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Sarah Barr, 203-578-2287 sbarr@websterbank.com Webster Board Member Honored in New Haven WATERBURY/NEW HAVEN, CONN. -- April 24, 2015 - The Saint Martin de Porres Academy in New Haven, Conn., honored Webster board member John Crawford for his vision, belief, and dedication to inner- city education and underserved youth.

A founding trustee of the school, Crawford, a resident of Guilford, Conn., was honored during the school's 10th Anniversary Spring Fling Gala last month at the Woodwinds in Branford, Conn. Saint Martin de Porres Academy is an independent, faith-based middle school that provides tuition-free education for children of low- income families in New Haven. Its goal is to break the poverty cycle by giving children a quality education so that they can realize their full potential. One hundred percent of its students graduate from high school and are accepted to college.
Webster Bank has been a supporter of the school since its founding. A golf tournament has been held since
2006, helping to raise more than $525,000 for the school.

Photo (l to r): (Standing) David Miree, executive vice president, consumer deposits, investments, and network management at Webster; Nitin Mhatre, executive vice president, head of community bank at Webster; John Crawford, board member at Webster; John Ciulla, executive vice president, commercial banking at Webster; Kathy Luria, senior vice president, community affairs at Webster; (Sitting) Bill Wrang, executive vice president, commercial real estate at Webster; Joe Savage, president at Webster; and Jim O'Meara, senior vice president and chief of staff to the chairman and CEO and the president of Webster.

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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 164 banking offices; 313 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

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