During the month of October, the Treasury completed rounds forty-six, forty-seven, and forty-eight of TARP Capital infusions.  In these three rounds, which closed on October 2,  October 23, and October 30, respectively, the Treasury purchased a total of approximately $58 million in securities from 6 financial institutions (1 of which previously received a TARP capital infusion).  Through October 2009, the Treasury had invested in 692 institutions, totaling approximately $204.7 billion.

In these three rounds, Premier Financial Bancorp, Huntington, West Virginia, received the largest infusion, $22 million, and Providence Bank, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, received the smallest infusion, $4 million.

Of note during the month of October, WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. became the first insitution to receive a second investment from Treasury in connection with the TARP expansion for community banks.  WashingtonFirst received $6.8 million on October 30, 2009 and had already received $6.6 million on January 1, 2009.

During October, three financial institutions re-paid their TARP capital investments: Flushing Financial Corp. ($70 million), Commerce National Bank ($5 million), and LCNB Corp. ($13.4 million).  As of the end of October, 2009, 45 financial institutions had re-paid all, or some portion, of their TARP Capital investment, bringing the total amount re-paid to approximately $70.8 billion.  At the end of October 2009,  Treasury’s outstanding investment equaled approximately $133.9 billion.

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