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Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2007 Earnings

    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.
("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), parent company of Sovereign Bank ("Bank"), today
reported net income for the third quarter of 2007 of $58.2 million, or $.11
per share as compared to $184 million, or $.37 per diluted share, for the
third quarter of 2006. Net income in the third quarter of 2007 was
adversely impacted by disruption in the consumer credit environment and
volatility in credit markets, which will be discussed in more detail later
in this release.
    Sovereign's operating earnings for EPS purposes were $95.5 million, or
$.19 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as
compared to $207 million, or $.41 per diluted share a year ago. Operating
earnings for the third quarter of 2007 excludes after-tax restructuring
charges related to the previously announced expense reduction initiative of
$3.9 million, or $.01 per share, and additional loan loss provision of
$30.6 million after-tax, or $.06 per share, related to the correspondent
home equity portfolio. Operating earnings for the third quarter of 2006
excludes restructuring charges of $18.5 million after-tax, or $.04 per
share. A reconciliation of net income to operating earnings, as well as the
related earnings per share amounts, is included in a later section of this
release.
    Commenting on results for the third quarter of 2007, Joseph P.
Campanelli, Sovereign's President and CEO, stated, "Because of the charges
taken as a result of dislocations in the mortgage market, liquidity issues
impacting the broader sector and a Sovereign-specific issue related to
strengthening reserves in our indirect auto business, our earnings for the
quarter are disappointing. Looking beyond these items and at our core
businesses, I believe there are many things going well within our company,
and certain operating trends such as net interest margin and continued
expense discipline are heading in the right direction."
    Net Interest Income and Margin
    For the third quarter of 2007, Sovereign reported net interest income
of $457 million as compared to $453 million last quarter and $492 million
in the third quarter of 2006. Sovereign's average loan balances decreased
by $5.8 billion over last year as a result of the balance sheet
restructuring completed in the first quarter of 2007, while average loan
balances decreased about $110 million on a linked quarter basis to $56.7
billion. The period-end loan portfolio increased by approximately $621
million from balances at June 30, 2007, reflecting strong growth in the
auto loan portfolio and moderate growth in commercial and direct home
equity loan categories partially offset by planned runoff in residential
mortgage and commercial multi-family loans. Sovereign's average core
deposits decreased $2.3 billion over last year as Sovereign continues to
reduce its reliance on wholesale deposit sources. Average core deposits
decreased $966 million linked quarter to $34.6 billion driven by reductions
in higher-cost deposits as government and wholesale core deposit categories
declined $1.0 billion during the quarter. The weighted average cost of
these wholesale deposits was 5.26% versus Sovereign's overall cost of
non-wholesale deposits of 2.61%.
    Net interest margin was 2.74% for the third quarter of 2007 as compared
to 2.71% in the prior quarter and 2.64% a year ago.
    Non-Interest Income
    Total fees and other income before security gains totaled $141 million
for the third quarter of 2007 compared to $172 million a year ago and $190
million last quarter. Total fees and other income before security gains
were adversely impacted this quarter as a result of the dislocation in the
secondary capital markets, which resulted in $19.4 million of capital
markets losses, $6.2 million of market value adjustment losses impacting
commercial banking fees and $8.3 million of market value adjustment losses
impacting mortgage banking revenues. Excluding these items total fees and
other income before security gains increased 2.0% over last year.
    Consumer and commercial banking fees are down from a year ago and
linked quarter as a result of a $6.2 million lower of cost or market
adjustment recorded in the current quarter on Sovereign's loan syndicated
trading portfolio.
    Mortgage banking revenues for the quarter were $3.8 million, compared
to $26.5 million last quarter and $14.3 million in the same quarter a year
ago. Included in mortgage banking revenues this quarter was a loss of $8.3
million related to the lower of cost or market adjustments on the CMBS
pipeline and servicing values. Last quarter, mortgage banking revenues
included a gain of $13.8 million related to the commercial loan
securitization that took place during the quarter.
    Capital markets revenues for the quarter were a loss of $12.6 million
as a result of $19.4 million of losses on financings Sovereign provided to
a number of mortgage companies who have declared bankruptcy and/or
defaulted on certain agreements. These mortgage companies have been
impacted by adverse developments in the non-prime sector related to loan
losses which has decreased investor demand for loans originated and sold by
these mortgage companies resulting in liquidity issues for the mortgage
companies.
    Non-Interest Expense
    G&A expenses were $342 million for the third quarter of 2007, up $5.1
million or 1.5% from the second quarter as a result of increased legal
reserves and expense and a $3.2 million charge related to a repossessed
asset. G&A expenses to average assets were 1.66% for the quarter, compared
to 1.65% in the second quarter and 1.55% a year ago.
    Asset Quality
    Annualized net charge-offs were .24% of average loans for the third
quarter, compared to .18% linked quarter and .23% a year ago. In dollars,
net charge-offs were $33.6 million this quarter versus $25.7 million in the
prior quarter and $35.3 million a year ago.
    Non-performing loans to total loans increased 7 basis points from
second quarter levels to .49%. Non-performing loans increased by $42.5
million from last quarter to $282 million. However, $41.5 million of this
increase is related to the retained correspondent home equity portfolio.
Non-accruing loans from this portfolio were previously excluded from the
non-accruing loan balance of $239 million last quarter, as reserves for
this portfolio were segregated. Excluding these loans, non-accruing loans
increased about $1.0 million over last quarter. The allowance for credit
losses to non-performing loans was 230% at September 30, 2007, as compared
to 217% at June 30 and 240% at September 30, 2006.
    Sovereign's provision for credit losses was $162.5 million this
quarter, compared to $51.0 million in the second quarter and $45.0 million
in the third quarter of 2006. The provision for credit losses exceeded net
charge-offs this quarter by $129 million. As previously announced, $47
million of the increase in provision is related to Sovereign's remaining
correspondent home equity portfolio. As of September 30, 2007, this
portfolio balance was $415 million, net of discounts and reserves. Many of
these correspondent home equity loans are non-prime loans which have been
impacted by the deterioration in the housing market and the reduction in
the number of mortgage lenders in the industry causing an elevated level of
delinquencies and charge-offs. Approximately $40 million of the increase in
provision is related to management's decision to increase reserves for the
indirect auto lending portfolio in response to recent and anticipated
higher net credit losses, as well as portfolio growth. The remaining
increase in provision is related to the loan loss reserves required to
cover exposures, as well as increased charge-offs, in our commercial
portfolio, primarily in the construction lending and commercial real estate
portfolios.
    Capital
    Sovereign's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 6.03% at September 30, 2007, as
compared to 6.40% last quarter. Tangible equity to tangible assets, which
includes preferred stock, was 4.09%. Tangible common equity to tangible
assets was 3.85%. The equity to assets ratio was 10.08% at September 30,
2007. Sovereign's capital ratios were negatively impacted by approximately
12 basis points during the quarter by a negative mark-to-market adjustment
of approximately $97.0 million on its investment portfolio that is
available-for-sale. Also impacting certain capital ratios for the quarter
by approximately 22 to 35 basis points was the need to temporarily hold an
additional $4.5 billion of cash and investments over quarter-end to
maintain compliance with a regulatory guideline. Sovereign Bank's Tier 1
leverage ratio was 6.63% and the Bank's total risk-based capital ratio was
10.35% at September 30, 2007.
    About Sovereign
    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), is the parent
company of Sovereign Bank, a financial institution with $87 billion in
assets as of September 30, 2007 with principal markets in the Northeast
United States. Sovereign Bank has 750 community banking offices, over 2,300
ATMs and approximately 12,000 team members. Sovereign offers a broad array
of financial services and products including retail banking, business and
corporate banking, cash management, capital markets, wealth management and
insurance. Sovereign is the 18th largest banking institution in the United
States. For more information on Sovereign Bank, visit
http://www.sovereignbank.com or call 1-877-SOV-BANK.
    Investors, analysts and other interested parties will have the
opportunity to listen to a live web-cast of Sovereign's Third Quarter 2007
earnings call on Thursday, October 18 beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET at
http://www.sovereignbank.com > Investor Relations > News > Conference
Calls/Webcasts; or http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-
eventDetails&c=67999&eventID=1660290 . International parties are invited to
dial into the conference call at 706-679-7706. The webcast and replay can
be accessed anytime from 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, October 18, 2007 through
12:00 a.m. ET on January 17, 2007. Questions may be submitted during the
call via email accessible from Sovereign Bancorp's broadcast and Investor
Relations sites. A telephone replay will be accessible from 11:00 a.m. ET
on Thursday, October 18, 2007 through 12:00 a.m. ET (midnight) on Thursday,
October 25, 2007 by dialing 1-800-642-1687 in the U.S., international
706-645-9291, confirmation id #18728038.
    Note:
    This press release contains financial information determined by methods
other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
("GAAP"). Sovereign's management uses the non-GAAP measure of Operating
Earnings, and the related per share amount, in their analysis of the
company's performance. This measure, as used by Sovereign, adjusts net
income determined in accordance with GAAP to exclude the effects of special
items, including significant gains or losses that are unusual in nature or
are associated with acquiring and integrating businesses. Operating
earnings for 2006 and 2007 EPS purposes represent net income adjusted for
the after-tax effects of merger-related and integration charges, certain
restructuring charges, other-than-temporary impairment charges on Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac preferred equity securities and proxy and related
professional fees. Since certain of these items and their impact on
Sovereign's performance are difficult to predict, management believes
presentations of financial measures excluding the impact of these items
provide useful supplemental information in evaluating the operating results
of Sovereign's core businesses. These disclosures should not be viewed as a
substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they
necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be
presented by other companies.
    This press release contains statements of Sovereign's strategies,
plans, and objectives, as well as estimates of financial condition,
operating and cash efficiencies and revenue generation. These statements
and estimates constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which involve
significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially
from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, general
economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand,
real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles,
policies, or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; Sovereign's
ability in connection with any acquisition to complete such acquisition and
to successfully integrate assets, liabilities, customers, systems and
management personnel Sovereign acquires into its operations and to realize
expected cost savings and revenue enhancements within expected time frame;
the possibility that expected one time merger-related charges are
materially greater than forecasted or that final purchase price allocations
based on the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities and related
adjustments to yield and/or amortization of the acquired assets and
liabilities at any acquisition date are materially different from those
forecasted; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and
technological factors affecting the Company's operations, integrations,
pricing, products and services; and acts of God, including natural
disasters.
    Sovereign Bancorp is followed by several market analysts. Please note
that any opinions, estimates, forecasts, or predictions regarding Sovereign
Bancorp's performance or recommendations regarding Sovereign's securities
made by these analysts are theirs alone and do not represent opinions,
estimates, forecasts, predictions or recommendations of Sovereign Bancorp
or its management. Sovereign Bancorp does not by its reference to any
analyst opinions, estimates, forecasts regarding Sovereign's performance or
recommendations regarding Sovereign's securities imply Sovereign's
endorsement of or concurrence with such information, conclusions or
recommendations.
    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (unaudited)
                                                   Quarter Ended
                                     Sept. 30 June 30 Mar. 31 Dec. 31 Sept. 30
                                       2007     2007    2007    2006     2006
    (dollars in millions, except per
     share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income (loss)                  $58.2  $147.5   $48.1  $(129.4) $184.0
    Net income (loss) for EPS
     purposes                           54.6   150.2    44.4   (133.1)  188.5
    Operating earnings for EPS
     purposes (1)                       95.5   170.3   179.6    166.6   207.0
    Net interest income                456.8   453.4   487.9    487.0   491.8
    Provision for credit losses (5)    162.5    51.0    46.0    366.0    45.0
    Total fees and other income
     before security gains (6)         141.4   190.3    45.9    149.4   171.9
    Net gain (loss) on investment
     securities (7)                      1.9      -      1.0    (36.1)   29.2
    G&A expense                        341.7   336.6   330.0    354.9   351.8
    Other expenses (8)                  44.0    79.5   116.8    134.5    75.3

