UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 10-K

For  Annual  and  Transition  Report  Pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     [X]  Annual  Report  Pursuant  to  Section  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002
                     or
     [ ]  Transition  Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
          Exchange  Act of 1934  For the  transition  period  from  ________  to
          ________

                         Commission File Number 0-18991

                                 PEOPLES BANCORP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       INDIANA                                                  35-1811284
(State or other jurisdiction                                 (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)

212 West 7th Street, Auburn, Indiana                                     46706
-----------------------------------                                    --------
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (260) 925-2500
        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act

                     Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
                                (Title of Class)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No .

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive  proxy  information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
form 10-K. [X]

     Aggregate  market  value of  voting  stock  held by  non-affiliates  of the
registrant, as of December 17, 2002: $56,239,289.

     Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock, as of December 17, 2002:

           3,446,802 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

                      Documents Incorporated by Reference:

     Portions of the definitive  Proxy  Statement/Prospectus  (Part III) and the
Annual Report to  Stockholders  for the year ended  September 30, 2002 (Parts II
and IV).


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                                     PART I


     Peoples  Bancorp (the "Company") may from time to time make written or oral
"forward-looking  statements",  including  statements contained in the Company's
filings with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (including  this annual
report on Form 10-K and the exhibits  thereto),  in its reports to  stockholders
and in other communications by the Company,  which are made in good faith by the
Company  pursuant to the "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

     These forward-looking  statements involve risks and uncertainties,  such as
statements  of the  Company's  plans,  objectives,  expectations,  estimates and
intentions that are subject to change based on various  important  factors (some
of which are beyond the Company's control). The following factors, among others,
could cause the Company's  financial  performance to differ  materially from the
plans,  objectives,  expectations,  estimates and  intentions  expressed in such
forward-looking statements: the strength of the United States economy in general
and  the  strength  of  the  local  economies  in  which  the  Company  conducts
operations;  the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies
and laws,  including  interest  rate  policies of the board of  governors of the
federal  reserve  system,   inflation,   interest  rates,  market  and  monetary
fluctuations;  the timely  development  of and  acceptance  of new  products and
services of the Company and the perceived  overall  value of these  products and
services by users,  including  the  features,  pricing  and quality  compared to
competitors'  products and  services;  the  willingness  of users to  substitute
competitors' products and services for the Company's products and services;  the
success of the  Company in  gaining  regulatory  approval  of its  products  and
services,  when required;  the impact of changes in financial  services laws and
regulations   (including  laws  concerning   taxes,   banking,   securities  and
insurance);  technological changes;  acquisitions;  changes in consumer spending
and  saving  habits;  and the  success  of the  Company  in  managing  the risks
resulting from these factors.

     The Company cautions that the listed factors are not exclusive. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking  statement,  whether written or
oral, that may be made from time to time or on behalf of the Company.

Item 1.  Business

General

     The Company is an Indiana  corporation  organized in October 1990 to become
the thrift  holding  company for Peoples  Federal  Savings Bank of DeKalb County
("Peoples  Federal").  The Company is the sole  shareholder of Peoples  Federal.
Peoples Federal  conducts  business from its main office in Auburn and its eight
full-service  offices located in Avilla,  Columbia City, Garrett,  Kendallville,
LaGrange,  Topeka and Waterloo,  Indiana  Peoples Federal offers a full range of
retail deposit services and lending services to northeastern Indiana.

     Peoples  Federal was founded in 1925 and chartered by the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board ("FHLBB"),  now the Office of Thrift  Supervision  ("OTS"),  in 1937.
Since  that  time,  it has been a member of the  Federal  Home Loan Bank  System
("FHLB  System")  and the  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank of  Indianapolis  ("FHLB of
Indianapolis"),  and its savings accounts are insured up to applicable limits by
the Savings Association  Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), as administered by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC").

     On February 29, 2000 a merger was  completed  with Three  Rivers  Financial
Corp. and its subsidiary  First Savings Bank ("First  Savings") of Three Rivers,
Michigan.  The  Company  became the sole  shareholder  of First  Savings.  First
Savings conducts  business from its main office in Three Rivers,  Michigan,  and
its five full service offices in Union and Schoolcraft,  Michigan,  and Howe and
Middlebury, Indiana.

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     The Company  has no other  business  activity  other than being the holding
company for Peoples Federal and First Savings  (collectively the "Banks") and is
subject to regulation by the OTS. The Company's  securities are registered  with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  ("SEC")  pursuant to the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act").  As such, the Company is
subject to the  information,  proxy  solicitation,  insider  trading,  and other
restrictions and requirements of the Exchange Act.

     In  December  2000,  the  Board  authorized  a  stock  repurchase  program.
Purchases of up to 300,000  shares of the Company's  common stock may be made in
open market or in privately negotiated  transactions.  As of September 30, 2002,
the Company had repurchased 191,737 shares.

     The Board of Directors  approved the Stock repurchase  program because,  in
their opinion,  the stock price was below the current value of the company.  The
Board and Management feel that the stock repurchase program enhances shareholder
value by decreasing the number of shares  outstanding  and by providing  another
source to liquidate  shares.  Most shares are purchased at or below market value
and the company retires any shares repurchased,  this also reduces the amount of
dividends  paid.  The  repurchase  plan also allows the  company to  efficiently
deploy excess capital.

     On a yearly basis,  the Company updates its long-term  strategic plan. This
plan  includes,  among other things,  the Company's  commitment to maintaining a
strong  capital  base and  continuing  to improve the  organization's  return on
assets  through  asset  growth and  controlling  operating  expenses.  Continued
careful  monitoring  of the  Banks'  interest  rate  risk  is also  cited  as an
important goal. As a result,  continued  origination of short-term  consumer and
installment loans, prime plus equity loans,  adjustable rate mortgage loans, and
fixed-rate  real estate  loans with  original  terms of 15 years or less will be
emphasized.

     The Banks offer a wide range of consumer and commercial financial services.
These services include: consumer demand deposit accounts; NOW accounts;  regular
and term savings accounts and savings  certificates;  residential and commercial
real estate  loans;  and secured and  unsecured  consumer  loans.  During  1999,
Peoples Federal added agricultural and commercial lending officers to its staff.
Since these types of loans pose a higher credit risk than  traditional  mortgage
lending,  they typically  offer higher yields and are for shorter  terms.  It is
expected that these loans will assist  Peoples  Federal in managing its interest
rate risk,  and  increase its overall  profitability.  The Banks  provide  these
services  through a branch network  comprised of fourteen  full-service  banking
offices.  They also provide credit card services, as well as enhancements to its
loan and deposit products designed to provide customers with added conveniences.
The  Company  has   historically   concentrated   its  business   activities  in
northeastern  Indiana.  The purchase of First  Savings has extended this area to
southern  Michigan.  The  Company's  current  strategy is to maintain its branch
office network as well as remain alert to new opportunities.

     Over the years, the Company has broadened its product line and enhanced its
operations  in  order  to  accommodate  its  growth  and to  meet  the  vigorous
competition  from various  financial  institutions  and other companies or firms
that engage in similar activities.

The Thrift Industry

     Thrift  institutions are financial  intermediaries  which historically have
accepted  savings  deposits  from the general  public  and, to a lesser  extent,
borrowed  funds from  outside  sources and  invested  those  deposits  and funds
primarily in loans  secured by first  mortgage  liens on  residential  and other
types of real estate.  Such  institutions may also invest their funds in various
types of short- and long-term  securities.  The deposits of thrift  institutions
are insured by the SAIF as administered by the FDIC, and these  institutions are
subject to extensive regulations.  These regulations govern, among other things,
the lending and other investment  powers of thrift  institutions,  including the
terms of mortgage  instruments these institutions are permitted to utilize,  the
types of deposits they are permitted to accept, and reserve requirements.

     The operations of thrift  institutions,  including those of the Banks,  are
significantly  affected by general  economic  conditions and by related monetary
and fiscal  policies of the federal  government and  regulations and policies of
financial institution regulatory  authorities,  including the Board of Governors

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of the Federal Reserve System and the OTS. Lending  activities are influenced by
a number  of  factors  including  the  demand  for  housing,  conditions  in the
construction  industry,  and availability of funds. Sources of funds for lending
activities  include savings  deposits,  loan principal  payments,  proceeds from
sales of loans,  and  borrowings  from the  Federal  Home  Loan  Banks and other
sources.  Savings flows at thrift  institutions such as the Banks are influenced
by a number of factors  including  interest rates on competing  investments  and
levels of personal income.

Earnings

     The Banks' earnings depend primarily on the difference  between income from
interest-earning  assets such as loans and  investments,  and  interest  paid on
interest-bearing   liabilities  such  as  deposits  and  borrowings.  The  Banks
typically  engage in  long-term  mortgage  lending at fixed  rates of  interest,
generally  for  periods  of  up  to  30  years,  while  accepting  deposits  for
considerably shorter periods.

     Generally, rapidly rising interest rates cause the cost of interest-bearing
liabilities  to increase  more rapidly than yields on  interest-earning  assets,
thereby adversely affecting the earnings of many thrift institutions.  While the
industry  has received  expanded  lending and  borrowing  powers in recent years
permitting  different types of investments  and mortgage loans,  including those
with floating or  adjustable  rates and those with shorter  terms,  earnings and
operations are still highly influenced by levels of interest rates and financial
market conditions and by substantial investments in long-term mortgage loans.

Competition

     The Banks  experience  strong  competition both in making real estate loans
and in attracting savings deposits. The Banks compete for real estate loans with
commercial banks,  mortgage banking companies,  insurance  companies,  and other
institutional  lenders. The most direct competition for savings comes from other
thrift institutions,  mutual savings banks,  commercial banks and credit unions.
During  periods  of  generally  high  interest  rates,   additional  significant
competition for savings accounts comes from corporate and government  securities
as well as money market mutual funds.  The principal  methods  generally used by
the Banks to attract  deposit  accounts  include:  competitive  interest  rates,
advertising,  providing  a variety  of  financial  services,  convenient  office
locations,  flexible hours for the public,  and promotions for opening or adding
to deposit accounts.

Net Interest Income

     Net interest  income  increases  during  periods when the spread is widened
between the Banks'  weighted  average rate at which new loans are originated and
the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The Banks' ability to
originate   loans  is  affected  by  market  factors  such  as  interest  rates,
competition, consumer preferences, the supply of and demand for housing, and the
availability of funds.

     The Banks have  supplemented  their interest  income  through  purchases of
investments when  appropriate.  This activity  generates  positive interest rate
spreads on large principal balances with minimal administrative expense.

Interest Rate and Volume of Interest-Related Assets and Liabilities

     Both changes in interest rates and changes in the composition of the Banks'
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities can have a significant
effect on net interest income.

     For  information  regarding the total dollar amount of interest income from
interest-earning assets, the average yields, the amount of interest expense from
interest-bearing liabilities and the average rate, net interest income, interest
rate spread, and the net yield on interest-earning  assets,  refer to page eight
of  Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of
Operations in the  Company's  2002 Annual  Report to  Stockholders  incorporated
herein by reference.

     For information  regarding the combined weighted average effective interest
rate earned by the Banks on their loan portfolios and investments,  the combined
weighted  average  effective  cost of  the Banks' deposits  and  borrowings, the

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interest  rate  spread  of the  Banks,  and the net  yield on  combined  monthly
weighted average  interest-earning  assets of the Banks on their loan portfolios
and investments for the fiscal years ending  September 30, 2002,  2001, and 2000
refer  to  page  five of  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition  and  Results  of  Operations  in the  Company's  2002  Annual  Report
incorporated herein by reference.

