Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BENEFICIAL MUTUAL BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2012 EARNINGS

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, July 26, 2012 — Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (“Beneficial”) (NASDAQGS: BNCL), the parent company of Beneficial Bank (the “Bank” or the “Company”), today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Beneficial recorded net income of $2.3 million and $6.3 million, or $0.03 and $0.08 per share, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $2.0 million and $1.1 million, or $0.03 and $0.01 per share, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 included merger and restructuring charges of $2.7 million related the acquisition of SE Financial Corp., the parent holding company of St. Edmond’s Federal Savings Bank. Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 included $1.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of restructuring charges related to the implementation of our previously announced expense management reduction program.

On April 3, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of SE Financial Corp. As of the acquisition date, SE Financial Corp’s assets totaled approximately $301.0 million. St. Edmond’s operated five banking offices in the greater Philadelphia area. The results of SE Financial Corp’s operations have been included in the Company’s financial statements beginning on April 3, 2012, the date of the consummation of the acquisition.

Credit costs have decreased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 from the same periods in 2011 but continue to have a significant impact on our financial results. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Bank recorded a provision for credit losses in the amount of $7.5 million and $15.0 million, respectively, compared to a provision of $10.0 million and $20.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. We have been focused on reducing our non-performing asset levels and have made progress over the past year. At June 30, 2012 our nonperforming assets were $133.5 million, representing a decrease of $20.6 million and $29.1 million from $154.1 million and $162.6 million at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, respectively. We continue to charge-off any loans that show signs of credit weakness and are focused on maintaining strong reserve levels. At June 30, 2012, the Company’s allowance for loan losses totaled $55.6 million, or 2.14% of total loans, compared to $54.2 million, or 2.10% of total loans, at December 31, 2011. We expect that the provision for credit losses will remain elevated in 2012 as we continue to focus on reducing our non-performing loan levels.

Our mortgage banking team that was established in 2011 positively impacted our non-interest income during the quarter. Mortgage banking income totaled $590 thousand and $1.5 million for the three and six month ended June 30, 2012 compared to $28 thousand and $96 thousand for the comparable periods in 2011.

Gerard Cuddy, Beneficial’s President and CEO, stated, “We are pleased to have successfully completed our acquisition of SE Financial Corp. during the quarter. This acquisition increased our market share in a number of our key markets and we believe that the transaction will be accretive to our earnings for the rest of 2012. Despite a difficult economic environment, we continue to work towards our goal of increasing profitability. However, we remain concerned about the duration of the downturn, the persistently low interest rate environment, the continued lack of loan demand in our markets and our significant excess liquidity position. We are encouraged by the improvement in our asset quality metrics as we experienced the fifth straight quarter of decreases in non-performing assets. We remain focused on reducing our non-performing asset levels throughout the remainder of 2012.”

Highlights for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012:

Balance Sheet

Total assets increased $255.1 million, or 5.5%, to $4.9 billion at June 30, 2012 from $4.6 billion at December 31, 2011. The increase in total assets was primarily driven by the $301.0 million in assets acquired as part of the acquisition of SE Financial Corp., which closed on April 3, 2012. Cash and cash equivalents increased approximately $86.0 million to $434.0 million at June 30, 2012 from $348.0 million at December 31, 2011. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily driven by higher than normal commercial loan prepayments, weak overall loan demand and our selling of all agency eligible mortgage loans, which approximated $28.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

Investments increased $115.8 million, or 8.4%, to $1.5 billion at June 30, 2012 from $1.4 billion at December 31, 2011. We continue to focus on purchasing high quality investments that will provide a steady stream of cash flow in both current and rising interest rate environments.

Loans increased $23.4 million, or 0.9%, to $2.6 billion at June 30, 2012. The increase in loans was primarily driven by the addition of $174.8 million of loans acquired from SE Financial Corp., partially offset by a $162.1 million decrease in our existing loan portfolio caused by a number of large commercial loan repayments and continued weak loan demand. We also have been selling agency eligible mortgage loans originated by our mortgage banking team into the secondary market to better position the Company’s balance sheet for interest rate risk. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we sold approximately $60.5 million of residential mortgage loans originated during 2012 and recorded mortgage banking income of $1.5 million related to these loan sales.

Deposits increased $250.9 million, or 7.0%, to $3.8 billion at June 30, 2012 from $3.6 billion at December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily driven by the addition of $274.1 million of deposits acquired from SE Financial Corp. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, municipal deposits decreased $118.4 million which was consistent with the planned run-off associated with our re-pricing of higher-cost, non-relationship-based municipal accounts. Excluding municipal deposits and the impact of the SE Financial Corp. acquisition, we experienced increases in all of our core deposit categories, particularly savings products and business checking which increased $117.0 million and $57.0 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2012, stockholders’ equity increased to $631.5 million, or 13.0% of total assets, compared to $629.4 million, or 13.7% of total assets, at December 31, 2011.