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                2.74%   2.71%   2.70%    2.60%   2.64%
    Return on average assets           0.28%   0.72%   0.22%   -0.57%   0.81%
    Operating return on average
     assets (1)                        0.46%   0.83%   0.83%    0.73%   0.91%
    Return on average equity           2.63%   6.71%   2.23%   -5.82%   8.47%
    Operating return on average
     equity (1)                        4.32%   7.75%   8.34%    7.49%   9.52%
    Return on average tangible equity  6.90%  17.62%   6.01%  -15.54%  23.72%
    Operating return on average
     tangible equity (1)              11.31%  20.35%  22.46%   20.00%  26.68%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs
     to average loans (9)              0.24%   0.18%   0.16%    2.75%   0.23%
    G & A expense to average assets    1.66%   1.65%   1.53%    1.56%   1.55%
    Efficiency ratio (2)              57.12%  52.29%  61.83%   55.77%  53.01%

    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings (loss) per share    $0.11   $0.30   $0.09   $(0.28)  $0.39
    Diluted earnings (loss) per share   0.11    0.29    0.09    (0.28)   0.37
    Operating earnings per share (1)    0.19    0.33    0.35     0.33    0.41
    Dividend declared per share        0.080   0.080   0.080    0.080   0.080
    Common book value (3)              17.76   17.92   17.87    17.83   18.07
    Common stock price:
      High                            $21.94  $25.16  $26.42   $25.90  $21.60
      Low                              16.58   21.14   24.07    21.27   20.07
      Close                            17.04   21.14   25.44    25.39   21.51
    Weighted average common shares:
      Basic                            480.2   478.3   475.1    473.4   472.4
      Diluted (4)                      480.2   512.6   475.1    473.4   506.1
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                            480.4   479.1   475.7    473.8   472.6
      Diluted                          512.4   512.3   509.8    508.7   506.5


                                                         Year to Date
                                                   Sept. 30          Sept. 30
                                                     2007              2006
    (dollars in millions, except per
     share data)

    Operating Data

    Net income (loss)                               $253.7            $266.4
    Net income (loss) for EPS purposes               242.8             281.1
    Operating earnings for EPS purposes (1)          445.4             525.4
    Net interest income                            1,398.0           1,334.5
    Provision for credit losses (5)                  259.5             118.5
    Total fees and other income before
     security gains (6)                              377.6             448.2
    Net gain (loss) on investment
     securities (7)                                    2.9            (275.9)
    G&A expense                                    1,008.2             935.1
    Other expenses (8)                               240.2             179.0

    Performance Statistics

    Bancorp

    Net interest margin                              2.72%             2.81%
    Return on average assets                         0.41%             0.47%
    Operating return on average assets (1)           0.71%             0.93%
    Return on average equity                         3.87%             5.03%
    Operating return on average equity (1)           6.79%             9.92%
    Return on average tangible equity               10.23%            11.92%
    Operating return on average tangible
     equity (1)                                     17.95%            23.51%
    Annualized net loan charge-offs to
     average loans (9)                               0.19%             0.24%
    G & A expense to average assets                  1.61%             1.65%
    Efficiency ratio (2)                            56.78%            52.45%

    Per Share Data

    Basic earnings (loss) per share                  $0.51             $0.62
    Diluted earnings (loss) per share                 0.51              0.62
    Operating earnings per share (1)                  0.87              1.16
    Dividend declared per share                      0.240             0.220
    Common book value (3)                            17.76             18.07
    Common stock price:
      High                                          $26.42            $21.76
      Low                                            16.58             19.57
      Close                                          17.04             21.51
    Weighted average common shares:
      Basic                                          477.9             420.7
      Diluted (4)                                    477.9             454.3
    End-of-period common shares:
      Basic                                          480.4             472.6
      Diluted                                        512.4             506.5


