Webster Reports 2007 Second Quarter Earnings

Jul 24, 2007

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Second Quarter Highlights: -- Diluted earnings per share of $.63 (includes the aggregate effect of $.15 per diluted share for the following items: $.07 of severance- related and other charges and $.08 of net charges in connection with the previously announced prepayment of capital trust securities). -- Net interest income reached a record quarterly level of $130.4 million as the net interest margin improved to 3.47 percent, up from 3.41 percent in the first quarter and 3.13 percent in the second quarter of 2006. -- Higher deposit service fees and mortgage banking revenues also contributed to a record quarterly level of total revenues. -- Over $260 million of deposit growth during the second quarter; the loan to deposit ratio improved to 97 percent at June 30 compared to 98 percent at March 31 and 104 percent a year ago. -- Completed the public offering of $200 million of enhanced trust preferred securities at a significantly lower interest rate (7.50% net cost pre-tax) than the $105 million in capital trust securities prepaid (9.57% net cost pre-tax) during the quarter. -- Repurchased over 1.9 million shares of common stock during the second quarter as Webster's strengthened tangible capital position provides capital management flexibility. The tangible capital ratio at June 30, 2007 was 6.32 percent compared to 6.72 percent at March 31, 2007 and 5.47 percent at June 30, 2006. -- Completed the strategic and organizational reviews, which positions Webster to improve ongoing return on capital and operating margins with a heightened focus on its core franchise.

WATERBURY, Conn., July 24, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced net income of $35.5 million or $.63 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2007, compared to $35.0 million or $.62 per share for the first quarter of 2007 and $43.1 million or $.81 per share for the second quarter of 2006. As shown in the earnings reconciliation below, second quarter 2007 net income includes charges of $13.0 million ($8.5 million, net of tax) or $.15 per diluted share while the first quarter includes charges of $5.2 million ($3.4 million, net of tax) or $.06 per share. For the first six months of 2007, net income totaled $70.5 million, or $1.25 per share, compared to $87.0 million, or $1.63 per share in the year-ago period.
                                      Earnings Reconciliation
                                    For the Three Months Ended
                              June 30, 2007              March 31, 2007
    (In thousands        Pre-       Tax             Pre-     Tax
    except per share     Tax     Effected   EPS     Tax    Effected    EPS
    data)

    Reported Net
     Income            $51,997   $35,467   $0.63  $51,222   $35,036   $0.62

    Adjustments:
      Gain on Webster
       Capital
       Trust I and II
       securities       (2,130)   (1,384)  (0.02)       -         -       -

      Debt redemption
       premium           8,940     5,811    0.10        -         -       -

      Software development
       cost write-off    3,403     2,212    0.04        -         -       -

      Severance costs    1,888     1,227    0.02    2,200     1,430    0.02

      Write-down of
       construction
       loan(s) held
       for sale            948       616    0.01      700       455    0.01

      Closure of Peoples
       Mortgage
       Company (PMC)         -         -       -    2,322     1,509    0.03

    Total adjustments   13,049     8,482    0.15    5,222     3,394    0.06


    Adjusted net
     income            $65,046   $43,949   $0.78  $56,444   $38,430   $0.68(A)

    (A) Excludes $4.7 million pre-tax of seasonally higher expenses in the
        first quarter of 200 primarily related to payroll taxes and 401(k)
        match.

As previously disclosed, Webster prepaid its Capital Trust I and Capital Trust II securities on April 2, 2007, at call prices of 104.7 percent and 105.0 percent, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Webster recorded a net pre-tax charge to income in the second quarter of 2007 of $6.8 million ($8.9 million related to the redemption premiums and unamortized issuance costs, partially offset by a $2.1 million gain on Webster Capital Trust I and II securities held by Webster), or $4.4 million net of tax. Also, Webster incurred severance and other charges of $5.3 million, or $3.4 million net of tax, in connection with actions during the second quarter under the recently concluded strategic and organizational review process. In addition, residential construction loans previously held for sale were transferred into portfolio and were written down in value by $0.9 million, or $0.6 million net of tax. This write-down is reflected in mortgage banking activities as a reduction in noninterest income in the second quarter.

Webster will provide a detailed update on its strategic and organizational reviews during its second quarter earnings conference call later today (refer to details for the conference call at the end of this release). Additional details regarding the strategic and organizational reviews are also available on our website at http://www.wbst.com.

