WATERBURY, Conn., June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today that it has raised its prime lending rate to 4.25 percent from 4.00 percent effective tomorrow, June 15, 2017.

About Webster
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. With $26.0 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial planning, trust, and investment services through 167 banking centers and 346 ATMs. Webster also provides mobile and Internet banking. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank, which provides health savings account trustee and administrative services. Webster Bank is a member of the FDIC and an equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.com.

    Media Contact                Investor Contact

    Alice Ferreira, 203-578-2610 Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318

    acferreira@websterbank.com   tmangan@websterbank.com

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