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People's Bank Reports Earnings of $31 Million or $0.33 Per Share; Raises Dividend 14 Percent

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People's Bank
(Nasdaq: PBCT), an $11 billion financial services company, today announced net
income of $31.4 million, or $0.33 per share, for the first quarter of 2005,
compared to $119.2 million, or $1.27 per share, for the first quarter of 2004.
The year-ago quarter's results included the one-time net gain on sale of
People's credit card business, balance sheet restructuring costs and other
nonrecurring charges. Excluding such items from the first quarter of 2004,
income from continuing operations would have increased 65 percent, from $18.1
million, or $0.19 per share, to $29.8 million, or $0.32 per share, for the
first quarter of 2005.
    For the first quarter of 2005, return on average assets was 1.17 percent
and return on average stockholders' equity was 10.4 percent.
    People's Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on
its common stock by $0.04 per share, or 14 percent, to $0.33 per share. The
dividend is payable on May 15, 2005, to shareholders of record on May 1, 2005.
In addition, as announced yesterday, the Board of Directors authorized a 3-
for-2 stock split effective on May 15, 2005 for shareholders of record as of
May 1, 2005. On a split-adjusted basis, the new quarterly dividend rate will
be $0.22 per share. People's Mutual Holdings, which owns 54.7 million shares
(82.0 million on a split-adjusted basis) of People's Bank common stock, will
accept dividends on only 3 percent of its shares. Based on the closing stock
price on April 20, 2005, the dividend yield on People's Bank common stock is
3.3 percent.
    President and Chief Executive Officer John A. Klein stated, "We are
pleased to reward our shareholders with a 13th consecutive annual dividend
increase which, combined with the decision to authorize a stock split,
reflects management's positive outlook for People's future."
    Klein continued, "People's has delivered another quarter of strengthening
earnings through a focus on the fundamentals. We generated double-digit loan
growth this quarter across our commercial and consumer businesses. Our average
commercial banking, home equity and residential mortgage loan portfolios
increased a combined $928 million, or 13 percent, since the first quarter of
2004. On the deposit front, we are also pleased by the growth in average core
demand deposits, which increased by $152 million, or 8 percent, on a year-
over-year basis."
    Klein concluded, "Investing in our valuable banking franchise in
Connecticut, one of the most attractive banking markets in the nation,
continues to bear fruit."
    "Other key drivers of the bank's performance this quarter were an increase
in the net interest margin and continued expense control," said Philip R.
Sherringham, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "The 5
basis point improvement in the net interest margin to 3.62 percent from the
fourth quarter of last year reflects a combination of the bank's slightly
asset-sensitive position and the continued substitution of securities with
higher-yielding loans." Sherringham continued, "Expense control continues to
be a significant area of focus, as evidenced by a $3.4 million reduction in
operating expenses from the year-ago quarter. The combination of reduced
expenses and revenue growth led to a significant improvement in our efficiency
ratio this quarter."
    Commenting on asset quality, Sherringham added, "Bankwide asset quality
remains strong, with first quarter 2005 net loan charge-offs of $0.8 million,
a 61 percent improvement from the first quarter of last year. Annualized net
loan charge-offs as a percent of average loans for the first quarter were only
4 basis points."
    Non-performing assets equaled 0.33 percent of total loans, REO and
repossessed assets at March 31, 2005 compared to 0.46 percent a year ago. The
allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 280
percent at March 31, 2005, compared to 209 percent at March 31, 2004.

    Selected Financial Terms
    In addition to presenting financial information in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), certain non-GAAP
information is also presented, such as operating revenue and the efficiency
ratio. Operating revenue is based on income from continuing operations reduced
by gains and losses other than from the sale of residential mortgage loans and
excluding other items that may recur from time to time but that are deemed to
occur irregularly or infrequently. Management considers this measure to be
more representative of People's ongoing profitability, as the excluded items
are generally related to external market conditions and non-routine
transactions.
    The efficiency ratio, which is derived in part from operating revenue and
represents an approximate measure of the cost required by People's to generate
a dollar of revenue, is the ratio of operating expense to operating revenue.
Operating expense equals People's total non-interest expense, excluding
amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, losses on real estate assets
and other items that may recur from time to time but that are deemed to occur
irregularly or infrequently.
    This release contains information about People's core deposits and
purchased funds (both non-GAAP measures). Core deposits, a measure of stable
funding sources, equal total deposits, other than brokered certificates of
deposit (acquired in the wholesale market), municipal deposits (which are
seasonally variable by nature) and non-interest-bearing deposits utilized for
the operation of People's businesses. Purchased funds include borrowings,
brokered certificates of deposit and municipal deposits.