"We are pleased to announce solid results in a challenging operating environment. Additionally, we have completed our strategic review and have taken many steps to implement the decisions made over the last two quarters," stated Webster Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James C. Smith. "Our recently completed organizational review will improve the execution of our business plans in a well structured, more efficient company as we pursue our vision to become New England's bank."

Commercial loans (consisting of commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans) and consumer loans grew strongly year over year to $8.7 billion at June 30, 2007, up 11 percent from June 30, 2006. Commercial and consumer loans represent 70 percent of total loans at June 30, 2007 compared to 62 percent a year ago. Commercial and industrial loans increased by $110 million, or 13 percent annualized, from March 31, 2007. "We are seeing the focus on commercial and consumer lending positively affect our earnings," stated Webster President and Chief Operating Officer William T. Bromage. "Going forward, we will increase our emphasis on growing small business relationships, which we believe have significant loan and deposit growth potential."

Revenues

Total revenue, which consists of net interest income plus total non- interest income, reached a record quarterly level of $194.3 million in the second quarter, compared to $185.5 million in the first quarter and $183.9 million a year ago.

Net interest income also reached a record level of $130.4 million in the second quarter compared to $128.1 million in the first quarter and $126.8 million a year ago. Average interest-earning assets were lower in the second quarter of 2007 compared to a year ago as a result of Webster's recent balance sheet repositioning actions; however, Webster's net interest margin (annualized tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average earning assets) increased to 3.47 percent compared to 3.41 percent in the first quarter and 3.13 percent a year ago. Webster's balance sheet repositioning actions have positively impacted the net interest margin as proceeds from the sales of securities were used to pay down high-cost borrowings. Slightly offsetting the positive effect of the balance sheet restructuring is continued consumer preference for higher yielding certificates of deposit as well as the impact of the inverted yield curve during much of the second quarter. The spread between the yield on loans and the cost of deposits was 3.93 percent in the second quarter compared to 3.87 percent in the first quarter and 4.11 percent a year ago.

Total noninterest income was $64.0 million in the second quarter, including the $2.1 million gain on Webster Capital Trust I and II securities held by Webster, compared to $57.4 million in the first quarter and $57.1 million a year ago. Deposit service fees totaled $28.8 million compared to $25.4 million in the first quarter and $24.2 million a year ago, with growth partly reflecting the growth in deposits and the recent implementation of a new consumer fee structure. Insurance revenue was $9.1 million in the quarter compared to $10.1 million in the first quarter and $10.0 million a year ago. Loan-related fees were $7.9 million in both the second and first quarters of 2007 compared to $9.2 million a year ago. Wealth management fees totaled $7.6 million compared to $6.9 million in both the first quarter and the comparable period a year ago. Income from mortgage banking activities increased to $4.0 million in the second quarter inclusive of a $948,000 write-down on $96.3 million of loans previously held for sale that were transferred into portfolio, compared to income of $2.2 million from mortgage banking activities in the first quarter, which reflected a $700,000 write-down in value of one construction loan held for sale, income of $2.5 million a year ago. Other non- interest income was $1.4 million compared to $1.8 million in the first quarter and $1.3 million a year ago.

Provision For Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses was $4.25 million in the second quarter compared to $3.0 million in both the first quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of 2006. Net loan charge-offs totaled $4.2 million compared to $5.3 million in the first quarter and $2.5 million a year ago. Included in charge- offs in the second quarter of 2007 were $0.6 million of consumer overdraft losses. Prior to the second quarter, overdraft losses were shown as a reduction of deposit fee income. Net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2007 reflected $2.1 million of previously-announced net charge-offs in connection with 13 residential construction loans in Florida. The allowance for credit losses, which consists of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments, was $152.8 million, or 1.23 percent of total loans at June 30, 2007 compared to $152.7 million, or 1.24 percent at March 31, 2007 and $156.5 million, or 1.23 percent at June 30, 2006.

Noninterest Expenses

Total noninterest expenses were $138.1 million in the second quarter including $8.9 million of debt redemption premium costs related to prepayment of the capital trust securities and $5.3 million of charges in connection with Webster's recently completed strategic review (consisting of a $3.4 million write-off of software development costs due to the cancellation of a technology project and $1.9 million in severance costs) compared to total noninterest expenses of $131.3 million in the first quarter and $117.3 million a year ago. The first quarter of 2007 included severance-related charges from ongoing restructuring in insurance and other lines of business of $2.2 million and closing costs of $2.3 million related to the remaining operations of PMC.