    NOTES:
    (1) Operating earnings represent net income excluding the after-tax
    effects of certain items, such as significant gains or losses that are
    unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or integrating
    businesses, and certain other charges.  See page H and I for a
    reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP measures.
    (2) Efficiency ratio equals general and administrative expense as a
    percentage of total revenue, defined as the sum of net interest income and
    total fees and other income before security gains.
    (3) Common book value equals common stockholders' equity at period-end
    divided by common shares outstanding.
    (4) The conversion of warrants and equity awards and the after-tax add
    back of Sovereign's contingently convertible trust preferred interest
    expense was excluded from Sovereign's GAAP diluted earnings per share
    calculation for the first and third quarters of 2007, the nine months
    ended September 30, 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006 since the result
    would have been anti-dilutive.  However, for operating earning purposes
    these items are dilutive and as a result they have been added back for
    operating earnings and operating earnings per share purposes.
    (5) The third quarter of 2007 includes an additional provision of $47
    million on our retained correspondent home equity portfolio as well as $37
    million of additional reserves allocated to our indirect auto portfolio
    due to increased losses experienced in the third quarter and higher
    projected losses in future periods.  The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a
    lower of cost or market adjustment on the correspondent home equity
    portfolio held for sale of $296 million.
    (6) The third quarter of 2007 includes lower of cost or market adjustments
    of $11.7 million on certain loan portfolios that were classified as held
    for sale.  Additionally, the third quarter of 2007 includes a charge of
    $19.4 million on certain financing transactions with mortgage related
    entities.  The second quarter of 2007 includes a gain of $13.8 million on
    a commercial mortgage backed securitization.  The first quarter of 2007
    includes a lower of cost or market adjustment of $119.9 million on
    correspondent home equity loans that were not sold as of March 31, 2007.
    The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a net lower of cost or market
    adjustment associated with the residential loan portfolio held for sale of
    $28.2 million.
    (7) The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a loss of $43 million associated
    with the sale of $1.5 billion of CMO investments.
    (8) The second quarter of 2007 includes net restructuring and debt
    extinguishment charges of $32.7 million.  The first quarter of 2007
    includes $43.4 million of ESOP expense related to freezing of the plan and
    $20 million of charges related to employee severance and charges
    associated with closing certain branch locations.  The fourth quarter of
    2006 includes $78.7 million of severance and restructuring charges.
    (9) Charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2006 include $389.5 million of
    charge-offs related to the lower of cost or market valuation adjustments
    recorded for correspondent home equity and residential loan portfolios
    that are held for sale as well as a $14 million charge-off on a large
    commercial loan.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    (unaudited)
                                                 Quarter Ended
                                 Sept. 30  June 30  Mar. 31  Dec. 31 Sept. 30
                                    2007     2007     2007     2006     2006
    (dollars in millions)

    Financial Condition Data:

    General
      Total assets                $86,607  $82,737  $82,194  $89,642  $90,410
      Loans (1)                    57,148   56,527   56,125   62,589   63,178
      Total deposits and customer
       related accounts:           50,098   49,845   52,563   52,385   52,784
        Core deposits and other
         customer related
         accounts                  34,472   34,722   37,001   36,321   36,031
        Time deposits              15,626   15,123   15,562   16,064   16,753
      Borrowings                   26,161   22,462   19,162   26,850   27,101
      Minority interests              146      146      157      156      210
      Stockholders' equity          8,726    8,780    8,695    8,644    8,734
      Goodwill                      5,003    5,003    5,006    5,005    4,990
      Core deposit and other
       intangibles                    402      433      465      498      533

    Asset Quality
      Non-performing assets (2)    $336.7   $282.4   $278.4   $235.6   $273.1
      Non-performing loans (2)      282.4    239.9    242.0    207.9    232.8
      Non-performing assets to
       total assets (2) (3)         0.39%    0.34%    0.34%    0.29%    0.30%
      Non-performing loans to
       loans (2) (3)                0.49%    0.42%    0.43%    0.38%    0.37%
      Allowance for credit losses  $650.0   $521.1   $503.3   $486.3   $558.1
      Allowance for credit losses
       to total loans (3)           1.14%    0.92%    0.90%    0.88%    0.88%
      Allowance for credit losses
       to non-performing loans (2)   230%     217%     208%     234%     240%

    Capitalization - Bancorp (4)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets                10.08%   10.61%   10.58%    9.64%    9.66%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                        6.03%    6.40%    6.29%    5.73%    5.82%
      Tangible equity to tangible
       assets                       4.09%    4.33%    4.20%    3.73%    3.78%
      Tangible common equity to
       tangible assets              3.85%    4.07%    3.95%    3.50%    3.55%

    Capitalization - Bank (4)
      Stockholders' equity to
       total assets                12.05%   12.71%   12.80%   11.76%   11.65%
      Tier 1 leverage capital
       ratio                        6.63%    6.93%    6.80%    6.22%    6.21%
      Tier 1 risk-based capital
       ratio                        7.63%    7.83%    7.77%    7.52%    7.67%
      Total risk-based capital
       ratio                       10.35%   10.45%   10.48%   10.07%   10.34%


    (1) Loans at December 31, 2006 include $7.6 billion of loans held for
    sale.
    (2) Non performing loans and non performing assets include $41.5 million
    of loans related to our correspondent home equity portfolio due to the
    additional provision for credit losses that was recorded in the third
    quarter of 2007.  Non performing loans and assets at June 30, 2007 and
    March 31, 2007 exclude $51.6 million and $22.4 million, respectively, of
    correspondent home equity loans that were written down to fair value at
    March 31, 2007 since credit losses related to these loans were considered
    in our lower of cost or market adjustment at March 31, 2007.  Sovereign
    reclassified these loans back into our loan portfolio at March 31, 2007.
    Non-performing loans and assets at December 31, 2006 exclude $21.5 million
    of residential non-accrual loans and $66.0 million of home equity
    non-accrual loans that are classified as held for sale.
    (3) The calculation of these ratios at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
    exclude approximately $491 million and $574 million, respectively, of
    loans that were marked down to fair value as of March 31, 2007.  The
    calculation of these ratios at December 31, 2006 excludes $7.6 billion of
    loans held for sale.
    (4) All capital ratios are calculated based upon adjusted end of period
    assets consistent with OTS guidelines.  The current quarter ratios are
    estimated as of the date of this earnings release.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (unaudited)
                                         Sept. 30      June 30      Mar. 31
    (dollars in thousands)                  2007         2007         2007
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions       $3,992,731   $1,867,294   $1,669,623
    Investments:
      Available-for-sale                14,307,929   13,303,432   13,640,209
      Other investments                    981,921      798,452      703,738
        Total investments               15,289,850   14,101,884   14,343,947
    Loans:
      Commercial                        29,912,883   29,547,839   29,852,212
      Consumer                          27,235,481   26,979,279   26,273,285
        Total loans (1)                 57,148,364   56,527,118   56,125,497
    Less allowance for loan losses        (629,747)    (503,685)    (487,286)
        Total loans, net                56,518,617   56,023,433   55,638,211
    Premises and equipment, net            559,040      570,074      588,695
    Accrued interest receivable            384,812      368,849      363,013
    Goodwill                             5,003,022    5,003,195    5,006,290
    Core deposit and other intangibles     402,257      433,164      465,421
    Bank owned life insurance            1,773,829    1,764,137    1,745,145
    Other assets                         2,683,170    2,605,061    2,373,220
        Total assets                   $86,607,328  $82,737,091  $82,193,565

    Liabilities and Stockholders'
     Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
      Core and other customer related
       accounts                        $34,471,615  $34,721,501  $37,001,193
      Time deposits                     15,626,433   15,123,134   15,561,764
        Total                           50,098,048   49,844,635   52,562,957
    Borrowings and other debt
     obligations                        26,161,337   22,461,638   19,162,252
    Other liabilities                    1,475,954    1,504,788    1,616,574
        Total liabilities               77,735,339   73,811,061   73,341,783
    Minority interests                     146,075      145,742      156,896
    Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred Stock                      195,445      195,445      195,445
      Common Stock                       6,277,292    6,253,146    6,186,470
      Warrants and stock options           347,630      346,278      344,979
      Unallocated ESOP shares                    -            -      (19,019)
      Treasury stock                       (20,359)     (21,303)     (22,257)
      Accumulated other
       comprehensive loss                 (218,155)    (121,184)     (13,177)
      Retained earnings                  2,144,061    2,127,906    2,022,445
        Total stockholders' equity       8,725,914    8,780,288    8,694,886
        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                        $86,607,328  $82,737,091  $82,193,565


                                                  Dec. 31           Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands)                          2006              2006
    Assets
    Cash and amounts due
     from depository institutions                $1,804,117        $1,932,603
    Investments:
      Available-for-sale                         13,874,628        12,821,075
      Other investments                           1,003,012         1,020,723
        Total investments                        14,877,640        13,841,798
    Loans:
      Commercial                                 30,472,343        29,984,325
      Consumer                                   32,116,253        33,193,395
        Total loans (1)                          62,588,596        63,177,720
    Less allowance for loan losses                 (471,030)         (544,482)
        Total loans, net                         62,117,566        62,633,238
    Premises and equipment, net                     605,707           591,601
    Accrued interest receivable                     422,901           413,018
    Goodwill                                      5,005,185         4,989,539
    Core deposit and other intangibles              498,420           532,626
    Bank owned life insurance                     1,725,222         1,704,955
    Other assets                                  2,585,091         3,770,681
        Total assets                            $89,641,849       $90,410,059