     For  information  concerning  the extent to which changes in interest rates
and changes in volume of  interest-related  assets and liabilities have affected
the Banks' interest income and expense during the fiscal years ending  September
30,  2002,  2001,  and 2000 refer to page nine of  Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations in the Company's 2002
Annual Report incorporated herein by reference.

Market Area

     Peoples Federal's market area in northeastern Indiana spans the counties of
DeKalb,  Whitley,  Noble,  and  LaGrange.  This market area has a population  of
approximately  145,000 and has a  diversified  industrial  economic base with an
emphasis  on  the  production  sector  that  includes  major   manufacturers  of
international  scope.  Moreover,  the  distribution  sector,  primarily  in  the
wholesale and retail  trades,  constitutes  a substantial  portion of the area's
economy, both in terms of product mix, sales receipts, and employment.  The most
rapid  growth  has  occurred  in the  manufacturing  sector,  especially  in the
production of automotive  and  electronics  products,  and in the service sector
with respect to packaging, warehousing, and distribution services.

     With the addition of First Savings Bank to the Company, the market area has
expanded into southern  Michigan and additional  towns of Howe and Middlebury in
northeastern Indiana. First Savings serves St. Joseph,  southern Kalamazoo,  and
Cass counties in Michigan and LaGrange and eastern Elkhart  counties in Indiana.
This expanded  market area is contiguous to the Peoples  Federal market area and
is a natural expansion.  This aggregate market area has a population estimate of
489,108 and consists of a diversified economic base that includes manufacturing,
wholesale and retail trades, small farming, and service industries.  The general
area serviced by First Savings would be classified as rural.

Lending Activities

    General

     The Banks  have  attempted  to  emphasize  investments  in  adjustable-rate
residential  mortgages  and consumer  loans in their market  areas.  In order to
lessen their risk from  interest  rate  fluctuations,  the Banks  emphasize  the
origination  of  interest  rate  sensitive  loan  products,   such  as  one-year
adjustable-rate mortgage loans, and prime plus equity loans. However, during the
recent low interest rate market,  customers  preferred fixed rate products.  The
Banks  reacted to this trend by offering a new mortgage  product of a seven-year
fixed rate loan, which converts to a one-year  adjustable  product at the end of
the seventh year. In this way, the Banks offered a fixed rate product to satisfy
the  customer  demand,  but are not locked  into low  interest  rates for a long
period of time.  For  regulatory  reporting  purposes,  these loans are shown as
fixed rate product  until the period  remaining  to the next  repricing is under
five  years.   Seven   year/one  year  loans   originated   during  the  initial
implementation  of this  product  are now shown in this Form 10-K as  adjustable
rate  product.  More  recent  originations  of these types of loans are shown as
fixed rate  mortgages.  First Savings sells any loans they  originate for longer
than seven year fixed rate terms on the secondary market.

Residential Mortgage Loans

     A  substantial   portion  of  the  Banks'  lending  activity  involves  the
origination  of  loans  secured  by  residential  real  estate,   consisting  of
single-family  dwelling  units.  The Banks also lend on the security of mid-size
multifamily  dwelling  units.  The  residential  mortgage  loans included in the
Banks' portfolio are primarily conventional  fixed-rate loans with a maturity of
up to 30 years.

     The Banks also offer adjustable-rate mortgage loans. Currently, these loans
generally  have interest  rates that adjust (up or down) every year.  Generally,
these loans  provide for a maximum  adjustment of 6% over  the life of the loans

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with a maximum  adjustment  of 2% during any given year.  Adjustments  are based
upon an index  established at the time the  commitments are issued by the Banks.
The index used for most loans is tied to the applicable  United States  Treasury
security  index.  While  adjustable-rate  mortgage  loans  assist  the  Banks in
maintaining a positive  spread during periods of high interest  rates, it is not
expected that  adjustments in interest rates on  adjustable-rate  mortgages will
match  precisely  changes  in the  Banks'  cost of funds.  The  majority  of the
adjustable rate mortgages originated by the Banks have limitations on the amount
(generally 6%) and frequency of interest rate changes.

     During the fiscal  year ended  September  30,  2002,  the Banks  originated
$127,435,000  of  residential  loans of which  $79,917,000  was five- to 30-year
fixed-rate  mortgages  and  $47,518,000  was  adjustable-rate  loans.  The rates
offered on the Banks'  adjustable-rate  residential mortgage loans are generally
competitive  with the rates offered by other thrift  institutions  in the Banks'
market  areas and are based upon the Banks' cost of funds and the rate of return
the Banks can receive on comparable investments. Fixed-rate loans are originated
only under terms and conditions and using documentation which would permit their
sale in the secondary  market and at rates which are generally  competitive with
rates offered by other financial institutions in the Banks' market areas.

     Set  forth  below  is  the  amounts  and   percentages  of  fixed-rate  and
adjustable-rate loans (which include consumer loans) in the Banks' portfolios at
September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000 (Dollars in thousands).

                        September 30,
--------------------------------------------------------------
       2002                 2001                 2000
--------------------- ------------------- --------------------
  Fixed    Adjustable   Fixed  Adjustable   Fixed   Adjustable
--------   ---------- -------- ---------- --------- ----------
$239,265    $153,346  $267,681  $144,600  $291,488   $106,941
  60.9%      39.1%      64.9%     35.1%     73.2%      26.8%

     The terms of the residential  loans  originated by the Banks range from one
to 30  years.  Experience  during  recent  years  reveals  that as a  result  of
prepayments  in  connection  with  refinancings  and  sales  of  the  underlying
properties,   residential   loans  generally  remain   outstanding  for  periods
substantially  shorter than  maturity of the loan  contracts.  At September  30,
2002, the average  contractual  maturity of the Banks'  portfolios of fixed-rate
loans was 8 years and 11 months,  and 22 years and 1 month  with  respect to its
portfolio of adjustable-rate loans.

     Substantially  all of the Banks'  residential  mortgages  include so-called
"due on sale"  clauses,  which  are  provisions  giving  the  Banks the right to
declare a loan  immediately  due and  payable  in the event  that,  among  other
things, the borrower sells or otherwise disposes of the real property subject to
the mortgage, and the loan is not repaid.

     Generally,  the Banks will not lend more than 80% of the appraised value of
a  residential  property  which is owner  occupied  unless the borrower  obtains
private mortgage  insurance reducing the uninsured portion of the loan to 72% of
the  appraised  value.  If private  mortgage  insurance is obtained,  the Banks'
policy is to lend up to 90% of the appraised value of the property  securing the
loan. The Banks apply the same standards to residential  loans  purchased in the
secondary market.

Commercial Real Estate Loans

     The Banks also originate  commercial real estate loans.  From September 30,
2001, to September 30, 2002, commercial real estate loans generated by the Banks
increased  from  $13,167,996 to  $14,962,899,  with the percentage of commercial
real estate  loans to total loans  increasing  from 3.20% to 3.80%.  These loans
consisted of  construction  and permanent loans secured by mortgages on mid-size
commercial real estate and farms. Of these loans, approximately $8.5 million are
secured by agricultural  real estate.  The terms of commercial real estate loans
vary from loan to loan but are  usually  five-year  adjustable-rate  loans  with
terms of 20 to 25 years. The loan-to-value ratio of commercial real estate loans
is generally 75% or less.

     Generally,  commercial  real estate loans involve greater risk to the Banks
than do residential  loans but usually provide for a higher rate of interest and
increased fee income than do  residential  loans.  Commercial  real estate loans
typically  involve large loan balances to single  borrowers or groups of related

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borrowers.  In  addition,  the  payment  experience  on loans  secured by income
producing  properties is typically dependent on the successful  operation of the
related project and thus may be subject to a great extent to adverse  conditions
in the real estate market or in the economy generally.

Construction Loans

     The Banks offer residential  construction loans both to owner-occupants and
to persons building residential property. Construction loans are usually offered
with fixed rates of interest during construction.  Generally, construction loans
have terms  ranging  from six to 12 months at fixed rates over the  construction
period.  Practically  all  residential  construction  loans are written so as to
become permanent loans at the end of the construction period.

     Construction  loans involve greater  underwriting  and default risks to the
Banks than do loans secured by mortgages on existing properties.  Loan funds are
advanced  upon the  security of the project  under  construction,  which is more
difficult to value prior to the completion of construction. Moreover, because of
the uncertainties  inherent in estimating  construction  costs, it is relatively
difficult  to evaluate  accurately  the total loan funds  required to complete a
project  and the  related  loan-to-value  ratios.  Should a default  occur which
results in  foreclosure,  the Banks  could be  negatively  impacted in that they
would have to take  control of the  project  and  attempt  either to arrange for
completion of construction or dispose of the unfinished project.

     The Banks' underwriting  criteria are designed to evaluate and minimize the
risks of each construction  loan. The Banks carefully consider a wide variety of
factors before  originating a construction  loan,  including the availability of
permanent  financing  or a takeout  commitment  to the  borrower  (which  may be
provided by the Banks at market  rates);  the reputation of the borrower and the
contractor;    independent   valuations   and   reviews   of   cost   estimates;
pre-construction  sale  information;  and cash flow projections of the borrower.
Inspections  of  construction  sites are made by the Banks on a timely  basis to
verify  progress  made to date as a further  reinforcement  of its  conservative
lending policy. To reduce the risks inherent in construction  lending, the Banks
limit the number of properties  that can be  constructed on a  "speculative"  or
unsold basis by a developer at any one time and  generally  require the borrower
or its principals to personally guarantee repayment of the loan.

Consumer and Other Loans

     Federal  laws  and  regulations   permit  a   federally-chartered   savings
institution to make secured and unsecured  consumer loans  including home equity
loans  (loans  secured  by the  equity  in the  borrower's  residence,  but  not
necessarily  for the purpose of  improvement),  home  improvement  loans  (loans
secured by a residential  second  mortgage),  loans secured by deposit accounts,
and credit card loans  (unsecured).  The Banks offer all of these types of loans
and are  currently  emphasizing  home  equity  loans  to take  advantage  of the
adjustable  interest  rate  feature  of this type of loan  versus  the  mortgage
product.  These  loans also carry a higher rate of  interest  than  conventional
mortgages,  thereby  increasing the profit potential while reducing the interest
rate risk.

Loan Portfolio Cash Flows

     The following  table sets forth the  estimated  maturity of the Banks' loan
portfolios  by type of  loan at  September  30,  2002.  The  estimated  maturity
reflects  contractual  terms  at  September  30,  2002.   Contractual  principal
repayments  of loans do not  necessarily  reflect  the actual term of the Banks'
loan portfolios.  The average life of mortgage loans is substantially  less than
their  contractual  terms because of loan prepayments and because of enforcement
of "due on sale" clauses.  The average life of mortgage loans tends to increase,
however, when current mortgage loan rates substantially exceed rates on existing
mortgage loans.