Balance Sheet Trends

Total assets were $16.9 billion at June 30, 2007 compared to $18.0 billion a year ago, with the decrease primarily related to balance sheet repositioning actions. Total loans were $12.4 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion, or 2 percent, from a year ago, due primarily to the securitization of $371 million in residential loans, the sale of $250 million in residential loans in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the securitization of another $633 million in residential loans in the first quarter of 2007. Securities totaled $2.5 billion and declined by $0.9 billion, or 28 percent from a year ago. Total deposits were $12.8 billion, an increase of $0.6 billion, or 5 percent from a year ago which includes a $438 million decline in brokered deposits. Retail deposits increased $1.0 billion, with contributions from the branches acquired from the NewMil Bank acquisition, organic growth from our branch network and growth in health savings account deposits at HSA Bank.

The $0.9 billion reduction in securities and $0.6 billion of total deposit growth, each compared to a year ago, contributed to a $1.9 billion reduction in wholesale borrowings over the past year. Wholesale borrowings declined to 12 percent of total assets at June 30 compared to 22 percent a year ago.

The loan to deposit ratio improved to 97 percent at June 30, 2007 from 98 percent at March 31 and 104 percent a year ago. Improvement in this ratio reflects completion of balance sheet repositioning actions and the increase in deposits over the past year.

Book value per common share of $33.63 at June 30, 2007 increased from $31.22 a year ago. Tangible book value per share of $18.96 at June 30, 2007 increased from $18.31 last year. The ratio of tangible equity to tangible assets increased to 6.32 percent at June 30, 2007 compared to 5.47 percent a year ago.

Capital

Webster prepaid $105 million of its Capital Trust I and II securities that paid 9.57 percent pre-tax on April 2, 2007, at call prices of 104.68 percent and 105.0 percent, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest. As previously noted, Webster recorded a net pretax charge to income in the second quarter of 2007 of $6.8 million ($8.9 million related to the redemption premiums and unamortized issuance costs, partially offset by a $2.1 million gain on Webster Capital Trust I and II securities held by Webster). On June 13, 2007, Webster issued $200 million of enhanced capital trust securities at an all-in cost of 7.50 percent pre-tax under Webster Capital Trust IV.

Also during the second quarter, Webster repurchased over 1.9 million shares of its common stock. Webster still has 1.8 million shares that can be purchased under the 2.8 million share repurchase authorization that was announced on June 5, 2007.

Webster Chief Financial Officer Jerry Plush noted: "Our intent now that the enhanced capital trust securities deal is complete is to focus on our leverage and risk-based capital ratios (which are 8.31 percent and 11.99 percent, respectively) and target a tangible capital ratio level of 6.00%. The enhanced capital trust issuance provides Webster with significant capital management flexibility to selectively buy back shares or to pursue growth opportunities including acquisitions. We believe repurchasing our stock has been an attractive opportunity, and as such we elected to re-initiate the share repurchase program in the second quarter."

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets totaled $78.7 million, or 0.63 percent of total loans and other real estate owned at June 30, 2007 compared to $64.8 million, or 0.53 percent, at March 31 and $61.8 million, or 0.49 percent, a year ago. The majority of the second quarter increase relates to Webster's previous disclosure in its first quarter release and Form 10-Q that as of April 2007 it had placed on nonaccrual status $11 million in construction loans previously held for sale.

The allowance for credit losses, which consist of the allowance for loan losses and the reserve for unfunded credit commitments, was $152.8 million, or 1.23 percent of total loans, at June 30, 2007 compared to $152.7 million, or 1.24 percent at March 31, 2007 and $156.5 million, or 1.23 percent at June 30, 2006. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 211 percent at June 30, 2007 compared to 264 percent a year ago and 259 percent at March 31, 2007.

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association and Webster Insurance. With $16.9 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through 177 banking offices, 334 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.

Conference Call

A conference call covering Webster's 2007 second quarter earnings announcement will be held today, Tuesday, July 24, at 9:00 a.m. EDT and may be heard through Webster's investor relations website at www.wbst.com, or in listen-only mode by calling 1-877-407-8293 or 201-689-8349 internationally. The call will be archived on the website and available for future retrieval.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding Webster Financial Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statement, see "Forward Looking Statements" in Webster's Annual Report for 2006. Except as required by law, Webster does not undertake to update any such forward looking information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance, our performance trends and financial position. A reconciliation of net income and other performance ratios, as adjusted is included in the accompanying selected financial highlights table, elsewhere in this report.