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
    Liabilities:
    Deposits and other customer related
     accounts:
      Core and other customer related
       accounts                                 $36,320,674       $36,030,850
      Time deposits                              16,063,880        16,752,764
        Total                                    52,384,554        52,783,614
    Borrowings and other debt obligations        26,849,717        27,100,522
    Other liabilities                             1,606,794         1,582,174
        Total liabilities                        80,841,065        81,466,310
    Minority interests                              156,385           209,972
    Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred Stock                               195,445           195,445
      Common Stock                                6,183,281         6,166,992
      Warrants and stock options                    343,391           338,867
      Unallocated ESOP shares                       (19,019)          (21,396)
      Treasury stock                                (49,028)          (57,646)
      Accumulated other
       comprehensive loss                           (24,746)          (74,543)
      Retained earnings                           2,015,075         2,186,058
        Total stockholders' equity                8,644,399         8,733,777
        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                                 $89,641,849       $90,410,059


     (1) Loans at December 31, 2006 include $7.6 billion of loans held for
     sale.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (unaudited)

                                                Quarter Ended
    (dollars in thousands,  Sept. 30  June 30    Mar. 31    Dec. 31   Sept. 30
     except per share data)   2007      2007       2007       2006      2006

    Interest and dividend income:
      Interest on
       interest-earning
       deposits             $7,117     $4,144     $6,236     $6,274    $5,408
      Interest on investment
       securities
        Available for sale 177,125    180,252    189,835    192,996   202,831
        Held to maturity         -          -          -          -         -
        Other               11,886     11,179     14,301     19,508    13,287
      Interest on loans    954,014    943,860  1,016,967  1,035,224 1,019,325
        Total interest and
         dividend income 1,150,142  1,139,435  1,227,339  1,254,002 1,240,851
    Interest expense:
      Deposits and
       related customer
       accounts            408,680    409,616    413,251    421,472   412,858
      Borrowings           284,701    276,435    326,235    345,498   336,206
        Total interest
         expense           693,381    686,051    739,486    766,970   749,064
        Net interest
         income            456,761    453,384    487,853    487,032   491,787
    Provision for credit
     losses (3)            162,500     51,000     46,000    365,961    45,000
        Net interest income
         after provision
         for credit losses 294,261    402,384    441,853    121,071   446,787
    Non-interest income:
      Consumer banking fees 73,113     77,268     68,014     73,389    74,298
      Commercial banking
       fees (5)             44,155     52,046     49,408     48,405    47,690
      Mortgage banking
       revenue (1)           3,752     26,500   (107,205)    (7,606)   14,329
      Capital markets
       revenue             (12,627)     5,982      5,689      7,358     4,009
      Bank owned life
       insurance income     24,439     20,274     20,509     20,237    20,116
      Other                  8,557      8,227      9,467      7,586    11,409
        Total fees and other
         income before
         security gains    141,389    190,297     45,882    149,369   171,851
      Net gain/(loss) on
       securities (4)        1,884          -        970    (36,089)   29,154
        Total non-interest
         income            143,273    190,297     46,852    113,280   201,005
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
      Compensation and
       benefits            172,319    171,557    173,796    176,851   182,607
      Occupancy and
       equipment            75,217     75,637     80,519     79,221    78,594
      Technology expense    23,940     23,812     23,336     25,680    25,128
      Outside services      16,434     16,969     15,278     19,920    17,928
      Marketing expense     16,296     17,092      8,832     15,731    14,552
      Other administrative
       expenses             37,440     31,525     28,235     37,496    33,009
        Total general and
         administrative    341,646    336,592    329,996    354,899   351,818
    Other expenses:
      Amortization of
       intangibles          31,066     32,257     33,253     34,302    34,092
      Other minority
       interest expense
       and equity method
       expense               6,913     14,487     18,415     10,974    12,850
      Loss on economic hedges    -          -          -          -         -
      Proxy and related
       professional fees         -       (125)      (391)         -         -
      Restructuring, other
       employee severance and
       debt repurchase
       charges               6,029     35,938     20,032     78,668         -
      ESOP expense related
       to freezing of plan       -     (3,266)    43,385          -         -
      Merger-related and
       integration charges       -        166      2,076     10,558    28,403
        Total other
         expenses           44,008     79,457    116,770    134,502    75,345
          Total non-interest
           expense         385,654    416,049    446,766    489,401   427,163
        Income/ (loss)
         before income
         taxes              51,880    176,632     41,939   (255,050)  220,629
    Income tax expense/
     (benefit)              (6,330)    29,180     (6,120)  (125,610)   36,620
        Net income/
         (loss)           $ 58,210   $147,452   $ 48,059  $(129,440) $184,009


    (1) Mortgage banking
     activity is summarized
     below:
    (Losses)/gains on sale
     of mortgage loans and
     related securities,
     multifamily loans, and
     home equity loans (2)  $6,354     $9,065  $(103,788)  $ (7,838)  $14,665
    Net gains/(loss)
     recorded on commercial
     mortgage backed
     securitization         (5,355)    13,772     (3,276)         -         -
    Net gains/(loss) recorded
     under SFAS 133          1,781        783       (388)       821      (423)
    Mortgage servicing fees,
     net of mortgage servicing
     rights amortization       972      2,224        247      2,863     3,758
    Mortgage servicing right
     recoveries/(impairments)    -        656          -     (3,452)   (3,671)
      Total mortgage banking
       revenues             $3,752   $ 26,500  $(107,205)  $ (7,606)  $14,329


                                                         Year to Date
                                                    Sept. 30      Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)      2007          2006
    Interest and dividend income:
      Interest on interest-earning deposits         $ 17,497       $10,478
      Interest on investment securities
        Available for sale                           547,212       409,579
        Held to maturity                                   -       104,026
        Other                                         37,366        31,906
      Interest on loans                            2,914,841     2,516,413
        Total interest and dividend income         3,516,916     3,072,402
    Interest expense:
      Deposits and related customer accounts       1,231,547       950,725
      Borrowings                                     887,371       787,161
        Total interest expense                     2,118,918     1,737,886
        Net interest income                        1,397,998     1,334,516
    Provision for credit losses (3)                  259,500       118,500
        Net interest income after provision
         for credit losses                         1,138,498     1,216,016
    Non-interest income:
      Consumer banking fees                          218,395       202,563
      Commercial banking fees (5)                    145,609       130,655
      Mortgage banking revenue (1)                   (76,953)       31,845
      Capital markets revenue                           (956)       10,211
      Bank owned life insurance income                65,222        46,802
      Other                                           26,251        26,091
        Total fees and other income
         before security gains                       377,568       448,167
      Net gain/(loss) on securities (4)                2,854      (275,873)
        Total non-interest income                    380,422       172,294
    Non-interest expense:
    General and administrative
      Compensation and benefits                      517,672       475,852
      Occupancy and equipment                        231,373       210,942
      Technology expense                              71,088        69,808
      Outside services                                48,681        49,275
      Marketing expense                               42,220        39,322
      Other administrative expenses                   97,200        89,891
        Total general and administrative           1,008,234       935,090
    Other expenses:
      Amortization of intangibles                     96,576        75,536
      Other minority interest expense and
       equity method expense                          39,815        45,917
      Loss on economic hedges                              -        11,387
      Proxy and related professional fees               (516)       14,337
      Restructuring, other employee severance
       and debt repurchase charges                    61,999             -
      ESOP expense related to freezing of plan        40,119             -
      Merger-related and integration charges           2,242        31,862
        Total other expenses                         240,235       179,039
          Total non-interest expense               1,248,469     1,114,129
        Income/ (loss) before income taxes           270,451       274,181
    Income tax expense/ (benefit)                     16,730         7,830
        Net income/ (loss)                          $253,721      $266,351


