<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 26,307 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 131 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 22,565 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 119,210 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 28,090 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 28,030 <LOANS> 753,109 <ALLOWANCE> 9,727 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 985,798 <DEPOSITS> 730,706 <SHORT-TERM> 59,571 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 43,867 <LONG-TERM> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 77 <OTHER-SE> 151,631 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 985,798 <INTEREST-LOAN> 29,352 <INTEREST-INVEST> 3,337 <INTEREST-OTHER> 0 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 32,689 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 13,052 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 15,594 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 17,095 <LOAN-LOSSES> 1,620 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 221 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 18,385 <INCOME-PRETAX> (567) <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> (567) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (374) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 930,445 <LOANS-NON> 2,107 <LOANS-PAST> 0 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 8,534 <CHARGE-OFFS> 630 <RECOVERIES> 203 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 9,727 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 9,727 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0