Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
November 25, 2009
Contact: Steven F. Groth
Chief Financial Officer
212-599-8000
sgroth@financialfederal.com


Financial Federal Corporation Announces Postponement of 2009
Annual Meeting


NEW YORK, NY - Financial Federal Corporation (NYSE: FIF)
("Financial Federal") today announced that, as a result of its
pending merger with People's United Financial, Inc. ("People's
United") and in anticipation of a special meeting of stockholders
to vote on the merger, the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders
previously scheduled for December 8, 2009 has been postponed
indefinitely.  The date of the special meeting has not yet been
set.  Financial Federal will announce the date, time and place of
the special meeting once a determination has been made.
Financial Federal's 2009 annual meeting of stockholders will only
be held in the event the merger is not approved or otherwise does
not occur, in which case a new date for the annual meeting will
be announced.

About Financial Federal Corporation
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Financial Federal (financialfederal.com) is a financial services
company providing collateralized lending, financing and leasing
services nationwide to small and medium sized businesses in the
general construction, road and infrastructure construction and
repair, road transportation and refuse industries.

Additional Information About this Transaction
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In connection with the proposed merger, People's United will file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy
statement of Financial Federal that also constitutes a prospectus
of People's United. Financial Federal will mail the proxy
statement/prospectus to its stockholders. Investors and security
holders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus
regarding the proposed merger when it becomes available because
it will contain important information. You may obtain a free copy
of the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other
related documents filed by People's United and Financial Federal
with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The proxy
statement/prospectus (when it is available) and the other
documents may also be obtained for free by accessing People's
United website at www.peoples.com under the tab "Investor
Relations" and then under the heading "Financial Information" or
by accessing Financial Federal's website at
www.financialfederal.com under the tab "Investor Relations - SEC
Filings".

Participants in this Transaction
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People's United, Financial Federal and their respective
directors, executive officers and certain other members of
management and employees may be soliciting proxies from
Financial Federal stockholders in favor of the merger.
Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules
of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation
of the Financial Federal stockholders in connection with the
proposed merger will be set forth in the proxy
statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. You can
find information about the executive officers and directors
of People's United in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008 and in its definitive proxy
statement filed with the SEC on March 25, 2009. You can find
information about Financial Federal's executive officers and
directors in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended July 31, 2009 and in its definitive proxy statement
filed with the SEC on November 5, 2009. You can obtain free
copies of these documents from People's United or Financial
Federal using the contact information above.


This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities.


Forward Looking Statements
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This press release contains statements that may be
considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking
statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions for forward- looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and this
statement is included for purposes of complying with these
safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements are
based on current plans and expectations, which are subject
to a number of risk factors and uncertainties that could
cause future results to differ materially from historical
performance or future expectations. These differences may be
the result of various factors, including, among others:
(1) failure of the parties to satisfy the closing conditions
in the merger agreement in a timely manner or at all;
(2) failure of the shareholders of Financial Federal
Corporation to approve the merger agreement; (3) disruptions
to the parties' businesses as a result of the announcement
and pendency of the merger; (4) costs or difficulties
related to the integration of the businesses following the
merger; (5) changes in general, national or regional
economic conditions; (6) the risk that the anticipated
benefits, cost savings and any other savings from the
transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer
than expected to realize (7) changes in loan default and
charge-off rates; (8) reductions in deposit levels
necessitating increased borrowings to fund loans and
investments; (9) changes in interest rates or credit
availability; (10) changes in levels of income and expense
in noninterest income and expense related activities; and
(11) competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-
party relationships and revenues.

For additional factors that may affect future results, please see
People's United's and Financial Federal Corporation's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including People's
United's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 and Financial Federal Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2009. People's
United and Financial Federal Corporation undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or other
changes.