Bailout activity appears to have slowed down considerably, with the federal government providing money to only two banks so far this month.
The Treasury Department, which reports weekly on activities connected to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, has not added any banks to its list of recipients since October 2.
Until this month, it has been rare for a week to go by without new banks joining the bailout program, and there has not been a single two-week period without such activity.
The two banks to receive assistance this month were West Virginia-based Premier Financial Bancorp, which received $22.2 million, and North Carolina-based Providence Bank, which received $4 million.
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