Brighton-based Peoples Federal Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Peoples Federal Savings Bank, announced earnings for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2012, the fiscal first quarter for its year, of  $681,000 down 17 percent from net income of $825,000 for the same period last year.

Non-interest income totaled $492,000 for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2012, compared with $453,000 for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2011.