as defined

in

H of the Board of Governors;

Or

(b)
acquired

enter into and close a contract

by another depository

institution holding

combine with another

insured depository

under which contract

is conditioned

to be
company or

institution,

closing

only on the receipt of

necessary

regulatory

customary

representations

customary

pre-closing

2.
Reserve

approvals,

paragraphs

Without

or rollover

maturity

the prior written approval of the Federal
(the "Reserve Bank"), and the

(b) hereof, the Bank shall not accept. renew,

deposits bearing an interest rate that exceeds the
effective

yields on insured deposits of comparable

in the Bank's normal market area.

3.
Reserve

Without

(a)

the prior written approval of the

Bank, the ~Bank shall not, directly or indirectly,

into, participate,
transaction

with OmniBanc Corporation

(il "transaction"
transfer,

or any other affiliate.

sale or purchase

Corporation,

of any nature,
credit"

the terms

shall include, but not be limited to the
of any asset, including cash, or the

or indirect payment of any expense or obligation

OmniBanc

enter

or in any other manner engage in any

(b,l For the purposes of this Directive,

direct

of

of either of the requirements set forth in
l(a) and

prevailing

and warranties and the performance

covenants.

Bank of Chicago

fulfillment

the continued accuracy of

the payment of a management

or any extension of credit,

of

or service fee

(ii) "extension of

shall be defined as set forth in section 215.3 of

Regulation

0 of the Board of Governors

(iii) "affiliate"

(12 C.F.R. 215.3), and

shall be defined as set forth in subparagraph
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(b; (1) of section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act

(12 u.s.C.

371c(b) (1).

4.

Immediately but by no later than March 2,

(a)

1998, the Bank shall recruit and hire:

(i)
management

A qualified and competent

senior

team, including but not limited to, a chief executive

officer and a chief financial officer/controller;

(ii) qualified and competent
the Bank's data processing

(iii)

staff to operate

function: and

qualified and competent

staff to

assist the chief lending officer with his or her lending
responsibilities.

(b)
approved

All senior management

must be

by the Reserve Bank, as required by the Written

Agreement,

dated January

Bank, and the Bureau

(c)

provisions

appointments

21, 1997, between

the Bank, the Reserve

(the "Written Agreement").

The Bank shall comply fully with the

of sections

38(f) (4)(A)(i) and (ii] of the FDI Act

U.S.C. 1831o(f) (4) (A)(i) and

(ii)) restricting

the payment of

(12

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bonuses

to senior executive officers and increases in
to

compensation

5.
section

such officers.

The Bank shall comply fully with the prov .isions of

38th) (2) (A) of the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 18310(h) (2)

restricting
subordinated

6.

the Written

7.

(A)

)

the payment of principal or interest on its
debt, beginning

60 days after January 15, 1998.

The Bank shall fully comply with the provisions
Agreement.

All communications

regarding

this Directive

shall

be sent to:
(a). Mr. John J. Wixted, Jr.
Senior Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, I1 60690
(b)

8.

Mr. Thomas Willoughby
Acting President and CEO
OmniBank
10414 West Jefferson Avenue
River Rouge, Michigan 48218-1396

The provisions

of this Directive

upon the Bank and its institution-affiliated
capacities

of

shall be binding

parties,

as such, and their successors and assigns.

in their

9.

effective

Each provision of this Directive

shall remain

and enforceable until stayed, modified,

terminated or

suspended by the Board of Governors as set forth in paragraph 12
hereof.

10.

the contrary,
written

Notwithstanding

the Reserve Bank may, in its sole discretion, grant

extensions

provision

any provision of this Directive to

of time to the Bank to comply with any

of this Directive.

11.

The provisions

of this Directive

shall not bar,

estop or otherwise prevent the Board of Governors,
or state department
affecting
affiliated

or any federal

or agency from taking any other action

the Bank or any of its current or former institutionparties

12.

and their successors or assigns.

The Bank may, pursuant to section

263.202(a) (2) of

the Rules of Practice, submit to the Board of Governors a written
appeal of this Directive.

Any written appeal of this Directive

shall be filed within 14 days of service of this Directive with
William W. Wiles, Secretary of the Board, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, 20th & C Streets, N.W., Washington,
D.C.

20551.

Failure to file a written appeal within

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the time

specified herein
opportunity

shall constitute a waiver by the Bank of the

to file a written appeal of this Directive.

BY order of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System

effective this 26th day of January,

1998.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

BY
William W. Wiles
Secretary of the Board
The Commissioner

of the Financial

Institutions

of the State of Michigan,

being duly apprised of the

circumstances

imposition of this Directive,

surrounding

Bureau

fully

concurs with the issuance thereof.

Financial Institutions
State omgan

By

&?sT$A+%&
Commissioner

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Bureau