| Premier Financial Bancorp announced that the company received $22.252M of new equity capital funding from the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program. Under the Capital Purchase Program, which is part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the Treasury Department has agreed to buy preferred stock and related common warrants in qualifying U.S. controlled banks, savings associations, and certain bank and savings and loan holding companies engaged only in financial activities. :theflyonthewall.com |