    (1) Mortgage banking activity
     is summarized below:
    (Losses)/gains on sale of mortgage
     loans and related securities,
     multifamily loans, and home
     equity loans (2)                               $(88,369)      $27,563
    Net gains/(loss) recorded on commercial
     mortgage backed securitization                    5,141             -
    Net gains/(loss) recorded under SFAS 133           2,176             4
    Mortgage servicing fees, net of mortgage
     servicing rights amortization                     3,443         7,949
    Mortgage servicing right recoveries/(impairments)    656        (3,671)
      Total mortgage banking revenues               $(76,953)      $31,845


    (2) First quarter of 2007 results include a lower of cost or market
    adjustment of $119.9 million on correspondent home equity loans that were
    not sold as of March 31, 2007.  Fourth quarter of 2006 includes a $28.2
    million lower of cost or market adjustment on the residential loans held
    for sale, as well as a $5.2 million gain on sale of $455 million of multi-
    family loans.
    (3) The third quarter of 2007 includes an additional provision of $47
    million on our retained correspondent home equity portfolio as well as $37
    million of additional reserves allocated to our indirect auto portfolio
    due to increased losses experienced in the third quarter and higher
    projected losses in future periods.  The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a
    lower of cost or market adjustment on the correspondent home equity
    portfolio held for sale of $296 million as well a $14 million commercial
    loan charge-off.
    (4) The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a loss of $43 million associated
    with the sale of $1.5 billion of CMO investments.
    (5) The third quarter of 2007 includes a lower of cost or market
    adjustment of $6.2 million on our loan syndication trading portfolio.
    This portfolio of $151 million was reclassified back into our loan held
    for investment portfolio.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
    (unaudited)
                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                     September 30, 2007
                                               Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                     Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                  $13,850,369     $216,252   6.24%
      Loans:
        Commercial                            25,429,487      464,984   7.26%
        Multi-Family                           3,975,580       61,708   6.20%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages               14,357,561      203,676   5.67%
          Home equity loans and
           lines of credit                     5,974,643      102,033   6.78%
         Total consumer loans
          secured by real estate              20,332,204      305,709   6.00%
         Auto Loans                            6,616,774      118,324   7.09%
         Other                                   320,848        7,042   8.71%
        Total Consumer                        27,269,826      431,075   6.30%
      Total loans                             56,674,893      957,767   6.72%
        Allowance for loan losses               (522,102)
    Total earning assets                      70,003,160   $1,174,019   6.68%
    Other assets                              11,594,008
        Total assets                         $81,597,168

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
          NOW accounts                        $5,497,403      $15,225   1.10%
          NOW accounts - government
           & wholesale                         3,825,292       49,944   5.18%
          Customer repurchase agreements       2,643,836       28,869   4.33%
          Savings accounts                     4,144,517        6,914   0.66%
          Money market accounts               10,224,580       93,751   3.64%
          Money market accounts- wholesale     1,862,865       25,211   5.37%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                            28,198,493      219,914   3.09%
         Time deposits                        11,323,566      134,570   4.71%
         Time deposits - wholesale             4,068,060       54,196   5.29%
      Total deposits and other customer
       related accounts                       43,590,119      408,680   3.72%
      Borrowings:
          Wholesale borrowings                17,654,582      225,169   5.08%
          Other borrowings                     3,736,339       59,532   6.06%
      Total borrowings                        21,390,921      284,701   5.30%
    Total funding liabilities                 64,981,040      693,381   4.24%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                   6,403,572
    Other liabilities                          1,439,105
        Total liabilities                     72,823,717
    Stockholders' equity                       8,773,451
        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                              $81,597,168
    Net interest income                                      $480,638
    Interest rate spread                                                2.44%
    Contribution from interest free funds                               0.30%
    Net interest margin                                                 2.74%


                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                       June 30, 2007
                                              Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                  $14,041,230     $215,663   6.15%
      Loans:
        Commercial                            25,470,400      458,763   7.22%
        Multi-Family                           4,637,577       72,186   6.23%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages               14,429,334      203,581   5.64%
          Home equity loans and
           lines of credit                     5,933,285      101,804   6.88%
         Total consumer loans
          secured by real estate              20,362,619      305,385   6.00%
         Auto Loans                            5,926,390      102,865   6.96%
         Other                                   388,325        8,293   8.57%
        Total Consumer                        26,677,334      416,543   6.25%
      Total loans                             56,785,311      947,492   6.69%
        Allowance for loan losses               (493,621)
    Total earning assets                      70,332,920   $1,163,155   6.63%
    Other assets                              11,608,001
        Total assets                         $81,940,921

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
          NOW accounts                        $5,935,760      $15,791   1.07%
          NOW accounts - government
           & wholesale                         4,170,249       53,420   5.14%
          Customer repurchase agreements       2,389,302       26,594   4.46%
          Savings accounts                     4,437,785        7,184   0.65%
          Money market accounts                9,687,237       84,086   3.48%
          Money market accounts - wholesale    2,525,720       34,668   5.51%
         Core and other customer
          related accounts                    29,146,053      221,743   3.05%
         Time deposits                        11,004,592      128,170   4.67%
         Time deposits - wholesale             4,425,195       59,703   5.41%
      Total deposits and other customer
       related accounts                       44,575,840      409,616   3.69%
      Borrowings:
          Wholesale borrowings                15,396,099      194,074   5.05%
          Other borrowings                     5,227,113       82,361   6.20%
      Total borrowings                        20,623,212      276,435   5.37%
    Total funding liabilities                 65,199,052      686,051   4.22%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                   6,421,910
    Other liabilities                          1,503,851
        Total liabilities                     73,124,813
    Stockholders' equity                       8,816,108
        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                              $81,940,921
    Net interest income                                      $477,104
    Interest rate spread                                                2.41%
    Contribution from interest free funds                               0.31%
    Net interest margin                                                 2.71%


                                                       Quarter Ended
                                                     September 30, 2006
                                              Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                    Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                  $15,886,584     $241,045   6.06%
      Loans:
        Commercial                            23,034,009      419,552   7.24%
        Multi-Family                           6,184,739       95,298   6.16%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages               17,860,553      256,417   5.74%
          Home equity loans and
           lines of credit                    10,519,717      173,914   6.59%
         Total consumer loans
          secured by real estate              28,380,270      430,331   6.05%
         Auto Loans                            4,394,903       66,220   5.98%
         Other                                   451,333       10,296   9.05%
        Total Consumer                        33,226,506      506,847   6.08%
      Total loans                             62,445,254    1,021,697   6.52%
        Allowance for loan losses               (537,690)
    Total earning assets                      77,794,148   $1,262,742   6.47%
    Other assets                              12,160,105
        Total assets                         $89,954,253

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other
       customer related accounts:
          NOW accounts                        $6,085,520      $16,810   1.07%
          NOW accounts - government
           & wholesale                         4,328,149       58,034   5.32%
          Customer repurchase agreements       1,714,351       20,638   4.78%
          Savings accounts                     5,013,163        8,409   0.67%
          Money market accounts                9,050,048       65,548   2.87%
          Money market accounts - wholesale    4,017,420       55,514   5.48%
         Core and other customer related
          accounts                            30,208,651      224,953   2.95%
         Time deposits                        11,541,567      125,039   4.30%
         Time deposits - wholesale             4,963,227       62,866   5.03%
      Total deposits and other customer
       related accounts                       46,713,445      412,858   3.51%
      Borrowings:
          Wholesale borrowings                20,847,228      254,407   4.86%
          Other borrowings                     5,606,261       81,799   5.82%
      Total borrowings                        26,453,489      336,206   5.06%
    Total funding liabilities                 73,166,934      749,064   4.07%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                   6,707,400
    Other liabilities                          1,458,009
        Total liabilities                     81,332,343
    Stockholders' equity                       8,621,910
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity                $89,954,253
    Net interest income                                      $513,678
    Interest rate spread                                                2.40%
    Contribution from interest free funds                               0.24%
    Net interest margin                                                 2.64%