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                             Due in     One Year   Due After
                             One Year   Through      Five
                              or Less  Five Years    Years    Total
                             -------- ----------- ---------- --------
                                        (In thousands)
Type of Loan:
Construction loans --
   Residential real estate   $ 7,412  $      -    $      -   $  7,412
   Commercial                      -         -           -          -
Real estate loans:
   Mortgage-residential       14,567    67,198     237,656    319,421
   Commercial                  2,262    12,644       5,964     20,870
Installment loans --
   Consumer                   19,607     9,513       1,335     30,455
   Commercial                 11,987     1,997         469     14,453
                            --------- ---------  ---------- ----------
         Total               $55,835   $91,352    $245,424   $392,611
                            ========= =========  ========== ==========


     The following table sets forth the total amount of loans due after one year
from September 30, 2002, which have a fixed rate or an adjustable rate. (Dollars
in thousands)

                 Loans Due
         October 1, 2003 and thereafter
---------------------------------------
        Fixed              Adjustable           Total at September 30, 2002
-------------------  ------------------      -----------------------------------
      $127,956              $208,820                      $336,776


Loan Portfolio Composition

     The  following  table  sets  forth  the  composition  of  the  Banks'  loan
portfolios  by type of  loan  at the  dates  indicated.  The  table  includes  a
reconciliation of total net loans receivable, after consideration of undisbursed
portion of loans, deferred loan fees and discounts,  and allowance for losses on
loans.

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<TABLE>
                                                                       At September 30
                                   2002                  2001                  2000                 1999                1998
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYPE OF LOAN                AMOUNT        %        AMOUNT       %       AMOUNT       %       AMOUNT       %        AMOUNT       %
                          ------------ --------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------- -------
<S>                         <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>
Residential:                                                        (Dollars in thousands)
     Single family units     $312,509    79.5%     $336,586    81.6%    $332,847    83.4%    $265,992    88.3%     $243,858    89.6%
     2-4 family units           2,954     0.8%        3,243     0.8%       3,263     0.8%       1,603     0.5%        1,610     0.6%
     Over 4 family units        3,485     0.9%        1,452     0.4%       3,018     0.8%       2,525     0.8%        2,687     1.0%
Commercial real estate         20,870     5.3%       21,906     5.3%      16,665     4.2%       9,392     3.1%        6,425     2.4%
Land acquisition and
     development                1,516     0.4%        1,938     0.5%       1,926     0.5%       1,251     0.4%        1,299     0.5%
Consumer and other loans       50,233    12.8%       46,177    11.2%      39,657    10.0%      19,861     6.6%       15,157     5.5%
Loans on deposits               1,044     0.3%          979     0.2%       1,052     0.3%         952     0.3%          973     0.4%
                          ------------ --------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------- -------
                              392,611   100.0%      412,281   100.0%     398,428   100.0%     301,576   100.0%      272,009   100.0%
                          ------------ --------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------  -------  ----------- -------
Less:
Undisbursed portion
     of loans                   3,821                 5,262                4,341                2,307                 3,081
Deferred loan fees and
     discounts                  1,653                 1,829                2,002                1,394                 1,323
                          ------------           -----------           ----------           ----------           -----------
                                5,474                 7,091                6,343                3,701                 4,404
                          ------------           -----------           ----------           ----------           -----------
Total loans receivable        387,137               405,190              392,085              297,875               267,605
Allowance for losses
     on loans                   2,117                 1,895                1,650                1,005                   947
                          ------------           -----------           ----------           ----------           -----------
Net loans                    $385,020              $403,295             $390,435             $296,870              $266,658
                          ============           ===========           ==========           ==========           ===========

</TABLE>

Origination, Purchase and Sale of Loans and Loan Concentrations

     The  Banks  originate   residential   loans  in  conformity  with  standard
underwriting  criteria to assure maximum  eligibility for possible resale in the
secondary  market.  Although the Banks have  authority  to lend  anywhere in the
United States, they have confined their loan origination activities primarily in
the Banks' service areas.

     Loan  originations  are developed from a number of sources,  primarily from
referrals  from  real  estate  brokers,   builders,  and  existing  and  walk-in
customers.  Peoples  Federal also utilizes the services of a loan broker located
in Fort Wayne,  Indiana,  who is paid on a commission basis (generally 1% of the
loan amount) to originate loans for Peoples Federal.

     The  Banks'  mortgage  loan  approval  process  is  intended  to assess the
borrower's  ability  to repay  the loan,  the  viability  of the  loan,  and the
adequacy  of the value of the  property  that  will  secure  the loan.  The loan
committees of the Banks can approve  residential and commercial loans ranging up
to  $500,000.  The Banks'  Boards of  Directors  must  approve  loans  exceeding
$500,000.  The Banks utilize  independent  qualified  appraisers approved by the
Board of Directors to appraise the  properties  securing their loans and require
title  insurance  or title  opinions so as to insure that the Banks have a valid
lien on the mortgaged real estate.  The Banks require borrowers to maintain fire
and casualty insurance on its secured properties.

     The  procedure  for  approval  of  construction  loans  is the  same as for
residential  mortgage  loans,  except that the appraiser  evaluates the building
plans,  construction  specifications,  and estimates of construction  costs. The
Banks also evaluate the feasibility of the proposed construction project and the
experience  and track record of the  developer.  In addition,  all  construction

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loans generally require a commitment from a third-party lender or from the Banks
for a permanent  long-term loan to replace the construction loan upon completion
of construction.

     Consumer  loans  are  underwritten  on the basis of the  borrower's  credit
history and an analysis of the borrower's income and expenses,  ability to repay
the loan, and the value of the collateral,  if any. A consumer loan officer must
approve consumer loans. Consumer loan originations currently are being generated
primarily through advertising.

     Currently,  it is the  Banks'  policy  to  originate  both  fixed-rate  and
adjustable-rate  loans,  providing  all such loans are  eligible for sale in the
secondary market.  It is Peoples Federal's  intention to hold all originated and
purchased  loans in its portfolio  and not for sale.  First Savings is currently
active in the  secondary  market and sells the  majority  of its fixed rate loan
products.

The following table shows mortgage and other loan origination, purchase, and
repayment activity for the Banks during the periods indicated:

                                                    Years Ended September 30
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                  2002       2001        2000
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
Mortgage loans originated
   for the purpose of:
     Construction-commercial                   $    365    $      -    $     90
     Construction-residential                    10,715      28,003      13,096
     Purchase/refinance-commercial                3,884       2,938       4,278
     Purchase/refinance-residential             109,247      87,517      72,772
Consumer and other loans originated              30,329      39,199      28,989
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
   Total loans originated                       154,540     157,657     119,225
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
Loans  acquired in merger with First Savings          -          -       73,381
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
                                                154,540     157,657     192,606
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
Loan credits:
    Loans sold
   Principal repayments                         172,416     144,191      98,962
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
Other:
   Provision for losses on loans                    348         354         160
   Amortization of loan fees                       (680)       (557)       (337)
   Loan foreclosures, net                           731         476         256
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
                                                    399         273          79
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------

     Total credits, net                         172,815     144,464      99,041
                                               ---------   ---------   ---------
Net increases (decreases) in mortgage and other
   loans receivable, net                       $(18,275)   $ 13,193    $ 93,565
                                               =========   =========   =========


Interest Rates, Points and Fees

     The Banks  realize  interest,  point,  and fee income  from  their  lending
activities.  The Banks  also  realize  income  from  commitment  fees for making
commitments to originate  loans,  from  prepayment and late charges,  loan fees,
application fees, and fees for other miscellaneous services.

     The  Banks  account  for  loan  origination  fees in  accordance  with  the
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards on Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees
and Costs  Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans ("SFAS No. 91") issued
by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB").  SFAS No. 91 prohibits
the immediate recognition of loan origination fees as revenues and requires that
such income  (net of certain  direct  loan  origination  costs) for each loan be

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amortized, generally by the interest method, over the estimated life of the loan
as an adjustment of yield.

     First  Savings  also  realizes  income  from  gains on sales of loans,  and
servicing fees for loans sold with servicing retained.

Nonperforming Assets

     Loans  are  reviewed  on a  regular  basis  and  are  generally  placed  on
nonaccrual  status when the loans  become 90 days or more past due, or when,  in
the  judgment of  management,  the  probability  of  collection  is deemed to be
insufficient to warrant further  accrual.  When a loan is placed on a nonaccrual
status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is deducted from interest income.
When the Banks are unable to resolve a delinquency satisfactorily within 45 days
after  the  loan  is  past  due,  they  will  undertake   foreclosure  or  other
proceedings, as necessary, to minimize any potential loss.

     Real estate  acquired by the Banks as a result of foreclosure or by deed in
lieu of foreclosure is classified as "real estate owned" until it is sold.  When
property is so  acquired,  it is  recorded at the lower of loan  balance or fair
market  value at the date of  acquisition.  Periodically,  real estate  owned is
reviewed to ensure that net  realizable  value is not less than carrying  value,
and any allowance  resulting  there from is charged to operations as a provision
for loss on real estate owned.  All costs incurred in  maintaining  the property
from the date of acquisition are expensed.

     The following  table  reflects the amount of loans in delinquent  status at
September 30, 2002:
<TABLE>

                                          Loans Delinquent For
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      30-59 Days               60-89 Days            90 Days and Over
                ------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
                                Percent                 Percent                 Percent
                                of Loan                 of Loan                 of Loan
                Number  Amount  Category Number  Amount Category  Number Amount Category
                ------ -------- -------- ------ ------- -------- ------- ------ --------
<S>                <C>   <C>      <C>      <C>    <C>     <C>      <C>   <C>      <C>
Real estate:                             (Dollars in thousands)
  One to four      16    $ 951    0.30%     4     $286    0.09%    11    $ 653    0.21%
   family

   Other            -        -    0.00%     -        -    0.00%     2      133    0.51%

Consumer           27      319    0.62%    13       54    0.11%    12      118    0.23%
                ------ --------          ------ -------          ------  -------

   Total           43  $ 1,270    0.32%    17     $340    0.09%    25    $ 904    0.23%
                ====== ========          ====== =======          ======  =======

</TABLE>

     The following table sets forth the Banks' nonperforming assets at the dates
indicated:


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                                              At September 30,
                           --------------------------------------------------
                             2002         2001      2000      1999      1998
                           ---------    -------   --------  -------  --------
                              (Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans             $  801       $676       $587     $474      $729
Loans past due 90 days and
    still accruing              106         52          7       64        23
                           ---------    -------   --------  -------  --------
                                907        728        594      538       752
Real estate owned, net
   of allowance                 489        117        165        -         -
                           ---------    -------   --------  -------  --------
Total nonperforming
   assets                    $1,396       $845       $759     $538      $752
                           =========    =======   ========  =======  ========


     Consumer loans are placed on nonaccrual  generally when the loan exceeds 90
days  delinquent  or if,  in the  opinion  of  management,  the  possibility  of
collecting  the  loan  becomes  questionable.   Mortgage  loans  are  placed  on
nonaccrual  generally when the loan exceeds 90 days delinquent;  however, if the
loan is below a 25%  loan-to-value,  management  may at their  option  decide to
accrue interest on the loan, since collection of the loan appears highly likely.

     The increase in  non-accrual  loans since  September  30, 2001 is primarily
from the 1 to 4 family portion of the loan  portfolio,  and management  believes
the increase has been  appropriately  considered in determining  the adequacy of
the allowance for loan and REO losses at September 30, 2002. Management believes
this increase is generally  attributable to current economic  conditions.  Along
with the general nationwide  economic  recession,  the local economy in Northern
Indiana and Southern  Michigan has  experienced a general  slowdown as well. The
local economy in the areas in which the Company  operates is somewhat  dependent
upon the automobile  industry which has experienced a slowdown and this slowdown
has trickled down to several other aspects of the local economy. There have been
no significant  changes in potential problem loans since September 30, 2001. Net
charge-offs  for the years ended  September  30, 2002 and 2001 were $125,249 and
$109,097,  respectively,  and have been incurred  primarily in the consumer loan
portfolio.