    Conference Call
    On April 22, 2005, at 11 a.m., Eastern Time, People's will host a
conference call to discuss this earnings announcement. The call may be heard
through http://www.peoples.com by selecting Investor Relations, News and
Events, Conference Calls. Additional materials relating to the call may also
be accessed at People's Web site. The call will be archived on the Web site
and available for approximately 90 days.

     1Q Financial Highlights (1Q 2005 compared with 1Q 2004 unless otherwise
     indicated)

    Summary
    -- Net income totaled $31.4 million, or $0.33 per share.
    -- Provision for loan losses increased $1.4 million.
       -- The allowance for loan losses increased $0.5 million from December
          31, 2004.
       -- Net loan charge-offs decreased $1.3 million.
       -- The allowance for loan losses decreased $2.2 million in 1Q04.
    -- Net interest income increased $17.9 million.
       -- Net interest margin increased 59 basis points from 1Q04 and improved
          5 basispoints from 4Q04 to 3.62%.
    -- Non-interest income, excluding net security losses, declined $2.0
       million.
       -- Total fee-based revenues declined $1.5 million.
       -- Net gains on sales of residential mortgage loans decreased $0.4
          million.

    -- Non-interest expense, excluding liability restructuring costs of $133.4
       million and nonrecurring expenses of $9.3 million in 1Q04, decreased
       $3.4 million.
       -- Compensation and benefits decreased $1.0 million, after excluding
          $6.7 million of nonrecurring expenses in 1Q04.
       -- Occupancy and equipment decreased $1.8 million.
    -- Total loans at March 31, 2005 surpassed $8 billion.

    Commercial Banking
    -- Average commercial banking loans grew $486 million, or 16%.
    -- Average commercial non-interest-bearing deposits increased $70 million,
       or 8%.
    -- The ratio of non-performing commercial banking loans to total
       commercial banking loans was 0.53% at March 31, 2005 compared to 0.54%
       at December 31, 2004.
    -- Net loan charge-offs totaled $0.3 million, or 0.03% of average
       commercial banking loans.

    Consumer Financial Services
    -- Average home equity loan portfolios increased $254 million, or 31%.
    -- Average residential mortgage loans increased $188 million, or 6%.
    -- Average consumer non-interest-bearing deposits grew $82 million, or 8%.

    Treasury
    -- Securities and short-term investments totaled $2.1 billion at March 31,
       2005, a $682 million decrease from March 31, 2004.
       -- Short-term investments decreased $588 million.
       -- FHLB stock decreased $63 million.
       -- Debt securities decreased $15 million.
    -- Net security losses of $0.1 million in 1Q05 and $4.8 million in 1Q04.


    People's Bank is a diversified financial services company providing
consumer and commercial banking services, in addition to insurance and
financial advisory services. The bank is a leader in supermarket banking, with
67 of its 154 branches located in Super Stop & Shop stores. Through its
subsidiaries, People's provides brokerage and financial advisory services,
asset management, equipment leasing and financing, and insurance services.

    Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking in
nature. These include all statements about People's plans, objectives,
expectations and other statements that are not historical facts, and usually
use words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe" and similar expressions.
Such statements represent management's current beliefs, based upon information
available at the time the statements are made, with regard to the matters
addressed. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause People's actual results or financial condition
to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements.
Factors of particular importance to People's include, but are not limited to:
(1) changes in general economic conditions, including interest rates; (2)
potential improvements or deterioration in credit quality; (3) competition
among providers of financial services; (4) residential mortgage and secondary
market activity; (5) changes in accounting and regulatory guidance applicable
to banks; and (6) price levels and conditions in the public securities markets
generally. People's does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