    (1) Tax equivalent basis



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    AVERAGE BALANCE, INTEREST AND YIELD/RATE ANALYSIS
    (unaudited)
                                                    Year to Date
                                                 September 30, 2007
                                            Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                $14,359,545     $662,500   6.15%
      Loans:
        Commercial                          25,169,599    1,361,906   7.23%
        Multi-Family                         4,827,663      232,677   6.43%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages             14,788,758      630,279   5.68%
          Home equity loans and lines
           of credit                         7,122,383      369,186   6.93%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                        21,911,141      999,465   6.09%
        Auto Loans                           5,915,010      307,332   6.95%
        Other                                  376,740       24,156   8.57%
      Total Consumer                        28,202,891    1,330,953   6.30%
    Total loans                             58,200,153    2,925,536   6.71%
      Allowance for loan losses               (496,921)
    Total earning assets                    72,062,777   $3,588,036   6.65%
    Other assets                            11,632,426
      Total assets                         $83,695,203

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
        NOW accounts                        $5,812,672      $47,456   1.09%
        NOW accounts- government
         & wholesale                         4,030,753      155,436   5.16%
        Customer repurchase agreements       2,433,331       81,358   4.47%
        Savings accounts                     4,383,303       21,277   0.65%
        Money market accounts                9,691,344      252,097   3.48%
        Money market accounts - wholesale    2,670,593      109,535   5.48%
      Core and other customer related
       accounts                             29,021,996      667,159   3.07%
      Time deposits                         11,190,921      390,246   4.66%
      Time deposits - wholesale              4,330,871      174,142   5.38%
    Total deposits and other customer
     related accounts                       44,543,788    1,231,547   3.70%
    Borrowings:
      Wholesale borrowings                  17,623,077      668,508   5.07%
      Other borrowings                       4,785,627      218,863   6.10%
    Total borrowings                        22,408,704      887,371   5.29%
    Total funding liabilities               66,952,492    2,118,918   4.23%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                 6,381,978
    Other liabilities                        1,585,747
      Total liabilities                     74,920,217
    Stockholders' equity                     8,774,986
      Total liabilities and stockholders'
       equity                              $83,695,203
    Net interest income                                  $1,469,118
    Interest rate spread                                              2.42%
    Contribution from interest free funds                             0.30%
    Net interest margin                                               2.72%


    (1) Tax equivalent basis


                                                    Year to Date
                                                 September 30, 2006
                                            Average                  Yield/
    (dollars in thousands)                  Balance    Interest (1)   Rate
    Earning assets:
      Investment securities                $14,281,351     $610,934   5.71%
      Loans:
        Commercial                          19,699,524    1,051,982   7.14%
        Multi-Family                         2,748,477      126,583   6.14%
        Consumer:
          Residential mortgages             15,053,802      636,131   5.63%
          Home equity loans and lines
           of credit                        10,110,555      488,104   6.45%
        Total consumer loans secured by
         real estate                        25,164,357    1,124,235   5.96%
        Auto Loans                           4,400,416      192,228   5.84%
        Other                                  460,455       27,826   8.08%
      Total Consumer                        30,025,228    1,344,289   5.98%
    Total loans                             52,473,229    2,522,854   6.42%
      Allowance for loan losses               (471,358)
    Total earning assets                    66,283,222   $3,133,788   6.31%
    Other assets                             9,623,451
      Total assets                         $75,906,673

    Funding liabilities:
      Deposits and other customer related
       accounts:
        NOW accounts                        $5,396,984      $33,287   0.81%
        NOW accounts - government
         & wholesale                         4,399,421      163,942   4.98%
        Customer repurchase agreements       1,456,466       48,060   4.41%
        Savings accounts                     4,128,312       21,938   0.71%
        Money market accounts                8,230,487      158,350   2.57%
        Money market accounts - wholesale    2,073,058       82,255   5.30%
      Core and other customer related
       accounts                             25,684,728      507,832   2.64%
      Time deposits                          9,309,728      275,475   3.96%
      Time deposits - wholesale              4,475,117      167,418   5.00%
    Total deposits and other customer
     related accounts                       39,469,573      950,725   3.22%
    Borrowings:
      Wholesale borrowings                  17,244,235      586,685   4.54%
      Other borrowings                       4,942,265      200,476   5.41%
    Total borrowings                        22,186,500      787,161   4.74%
    Total funding liabilities               61,656,073    1,737,886   3.77%
    Non-interest bearing DDA                 5,826,134
    Other liabilities                        1,342,011
      Total liabilities                     68,824,218
    Stockholders' equity                     7,082,455
      Total liabilities and stockholders'
       equity                              $75,906,673
    Net interest income                                  $1,395,902
    Interest rate spread                                              2.54%
    Contribution from interest free funds                             0.27%
    Net interest margin                                               2.81%


    (1) Tax equivalent basis


    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
    (unaudited)

    NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
                             Sept. 30  June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31   Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands)       2007      2007      2007      2006      2006
    Non-accrual loans:
      Consumer:
        Residential mortgages $79,909   $69,392   $62,864   $47,687   $35,365
        Home equity loans and
         lines of credit       53,974    12,875    12,131    10,312    62,002
        Auto loans                730       620       416       191       327
        Other consumer loans    2,076     1,714     1,504     2,764     1,384
    Total consumer loans      136,689    84,601    76,915    60,954    99,078
      Commercial real estate   66,977    74,077    87,896    77,196    64,138
      Commercial and
       industrial and other    78,251    80,706    76,668    69,207    68,995
    Total non-accrual loans   281,917   239,384   241,479   207,357   232,211
      Restructured loans          443       503       552       557       570
    Total non-performing
     loans (1)                282,360   239,887   242,031   207,914   232,781
      Real estate owned, net   43,517    34,724    29,655    22,562    34,775
      Other repossessed assets 10,861     7,755     6,722     5,126     5,500
    Total non-performing
     assets (1)              $336,738  $282,366  $278,408  $235,602  $273,056

    Non-performing loans as
     a percentage of loans
     (1) (2)                    0.49%     0.42%     0.43%     0.38%     0.37%
    Non-performing assets as
     a percentage of total
     assets (1) (2)             0.39%     0.34%     0.34%     0.29%     0.30%
    Non-performing assets as
     a percentage of total
     loans, real estate
     owned and repossessed
     assets (1) (2)             0.59%     0.50%     0.50%     0.43%     0.43%
    Allowance for credit
     losses as a percentage
     of non-performing loans
     (1)                         230%      217%      208%      234%      240%


    NET LOAN CHARGE-OFFS

    Quarters ended (in       Sept. 30   June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31  Sept. 30
     thousands)                  2007      2007      2007      2006      2006
      Commercial real estate   $2,401    $2,766    $5,782     $(282)   $1,188
      Commercial and
       industrial and
       other (3)                8,387     6,820     6,089    18,651     6,402
    Total commercial           10,788     9,586    11,871    18,369     7,590
      Residential
       mortgages (4)            1,715     1,558       564     8,028       422
      Home equity loans and
       lines of credit (5)        883     1,934     1,523   399,609    19,909
    Total consumer loans secured
     by real estate             2,598     3,492     2,087   407,637    20,331
      Auto loans               19,448    12,305    10,115     9,574     7,271
      Other consumer loans        734       291        17       453       135
    Total consumer             22,780    16,088    12,219   417,664    27,737

    Total loan charge-offs    $33,568   $25,674   $24,090  $436,033   $35,327


    COMPONENTS OF THE PROVISION OF CREDIT LOSSES AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT
LOSSES

    Quarters ended           Sept. 30   June 30   Mar. 31   Dec. 31  Sept. 30
     (in thousands)              2007      2007      2007      2006      2006
    Provision for
     loan losses (6)         $159,630   $49,589   $45,239  $364,309   $45,437
    Provision/(recoveries)
     for unfunded commitments   2,870     1,411       761     1,652      (437)
    Total provision for
     credit losses           $162,500   $51,000   $46,000  $365,961   $45,000

    Allowance for loan
     losses                  $629,747  $503,685  $487,286  $471,030  $544,482
    Reserve for unfunded
     commitments               20,297    17,427    16,016    15,255    13,603
    Total allowance for
     credit losses           $650,044  $521,112  $503,302  $486,285  $558,085


    (1) Non-performing loans and non-performing assets at September 30, 2007
        include $41.5 million of loans related to our correspondent home
        equity loan portfolio due to the additional provision for credit
        losses that was recorded in the third quarter of 2007.  Non-performing
        loans and non-performing assets exclude $51.6 million and $22.4
        million of non-accrual loans at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
        related to correspondent home equity loans that had been previously
        classified as held for sale since credit losses related to these loans
        were considered in our lower of cost or market adjustment at March 31,
        2007.  Non-performing loans and non-performing assets at December 31,
        2006 exclude $21.5 million of residential non-accrual loans and $66.0
        million of home equity non-accrual loans that are classified as held
        for sale.
    (2) The calculation of this ratio at September 30, 2007 includes $41.5
        million of non performing loans related to our correspondent home
        equity portfolio. The calculation of these ratios at June 30, 2007 and
        March 31, 2007 exclude approximately $491 million and $574 million of
        loans that were marked down to fair value as of March 31, 2007.  The
        calculation of these ratios at December 31, 2006 excludes $7.6 billion
        of loans held for sale.
    (3) The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a $14 million commercial loan
        charge-off.
    (4) Fourth quarter of 2006 includes a $7 million charge-off related to the
        lower of cost or market adjustment on the residential loans held for
        sale.
    (5) The fourth quarter of 2006 includes $382.5 million of charge-offs
        related to the lower of cost or market adjustment on the correspondent
        home equity portfolio held for sale.
    (6) The fourth quarter of 2006 includes a lower of cost or market
        adjustment on the correspondent home equity portfolio held for sale of
        $296 million.