     Interest  income  that  would  have  been  recognized  for the  year  ended
September  30, 2002, if  nonaccrual  loans had been current in  accordance  with
their original terms,  approximated $25,000.  Interest income recognized on such
loans for the year ended September 30, 2002,  approximated $13,000. At September
30,  2002 the Banks had loans  that were  deemed  impaired  in  accordance  with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114 totaling $2,117,634.

     Federal regulations require savings  associations to review their assets on
a regular basis and to classify them as: special mention; substandard;  doubtful
and loss. Loans classified as special mention,  are loans which currently do not
expose the Banks to an unusual risk of loss but based on  information  available
require the attention of management.  This classification usually includes loans
secured  by unusual  collateral,  loans  with  documentary  items that are being
addressed by counsel,  and  relatively  large loans where the borrower has had a
history of  delinquent  payments and the  collateral  has a cashflow  shortfall,
however,  the borrower has  continued to service the debt.  It is the  Company's
policy to  reserve  5% of the loan  balance  for  loans  classified  as  special
mention.

     Loans classified as substandard or doubtful  generally  represent  balances
where the borrower  has made  several  late  payments and is unable to bring the
loan  current.  Substandard  loans  generally  represent  situations  where  the
borrower  is  attempting  to resolve  the  delinquency  in the normal  course of
business  (i.e.,  sale of the  property  or  infusion  of  additional  capital).
Substandard  loans are reserved at 20% of the loan balance.  Loans classified as
doubtful  represent  situations  where the  borrower  has been  unsuccessful  in
attempts to resolve the  delinquency in the normal course of business.  Doubtful
loans involve a greater  degree of uncertainty  regarding  estimate of loss, and
the company reserves 50% of the loan balance.

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     Loans  classified as loss represent  situations  where the loan is severely
delinquent.  These loans typically involve extensive  bankruptcy  proceedings or
other unusual circumstances where the debtor contests foreclosure.

     Loans  classified  as  special  mention;  substandard  or  doubtful  do not
necessarily   require  specific  reserves.   Individual  loan  balances  may  be
classified in one or more categories based on management's analysis and estimate
of the risk underlying each individual situation.

     In  accordance  with  the  federal   regulations,   the  Banks'  management
continually  reviews the mix and  delinquency  status of its loan  portfolio and
classifies those loans, which it deems appropriate.

     As of September 30, 2002,  loan  balances  were  classified by the Banks as
follows:

             Loss            $       -0-
             Doubtful                -0-
             Substandard      2,482,282
             Special Mention  2,587,297

Allowance for Losses on Loans

     The  allowances  for loan  losses  represent  amounts  available  to absorb
inherent losses in the loan  portfolios.  The allowance is based on management's
continuing review of the portfolios,  historical  charge-offs,  current economic
conditions,  and such other  factors,  which in  management's  judgment  deserve
recognition  in estimating  possible  losses.  In addition,  various  regulatory
agencies, as an integral part of their examination process,  periodically review
the  allowance  for loan  losses.  Such  agencies  may require  additions to the
allowance based on their judgment about the information available to them at the
time of their  examination.  Provisions  for losses are  charged to  earnings to
bring the allowance to levels  considered  necessary by  management.  Losses are
charged to the  allowance  when  considered  probable.  As of September 30, 2002
allowance for losses on loans was  $2,117,400.  The Banks'  management  believes
that the  allowance  is  adequate  to absorb  known and  inherent  losses in the
portfolios.  No assurance can be given,  however, that economic conditions which
may adversely affect the Banks' markets or other  circumstances  will not result
in additions to the allowance for loan and real estate owned losses.

     The  allowances  for loan and real estate  owned losses  represent  amounts
available to absorb losses inherent in the portfolio.  Such allowances are based
on management's  continuing  review of the portfolios,  historical  charge-offs,
current  economic  conditions,  and such other  factors,  which in  management's
judgment  deserve  recognition  in  estimating  losses.  In  addition,   various
regulatory  agencies,   as  an  integral  part  of  their  examination  process,
periodically  review the  allowance  for loan losses.  Such agencies may require
additions  to the  allowances  based on their  judgment  about  the  information
available to them at the time of their  examination.  Provisions  for losses are
charged to earnings to bring the  allowances to levels  considered  necessary by
management. Losses are charged to the allowances when considered probable, or in
the case of REO, at the time of repossession.  Overall,  the general composition
of the loan portfolio has remained similar to the prior year with no significant
shift of risk between  components  of the loan  portfolio  that would impact the
calculation  of the  allowance  for loan losses.  Management  believes  that the
allowances are adequate to absorb known and inherent losses in the portfolio. No
assurance can be given,  however,  that economic  conditions which may adversely
affect the Company's  markets or other  circumstances  will not result in future
losses in the portfolio.

     The following table presents an allocation of the Banks' allowance for loan
losses at the dates  indicated  and the  percentage of loans in each category to
total loans.

<TABLE>
                                                                             September 30,
                                    2002            2001           2000              1999            1998
                             ---------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------
                              Amount    %      Amount    %     Amount     %     Amount      %    Amount     %
                             -------- ------- -------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- -------  ------
<S>                           <C>      <C>       <C>   <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>    <C>
Balance at end of                                          (Dollars in thousands)
period applicable to:
Residential Mortgage Loans    $1,361    81.2%    $ 910  82.4%   $1,122   84.2%  $  869    88.7%   $742    91.5%
Commercial Real Estate Loans     404     5.7%      527   6.2%      101    5.5%      76     4.4%    121     2.6%
Consumer Loans                   294    13.1%      342  11.4%      196   10.3%      60     6.9%     84     5.9%
Unallocated                       58               116             231               -               -
                             -------- -------  ------- ------ --------- ------- -------  ------- ------  ------
Total                         $2,117   100.0%   $1,895 100.0%   $1,650  100.0%  $1,005   100.0%   $947   100.0%
                             ======== =======  ======= ====== ========= ======= =======  ======= ======  ======
</TABLE>

     The  following  table is a summary of activity in the Banks'  allowance for
loan losses for the periods indicated.

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Summary of Loan Loss Experience               Years ended September 30,
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                        2002     2001     2000    1999    1998
                                      -------- -------- -------- ------- -------
Balance of loan loss allowance at     (Dollars in Thousands)
     beginning of year                 $1,895   $1,650   $1,005   $  947   $886
      Allowance acquired in merger          -        -      562        -      -
       Charge-offs
          Residential                      36        4        -        -      -
          Commercial real estate            -        -        -        -      -
          Commercial                        -        -        -        -      -
          Consumer                        118      139      118       53     47
                                      -------- -------- -------- -------- ------
               Total Charge-offs          154      143      118       53     47
                                      -------- -------- -------- -------- ------
        Recoveries
          Residential                       -        -        -        -      -
          Consumer                         28       34       41       22     33
                                      -------- -------- -------- -------- ------
               Total Recoveries            28       34       41       22     33
                                      -------- -------- -------- -------- ------
          Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)    126      109       77       31     14
Provision for loan losses                 348      354      160       89     75
                                      -------- -------- -------- -------- ------
Balance of loan loss allowance at
     end of year                       $2,117   $1,895   $1,650   $1,005   $947
                                      ======== ======== ======== ======== ======
Ratio of net charge-offs to average
     loans outstanding                   0.03%    0.03%    0.02%    0.01%  0.01%

Investment Activities

     Federal thrift institutions, such as the Banks, have authority to invest in
various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations and
securities  of  various  federal  agencies,  certificates  of deposit at insured
banks,  bankers'  acceptances and federal funds. As a member of the FHLB System,
the Banks must maintain  minimum  levels of liquid assets  specified by the OTS,
which  vary from  time to time.  Subject  to  various  regulatory  restrictions,
federal thrift institutions may also invest a portion of their assets in certain
commercial  paper,  corporate  debt  securities  and mutual  funds whose  assets
conform to the  investments  that a federal thrift  institution is authorized to
make directly.

     The carrying  values of the Banks'  investment  securities,  including  its
liquid assets, as of the dates indicated are presented in the following table.


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                                               At September 30,
                                       -----------------------------
                                         2002      2001      2000
                                       --------- --------- ---------
Interest-bearing deposits and              (Dollars in thousands)
     certificates of deposit (1)        $30,995   $13,029   $11,937
U.S. government and federal
     agency securities
     Held to maturity                         -       500       500
     Available for sale                  36,713    13,346     8,474
Mortgage backed securities
     Held to Maturity                     6,848     5,139     9,092
     Available for sale                  13,504    10,354     1,601
Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis             4,405     4,392     4,234
Other
     Held to maturity                       295       635       684
     Available for sale(2)                4,679     5,912     8,129
                                       --------- --------- ---------
          Total investments             $97,439   $53,307   $44,651
                                       ========= ========= =========
---------------------------------------
     (1)  In  interest-bearing  accounts  at FHLB of  Indianapolis  $27,175;  In
          insured  certificates  of  deposit  $3,820 at  September  30,  2002 In
          interest-bearing  accounts at FHLB of Indianapolis  $9,574; In insured
          certificates   of  deposit   $3,456  at   September   30,   2001;   In
          interest-bearing  accounts at FHLB of Indianapolis  $8,773; In insured
          certificates of deposit $3,164 at September 30, 2000;
     (2)  Van Kampen Prime Income Fund $2,146,  Van Kampen  Senior  Income Trust
          $1,160, State and Municipal  obligations $1,668 at September 30, 2002;
          Van Kampen Prime Income Fund $2,409,  Van Kampen  Senior  Income Trust
          $1,269, State and Municipal  obligations $2,869 at September 30, 2001;
          Van Kampen Prime Income Fund $2,407,  Van Kampen  Senior  Income Trust
          $1,540,   Nuveen  Senior   Income  Fund  $158,   State  and  Municipal
          obligations $4,707 at September 30, 2000;

     The  following  table  sets  forth   information   regarding  the  maturity
distribution  of investment  securities at September 30, 2002,  and the weighted
average yield on those securities.
<TABLE>

                                                             At September 30, 2002
                                        --------------------------------------------------------
                                              Available for Sale          Held to Maturity
                                        ---------------------------- ---------------------------
                                                  Weighted Approximate        Weighted Approximate
                                        Amortized  Average    Fair   Amortized Average     Fair
Maturity Distribution at September 30:    Cost      Yield     Value    Cost    Yield      Value
                                        --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- ---------
                                                            (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                      <C>        <C>     <C>       <C>       <C>     <C>
Due in one year or less                  $   206    4.72%   $   207   $   60    5.83%   $   60
Due after one through five years          26,418    4.97%    26,853      210    5.64%      212
Due after five through ten years          10,878    5.96%    11,026       25    6.50%       25
                                        ---------          --------- --------          --------
                                          37,502             38,086      295               297
Mortgage-backed securities                13,338    6.42%    13,504    6,848    4.88%    6,960
Marketable equity securities               4,453              3,306        -                 -
                                        ---------          --------- --------          --------
                  Total                  $55,293            $54,896   $7,143            $7,257
                                        =========          ========= ========          ========
</TABLE>

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Sources of Funds

General

     Deposits have  traditionally  been the primary source of funds of the Banks
for use in lending and investment activities. In addition to deposits, the Banks
derive funds from loan prepayments and income on earning assets. While income on
earning  assets is a  relatively  stable  source of funds,  deposit  inflows and
outflows can vary widely and are influenced by prevailing  interest rates, money
market conditions, and levels of competition.