We believe that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance, our performance trends and financial position. Specifically, we provide measures based on what we believe are our operating earnings on a consistent basis and exclude non-core operating items which affect the GAAP reporting of results of operations. We utilize these measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We, as well as securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, also use these measures to compare peer company operating performance. We believe that our presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliations, provides a complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business and allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results and we strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

CONTACT: Webster Bank
Media:
Clark Finley, 203-578-2287
cfinley@websterbank.com
or
Investors:
James Sitro 203-578-2399
jsitro@websterbank.com


    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited)
                                At or for the Three      At or for the Six
                               Months Ended June 30,   Months Ended June 30,
    (In thousands, except         2007       2006 (c)     2007       2006 (c)
     per share data)

    Adjusted net income and
     performance ratios, net
     of tax (annualized):

    Net income                  $35,467     $43,143     $70,503     $86,995
    Net debt prepayment
     expense                      4,427         -         4,427         -
    Software development cost
     write-off                    2,212         -         2,212         -
    Severence costs               1,227         -         2,657         -
    Closing costs-Peoples
     Mortgage Company               -           -         1,509         -
    Write-down of construction
     loans held for sale            616         -         1,071         -
    Adjusted net income          43,949      43,143      82,379      86,995
                                      -                       -
    Net income per diluted
     common share                  0.78        0.81        1.46        1.63
    Return on average
     shareholders' equity          9.28 %     10.35  %     8.69 %     10.46  %
    Return on average tangible
     equity                       16.13       17.48       15.10       17.68
    Return on average assets       1.04        0.96        0.98        0.98
    Noninterest income as a
     percentage of total
     revenue                      32.51       31.04       31.88       30.41
    Efficiency ratio (a)          64.12       63.80       66.06       64.05

    Net income and performance
     ratios (annualized):

    Net income                  $35,467     $43,143     $70,503     $86,995
    Net income per diluted
     common share                  0.63        0.81        1.25        1.63
    Return on average
     shareholders' equity          7.49 %     10.35  %     7.44 %     10.46  %
    Return on average tangible
     equity                       13.02       17.48       12.92       17.68
    Return on average assets       0.84        0.96        0.84        0.98
    Noninterest income as a
     percentage of total
     revenue                      32.92       31.04       31.96       30.41
    Efficiency ratio (a)          71.06       63.80       70.92       64.05

    Asset quality:

    Allowance for credit
     losses                    $152,750    $156,471    $152,750    $156,471
    Nonperforming assets         78,654      61,777      78,654      61,777
    Allowance for credit
     losses / total loans          1.23 %      1.23  %     1.23 %      1.23  %
    Net charge-offs / average
     loans (annualized)            0.14        0.08        0.15        0.07
    Nonperforming loans /
     total loans                   0.58        0.47        0.58        0.47
    Nonperforming assets /
     total loans plus OREO         0.63        0.49        0.63        0.49
    Allowance for credit
     losses / nonperforming
     loans                       210.61      264.32      210.61      264.32

    Other ratios (annualized):

    Tangible capital ratio         6.32 %      5.47  %     6.32 %      5.47  %
    Shareholders' equity /
     total assets                 10.84        9.11       10.84        9.11
    Interest-rate spread           3.37        3.06        3.34        3.13
    Net interest margin            3.47        3.13        3.44        3.18

    Share related:

    Book value per common
     share                       $33.63      $31.22      $33.63       31.22
    Tangible book value per
     common share                 18.96       18.31       18.96       18.31
    Common stock closing price    42.67       47.44       42.67       47.44
    Dividends declared per
     common share                  0.30        0.27        0.57        0.52

    Common shares issued and
     outstanding                 54,643      52,610      54,643      52,610
    Basic shares (average)       55,677      52,637      55,894      52,864
    Diluted shares (average)     56,243      53,252      56,497      53,468

    Footnotes:
    (a) Noninterst expense as a percentage of net interest income plus
        noninterest income.
    (b) For purposes of the yield computation, unrealized gaines (losses) are
        excluded from the average balance.
    (c) Certain previously reported information has been revised for the
        effect of a $4.2 million reduction in insurance commissions
        receivable, including a $2.7 million after-tax reduction in
        shareholders' equity. There was no effect on net income for the
        periods presented.



