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

Webster Bank Wins SBA Awards HARTFORD, Conn., November 14, 2014 - The Hartford Stage Company was this year's venue for the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Annual Lenders and Partners Meeting and Webster Bank was once again in the spotlight.

In Connecticut, Webster was awarded top 7a lender, top 504 third party lender, and top total loan volume. This is the seventh year in a row for the top 7a volume, and the 13th consecutive year for top 504 volume.
The event was held on Oct. 29 in downtown Hartford, Conn. Pictured here (l-r) are: Bernard Sweeney, SBA Connecticut district director; Seth Goodall, SBA New England regional administrator; Robert Polito, Jr., senior vice president, director, Government Guaranteed Lending at Webster; Joanne Miller, vice president, SBA specialist at Webster; Emily Carter, director, Connecticut Small Business Development Centers; Holly
Campo de la Vera, vice president SBA relationship manager at Webster; and Kelly Zappulla, SBA senior sales support coordinator at Webster.
Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast. One of the SBA's primary missions is to ensure that small business owners have access to the capital they need to start their business. In addition to loan programs, the SBA and its partners provide counseling and training.

About Webster

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Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank. With $22 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 165 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 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 http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bankand Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.
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