Georgia Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund

Underwriting Bulletin No. 74

October 15, 2001

SUBJECT: MISSING OFFICIAL CHECKS FROM COMMUNITY BANK, IN COVINA, CA
Below is a copy of First American Home Office National Bulletin 78 regarding the above subject matter. Please distribute to all appropriate personnel in your office.

Please contact the Underwriting Department at the Georgia State Office at 800-328-2642 or 404-250-1604 if you have any questions.

Case No: Hona 78
Filed: 10-12-2001
Name: Missing Official Checks from Community Bank in Covina, CA
Written By: Richard Flory

FDIC memo # "FIL-83-2001, September 25, 2001" – Missing Official Checks.

The FDIC has been informed by Community Bank, Covina, CA that 300 of the bank's official checks are missing and presumed stolen from a shipment from the check printer. The missing official checks are numbered 067484300 through and including 067484599. The checks are light gray with burgundy print, with the exception of the bank's name and address printed in dark gray. The check numbers are printed in black. A copy of one of the bank's official checks is attached for your information.

Any information you may have concerning these items should be directed to:

Ms. Deborah Grant
Vice President and Operations Support Officer
Community Bank
1041 West Badillo St., #200
Covina, CA
Phone: (626) 974-1214, Fax: (626) 974-1212

Information about these instruments may also be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th St. NW, Room F-6012, Washington, DC 20429, or sent electronically to alert@fdic.gov.

For your reference, all FDIC updates published since January of 1995 may be found on the FDIC's Web site at http://www.fdic.gov under "News, Events & FOIA". This site provides a chronological listing by year, month, letter number and subject. The specific site for "Financial Institution Letters" is: http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2001/index.html

We strongly recommend you visit this site and print out the memo and distribute to your offices accordingly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of us in the Underwriting Department.

Please see the printable version of UB# 74 for a copy of the Missing Official Checks.

Printable version: ub74.pdf

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