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Webster Bank Salutes Champion Huskies WATERBURY, Conn., April 14, 2014 - Webster Bank, the official bank of UConn Athletics, helped sponsor the dual Victory Parade for the men's and women's NCAA National Championship basketball teams. About 200,000 people lined the streets of downtown Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, April 13 and approximately

100 Webster bankers are pleased to have marched in this historic event.

About Webster

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Webster Financial Corporation 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 168 banking offices; 310 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 services 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.comor follow us on LinkedIn
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