October 29, 2002

People's Names Five New Mortgage Account Officers

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
People's Bank has named five new mortgage account officers - David G. Brown, Linda L. Galuardi, David J. Henderson, Maureen Lord, and Danielle Paolozzi - responsible for helping customers across Connecticut to obtain mortgages from People's, Connecticut's number-one mortgage lender.

Brown, a Milford resident, has served as branch manager in Wallingford, Noroton Heights, Danbury and the Norwalk areas. He also is a registered representative for Peoples Securities Inc., a subsidiary of People's Bank, and has a Life Insurance Producer's License, allowing him to represent People's broad line of insurance products.

A Trumbull resident, Galuardi is an eight-year veteran of People's Bank who left for several years before recently rejoining the bank. Her experience includes mortgage lending operations, processing, sales and marketing. She also previously served as a mortgage originator for People's.

Henderson, a Fairfield resident, has managed several branches throughout Fairfield County, most recently as a vice president and manager at Black Rock Turnpike office. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's of science degree in business management and holds a life insurance license.

A Windsor Locks resident, Lord started at People's as a teller in 1981. She returned to People's as a management trainee in 1999 after a two-year absence from the bank and worked in branches in Bloomfield, Vernon, and West Hartford.

Paolozzi, a Bethany resident, began her career at People's in 1992 as a part-time teller and managed the Stepney branch from 1995 to 1997. She recently was a manager in the People's Bank Call Center. Paolozzi is a 1993 graduate of Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's of arts degree in psychology.

People's has been the number one mortgage lender in Connecticut for 10 consecutive years. Mortgage services are available in all of People's 153 branches statewide, including offices inside Super Stop & Shop, which are open seven days a week.

People's (peoples.com) is a diversified financial services company providing commercial, consumer, insurance and investment services. Founded in 1842, it is the largest state-chartered bank in Connecticut with managed assets of $13 billion, 153 branches and 230 ATMs. People's is a leader in commercial banking, residential lending, life insurance sales, supermarket banking and ranks 16th nationally as an issuer of MasterCard and Visa credit cards. People's subsidiaries offer brokerage services, asset management, equipment financing and leasing, and insurance services.