    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
    (unaudited)

    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - End of period

    Quarters ended   Sept. 30    June 30    Mar. 31      Dec. 31    Sept. 30
     (in thousands)    2007       2007        2007        2006         2006
    Demand deposit
     accounts      $6,272,412  $6,313,408  $6,420,046  $6,577,585  $6,687,150
    NOW accounts    5,352,228   5,950,960   6,159,701   6,333,667   6,347,484
    NOW accounts -
     government
     & wholesale    4,319,805   3,661,659   5,008,897   3,573,861   3,600,363
    Customer
     repurchase
     agreements     2,726,686   2,525,932   2,310,290   2,206,445   2,027,100
    Savings
     accounts       3,984,551   4,312,492   4,558,367   4,637,346   4,919,190
    Money market
     accounts      10,258,960  10,005,554   9,452,904   8,875,353   8,380,908
    Money market
     accounts -
     government
     & wholesale    1,556,973   1,951,496   3,090,988   4,116,417   4,068,655
    Time deposits  11,970,145  10,996,111  11,144,281  11,336,147  11,684,137
    Time deposits -
     wholesale      3,656,288   4,127,023   4,417,483   4,727,733   5,068,627
    Total deposits
     and other
     customer
     related
     accounts     $50,098,048 $49,844,635 $52,562,957 $52,384,554 $52,783,614


    LOAN COMPOSITION - End of period

    Quarters ended   Sept. 30    June 30     Mar. 31    Dec. 31    Sept. 30
     (in thousands)   2007        2007        2007        2006        2006
    Commercial
     real estate  $11,821,651 $11,741,479 $11,584,728 $11,514,983 $11,401,902
    Commercial
     industrial
     loans         13,807,542  13,417,347  12,908,765  12,654,746  11,212,315
    Multi-family    4,038,333   4,000,527   4,806,028   5,768,451   5,970,795
    Other             245,357     388,486     552,691     534,164   1,399,313
    Total
     commercial
     loans         29,912,883  29,547,839  29,852,212  30,472,344  29,984,325
    Residential
     mortgages     14,009,891  14,387,342  14,403,371  17,404,730  17,817,283
    Home equity
     loans and
     lines of
     credit         6,058,143   5,954,925   5,932,136   9,443,560  10,506,607
    Total consumer
     loans secured
     by real
     estate        20,068,034  20,342,267  20,335,507  26,848,290  28,323,890
    Auto loans      6,853,381   6,320,010   5,526,953   4,848,204   4,431,891
    Other consumer
     loans            314,066     317,002     410,825     419,758     437,614
    Total consumer
     loans         27,235,481  26,979,279  26,273,285  32,116,252  33,193,395

    Total loans   $57,148,364 $56,527,118 $56,125,497 $62,588,596 $63,177,720


    DEPOSIT AND OTHER CUSTOMER RELATED ACCOUNT COMPOSITION - Average

    Quarters ended   Sept. 30    June 30    Mar. 31      Dec. 31    Sept. 30
     (in thousands)    2007       2007        2007        2006        2006
    Demand deposit
     accounts      $6,403,572  $6,421,910  $6,335,301  $6,596,008  $6,707,400
    NOW accounts    5,497,403   5,935,760   5,994,720   6,125,347   6,085,520
    NOW accounts -
     government &
     wholesale      3,825,292   4,170,249   4,099,733   3,977,652   4,328,149
    Customer
     repurchase
     agreements     2,643,836   2,389,302   2,262,732   2,182,446   1,714,351
    Savings
     accounts       4,144,517   4,437,785   4,572,309   4,755,332   5,013,163
    Money market
     accounts      10,224,580   9,687,237   9,150,410   8,688,901   9,050,048
    Money market
     accounts -
     government &
     wholesale      1,862,865   2,525,720   3,642,754   3,999,190   4,017,420
    Time deposits  11,323,566  11,004,592  11,243,730  11,535,214  11,541,567
    Time deposits
     - wholesale    4,068,060   4,425,195   4,504,148   4,933,950   4,963,227
    Total deposits
     and other
     customer
     related
     accounts     $49,993,691 $50,997,750 $51,805,837 $52,794,040 $53,420,845


    LOAN COMPOSITION - Average

    Quarters ended  Sept. 30    June 30      Mar. 31     Dec. 31    Sept. 30
     (in thousands)   2007        2007        2007        2006        2006
    Commercial
     real
     estate       $11,746,854 $11,737,900 $11,513,005 $11,421,431 $10,869,370
    Commercial
     industrial
     loans         12,049,755  12,146,382  11,566,055  11,347,975  10,805,007
    Multi-family    3,975,580   4,637,577   5,890,879   6,103,412   6,184,739
    Other           1,632,878   1,586,118   1,520,732   1,427,147   1,359,632
    Total commercial
     loans         29,405,067  30,107,977  30,490,671  30,299,965  29,218,748
    Residential
     mortgages     14,357,561  14,429,334  15,592,954  17,897,922  17,860,553
    Home equity
     loans and
     lines of
     credit         5,974,643   5,933,285   9,497,940  10,145,548  10,519,717
    Total consumer
     loans secured
     by real
     estate        20,332,204  20,362,619  25,090,894  28,043,470  28,380,270
    Auto loans      6,616,774   5,926,390   5,186,143   4,628,603   4,394,903
    Other consumer
     loans            320,848     388,325     422,161     427,026     451,333
    Total consumer
     loans         27,269,826  26,677,334  30,699,198  33,099,099  33,226,506

    Total loans   $56,674,893 $56,785,311 $61,189,869 $63,399,064 $62,445,254



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EARNINGS TO REPORTED EARNINGS
    (unaudited)

    Operating earnings for EPS purposes represents net income excluding the
    after-tax effects of certain items, such as significant gains or losses
    that are unusual in nature or are associated with acquiring or integrating
    businesses, and certain other charges.   The table below reconciles our
    GAAP earnings to operating earnings for EPS purposes.

    (dollars in thousands,
     except per share data -
     all amounts are after tax)

                                               Quarter Ended
                                               Total dollars
                            Sept. 30  June 30   Mar. 31    Dec. 31   Sept. 30
                              2007      2007      2007      2006       2006

    Net income/ (loss) as
     reported                $58,210  $147,452   $48,059  $(129,440) $184,009
    Dividends on preferred
     stock                    (3,650)   (3,650)   (3,650)    (3,650)   (1,825)
    Net income available to
     common shareholders      54,560   143,802    44,409   (133,090)  182,184
    Contingently convertible
     trust preferred
     interest expense, net
     of tax                        -     6,413         -          -     6,344
    Net income/ (loss) for
     EPS purposes            $54,560  $150,215   $44,409  $(133,090) $188,528

    Non GAAP adjustments to
     adjust antidilutive EPS
    Net income available to
     common shareholders     $54,560             $44,409  $(133,090)
    Trust IV expense, net of
     tax                       6,423               6,412      6,354
    Antidilutive net income/
     (loss) for operating
     EPS calculation         $60,983             $50,821  $(126,736)

