Webster CFO to Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Nov 21, 2006

WATERBURY, Conn., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, Jerry Plush, will make a presentation at the Friedman Billings Ramsey 2006 Investor Conference on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 from 9:15 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.

Presentation slides and a link to the live webcast will be available at Webster's Investor Relations website, www.wbst.com .

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association and Webster Insurance. With $18.1 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through 176 banking offices, 330 ATMs, telephone banking and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation, the insurance premium finance company Budget Installment Corp., Center Capital Corporation, an equipment finance company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut and provides health savings account trustee and administrative services through HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank.

For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websteronline.com.

Media Contact                   Investor Contact
Clark Finley 203-578-2287       Terry Mangan 203-578-2318
cfinley@websterbank.com         tmangan@websterbank.com


SOURCE  Webster Financial Corporation