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

Webster Banker on Susan B. Anthony Project Board WATERBURY, Conn., October 24, 2014 - Maria Salomone, vice president and manager of Webster's

Torrington, Conn., banking center, has been elected to the board of directors of the Susan B. Anthony Project.

The mission of the Susan B. Anthony Project is to promote safety, healing, and growth for all survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, as well as advocating for the autonomy of women and the end of interpersonal violence. It provides 20 towns in northwestern Connecticut with services and support through community education and outreach programs.

Salomone joined Webster Bank in 2005 and has 9 years of banking experience. In addition, this resident of Torrington lives up to the communities she serves by being active on the board of the Torrington and Winsted, Conn., Areas Rotary Club, the Workman Memorial Assisted Living Foundation, and a member of the Northwestern Connecticut United Way, Citizen Review Panel.

Salomone graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelors' degree in finance.

Webster Bank is a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast. Webster Bankers volunteer more than 110,000 hours a year in their local communities.

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 http://www.websterbank.com/www.websterbank.comor follow us on LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/webster-bankhttp://linkedin.com/company/webster-bankand Twitter https://twitter.com/WebsterBank.

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