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July 3, 2021

For more than 80 years, Webster has been a community-minded, values-guided bank focused on helping customers achieve their financial goals. Meeting the increasingly diverse needs of our customers is a key to our long-term success, and having a workforce with diverse backgrounds and experiences better helps our customers and the communities we serve achieve their financial goals.

May 22, 2021

When the pandemic shuttered in-person operations across Fairfield and Westchester counties (and the globe), many entities, from franchises and municipalities to manufacturers and companies large and small, were faced with this question: “How do I process payments now that I’m working remotely?”

May 13, 2021

The pandemic continues to affect consumers’ spending preferences as more and more of them trend toward emerging solutions like contactless transactions, peer-to-peer (P2P) payments and mobile wallets, sometimes for the first times in their lives.

Sept. 2, 2021

Webster Bank is pleased to announce that it has provided a 17-year, $11.2 million leasehold mortgage to South County Health, Rhode Island’s most trusted healthcare partner, to support the upgrade and phased remodeling of an existing medical office building in Wakefield, R.I.

August 17, 2021

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) ("Webster") and Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) ("Sterling") jointly announced that each company's stockholders have approved the proposed merger between Webster and Sterling at their respective special meetings of stockholders held today.

July 22, 2021

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division, today announced earnings applicable to common shareholders of $91.6 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

July 19, 2021

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on its common stock.

June 15, 2021

Webster Bank remains committed to building a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe it is important to go beyond simply standing in solidarity with the Black community, and become more thoughtful and engaged in further dialogue and actions that will help promote change.

June 8, 2021

Webster Bank is pleased to announce that it is expanding its commitment to the transportation and logistics industry with the addition of Nick Weaver as senior vice president, regional manager, Middle Market Banking.