    Consolidated Statements of Condition   (unaudited)
                                          June 30,      March 31,    June 30,
    (In thousands)                         2007         2007 (c)     2006 (c)

      Assets:

      Cash and due from depository
       institutions                        $293,223     $269,061     $327,622
      Short-term investments                  8,222        6,161       59,666

      Securities:
        Trading, at fair value                5,935       14,076        2,698
        Available for sale, at fair
         value                              411,309      395,668    2,317,645
        Held-to-maturity                  2,046,891    2,066,763    1,088,206
           Total securities               2,464,135    2,476,507    3,408,549

      Loans held for sale                   372,891      456,033      275,240

      Loans:
        Residential mortgages             3,736,313    3,739,221    4,875,134
        Commercial                        3,554,846    3,444,612    3,160,200
        Commercial real estate            1,938,656    1,936,650    1,819,635
        Consumer                          3,210,457    3,182,765    2,855,558
          Total loans                    12,440,272   12,303,248   12,710,527
      Allowance for loan losses            (144,974)    (145,367)    (147,401)
          Loans, net                     12,295,298   12,157,881   12,563,126

      Accrued interest receivable            85,078       86,878       85,719
      Premises and equipment, net           194,412      196,232      188,125
      Goodwill and other intangible
       assets                               818,422      823,200      695,014
      Cash surrender value of life
       insurance                            264,100      261,852      242,740
      Prepaid expenses and other assets     151,475      141,196      172,142

      Total Assets                      $16,947,256  $16,875,001  $18,017,943

      Liabilities and Shareholders'
       Equity:

      Deposits:
        Demand deposits                  $1,544,695   $1,505,074   $1,549,051
        NOW accounts                      1,797,701    1,761,178    1,687,297
        Money market deposit accounts     1,916,097    1,887,602    1,888,179
        Savings accounts                  2,194,215    2,109,866    1,954,298
        Certificates of deposit           4,965,140    4,834,440    4,298,367
        Brokered deposits                   401,213      460,230      839,273
          Total deposits                 12,819,061   12,558,390   12,216,465

      Federal Home Loan Bank advances       531,117      655,709    1,804,140
      Securities sold under agreements
       to repurchase and
       other short-term debt                899,852      943,802    1,528,224
      Long-term debt                        656,455      623,091      622,267
      Reserve for unfunded credit
       commitments                            7,776        7,293        9,070
      Accrued expenses and other
       liabilities                          185,767      174,854      185,975
          Total liabilities              15,100,028   14,963,139   16,366,141


      Preferred stock of subsidiary
       corporation                            9,577        9,577        9,577

      Shareholders' equity                1,837,651    1,902,285    1,642,225

      Total Liabilities and
       Shareholders' Equity             $16,947,256  $16,875,001  $18,017,943


      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



     Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
                                    Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,               June 30,
    (In thousands, except per        2007        2006      2007        2006
     share data)

      Interest income:
      Loans                        $210,337    $207,097  $419,501    $402,671
      Securities and short-term
       investments                   32,563      39,134    65,843      80,729
      Loans held for sale             7,419       3,317    13,668       6,656
        Total interest income       250,319     249,548   499,012     490,056

      Interest expense:
      Deposits                       89,683      72,593   177,313     134,947
      Borrowings                     30,283      50,150    63,265      98,145
        Total interest expense      119,966     122,743   240,578     233,092

        Net interest income         130,353     126,805   258,434     256,964
      Provision for credit losses     4,250       3,000     7,250       5,000
        Net interest income after
         provision for credit
         losses                     126,103     123,805   251,184     251,964

      Noninterest income:
      Deposit service fees           28,758      24,150    54,112      46,019
      Insurance revenue               9,141       9,988    19,262      20,712
      Loan related fees               7,901       9,162    15,841      16,986
      Wealth and investment
       services                       7,637       6,930    14,515      13,284
      Mortgage banking activities     3,962       2,538     6,191       5,811
      Increase in cash surrender
       value of life insurance        2,586       2,314     5,120       4,685
      Gain on sale of securities, net   503         702     1,044       1,714
      Other                           1,367       1,284     3,191       3,059
                                     61,855      57,068   119,276     112,270
      Gain on Webster Capital
       Trust I and II securities      2,130         -       2,130         -
        Total noninterest income     63,985      57,068   121,406     112,270