Deposits

     Deposits are attracted  principally  from within the Banks'  primary market
areas  through  the  offering  of a variety  of deposit  instruments,  including
passbook and statement  accounts and  certificates  of deposit  ranging in terms
from three months to five years. Deposit account terms vary,  principally on the
basis of the minimum balance required, the time periods the funds must remain on
deposit  and the  interest  rate.  The Banks  also offer  individual  retirement
accounts ("IRA's").

     The Banks' policies are designed  primarily to attract  deposits from local
residents  rather than to solicit  deposits  from areas  outside  their  primary
markets. The Banks do not accept deposits from brokers due to the volatility and
rate sensitivity of such deposits.  Interest rates paid, maturity terms, service
fees and withdrawal  penalties are established by the Banks on a periodic basis.
Determination  of rates and terms are  predicated  upon  funds  acquisition  and
liquidity  requirements,  rates paid by  competitors,  growth  goals and federal
regulations.

     A major determinant of the Banks' average cost of funds is the distribution
of the Banks'  accounts by interest  rate paid.  An  important  indicator of the
Banks' stability of lendable funds is the distribution of the Banks' accounts by
maturity.

     For  information  on the amounts of  certificate  accounts at September 30,
2002,  maturing during the next five years and thereafter see Note 6 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements on page 21 of the Company's 2002 Annual Report
to Stockholders.

     The following table lists  maturities of certificates of deposits where the
balance of the certificate  exceeds $100,000 for the periods indicated.  None of
these certificates were brokered deposits.

                         At September 30,
                        ------------------------
                           2002
                        ------------
                   (Dollars In thousands)
3 months or less           $ 10,834
3-6 months                    4,771
6-12 months                   5,763
over 12 months               14,528
                        ------------
Total                      $ 35,896
                        ============


Borrowings

     As members of the FHLB System and the FHLB of  Indianapolis,  the Banks are
eligible to arrange  borrowings or advances for various  purposes and on various
terms.  As of  September  30,  2002,  2001 and 2000 the  Banks  had  outstanding
advances  to  the  FHLB  of  Indianapolis  of  $59,100,000,   $45,092,965,   and
$47,182,393,  respectively.  See page 21 of the Company's  2002 Annual Report to
Stockholders for the maturity breakdown of these long-term instruments.


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     Reverse  repurchase  agreements,  another  source of borrowing  for Peoples
Federal, are retail obligations of Peoples Federal with a maturity of 90 days or
less, and are generally  secured with specific  investment  securities  owned by
Peoples Federal.

     The  following  tables  set  forth  certain  information  as to the  Banks'
short-term  borrowings  consisting of FHLB of Indianapolis  advances and reverse
repurchase  agreements  for the  periods  and at the  dates  indicated.  Average
balances and average interest rates are based on month-end balances.

                                              Years Ended September 30
                                          -------------------------------
                                            2002       2001       2000
                                          --------  ----------  ---------
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
Average balance of short-term borrowings    $2,885     $1,068     $5,859
Highest month-end balance of total
     short-termborrowings                    5,131      4,384      7,568
Weighted average interest rate of total
     short-termborrowings                     2.39%      3.45%      5.28%

                                                      At September 30
                                          -------------------------------
                                            2002        2001      2000
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Reverse Repurchase agreements                3,193      4,384          -
                                          ---------  ---------  ---------
Total short-term borrowings                 $3,193     $4,384     $    -
                                          =========  =========  =========
Weighted average interest rate                1.98%      3.45%      0.00%


Trust Department

     In October  1984,  the FHLB of  Indianapolis  granted  full trust powers to
Peoples Federal,  one of the first savings institutions in Indiana to be granted
such powers. As of September 30, 2002, Peoples Federal's trust department assets
totaled approximately  $57,779,000 including self-directed Individual Retirement
Accounts  ("IRA's"),  and it was offering a variety of trust services  including
estate  planning.  As of that  date,  the  trust  department  was  administering
approximately 540 trust accounts,  including estates,  guardianships,  revocable
and irrevocable trusts, testamentary trusts, and self-directed IRA accounts. The
trust department also offers and administers  self-directed IRA's and Simplified
Employee Pension IRA's for small  businesses.  The trust  department  provides a
needed  service  to the  communities  served  by  Peoples  Federal,  as  well as
generating fee income which is largely unaffected by interest rate fluctuations.

Non-Bank Subsidiary

     Peoples Financial  Services,  Inc. ("PFSI") was organized in 1977 under the
laws of the State of Indiana. It is wholly owned by Peoples Federal and conducts
a general  insurance  business  within  the State of  Indiana  under the name of
Peoples Insurance Agency. During fiscal years ended September 30, 2002 and 2001,
PFSI recorded total income of $57,255 and 61,714, respectively,  with net income
for such periods amounting to $8,322 and $8,527, respectively.

     Alpha  Financial was  organized  under the laws of the state of Michigan in
1975 as a wholly owned subsidiary of First Savings. First Savings' investment in
Alpha  Financial  was  $180,584  at  September  30,  2002.  The  assets of Alpha
Financial  consist of cash and stock in MIMLIC  Life  Insurance  Company,  which
reinsures  credit life insurance  policies  written on the lives of borrowers of
various financial institutions.

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Discount Brokerage Services

     Since 1985,  Peoples Federal has offered discount brokerage services to its
customers.  In 1996,  this service was moved to the service  corporation and was
offered through U.S. Clearing Corp. Prior to 1996, another vendor was used. This
service  also reduces the expenses of  securities  transactions  for the various
trust accounts  administered by the trust department and provides customers with
a convenient and inexpensive means of conducting brokerage transactions.  During
2002, this service was discontinued.

Employees

     As of  September  30, 2002,  the Banks  employed 145 persons on a full-time
basis  and 21  persons  on a  part-time  basis.  The  Banks'  employees  are not
represented by any collective  bargaining  group,  and management  considers its
relations  with its  employees  to be  excellent.  The  holding  company  has no
employees.

                                   REGULATION

General

     The  Company,  as a savings and loan  holding  company,  and the Banks,  as
federally chartered savings associations, are subject to extensive regulation by
the OTS and the FDIC. The lending  activities and other investments of the Banks
must  comply  with  various  federal  regulatory   requirements,   and  the  OTS
periodically   examines  the  Banks  for  compliance  with  various   regulatory
requirements and for safe and sound operations.  The FDIC also has the authority
to conduct  examinations.  The Banks must file reports  with the OTS  describing
their activities and financial condition and are also subject to certain reserve
requirements  promulgated  by the  Board of  Governors  of the  Federal  Reserve
System. This supervision and regulation is intended primarily for the protection
of  depositors  and the deposit  insurance  funds and not for the  protection of
stockholders  of the  Company.  Certain  of these  regulatory  requirements  are
referred to below or appear elsewhere herein.

Recent Legislation

     Sarbanes-Oxley.  The  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act requires  audit  committees to be
directly  responsible  for the  appointment,  compensation  and oversight of the
Company's  public  accounting  firm,  including the resolution of  disagreements
between management and the auditor regarding financial  reporting.  The auditors
are required to report directly to the audit committee, and members of the audit
committee must be truly independent  unless the SEC grants an exemption.  If the
audit committee does not include a financial expert,  the absence of such expert
must be disclosed.  Audit committees are required to adopt written procedures to
receive and address  complaints  regarding  accounting,  internal  controls  and
auditing issues, including procedures to maintain the confidentiality of whistle
blowers.

     Financial Services  Modernization  Legislation.  The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
(the "Financial  Services  Modernization  Act") became effective March 11, 2000.
The Financial Services  Modernization Act repeals the two affiliation provisions
of the  Glass-Steagall  Act:  Section 20, which  restricted  the  affiliation of
Federal  Reserve  Member  Banks with firms  "engaged  principally"  in specified
securities  activities;  and Section 32, which restricts officer,  director,  or
employee  interlocks  between a member bank and any company or person "primarily
engaged" in specified securities activities. In addition, the Financial Services
Modernization Act also contains  provisions that expressly preempt any state law
restricting the  establishment of financial  affiliations,  primarily related to
insurance.  The  general  effect  of the  law is to  establish  a  comprehensive
framework to permit  affiliations among commercial banks,  insurance  companies,
securities  firms,  and  other  financial  service  providers  by  revising  and
expanding  the Bank Holding  Company Act  framework to permit a holding  company
system to engage in a full range of  financial  activities  through a new entity
known as a  "Financial  Holding  Company."  "Financial  activities"  is  broadly
defined to include not only banking,  insurance, and securities activities,  but
also merchant banking and additional  activities that the Federal Reserve Board,


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in consultation  with the Secretary of the Treasury,  determines to be financial
in nature,  incidental to such financial activities, or complementary activities
that do not pose a  substantial  risk to the safety and  soundness of depository
institutions or the financial system generally.

     The  Financial  Services  Modernization  Act  provides  that no company may
acquire control of an insured savings association,  unless that company engages,
and continues to engage,  only in the  financial  activities  permissible  for a
Financial  Holding Company,  unless  grandfathered as a unitary savings and loan
holding company.  The Financial  Institution  Modernization Act grandfathers any
company that was a unitary  savings and loan holding  company on May 4, 1999 (or
becomes a unitary  savings and loan holding  company  pursuant to an application
pending on that date).  Such a company may continue to operate  under laws prior
to the Financial Services  Modernization Act as long as the company continues to
meet the two tests:  it can  control  only one  savings  institution,  excluding
supervisory  acquisitions,  and each such institution must meet the QTL test. It
further  requires that a grandfathered  unitary savings and loan holding company
must  continue  to  control at least one  savings  association,  or a  successor
institution, that is controlled on May 4, 1999.

     The Financial  Services  Modernization  Act also permits  national banks to
engage in expanded activities through the formation of financial subsidiaries. A
national  bank may have a  subsidiary  engaged in any  activity  authorized  for
national  banks  directly  or  any  financial  activity,  except  for  insurance
underwriting,  insurance investments,  real estate investment or development, or
merchant  banking,  which  may  only be  conducted  through  a  subsidiary  of a
Financial Holding Company. Financial activities include all activities permitted
under new sections of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ("BHCA") or permitted
by regulation.

     The  Company  and the  Banks do not  believe  that the  Financial  Services
Modernization  Act will have a material  adverse effect on the operations of the
Company  and the Banks in the  near-term.  However,  to the extent  that the act
permits  banks,  securities  firms,  and insurance  companies to affiliate,  the
financial services industry may experience further consolidation.  The Financial
Services  Modernization  Act is intended  to grant to  community  banks  certain
powers as a matter of right that larger  institutions  have accumulated on an ad
hoc basis and which unitary savings and loan holding  companies already possess.
Nevertheless,  this  act may  have  the  result  of  increasing  the  amount  of
competition  that the  Company and the Bank face from  larger  institutions  and
other types of companies  offering  financial  products,  many of which may have
substantially  more  financial  resources  that the  Company  and the  Bank.  In
addition,  because the Company may only be acquired by other unitary savings and
loan holding companies or Financial Holding Companies,  the legislation may have
an  anti-takeover  effect by limiting  the number of  potential  acquirers or by
increasing  the costs of an acquisition  transaction  by a bank holding  company
that has not made the election to be a Financial  Holding  Company under the new
legislation.

Regulation of the Company

     General.  The Company is a savings and loan  holding  company as defined by
the Home  Owners'  Loan Act, as amended (the  "HOLA").  As such,  the Company is
registered  with  the  OTS  and  is  subject  to  OTS  regulation,  examination,
supervision  and reporting  requirements.  As a subsidiary of a savings and loan
holding company, the Banks are subject to certain restrictions in their dealings
with the Company and  affiliates  thereof.  The Company also is required to file
certain  reports with, and otherwise  comply with, the rules and  regulations of
the SEC under the federal securities laws.

