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Webster Earns Greenwich Excellence Awards for Third Year WATERBURY, Conn., March 19, 2015- Webster Bank, a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers in the northeast, has won Greenwich Associates Excellence Awards for Overall Satisfaction for Middle Market Banking, International Service for Small Business Banking, and Best Brand for Ease of Doing Business and Trust for Small Business Banking.

Of more than 750 banks of all sizes evaluated, only 25 stood out for distinctive quality in Middle Market Banking, based on almost 13,000 interviews with companies from across the country. In regards to Small Business Banking, only 34 banks shared this same level of excellence, based on more than 15,000 similar interviews. As for Branding, only 20 banks were noted for their superiority, based on nearly 13,000 interviews. The banks selected received a statistically significant proportion (95% of confidence level) of "excellent" ratings above the average.
"We are pleased to be recognized by Greenwich Associates as a top performing financial institution three years in a row," said Christopher Motl, executive vice president, Middle Market Banking at Webster. "This reaffirms how Webster values our deep and long-lasting relationships and how we deliver on surety of execution."
"Trust is a big factor in our role in finding solutions tailored for individual business needs," said John Guy, senior vice president, director Business Banking at Webster. "This award reflects our commitment to our core values of helping our business customers' standards to help them achieve their financial goals."
Greenwich Associates provides research-based strategy management services for financial professionals and is the most trusted firm offering comprehensive consulting and research capabilities in institutional financial services. Companies earning a Greenwich Excellence Award have been recognized by their clients as providing the industry's best in quality of products and services.

About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $22.5 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 se rvices 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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