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Brokerage Warns Atlanta-Based Bank's Trust Troubles Could Hurt Fourth Quarter.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2001 by Van Dusen, Christine

Jan. 3--ATLANTA--Fidelity National Bank's troubles with its trust business could infect earnings in the fourth quarter, a brokerage house said Tuesday.

The Atlanta-based bank has agreed to stop accepting new trust accounts, a move outlined in a consent order issued by the Comptroller of the Currency's office. The company must now evaluate its trust business practices, policies and personnel.

If Fidelity National Bank determines that management changes should be made, the order gives the comptroller's office power to veto any new candidate.

The order also focuses on Fidelity National Bank's self-directed individual retirement accounts and its ability to identify and report "all suspicious and large currency transactions." Few other details...

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