     Activities  Restrictions.  There  are  generally  no  restrictions  on  the
activities of a savings and loan holding  company.  The broad latitude to engage
in activities  under current law can be  restricted if the OTS  determines  that
there is reasonable cause to believe that the continuation by a savings and loan
holding  company of an  activity  constitutes  a serious  risk to the  financial
safety,  soundness or stability of its subsidiary savings  institution,  the OTS
may impose such  restrictions as deemed necessary to address such risk including
limiting: (i) payment of dividends by the savings institution; (ii) transactions
between the savings institution and its affiliates;  and (iii) any activities of
the savings institution that might create a serious risk that the liabilities of
the  holding   company  and  its  affiliates  may  be  imposed  on  the  savings
institution.   Notwithstanding  the  above  rules  as  to  permissible  business
activities  of  unitary  savings  and loan  holding  companies,  if the  savings
institution  subsidiary  of such a holding  company  fails to meet the QTL test,


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then such unitary  holding  company shall also become  subject to the activities
restrictions  applicable to multiple  holding  companies and, unless the savings
institution  requalifies as a QTL within one year  thereafter,  register as, and
become subject to, the restrictions  applicable to a bank holding  company.  See
"Regulation of the Bank--Qualified Thrift Lender."

     Restrictions  on  Acquisitions.  Savings  and loan  holding  companies  are
prohibited from acquiring, without prior approval of the OTS, (i) control of any
other savings  institution or savings and loan holding company or  substantially
all the assets  thereof  or (ii) more than 5% of the voting  shares of a savings
institution or holding company thereof which is not a subsidiary.  Under certain
circumstances,  a registered  savings and loan  holding  company is permitted to
acquire,  with the  approval  of the OTS,  up to 15% of the voting  shares of an
undercapitalized  savings  institution  pursuant to a "qualified stock issuance"
without that savings institution being deemed controlled by the holding company.
In order for the shares acquired to constitute a "qualified stock issuance," the
shares must consist of previously  unissued stock or treasury shares, the shares
must be  acquired  for  cash,  the  saving  and  loan  holding  company's  other
subsidiaries  must have  tangible  capital of at least  6-1/2% of total  assets,
there must not be more than one common  director or officer  between the savings
and loan holding company and the issuing savings  institution,  and transactions
between the savings institution and the savings and loan holding company and any
of its  affiliates  must conform to Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal  Reserve
Act.  Except  with the prior  approval  of the OTS,  no director or officer of a
savings and loan holding  company or person  owning by proxy or  otherwise  more
than 25% of such  company's  stock,  may also  acquire  control  of any  savings
institution,  other  than a  subsidiary  savings  institution,  or of any  other
savings and loan holding company.

Regulation of the Banks

     Federal  Home Loan Bank  System.  The Banks are members of the FHLB System,
which consists of 12 district Federal Home Loan Banks subject to supervision and
regulation by the Federal Housing Finance Board ("FHFB").  The Federal Home Loan
Banks provide a central credit facility  primarily for member  institutions.  As
members of the FHLB of Indianapolis,  the Banks are required to acquire and hold
shares of capital stock in the FHLB of  Indianapolis in an amount at least equal
to 1% of the  aggregate  unpaid  principal  of its  home  mortgage  loans,  home
purchase  contracts,  and similar  obligations at the beginning of each year, or
1/20 of its advances (i.e., borrowings) from the FHLB of Indianapolis, whichever
is  greater.  The  Banks  were  in  compliance  with  this  requirement  with an
investment in FHLB of Indianapolis stock at September 30, 2002, of $4,405,000.

     The FHLB of Indianapolis serves as a reserve or central bank for its member
institutions within its assigned district.  It is funded primarily from proceeds
derived from the sale of consolidated  obligations of the FHLB System.  It makes
advances to members secured by certain prescribed  collateral in accordance with
policies and  procedures  established  by the FHFB and the Board of Directors of
the FHLB of Indianapolis. Long-term advances may only be made for the purpose of
providing funds for residential housing finance.  Members must meet standards of
community investment or service established by the FHLB of Indianapolis in order
to maintain  continued access to long-term  advances.  As of September 30, 2002,
the Banks had advances totaling  $59,100,000  outstanding.  See "Business of the
Company--Deposit Activity and Other Sources of Funds" and "--Borrowings."

     Liquidity  Requirements.  Under OTS regulations,  a savings  association is
required to maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets  (including cash,
certain  time  deposits  and savings  accounts,  bankers'  acceptances,  certain
government obligations,  and certain other investments) in each calendar quarter
sufficient to ensure its safe and sound  operation.  The Banks  maintain  liquid
assets in compliance with these  regulations.  Monetary penalties may be imposed
upon an institution for violations of liquidity requirements.

     Qualified Thrift Lender Test.  Savings  institutions  must meet a qualified
thrift  lender  ("QTL")  test,  which  test may be met either by  maintaining  a
specified level of assets in qualified  thrift  investments as specified in HOLA
or by meeting the definition of a "domestic  building and loan  association"  in
section 7701 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").  If
the  Banks  maintain  an  appropriate  level of  certain  specified  investments
(primarily  residential  mortgages and related  investments,  including  certain
mortgage-related  securities)  and  otherwise  qualifies  as a QTL or a domestic
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privileges from the FHLB. The required  percentage of investments  under HOLA is
65% of  assets  while  the  Code  requires  investments  of 60%  of  assets.  An
association  must be in  compliance  with the QTL test or definition of domestic
building and loan association on a monthly basis in nine out of every 12 months.
Associations  that fail to meet the QTL test will  generally be prohibited  from
engaging in any activity not  permitted  for both a national  bank and a savings
association.  As of September 30, 2002, the Banks were in compliance  with their
QTL  requirements  and  met the  definition  of a  domestic  building  and  loan
association.

     Branching. Subject to certain limitations, the HOLA and the OTS regulations
currently permit federally  chartered savings  institutions such as the Banks to
establish  branches  in  any  state  of  the  United  States.   Federal  savings
associations with branches in more than one state must satisfy either the QTL or
the DBLA test on a  state-by-state  basis.  The authority for a federal  savings
institution  to  establish  an  interstate  branch  network  would  facilitate a
geographic diversification of the institution's activities. This authority under
the HOLA and the OTS  regulations  preempts any state law purporting to regulate
branching by federal savings institutions.

     Regulatory Capital  Requirements.  Under OTS capital  regulations,  savings
institutions  must maintain  "tangible"  capital equal to 1.5% of adjusted total
assets,  "core" capital equal to 3% of adjusted total assets and "total" capital
(a combination of core and "supplementary" capital) equal to 8% of risk-weighted
assets.  In addition,  OTS  regulations  which impose  certain  restrictions  on
savings  associations  that have a total  risk-based  capital ratio that is less
than 8.0%, a ratio of Tier 1 capital to  risk-weighted  assets of less than 4.0%
or a ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets of less than 4.0% (or 3.0%
if the  institution  is  rated  Composite  1 under  the OTS  examination  rating
system).

     The OTS has adopted an amendment  to its  risk-based  capital  requirements
that requires savings  institutions  with more than a "normal" level of interest
rate  risk  to  maintain   additional   total   capital  (the  OTS  is  delaying
implementation of this requirement).  A savings institution's interest rate risk
will be measured in terms of the  sensitivity  of its "net  portfolio  value" to
changes in interest  rates.  Net portfolio value is defined,  generally,  as the
present  value of expected  cash inflows from  existing  assets and  off-balance
sheet  contracts  less the present value of expected cash outflows from existing
liabilities.  A savings  institution will be considered to have a "normal" level
of interest rate risk  exposure if the decline in its net portfolio  value after
an  immediate  200 basis point  increase or  decrease in market  interest  rates
(whichever  results  in the  greater  decline)  is less  than 2% of the  current
estimated  economic value of its assets.  A savings  institution  with a greater
than normal  interest  rate risk will be required to deduct from total  capital,
for purposes of calculating its risk-based capital  requirement,  an amount (the
"interest rate risk  component")  equal to one-half the  difference  between the
institution's  measured interest rate risk and the normal level of interest rate
risk, multiplied by the economic value of its total assets.

     On December 1, 1998, the OTS issued Thrift  Bulletin 13a ("TB 13a"),  which
replaced  previous thrift  bulletins and certain other guidance on interest rate
risk to assist  institutions in interpreting  the rules governing  interest rate
risk.  TB 13a sets forth a  definition  and  sources of  interest  rate risk and
directs the Board of Directors  of a savings  association  to set interest  rate
risk  limits for the  savings  association  and to adopt a system for  measuring
interest  rate risk.  TB 13a also  describes  certain due  diligence  management
should undertake before taking a position in investment  securities or financial
derivatives,  requires certain  record-keeping of such  investments,  and states
that the  savings  association's  activities  in this  area will be  subject  to
assessment  by  examiners.  TB 13a  discusses  the two elements to an examiner's
assessment of interest rate risk;  the level of market risk as measured by a net
portfolio value model,  and the quality of the savings  association's  practices
for  managing  interest  rate risk.  In the event the OTS  believes  supervisory
action is required to address interest rate risk at a savings association, TB 13
a outlines the range of agency  responses,  from written plans from the board to
reduce risk to formal enforcement action,  including  supervisory  agreements or
cease and desist orders.

     The OTS will  calculate  the  sensitivity  of a savings  institution's  net
portfolio  value based on data submitted by the institution in a schedule to its
quarterly  Thrift  Financial Report and using the interest rate risk measurement
model  adopted by the OTS. The amount of the interest  rate risk  component,  if
any, to be deducted from a savings  institution's total capital will be based on
the  institution's  Thrift  Financial  Report  filed two  quarters  earlier.  In
general,  savings  institutions  with  less than $300  million  in assets  and a
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component unless the OTS terminates such exemption.  Although the Bank qualifies
for the exemption, management believes that based on current financial data, the
Bank would not be deemed to have more than a normal level of interest rate risk.

     In  addition  to  generally   applicable   capital  standards  for  savings
institutions,  the Director of the OTS is  authorized  to establish  the minimum
level of capital  for a savings  institution  at such amount or at such ratio of
capital-to-assets  as the Director determines to be necessary or appropriate for
such  institution in light of the particular  circumstances  of the institution.
The  Director  of the OTS may treat the failure of any  savings  institution  to
maintain capital at or above such level as an unsafe or unsound practice and may
issue a  directive  requiring  any savings  institution  which fails to maintain
capital at or above the minimum  level  required  by the  Director to submit and
adhere to a plan for increasing capital. Such a directive may be enforced in the
same manner as an order issued by the OTS.

     At September 30, 2002, the Banks exceeded all  regulatory  minimum  capital
requirements as indicated in Note 16, page 25 of the Company's  Annual Report to
Stockholders.

     Insurance of Deposit  Accounts.  The Banks' deposit accounts are insured by
the SAIF to the maximum  amount  permitted by law.  Insurance of deposits may be
terminated by the FDIC upon a finding that the institution has engaged in unsafe
or  unsound  practices,  is  in an  unsafe  or  unsound  condition  to  continue
operations or has violated any  applicable  law,  regulation,  rule,  order,  or
condition imposed by the FDIC or the institution's primary regulator.