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    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                        March    Dec.   Sept.    June   March
                                          31,     31,     30,     30,    31,
    (dollars in millions, except per     2005    2004    2004    2004   2004
     share data)
    Operating Data:
      Net interest income               $91.2   $88.1   $85.7   $80.0   $73.3
      Provision for loan losses           1.3     2.0     4.3     7.1    (0.1)
      Fee-based revenues                 35.5    36.3    35.0    34.6    37.0
      Net security gains (losses)        (0.1)     -      0.2    (0.1)   (4.8)
      All other non-interest income       1.9     2.2     3.5     4.5     2.4
      Non-interest expense (1)           81.3    83.9    83.8    83.7   227.4
      Gain on sale of discontinued
       operations, net of tax              -       -      2.0     0.2   196.3
      Net income                         31.4    28.0    27.5    25.0   119.2

    Selected Statistical Data:
      Net interest margin (2)           3.62%   3.57%   3.47%   3.23%   3.03%
      Return on average assets (2)       1.17    1.06    1.04    0.94    4.25
      Return on average stockholders'
       equity (2)                        10.4     9.4     9.5     8.7    45.6
      Efficiency ratio                   62.8    66.5    66.7    69.5    74.3

    Per Common Share Data:
      Basic earnings per share          $0.34   $0.30   $0.29   $0.27   $1.28
      Diluted earnings per share         0.33    0.30    0.29    0.27    1.27
      Dividends paid per share (3)       0.29    0.29    0.29    0.29    0.26
      Dividend payout ratio (3)         37.7%   42.3%   42.8%   47.0%    8.7%
      Book value (end of period)       $12.91  $12.78  $12.63  $12.34  $12.38
      Tangible book value (end of
       period)                          11.75   11.61   11.45   11.15   11.17
      Stock price:
        High                            42.00   44.48   37.00   33.73   31.37
        Low                             35.99   34.95   30.00   27.58   21.66
        Close (end of period)           40.95   38.89   35.73   31.15   30.99
      Average diluted shares
       outstanding (in millions)        94.28   94.16   93.97   93.88   93.71

    (1)  Includes liability restructuring costs totaling $133.4 million for
         the three months ended March 31, 2004.
    (2)  Annualized.
    (3)  Reflects the waiver of dividends on the substantial majority of the
         common shares owned by People's Mutual Holdings.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued

                                     As of and for the Three Months Ended
                                   March     Dec.     Sept.    June    March
                                     31,      31,      30,      30,      31,
    (dollars in millions)           2005     2004     2004     2004     2004
    Financial Condition Data:
      General:
        Total assets              $10,857  $10,718  $10,541  $10,660  $10,669
        Loans                       8,088    7,933    7,597    7,342    7,233
        Allowance for loan losses      73       73       75       73       68
        Securities, net             1,971    2,071    2,210    2,537    2,065
        Deposits                    9,046    8,862    8,812    8,949    8,793
        Core deposits               8,829    8,681    8,550    8,728    8,547
        Borrowings                    289      341      222      225      296
        Purchased funds               400      447      389      334      434
        Subordinated notes            122      122      122      122      122
        Stockholders' equity        1,216    1,200    1,184    1,157    1,159
        Non-performing assets          27       29       34       35       33
        Net loan charge-offs          0.8      4.5      2.3      2.4      2.1

      Ratios:
        Net loan charge-offs to
         average loans (1)          0.04%    0.23%    0.12%    0.13%    0.11%
        Non-performing assets to
         total loans, REO and
         repossessed assets         0.33     0.36     0.45     0.48     0.46
        Allowance for loan losses
         to non-performing loans   280.0    264.6    225.5    212.4    209.5
        Allowance for loan losses
         to total loans             0.90     0.91     0.99     0.99     0.94
        Average stockholders'
         equity to average assets   11.2     11.2     11.0     10.8      9.3
        Stockholders' equity to
         total assets               11.2     11.2     11.2     10.9     10.9
        Tier 1 leverage capital(2)  10.6     10.5     10.3     10.0      9.4
        Tier 1 risk-based
         capital(2)                 14.7     14.6     15.0     15.1     14.6
        Total risk-based capital(2) 16.8     16.7     17.3     17.5     16.9

    (1)  Annualized.
    (2)  March 31, 2005 capital ratios are preliminary.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

