Article: Bancorp Rhode Island Receives $30 Million as a Voluntary Participant in the U.S. Treasury's Capital Purchase Program.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. ("BancorpRI") (NASDAQ: BARI), the parent company of Bank Rhode Island ("BankRI"), today announced that it has received $30 million as a participant in the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program. The Capital Purchase Program is a voluntary program available to healthy financial institutions such as BankRI, which is designed to increase the availability of credit to businesses and consumers.

In October, BancorpRI reported a year-over-year increase in both third quarter and year-to-date earnings and a 15 percent increase in commercial loan balances from the third quarter of 2007.

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