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A 'Like' for Webster Bank's Social Media Efforts

WATERBURY, Conn., July 11, 2014 - Webster Bank, a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers from metro New York City to Boston, Mass., is ranked one of the Top 50 Community Bank Leaders in Social Mediaby the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Webster is the only bank based in Connecticut to earn this distinction and one of just seven banks in New England to be recognized.

Also, Dawn Melesko, vice president, social media, was named to the ICBA's list of Top 25 Community Banker Influencers on Twitter, which highlights the industry's social media trailblazers. This is the second consecutive year she has received this honor.

"As a customer-focused bank, we value our social media community as a place where we can tell our story, serve and support our customers where they are, and introduce ourselves to consumers around our footprint," said Mike Bernard, vice president, Internet banking.

Join the conversations at www.websterbank.com/social.

About Webster

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Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $21 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 166 banking offices; 311 ATMs; telephone banking; mobile banking; and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and provides health savings account trustee and administrative se rvices
through HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank. Member FDIC and equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at

www.websterbank.com or follow us on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bank and Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.
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