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Sarah Barr, 203-578-2287 sbarr@websterbank.com

Webster Bank Wins "Best of Bristol"

WATERBURY, Conn., June 25, 2015 - Readers of The Bristol Press voted Webster Bankas the "Best Bank" and "Best Mortgage Company." The awards are featured in the current edition of the newspaper.
"We are pleased to once again receive these awards from the readers," said Tim Bergstrom, regional president at Webster Bank. "These honors are a reflection of Webster's strong commitment to this community where we live, work, and serve. We're coming up on 80 years since Harold Webster Smith borrowed $25,000 to help families buy and build homes and we have never forgotten our roots or the importance of living up to our customers, communities, and each other. Customer
relationships are the foundation of who we are, a community-minded, values-driven regional bank, so we truly appreciate being recognized in this way by the readers of The Bristol Press."
Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast.

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About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $23 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 165 banking offices; 314 ATMs; telephone banking; mobile banking; and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipmen t 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 pr ess releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.comor follow us on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bankand Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.
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