     The FDIC charges an annual  assessment  for the insurance of deposits based
on the risk a particular  institution poses to its deposit insurance fund. Under
this system as of  September  30,  2002,  SAIF  members paid within a range of 0
cents  to  23  cents  per  $100  of  domestic   deposits,   depending  upon  the
institution's  risk  classification.  This  risk  classification  is based on an
institution's capital group and supervisory subgroup assignment. Pursuant to the
Economic Growth and Paperwork  Reduction Act of 1996 (the "Act"), the Bank pays,
in addition to its normal deposit  insurance  premium as a member of the SAIF an
amount equal to  approximately  6.4 basis points  toward the  retirement  of the
Financing  Corporation bonds ("Fico Bonds") issued in the 1980s to assist in the
recovery of the savings and loan  industry.  Members of the Bank  Insurance Fund
("BIF"),  by  contrast,  pay,  in  addition to their  normal  deposit  insurance
premium,  approximately  1.3 basis  points.  Under the Act, the FDIC also is not
permitted to establish SAIF assessment  rates that are lower than comparable BIF
assessment  rates.  Effective  January 1, 2000, the rate paid to retire the Fico
Bonds will be equal for members of the BIF and the SAIF.  The Act also  provided
for the merging of the BIF and the SAIF by January 1, 1999,  provided there were
no financial  institutions still chartered as savings associations at that time.
Although  legislation  to  eliminate  the savings  association  charter had been
proposed at January 1, 1999, financial institutions such as the Banks were still
chartered as savings associations.

     Federal  Reserve  System.  Pursuant to regulations  of the Federal  Reserve
Board, a savings institution must maintain average daily reserves equal to 3% on
the first $54.0 million of transaction accounts, plus 10% on the remainder. This
percentage  is subject to  adjustment  by the  Federal  Reserve  Board.  Because
required  reserves  must  be  maintained  in the  form  of  vault  cash  or in a
non-interest  bearing  account  at a Federal  Reserve  Bank,  the  effect of the
reserve   requirement   is  to   reduce   the   amount   of  the   institution's
interest-earning  assets.  As of September 30, 2002, the Banks met their reserve
requirements.

     Dividend  and  Other  Capital  Distribution  Limitations.  The OTS  imposes
various  restrictions or requirements on the ability of savings  institutions to
make capital distributions, including cash dividends. A savings institution that
is a subsidiary of a savings and loan holding  company,  such as the Bank,  must
file an  application  or a notice with the OTS at least 30 days before  making a
capital  distribution.   Savings  institutions  are  not  required  to  file  an
application for permission to make a capital  distribution  and need only file a
notice if the following  conditions are met: (1) they are eligible for expedited
treatment under OTS regulations,  (2) they would remain  adequately  capitalized
after the distribution,  (3) the annual amount of capital  distribution does not
exceed net income for that year to date added to retained net income for the two
preceding  years,  and  (4) the  capital  distribution  would  not  violate  any


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agreements  between the OTS and the savings  institution or any OTS regulations.
Any other situation would require an application to the OTS.

     In addition,  the OTS could prohibit a proposed capital distribution by any
institution,  which would otherwise be permitted by the  regulation,  if the OTS
determines that the distribution would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.
A federal savings  institution is prohibited from making a capital  distribution
if, after making the  distribution,  the savings  institution would be unable to
meet  any  one  of  its  minimum   regulatory  capital   requirements.   Savings
institutions  cannot  distribute  regulatory  capital  that  is  needed  for its
liquidation account.

     Affiliate Restrictions.  Transactions between a savings association and its
"affiliates"  are subject to  quantitative  and qualitative  restrictions  under
Sections  23A  and 23B of the  Federal  Reserve  Act.  Affiliates  of a  savings
association include,  among other entities,  the savings  association's  holding
company  and  companies   that  are  under  common   control  with  the  savings
association.

     In general,  Sections 23A and 23B and OTS regulations  issued in connection
therewith  limit the extent to which a savings  association or its  subsidiaries
may engage in certain "covered  transactions" with affiliates to an amount equal
to 10% of the  association's  capital  and  surplus,  in  the  case  of  covered
transactions  with  any one  affiliate,  and to an  amount  equal to 20% of such
capital and surplus, in the case of covered transactions with all affiliates. In
addition,  a savings  association  and its  subsidiaries  may  engage in covered
transactions   and  certain   other   transactions   only  on  terms  and  under
circumstances  that are  substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the
savings  association  or its  subsidiary,  as those  prevailing  at the time for
comparable transactions with nonaffiliated companies. A "covered transaction" is
defined to include a loan or extension of credit to an affiliate;  a purchase of
investment  securities  issued by an  affiliate;  a purchase  of assets  from an
affiliate,  with certain  exceptions;  the acceptance of securities issued by an
affiliate as collateral  for a loan or extension of credit to any party;  or the
issuance  of a  guarantee,  acceptance,  or  letter  of  credit  on behalf of an
affiliate.

     In addition, under the OTS regulations,  a savings association may not make
a loan or extension of credit to an  affiliate  unless the  affiliate is engaged
only in activities permissible for bank holding companies; a savings association
may not purchase or invest in securities of an affiliate  other than shares of a
subsidiary;  a savings  association  and its  subsidiaries  may not  purchase  a
low-quality asset from an affiliate;  and covered transactions and certain other
transactions  between a savings association or its subsidiaries and an affiliate
must be on terms and conditions  that are consistent with safe and sound banking
practices.  With  certain  exceptions,  each  loan or  extension  of credit by a
savings  association to an affiliate must be secured by collateral with a market
value  ranging from 100% to 130%  (depending on the type of  collateral)  of the
amount of the loan or extension of credit.

     The  OTS  regulation   generally  excludes  all  non-bank  and  non-savings
association  subsidiaries of savings  associations from treatment as affiliates,
except to the  extent  that the OTS or the  Board of  Governors  of the  Federal
Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board") decides to treat such  subsidiaries
as affiliates.  The regulation  also requires  savings  associations to make and
retain records that reflect  affiliate  transactions in reasonable  detail,  and
provides that certain  classes of savings  associations  may be required to give
the OTS prior notice of affiliate transactions.

     The Federal  Reserve  Board  issued for public  comment,  in October  2002,
proposed amended regulations applicable to transactions between affiliates.  The
Company  does not believe  that these  proposed  regulations,  if adopted by the
Federal  Reserve  Board,  will have any  material  effect  upon the  business or
operations of the Company.

     Standards   for  Safety  and   Soundness.   Under   applicable   regulatory
requirements,  the Banks are required to prescribe  standards,  by regulation or
guideline, relating to internal controls, information systems and internal audit
systems, loan documentation,  credit underwriting,  interest rate risk exposure,
asset  growth,  asset  quality,  operational  and  managerial  standards  as the
agencies  deem  appropriate.  The OTS and the federal bank  regulatory  agencies
adopted,  effective August 9, 1995, a set of guidelines  prescribing  safety and


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soundness standards pursuant to the statute. The safety and soundness guidelines
establish  general  standards  relating to  internal  controls  and  information
systems,  internal  audit  systems,  loan  documentation,  credit  underwriting,
interest rate risk exposure, asset growth, and compensation,  fees and benefits.
In general, the guidelines require, among other things,  appropriate systems and
practices  to identify  and manage the risks  associated  with each aspect of an
institution's operations. The guidelines also prohibit excessive compensation as
an unsafe and unsound  practice and describe  compensation as excessive when the
amounts paid are unreasonable or  disproportionate  to the services performed by
an executive officer, employee, director or principal stockholder.

     In addition,  on August 27, 1996,  the OTS and the federal bank  regulatory
agencies added guidelines for asset quality and earnings  standards./  Under the
standards,  a  savings  institution  would  be  required  to  maintain  systems,
commensurate  with its size  and the  nature  and  scope of its  operations,  to
identify problem assets and prevent  deterioration in those assets as well as to
evaluate  and  monitor  earnings  and ensure that  earnings  are  sufficient  to
maintain adequate capital and reserves.

     Prompt  Corrective  Action.  The prompt corrective action regulation of the
OTS  requires   certain   mandatory   actions  and   authorizes   certain  other
discretionary  actions to be taken by the OTS against a savings  bank that falls
within certain undercapitalized capital categories specified in the regulation.

     The regulation establishes five categories of capital classification: "well
capitalized,"  "adequately  capitalized,"   "undercapitalized,"   "significantly
undercapitalized," and "critically  undercapitalized." Under the regulation, the
risk-based  capital,  leverage capital,  and tangible capital ratios are used to
determine an institution's  capital  classification.  At September 30, 2000, the
Banks met the capital  requirements  of "well  capitalized"  institutions  under
applicable OTS regulations.

     In general,  the prompt corrective  action regulation  prohibits an insured
depository  institution  from declaring any dividends,  making any other capital
distribution,  or paying a management fee to a controlling  person if, following
the  distribution or payment,  the institution  would be within any of the three
undercapitalized  categories.  In addition,  adequately capitalized institutions
may accept Brokered Deposits only with a waiver from the FDIC and are subject to
restrictions  on  the  interest  rates  that  can  be  paid  on  such  deposits.
Undercapitalized  institutions  may not accept,  renew,  or  roll-over  Brokered
Deposits.

     If the OTS  determines  that an  institution  is in an  unsafe  or  unsound
condition,  or if the  institution  is deemed to be  engaging  in an unsafe  and
unsound  practice,  the  OTS  may,  if  the  institution  is  well  capitalized,
reclassify  it as  adequately  capitalized;  if the  institution  is  adequately
capitalized  but not well  capitalized,  require it to comply with  restrictions
applicable  to  undercapitalized  institutions;   and,  if  the  institution  is
undercapitalized,  require it to comply with certain restrictions  applicable to
significantly undercapitalized institutions.

     Real  Estate  Lending  Standards.  Under joint  regulations  of the federal
banking  agencies,  including  the OTS,  savings  institutions  must  adopt  and
maintain  written policies that establish  appropriate  limits and standards for
extensions  of credit that are secured by liens or  interests  in real estate or
extensions  of credit that are secured by liens or  interests  in real estate or
are made for the purpose of  financing  permanent  improvements  to real estate.
These policies must establish loan portfolio diversification standards,  prudent
underwriting  standards,  including  loan-to  value  limits  that are  clear and
measurable,  loan  administration  procedures  and  documentation,  approval and
reporting requirements. An institution's real estate lending policy must reflect
consideration  of the  Interagency  Guidelines for Real Estate Lending  Policies
(the  "Interagency  Guidelines")  that have been adopted by the federal  banking
agencies. The Interagency  Guidelines,  among other things, call upon depository
institutions  to  establish  internal  loan-to-value  limits  specified  in  the
Interagency  Guidelines  for  the  various  types  of  real  estate  loans.  The
Interagency  Guidelines  state that it may be appropriate in individual cases to
originate  or  purchase  loans  with  loan-to-value  ratios  in  excess  of  the
supervisory loan-to-value limits not exceeding those specified, but require that
the  aggregate  amount of loans with  torn-to-value  ratios in excess of certain
specified  levels may not exceed the amount of the savings  association's  total
capital.   (Amounts   in  excess  of  core   capital   must  be  deducted  on  a
dollar-for-dollar basis from this capital.)



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     Federal  Consumer  Credit and  Non-Discrimination  Legislation.  The Banks'
mortgage lending activities arc subject to the provisions of various federal and
state  statutes,  including,  among others,  the Truth in Lending Act, the Equal
Credit  Opportunity  Act, the Real Estate  Settlement  Procedures  Act, the Fair
Housing Act and the  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.  These  statutes  and
regulations,  among other things,  prohibit discrimination on the basis of race,
gender or other designated characteristics,  prohibit unfair and deceptive trade
practices,  require the  disclosure  of certain  basic  information  to mortgage
borrowers  concerning credit terms and settlement costs, and otherwise  regulate
terms and conditions of credit and the procedures by which credit is offered and
administered.   Each   of  the   foregoing   statutes   provides   for   various
administrative,  civil  and,  in  limited  circumstances,  criminal  enforcement
procedures, and violations thereof may also lead to class actions seeking actual
and/or punitive damages.

