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Webster's New Milford Banking Center Offers State-of-Art Experience WATERBURY, Conn., January 13, 2014 - Webster Bank, a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers from metro New York to Boston, Mass., today opened its new, state-of-the-art banking center at

169 Danbury Road in New Milford, Conn., as part of its investment and focus on customer convenience in the Route 7 corridor.
"This new, state-of-the-art banking center reiterates our commitment to providing best-in-class service to our customers in the footprint," said Nitin Mhatre, executive vice president, Head of Community Banking at Webster. "The opening of this banking center is part of our growth strategy that includes investing in the future to address the rapidly evolving preferences and expectations of the consumers and business
community that we serve."
Some of the exciting new features in the new 3,400-square foot facility include: 24-hour drive-up deposit automated ATM; 24-hour walk-up deposit automated ATM; electronic coin counting machine; digital video displays; and Universal Bankers for one point of contact for your consumer and business needs.
"You'll feel welcome from the moment you walk in," said Rose Gaidos, executive vice president, Consumer Deposits and Webster Investment Services. "We continue to improve upon our exceptional customer experience in New Milford by investing in two important banking centers in this highly trafficked and convenient retail area. Not only are we opening this new facility, we are renovating our banking center at 53
Main Street in downtown New Milford with similar amenities. Both banking centers are optimally located and outfitted based on our customers' needs and demand for both face-to-face and electronic banking services."
Webster's banking centers at 291 Danbury Road and 19 Main Street will be consolidated into these newly built and renovated facilities. Customers will see the same, friendly and familiar Webster banker faces at the modernized locations.

About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. With $21 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgages, private banking, trust and investment services through 168 banking offices; 310 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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