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Net Interest Income

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, Beneficial reported net interest income of $36.2 million, an increase of $413 thousand, or 1.2%, from the three months ended June 30, 2011. The increase in net interest income during the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period last year was primarily the result of a reduction in the cost of interest bearing liabilities exceeding the decrease in the yield on interest earning assets. Despite the low interest rate environment, our net interest margin increased, totaling 3.21% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to 3.16% for the three months ended June 30, 2011, largely due to our efforts to re-price deposits.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, Beneficial reported net interest income of $70.6 million, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 2.5%, from the six months ended June 30, 2011. The decrease in net interest income during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period last year was primarily the result of a decline in interest earning assets due to a decision made in 2011 to shrink the balance sheet and run-off higher cost municipal deposits to strengthen capital, improve our net interest margin and lower loan balances. Despite the low interest rate environment, our net interest margin remained relatively stable, totaling 3.23% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to 3.22% for the six months ended June 30, 2011, largely due to our efforts to re-price deposits.

We have been able to lower the cost of our liabilities to 0.87% and 0.88% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to 1.03% and 1.05% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, by re-pricing higher cost deposits. The reduction in deposit costs has been primarily due to decreasing rates on our municipal deposit portfolio as we have run-off higher cost, non-relationship-based municipal deposits.

Non-interest Income

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, non-interest income totaled $6.9 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 28.0%, from the three months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to a $562 thousand increase in mortgage banking income recognized during the second quarter of 2012 in connection with the sale of mortgages, a $591 thousand increase in income from other life insurance and a $442 thousand increase in the gain on the sale of investment securities.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, non-interest income totaled $13.9 million, an increase of $2.1 million, or 17.3%, from the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to a $1.4 million increase in mortgage banking income recognized during 2012 in connection with the sale of mortgages and a $697 thousand increase in the gain on the sale of investment securities.

Non-interest Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, non-interest expense totaled $32.9 million, an increase of $3.8 million, or 12.9%, from the three months ended June 30, 2011. The increase in non-interest expense was driven by a $1.8 million increase in merger and restructuring charges, a $1.2 million increase in salaries and benefits as a result of the SE Financial Corp. acquisition and the expansion of our credit function, a $503 thousand increase in loan expense and a $486 thousand increase in other real estate losses.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, non-interest expense totaled $62.5 million, a decrease of $833 thousand, or 1.3%, from the six months ended June 30, 2011. The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily driven by a $2.2 million decrease in merger and restructuring charges and a $1.2 million decrease in FDIC insurance as a result of the assessment base change, partially offset by a $1.1 million increase in other real estate losses and a $295 thousand increase in loan expense.

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Asset Quality

Asset quality metrics showed continued signs of improvement during the six months ended June 30, 2012. Non-performing loans, including loans 90 days past due and still accruing, decreased to $110.7 million at June 30, 2012, compared to $136.3 million at December 31, 2011 and $143.9 million at June 30, 2011. Non-performing loans at June 30, 2012 included $21.6 million of government guaranteed student loans, which represented 19.6% of total non-performing loans. Net charge-offs during the three months ended June 30, 2012 were $7.0 million, compared to $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and $8.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, the Company’s allowance for loan losses totaled $55.6 million, or 2.14% of total loans, compared to $54.2 million, or 2.10% of total loans, at December 31, 2011.

Capital

The Bank’s capital position remains strong relative to current regulatory requirements. The Bank continues to have substantial liquidity as the inflows of deposits and prepayments have largely been retained in cash or invested in high quality government-backed securities. In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had the ability to borrow up to $1.3 billion from the FHLB of Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Our capital ratios as of June 30, 2012 compared to March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 as well as our excess capital over regulatory minimums as of June 30, 2012 to be considered well capitalized, are as follows:

Maintaining strong capital levels remains one of our top priorities. Our capital levels are well in excess of well capitalized levels under the current regulatory requirements as well as the proposed capital rules under Basel III.

About Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.

Beneficial is a community-based, diversified financial services company providing consumer and commercial banking services. Its principal subsidiary, Beneficial Bank, has served individuals and businesses in the Delaware Valley area since 1853. The Bank is the oldest and largest bank headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 62 offices in the greater Philadelphia and South New Jersey regions. Insurance services are offered through the Beneficial Insurance Services, LLC and wealth management services are offered through the Beneficial Advisors, LLC, both wholly owned subsidiaries of the Bank. For more information about the Bank and Beneficial, please visit www.thebeneficial.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements and all other statements that are not historic facts are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in the interest rate environment, legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect our business, changes in accounting policies and practices, changes in competition and demand for financial services, adverse changes in the securities markets, changes in deposit flows and changes in the quality or composition of Beneficial’s loan or investment portfolios. Additionally, other risks and uncertainties may be described in Beneficial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or its other reports as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks materialize, actual results may vary from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, Beneficial assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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BENEFICIAL MUTUAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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ASSET QUALITY INDICATORS

Impaired loan charge offs as a percentage of the unpaid principal balances at June 30, 2012 are as follows:

IMPAIRED LOANS:

The impaired loans table above does not include $3.5 million of loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality, which have been recorded at their fair value at acquisition and are performing as expected.

Key Performance ratios (annualized) are as follows for the three and six month periods indicated:

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