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**TO:** Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State
Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of
State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant
Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel and Examining Personnel

**RE:** Chase Trust Bank

2706 Wisconsin Avenue

Washington, DC

Information has been received that the subject entity may be operating a
banking business in the United States without authorization. The Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency has not granted a national bank
charter to this entity and the District of Columbia has not granted
permission for it to operate a banking business. This entity is not
associated with Chase Manhattan Bank of New York or any of Chase
Manhattan Bank of New York's subsidiaries or affiliates.

> Any information which you may have concerning this matter should be
> brought to the attention of :
>
> Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Enforcement & Compliance Division

250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

##### Fax: (202) 874-5301

Internet: http://www.occ.treas.gov

E-mail: occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov

> and District of Columbia
>
> Department of Banking and Financial Institutions
>
> 1400 L Street, NW, Suite 400
>
> Washington, DC 20005
>
> \(202\) 727-1563

Brian C. McCormally

Director,

Enforcement & Compliance Division