                                             March 31,   Dec. 31,   March 31,
    (in millions)                              2005        2004        2004
    Assets
    Cash and due from banks                   $282.4      $309.0      $279.8
    Short-term investments                     116.3        24.2       704.3
        Total cash and cash equivalents        398.7       333.2       984.1
    Securities:
      Trading account securities, at fair
       value                                    13.4        11.7        16.8
      Securities available for sale, at
       fair value                            1,955.8     2,058.1     2,046.7
      Securities held to maturity, at
       amortized cost                            1.4         1.4         1.4
        Total securities                     1,970.6     2,071.2     2,064.9
    Securities purchased under agreements
     to resell                                  25.0          -           -
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                   3,363.0     3,266.4     3,119.9
      Commercial real estate finance         1,813.5     1,838.1     1,739.8
      Commercial                             1,758.2     1,688.9     1,395.7
      Consumer                               1,153.4     1,140.0       977.5
        Total loans                          8,088.1     7,933.4     7,232.9
      Less allowance for loan losses           (73.0)      (72.5)      (68.3)
        Total loans, net                     8,015.1     7,860.9     7,164.6
    Premises and equipment, net                148.2       148.5       146.8
    Goodwill and other acquisition-
     related intangibles                       109.2       109.9       112.5
    Other assets                               190.5       194.2       196.2
        Total assets                       $10,857.3   $10,717.9   $10,669.1

    Liabilities
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing                  $2,272.7    $2,227.1    $2,137.6
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
       and money market                      4,240.9     4,232.7     4,308.7
      Time                                   2,532.4     2,402.2     2,346.8
        Total deposits                       9,046.0     8,862.0     8,793.1
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                  188.9       240.8       295.8
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances          100.0       100.0          -
        Total borrowings                       288.9       340.8       295.8
    Subordinated notes                         121.9       121.8       121.7
    Other liabilities                          184.2       193.5       299.8
        Total liabilities                    9,641.0     9,518.1     9,510.4

    Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock (without par value;
     150.0 shares, 150.0 shares and 100.0
     shares authorized; 94.2 shares,
     93.9 shares and 93.6 shares issued
     and outstanding)                           94.2        93.9        93.6
    Additional paid-in capital                 210.5       204.4       195.7
    Retained earnings                          933.3       913.7       868.6
    Accumulated other comprehensive
     income (loss)                             (21.7)      (12.2)        0.8
        Total stockholders' equity           1,216.3     1,199.8     1,158.7
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity              $10,857.3   $10,717.9   $10,669.1



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                           March   Dec.   Sept.  June   March
                                             31,    31,    30,    30,     31,
    (in millions, except per share data)    2005   2004   2004   2004    2004
    Interest and dividend income:
      Residential mortgage                 $36.8  $35.4  $35.0  $32.6   $34.7
      Commercial real estate finance        28.1   27.9   26.4   25.5    25.1
      Commercial                            23.4   20.8   18.4   17.3    16.8
      Consumer                              14.1   12.8   11.6   10.9    11.4
        Total interest on loans            102.4   96.9   91.4   86.3    88.0
      Securities                            17.2   17.2   19.4   17.3    18.5
      Short-term investments                 0.2    0.3    0.1    1.1     0.7
      Securities purchased under
       agreements to resell                  0.1     -      -      -       -
        Total interest and dividend income 119.9  114.4  110.9  104.7   107.2
    Interest expense:
      Deposits                              23.6   22.3   21.5   21.3    21.6
      Borrowings                             2.3    1.2    0.9    0.6    10.9
      Subordinated notes                     2.8    2.8    2.8    2.8     5.0
      Interest allocated to discontinued
       operations                             -      -      -      -     (3.6)
        Total interest expense              28.7   26.3   25.2   24.7    33.9
        Net interest income                 91.2   88.1   85.7   80.0    73.3
    Provision for loan losses                1.3    2.0    4.3    7.1    (0.1)
        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses          89.9   86.1   81.4   72.9    73.4
    Non-interest income:
      Fee-based revenues:
        Service charges on deposit
         accounts                           15.4   16.8   17.8   17.7    16.9
        Insurance revenue                    7.4    8.0    6.4    5.1     8.4
        Brokerage commissions                3.1    3.2    3.0    3.3     3.6
        Other fees                           9.6    8.3    7.8    8.5     8.1
        Total fee-based revenues            35.5   36.3   35.0   34.6    37.0
      Net security gains (losses)           (0.1)    -     0.2   (0.1)   (4.8)
      Net gains on sales of residential
       mortgage loans                        0.6    0.7    0.7    1.3     1.0
      Other non-interest income              1.3    1.5    2.8    3.2     1.4
        Total non-interest income           37.3   38.5   38.7   39.0    34.6
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and benefits             47.7   45.9   46.5   46.5    55.4
      Occupancy and equipment               15.7   16.5   17.6   17.5    17.5
      Professional and outside service
       fees                                  6.0    7.8    6.8    5.6     5.6
      Liability restructuring costs           -      -      -      -    133.4
      Other non-interest expense            11.9   13.7   12.9   14.1    15.5
        Total non-interest expense          81.3   83.9   83.8   83.7   227.4
        Income (loss) from continuing
         operations before income tax
         expense (benefit)                  45.9   40.7   36.3   28.2  (119.4)
    Income tax expense (benefit)            16.1   14.4   12.8    5.8   (41.6)
        Income (loss) from continuing
         operations                         29.8   26.3   23.5   22.4   (77.8)
    Discontinued operations:
      Income from discontinued operations,
       net of tax                            1.6    1.7    2.0    2.4     0.7
      Gain on sale of discontinued
       operations, net of tax                 -      -     2.0    0.2   196.3
        Income from discontinued
         operations                          1.6    1.7    4.0    2.6   197.0
        Net income                         $31.4  $28.0  $27.5  $25.0  $119.2