    Reconciliation to
     Operating earnings EPS
    Net income/ (loss) for
     Operating earnings EPS
     purposes                $60,983  $150,215   $50,821  $(126,736) $188,528
      Merger related and
       integration costs          -        108     1,323      6,863    18,463
      Provision for credit
       losses                 30,550        -         -     192,374        -
      Loss on economic hedges     -         -         -          -         -
      Loss on investment
       restructuring              -         -         -      27,961        -
      Loss on mortgage banking
       loan sale restructuring    -         -         -      14,954        -
      Loss on restructuring,
       other employee
       severance and debt
       repurchase charges      3,919    23,360    12,771     51,134        -
      ESOP expense related to
       freezing of plan           -     (3,266)   43,385         -         -
      Hedge loss on sale of
       multifamily loans          -         -     (3,860)        -         -
      Impairment on FNMA and
       FHLMC preferred stock      -         -         -          -         -
      Gain on redemption of
       FNMA and FHLMC
       preferred stock            -         -       (953)        -         -
      Writedown on
       correspondent home
       equity loans               -         -     76,394         -         -
      Proxy and related
       professional fees          -        (82)     (249)        -         -
    Operating earnings for
     EPS purposes            $95,452  $170,335  $179,632   $166,550  $206,991



    Weighted average diluted
     shares for GAAP EPS     480,171   512,641   475,115    473,404   506,135
    Add back of diluted
     shares for operating
     EPS not factored into
     GAAP diluted shares due
     to antidilution (1)      32,480         -    34,353     34,583         -
    Adjusted weighted
     average diluted shares
     for Operating EPS       512,651   512,641   509,468    507,987   506,135



    (dollars in thousands,
    except per share data -
    all amounts are after tax)

                                                 Quarter Ended
                                                   Per share
                                    Sept. 30 June 30 Mar. 31 Dec. 31 Sept. 30
                                      2007     2007    2007    2006    2006

    Net income/ (loss) as reported
    Dividends on preferred stock
    Net income available to common
     shareholders
    Contingently convertible trust
     preferred interest expense,
     net of tax
    Net income/ (loss) for
     EPS purposes                      $0.11   $0.29   $0.09  $(0.28)  $0.37

    Non GAAP adjustments to adjust
     antidilutive EPS
    Net income available to common
     shareholders
    Trust IV expense, net of tax
    Antidilutive net income/ (loss) for
     operating EPS calculation

    Reconciliation to Operating earnings
     EPS
    Net income/ (loss) for Operating
     earnings EPS purposes             $0.12   $0.29   $0.10  $(0.25)  $0.37
      Merger related and integration
       costs                             -      0.00    0.00    0.01    0.04
      Provision for credit losses       0.06     -       -      0.38     -
      Loss on economic hedges            -       -       -       -       -
      Loss on investment restructuring   -       -       -      0.06     -
      Loss on mortgage banking loan
       sale restructuring                -       -       -      0.03     -
      Loss on restructuring, other
       employee severance and debt
       repurchase charges               0.01    0.05    0.02    0.10     -
      ESOP expense related to freezing
       of plan                           -     (0.01)   0.09     -       -
      Hedge loss on sale of
       multifamily loans                 -       -     (0.01)    -       -
      Impairment on FNMA and FHLMC
       preferred stock                   -       -       -       -       -
      Gain on redemption of FNMA and
       FHLMC preferred stock             -       -     (0.00)    -       -
      Writedown on correspondent home
       equity loans                      -       -      0.15     -       -
      Proxy and related professional
       fees                              -     (0.00)  (0.00)    -       -
    Operating earnings for EPS
     purposes                          $0.19   $0.33   $0.35   $0.33   $0.41



    (dollars in thousands,
    except per share data -
    all amounts are after tax)

                                                    Year to Date
                                         Total dollars       Per share
                                      Sept. 30  Sept. 30  Sept. 30  Sept. 30
                                        2007      2006      2007      2006

    Net income/ (loss) as reported    $253,721  $266,351
    Dividends on preferred stock       (10,950)   (4,258)
    Net income available to common
     shareholders                      242,771   262,093
    Contingently convertible trust
     preferred interest expense,
     net of tax                           -       19,006
    Net income/(loss) for EPS
     purposes                         $242,771  $281,099    $0.51     $0.62

    Non GAAP adjustments to adjust
     antidilutive EPS
    Net income available to common
     shareholders                     $242,771
    Trust IV expense, net of tax        19,249
    Antidilutive net income/ (loss)
     for operating EPS calculation    $262,020

    Reconciliation to Operating
     earnings EPS
    Net income/ (loss) for Operating
     earnings EPS purposes            $262,020  $281,099    $0.51     $0.62
      Merger related and integration
       costs                             1,432    20,711     0.00      0.05
      Provision for credit losses       30,550     8,125     0.06      0.02
      Loss on economic hedges             -        7,402      -        0.02
      Loss on investment restructuring    -      154,884      -        0.34
      Loss on mortgage banking loan sale
       restructuring                      -         -         -         -
      Loss on restructuring, other
       employee severance and debt
       repurchase charges               40,049      -        0.08       -
      ESOP expense related to freezing
       of plan                          40,119      -        0.08       -
      Hedge loss on sale of
       multifamily loans                (3,860)     -       (0.01)      -
      Impairment on FNMA and FHLMC
       preferred stock                    -       43,875      -        0.10
      Gain on redemption of FNMA and
       FHLMC preferred stock              (953)     -       (0.00)      -
      Writedown on correspondent home
       equity loans                     76,394      -        0.15       -
      Proxy and related professional
       fees                               (331)    9,319    (0.00)     0.02
    Operating earnings for EPS
     purposes                         $445,420  $525,415    $0.87     $1.16



    Weighted average diluted shares
     for GAAP EPS                      477,884   454,265
    Add back of diluted shares for
     operating EPS not factored into
     GAAP diluted shares due to
     antidilution (1)                   33,732      -
    Adjusted weighted average diluted
     shares for Operating EPS          511,616   454,265


    (1)  The conversion of warrants and equity awards and the after-tax add
         back of Sovereign's contingently convertible trust preferred interest
         expense was excluded from Sovereign's GAAP diluted earnings per share
         calculation for the first and third quarters of 2007, the nine months
         ended September 30, 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2006 since the
         result would have been anti-dilutive.  However, for operating earning
         purposes these items are dilutive and as a result they have been
         added back for operating earnings and operating earnings per share
         purposes.



    Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
    RECONCILIATION OF AVERAGE EQUITY TO AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY AND RELATED
    OPERATING RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY
    (unaudited)

    Reconciliation of Equity to Tangible Equity and Operating Return on
    Average Equity to Tangible Returns on Average Equity

                                                  Quarter Ended
                                          Sept. 30    June 30     Mar. 31
    (dollars in thousands)                  2007        2007        2007

    Average Equity                       $8,773,451  $8,816,108  $8,734,981
    Average Goodwill                     (5,003,137) (5,005,116) (5,005,119)
    Average CDI and other intangibles      (421,895)   (453,528)   (486,214)
    Average Tangible Equity              $3,348,419  $3,357,464  $3,243,648

    Operating Return on Average Equity        4.32%       7.75%       8.34%
      Effect of Goodwill                      6.45%      11.55%      12.87%
      Effect of CDI and other intangibles     0.54%       1.05%       1.25%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity        11.31%      20.35%      22.46%


                                                        Quarter Ended
                                                  Dec. 31        Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands)                         2006            2006

    Average Equity                              $8,816,938      $8,621,910
    Average Goodwill                            (4,992,610)     (4,932,536)
    Average CDI and other intangibles             (519,891)       (611,329)
    Average Tangible Equity                     $3,304,437      $3,078,045

    Operating Return on Average Equity               7.49%           9.52%
      Effect of Goodwill                            11.32%          15.26%
      Effect of CDI and other intangibles            1.18%           1.89%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity               20.00%          26.68%


                                                        Year-to-Date
                                                 Sept. 30        Sept. 30
    (dollars in thousands)                         2007            2006
    Average Equity                              $8,774,986     $7,082,455
    Average Goodwill                            (5,004,450)    (3,705,413)
    Average CDI and other intangibles             (453,644)      (388,650)
    Average Tangible Equity                     $3,316,892     $2,988,392

    Operating Return on Average Equity               6.79%          9.92%
      Effect of Goodwill                            10.24%         12.30%
      Effect of CDI and other intangibles            0.93%          1.29%
    Tangible Return on Average Equity               17.95%         23.51%


SOURCE Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.




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