     Community  Reinvestment  Act and Fair Lending  Developments.  The Banks are
subject to certain fair lending requirements and reporting obligations involving
home  mortgage  lending  operations  and  Community   Reinvestment  Act  ("CRA")
activities.  The CRA generally requires the federal banking agencies to evaluate
the record of a financial  institution  in meeting the credit needs of its local
communities,   including  low-  and  moderate-income  neighborhoods.  A  savings
association may be subject to substantial  penalties and corrective measures for
a violation of certain fair lending laws. The federal banking  agencies may take
compliance with such laws and CRA  obligations  into account when regulating and
supervising other activities.

     A savings  association's  compliance with its CRA obligations is based on a
performance-based  evaluation  system that bases CRA ratings on an institution's
lending service and investment  performance.  When a holding company applies for
approval to acquire  another  financial  institution  or  financial  institution
holding company,  the OTS will review the assessment of each subsidiary  savings
association of the applicant;  and such records may be the basis for denying the
application. As of the latest CRA Examinations, the Banks each received a rating
of "satisfactory" in complying with its CRA obligations.

Item 2.  Properties

     Peoples Federal owns nine  full-service  banking offices located in Avilla,
Auburn, Columbia City, Garrett,  Kendallville,  LaGrange,  Topeka, and Waterloo,
Indiana.

     The following table provides  certain  information  with respect to Peoples
Federal's full-service offices at September 30, 2002:

         Full Service                Date         Net Book
            Offices                 Opened       Value (1)
------------------------------------------------------------
                                      (Dollars in thousands)
Main Office, Auburn                      1973         $ 114
Avilla                                   1980            98
Garrett                                  1972            65
Columbia City-Downtown                   1971           110
Columbia City-North                      1998           501
Kendallville                             1941           402
LaGrange                                 1972           138
Waterloo                                 2000           971
Topeka                                   2002           510

(1) Of real estate at September 30, 2002.

     The total net book value of Peoples  Federal's  premises  and  equipment at
September 30, 2002, was $3.7 million.



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     First Savings Bank owns six  full-service  banking offices located in Three
Rivers, Union, and Schoolcraft, Michigan and Howe and Middlebury, Indiana.

     The following  table  provides  certain  information  with respect to First
Saving's full service offices at September 30, 2002.

        Full Service                Date         Net Book
            Offices                 Opened       Value (1)
------------------------------------------------------------
                                   (Dollars in thousands)
Main Office, Three Rivers                1981           717
Schoolcraft                              1971            67
Union                                    1988           209
Three Rivers, branch                     1988            75
Howe                                     1998           359
Middlebury                               1998           642

(1) Of real estate at September 30, 2002.

     The  total net book  value of First  Savings'  premises  and  equipment  at
September 30, 2002 was $2.3 million.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

     There are no material pending legal  proceedings to which the Company,  the
Banks or any subsidiary is a party or to which any of their property is subject.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    Not Applicable.

                                     PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

     Reference is made to page 2 of the Company's Annual Report to Stockholders,
for the year ended September 30, 2002 for the information required by this Item,
which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

     Reference is made to page 3 of the Company's  Annual Report to Stockholders
for the year ended  September  30, 2002,  for the  information  required by this
Item, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 7. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

     Reference  is  made to  pages 4 to 12 of the  Company's  Annual  Report  to
Stockholders for the year ended September 30, 2002, for the information required
by this Item, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     Reference is made to page 6 of the Company's  Annual Report to Stockholders
for the year ended  September  30, 2002,  for the  information  required by this
item, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     Reference  is made to  pages 13 to 31 of the  Company's  Annual  Report  to
Stockholders for the year ended September 30, 2002 for the information  required
by this Item, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item  9.  Changes  in and  Disagreements  with  Accountants  on  Accounting  and
Financial Disclosures

    None.

                                    PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

     Reference  is made to the section  captioned  "The Peoples  Bancorp  Annual
Meeting-Election  of Directors" in the Company's  Proxy Statement dated December
10, 2002 for the information required by this Item, which is hereby incorporated
by reference.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

     Reference  is made to the section  captioned  "The Peoples  Bancorp  Annual
Meeting-Compensation  of Executive  Officers" in the Company's  Proxy  Statement
dated  December  10, 2002 for the  information  required by this Item,  which is
hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     Reference  is made to the section  captioned  "The Peoples  Bancorp  Annual
Meeting-Securities Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners in the Company's Proxy
Statement  dated  December  10, 2002 for the  information  required by this Item
which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     Reference  is made to the section  captioned  "The Peoples  Bancorp  Annual
Meeting-Transactions  with  Certain  Related  Persons"  in the  Company's  Proxy
Statement  dated  December 10, 2002 for the  information  required by this Item,
which is hereby incorporated by reference.


Item 14. Controls and Procedures

     The Chief Executive  Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company
(its principal executive officer and principal financial officer,  respectively)
have concluded,  based on their  evaluation as of a date within 90 days prior to
the date of the filing of this Report,  that the Company's  disclosure  controls
and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by the  Company in the reports  filed or  submitted  by it under the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  is  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and
reported  within the time periods  specified  in the SEC's rules and forms,  and
include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information  required to
be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated  and  communicated to
the  Company's  management,  including  the Chief  Executive  Officer  and Chief
Financial Officer,  as appropriate to allow timely decisions  regarding required
disclosure.

     There were no significant  changes in the Company's internal controls or in
other factors that could  significantly  affect these controls subsequent to the
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Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a) The following  consolidated financial statements of Peoples Bancorp and
Its Wholly-owned Subsidiaries,  included in the Annual Report to Stockholders of
the registrant  for the year ended  September 30, 2002 are filed as part of this
report:

          1.   Financial Statements

          o    REPORT OF BKD LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS PAGE 12.
          o    CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET - AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2002,  AND 2001
               PAGE 13.
          o    CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT  OF INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED  SEPTEMBER
               30, 2002, 2001,  AND 2000  PAGE  14.

          o    CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT  OF  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY  FOR THE YEARS
               ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002, 2001, AND 2000 PAGE 15.

          o    CONSOLIDATED   STATEMENT  OF  CASH  FLOWS  FOR  THE  YEARS  ENDED
               SEPTEMBER 30, 2002, 2001, AND 1999 PAGE 16.

          o    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PAGES 17-31.

          2.   Financial Statement Schedules

     All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable,  or the required
information is shown in the consolidated financial statements and notes.

          3.   Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit


3.1            Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Bancorp (1)

3.2            Bylaws of Peoples Bancorp (1)

10.4           Amended and Restated Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (2)

10.5           Employee Stock Ownership Plan (1)

10.5(a)        First Amendment to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (3)

10.5(b)        Second Amendment to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (3)

10.5(c)        Third Amendment to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (3)

10.6           Expense  and  Tax  Sharing  Agreement  between  Peoples  Bancorp,
               Peoples  Federal  Savings  Bank  of  DeKalb  County  and  Peoples
               Financial Services, Inc., dated May 28, 1992 (3)

10.7           New option plan

13             Annual Report to Stockholders

22             Subsidiaries of the Registrant

23             Consent of Auditors

99.1           Officer Certification



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99.2           Officer Certification
---------------------------------
     (1)  Incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit  bearing the same number in the
Company's   Registration  Statement  of  Form  S-4  (33-37343)  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 1990.

     (2)  Incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit  bearing the same number in the
Company's Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1991.

     (3)  Incorporated  by reference  to Exhibit  bearing the same number in the
Company's Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1992.

     (b) There were no  reports  on Form 8-K filed for the  period  June 1, 2002
through September 30, 2002.

The  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  maintains  a Web site that  contains
reports,  proxy  and  information  statements  and other  information  regarding
registrants that file electronically with the Commission  including the Company.
That address is http://www.sec.gov.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                             PEOPLES BANCORP

December 17, 2002            \s\Roger J. Wertenberger
                             Chairman of the Board,
                             and Director

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

December 17, 2002            \s\Roger J. Wertenberger,
                             Chairman of the Board,
                             and Director

December 17, 2002            \s\Maurice F. Winkler III,
                             President, Chief Executive Officer
                             and Director

December 17, 2002            \s\Deborah K. Stanger
                             Vice President-Chief Financial Officer

December 17, 2002            \s\G. Richard Gatton, Director

December 17, 2002            \s\Bruce S. Holwerda, Director

December 17, 2002            \s\Erica D. Dekko, Director

December 17, 2002            \s\Douglas D. Marsh, Director

December 17, 2002            \s\Stephen R. Olson, Director

December 17, 2002            \s\John C. Thrapp, Director


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                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Maurice F. Winkler III, President-Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on Form  10-K of  Peoples  Bancorp,
     Incorporated;

2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this annual report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information included in this annual report,  fairly present in all material
     respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

     a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
          material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its
          consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
          entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which  this  quarterly
          report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
          and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented   in  this   annual   report  our   conclusions   about  the
          effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the audit
     committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent function):

     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
          controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record,  process,   summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
          identified for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
          internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          controls; and

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  indicated in this
     annual  report  whether or not there were  significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date:  December 17, 2002
                                      \s\Maurice F. Winkler III
                                      President-Chief Executive Officer


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                                  CERTIFICATION

I Deborah K. Stanger, Vice President-Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.   I have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on Form  10-K of  Peoples  Bancorp,
     Incorporated;

2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not  contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this annual report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information included in this annual report,  fairly present in all material
     respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

     a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
          material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its
          consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
          entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which  this  quarterly
          report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
          and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented   in  this   annual   report  our   conclusions   about  the
          effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the audit
     committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent function):

     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
          controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record,  process,   summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
          identified for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
          internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          controls; and

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  indicated in this
     annual  report  whether or not there were  significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date:  December 17, 2002
                                       \s\Deborah K. Stanger
                                       Vice President-Chief Financial Officer


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                                   EXHIBIT 22



                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT


Name of Subsidiary                          State of Incorporation
------------------------------------        -----------------------
Peoples Federal Savings
Bank of DeKalb County                      United States of America

and its subsidiary

Peoples Financial Services Inc.                  Indiana


First Savings Bank
Federal Savings Bank                       United States of America

And its subsidiary

Alpha Financial                                  Michigan



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                                  Exhibit 99.1



              Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63
                      of Title 18 of the United States Code


     I, Maurice F.  Winkler III,  Chief  Executive  Officer of Peoples  Bancorp,
certify  that (i) the Form 10-K for the period  ended  September  30, 2002 fully
complies  with the  requirements  of  Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Form 10-K for the
period ended September 30, 2002 fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the
financial condition and results of operations of Peoples Bancorp.





                                                 \s\Maurice F. Winkler III
                                                 Chief Executive Officer



<PAGE>


                                  Exhibit 99.2


              Certification Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63
                      of Title 18 of the United States Code


     I, Deborah K. Stanger, Chief Financial Officer of Peoples Bancorp,  certify
that (i) the Form 10-K for the period ended  September  30, 2002 fully  complies
with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Form 10-K for the period ended
September  30, 2002 fairly  presents,  in all material  respects,  the financial
condition and results of operations of Peoples Bancorp.



                                                   \s\Deborah K. Stanger
                                                   Chief Financial Officer