    Diluted earnings per common share:
      Income (loss) from continuing
       operations                          $0.32  $0.28  $0.25  $0.24  $(0.83)
      Income from discontinued operations   0.01   0.02   0.04   0.03    2.10
      Net income                            0.33   0.30   0.29   0.27    1.27



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS (1)

                                   March 31, 2005         December 31, 2004
    Three months ended       Average           Yield/  Average          Yield/
    (dollars in millions)    Balance  Interest  Rate   Balance  Interest Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments      $43.8   $0.2    1.83%    $51.3    $0.3   1.71%
    Securities purchased
     under agreements to resell  16.1    0.1    3.65        -       -      -
    Securities (2)            2,034.4   17.2    3.38   2,108.1    17.2   3.27
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage    3,300.6   36.8    4.45   3,229.8    35.4   4.38
      Commercial real
       estate finance         1,827.0   28.1    6.17   1,821.1    27.9   6.12
      Commercial              1,707.5   23.4    5.48   1,551.0    20.8   5.37
      Consumer                1,149.2   14.1    4.90   1,116.3    12.8   4.60
        Total loans           7,984.3  102.4    5.13   7,718.2    96.9   5.02
        Total earning
         assets             $10,078.6 $119.9    4.76% $9,877.6  $114.4   4.63%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing
       deposits              $2,100.6 $  -      -   %  $2,076.7 $  -       - %
      Savings, interest-
       bearing checking
        and money market      4,193.7    9.2    0.87   4,246.1     8.7   0.82
      Time                    2,411.4   14.0    2.33   2,310.2    13.1   2.27
        Total core deposits   8,705.7   23.2    1.07   8,633.0    21.8   1.01
      Non-core deposits         141.7    0.4    0.98     185.8     0.5   1.14
        Total deposits        8,847.4   23.6    1.07   8,818.8    22.3   1.01
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds
       purchased                250.4    1.5    2.39     220.5     1.1   1.91
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank advances            125.2    0.7    2.44      19.2     0.1   2.12
      Repurchase agreements       6.9    0.1    2.38        -       -      -
        Total borrowings        382.5    2.3    2.41     239.7     1.2   1.93
    Subordinated notes          121.8    2.8    9.18     121.8     2.8   9.19
    Funding liabilities
     allocated to discontinued
     operations (3)               -       -      -         -        -      -
        Total funding
         liabilities         $9,351.7  $28.7    1.23% $9,180.3   $26.3   1.14%

    Excess of earning
     assets over funding
     liabilities               $726.9                   $697.3

    Net interest
     income/spread                     $91.2    3.53%            $88.1   3.49%

    Net interest margin                         3.62%                    3.57%

    (1)  Average yields earned and rates paid are annualized.
    (2)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (3)  Represents an allocation of funding liabilities and interest expense
         to discontinued operations.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS (1)

                                                      March 31, 2004
    Three months ended                        Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in millions)                     Balance      Interest     Rate

