# People's Bancshares, Inc.New Bedford, MA — Federal Reserve enforcement actions against banks and holding companies: action type, effective date and whether it has been terminated For People's Bancshares, Inc.New Bedford, MA, action is Written Agreement; effective date is 2000-12-05; termination date is 2002-02-20; board document is /boarddocs/press/enforcement/2000/200012123/default.htm; document type is Press Release, verified against its source on 2026-08-11. - **Banking organisation:** People's Bancshares, Inc.New Bedford, MA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Action:** Written Agreement _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Effective date:** 2000-12-05 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Termination date:** 2002-02-20 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Board document:** /boarddocs/press/enforcement/2000/200012123/default.htm _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Document type:** Press Release _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 2000-12-05,2002-02-20,,,"People's Bancshares, Inc.New Bedford, MA",Written Agreement,/boarddocs/press/enforcement/2000/200012123/default.htm,Press Release, ## Source - https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/files/enforcementactions.csv Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-09-01. Part of [Federal Reserve enforcement actions against banks and holding companies: action type, effective date and whether it has been terminated](https://referencesource.org/bank-enforcement-actions/).