    Earning assets:
    Short-term investments                      $268.5        $0.8       1.22%
    Securities purchased under
      agreements to resell                          -           -          -
    Securities (2)                             2,290.7        18.5       3.24
    Loans:
      Residential mortgage                     3,112.4        34.7       4.46
      Commercial real estate finance           1,707.1        25.1       5.89
      Commercial                               1,341.7        16.8       5.00
      Consumer                                   980.8        11.4       4.65
        Total loans                            7,142.0        88.0       4.93
        Total earning assets                  $9,701.2      $107.3       4.43%

    Funding liabilities:
    Deposits:
      Non-interest-bearing deposits           $1,948.5      $  -         -   %
      Savings, interest-bearing checking
        and money market                       4,176.7         8.3       0.79
      Time                                     2,310.8        13.0       2.25
        Total core deposits                    8,436.0        21.3       1.01
      Non-core deposits                          211.9         0.3       0.67
        Total deposits                         8,647.9        21.6       1.00
    Borrowings:
      Federal funds purchased                    281.5         0.7       0.94
      Federal Home Loan Bank advances            652.7         9.1       5.60
      Repurchase agreements                      145.4         1.1       2.90
        Total borrowings                       1,079.6        10.9       4.02
    Subordinated notes                           221.2         5.0       9.09
    Funding liabilities allocated to
      discontinued operations (3)               (819.0)       (3.6)      1.76
        Total funding liabilities             $9,129.7       $33.9       1.49%

    Excess of earning assets
      over funding liabilities                  $571.5

    Net interest income/spread                               $73.4       2.94%

    Net interest margin                                                  3.03%

    (1)  Average yields earned and rates paid are annualized.
    (2)  Average balances and yields for securities available for sale are
         based on amortized cost.
    (3)  Represents an allocation of funding liabilities and interest expense
         to discontinued operations.



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

                                            March   Dec.   Sept.  June   March
                                              31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
    (dollars in millions)                    2005   2004   2004   2004   2004
    Non-accrual loans:
      Commercial                            $11.7  $10.3  $12.0  $12.1   $8.4
      Commercial real estate finance          7.4    8.7   13.2   11.7   11.9
      Residential mortgage                    5.5    7.5    7.2    8.8    9.9
      Consumer                                1.5    0.9    0.9    1.8    2.4
        Total non-accrual loans              26.1   27.4   33.3   34.4   32.6
    Real estate owned ("REO") and
     repossessed assets, net                  0.9    1.2    1.1    0.8    0.9
        Total non-performing assets         $27.0  $28.6  $34.4  $35.2  $33.5

    Non-performing loans as a percentage of
     total loans                             0.32%  0.35%  0.44%  0.47%  0.45%
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of total loans, REO and repossessed
      assets                                 0.33   0.36   0.45   0.48   0.46
    Non-performing assets as a percentage
     of stockholders' equity and
     allowance for loan losses               2.09   2.25   2.73   2.86   2.73
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of non-performing loans     280.0  264.6  225.5  212.4  209.5
    Allowance for loan losses as a
     percentage of total loans               0.90   0.91   0.99   0.99   0.94



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                            March  Dec.   Sept.  June   March
                                             31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
                                            2005   2004   2004   2004   2004
    (in millions)
    Balance at beginning of period          $72.5  $75.0  $73.0  $68.3  $70.5
    Charge-offs                              (1.7)  (5.4)  (3.2)  (3.2)  (3.4)
    Recoveries                                0.9    0.9    0.9    0.8    1.3
        Net loan charge-offs                 (0.8)  (4.5)  (2.3)  (2.4)  (2.1)
    Provision for loan losses                 1.3    2.0    4.3    7.1   (0.1)
    Balance at end of period                $73.0  $72.5  $75.0  $73.0  $68.3



    People's Bank and Subsidiaries
    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                           March  Dec.   Sept.  June   March
                                            31,    31,    30,    30,    31,
                                           2005   2004   2004   2004   2004
    (in millions)
    Consumer                               $0.6   $0.7   $1.6   $2.2   $2.4
    Commercial                              0.3    0.7    0.7    0.1   (0.2)
    Commercial real estate finance           -     3.2     -      -    (0.1)
    Residential mortgage                   (0.1)  (0.1)    -     0.1     -
        Total                              $0.8   $4.5   $2.3   $2.4   $2.1


SOURCE People's Bank




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