      Noninterest expenses:
      Compensation and benefits      66,888      64,585   135,279     129,588
      Occupancy                      13,200      11,824    26,583      24,006
      Furniture and equipment        15,389      13,962    30,358      27,557
      Intangible amortization         3,344       3,544     6,817       7,921
      Marketing                       4,209       4,292     8,420       7,916
      Professional services           3,432       3,464     8,234       7,008
      Other                          17,398      15,582    34,927      32,428
                                    123,860     117,253   250,618     236,424
      Debt redemption premium         8,940         -       8,940         -
      Severance and other costs       5,291         -       9,813         -
      Acquisition costs                 -            65       -            65
        Total noninterest expenses  138,091     117,318   269,371     236,489

      Income before income taxes     51,997      63,555   103,219     127,745
      Income taxes                   16,530      20,412    32,716      40,750
        Net income                  $35,467     $43,143   $70,503     $86,995

      Diluted shares (average)       56,243      53,252    56,497      53,468

      Net income per common share:
      Basic                           $0.64       $0.82     $1.26       $1.65
      Diluted                          0.63        0.81      1.25        1.63


       See  Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

                                            Three Months Ended

                             June 30,  March 31,  Dec. 31,  Sept. 30, June 30,
    (In thousands, except      2007      2007      2006      2006      2006
     per share data)

    Interest income:
    Loans                    $210,337  $209,164  $225,634  $215,094  $207,097
    Securities and short-
     term investments          32,563    33,280    32,514    40,883    39,134
    Loans held for sale         7,419     6,249     6,191     4,366     3,317
      Total interest income   250,319   248,693   264,339   260,343   249,548

    Interest expense:
    Deposits                   89,683    87,630    90,195    85,058    72,593
    Borrowings                 30,283    32,982    44,994    52,849    50,150
      Total interest expense  119,966   120,612   135,189   137,907   122,743

      Net interest income     130,353   128,081   129,150   122,436   126,805
    Provision for credit
     losses                     4,250     3,000     3,000     3,000     3,000
      Net interest income
       after provision for
       credit losses          126,103   125,081   126,150   119,436   123,805

    Noninterest income:
    Deposit service fees       28,758    25,354    25,494    25,252    24,150
    Insurance revenue           9,141    10,121     8,301     9,793     9,988
    Loan related fees           7,901     7,940     9,643     7,760     9,162
    Wealth and investment
     services                   7,637     6,878     7,161     6,738     6,930
    Mortgage banking
     activities                 3,962     2,229     2,917      (185)    2,538
    Increase in cash
     surrender value of life
     insurance                  2,586     2,534     2,550     2,368     2,314
    Gain (loss) on sale of
     securities, net              503       541    (2,732)    2,307       702
    Other                       1,367     1,824     3,733     1,693     1,284
                               61,855    57,421    57,067    55,726    57,068
    Gain on Webster Capital
     Trust I and II
     securities                 2,130       -         -         -         -
    Loss on write-down of
     AFS securities to fair
     value                        -         -         -     (48,879)      -
    Loss on sale of mortgage
     loans                        -         -      (5,713)      -         -
       Total noninterest
        income                 63,985    57,421    51,354     6,847    57,068

    Noninterest expenses:
    Compensation and
     benefits                  66,888    68,391    64,142    62,050    64,585
    Occupancy                  13,200    13,383    13,403    11,977    11,824
    Furniture and equipment    15,389    14,969    14,637    13,840    13,962
    Intangible amortization     3,344     3,473     3,473     3,079     3,544
    Marketing                   4,209     4,211     3,350     4,211     4,292
    Professional services       3,432     4,802     5,457     4,302     3,464
    Other                      17,398    17,529    16,129    15,523    15,582
                              123,860   126,758   120,591   114,982   117,253
    Debt redemption premium     8,940       -         -         -         -
    Severance and other
     costs                      5,291     4,522       -         -         -
    Acquisition costs             -         -       2,018       868        65
      Total noninterest
       expenses               138,091   131,280   122,609   115,850   117,318


    Income before income
     taxes                     51,997    51,222    54,895    10,433    63,555
    Income taxes               16,530    16,186    17,097     1,436    20,412
      Net income              $35,467   $35,036   $37,798    $8,997   $43,143

    Diluted shares (average)   56,243    56,762    56,452    52,871    53,252

    Net income per common
     share:
      Basic                     $0.64     $0.62     $0.68     $0.17     $0.82
      Diluted                    0.63      0.62      0.67      0.17      0.81

      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    Interest-Rate Spread   (unaudited)
                                                 Three Months Ended

                                       June   March    Dec.    Sept.   June
                                       2007    2007    2006    2006    2006

      Interest-rate spread
      Yield on interest-earning assets 6.62 %  6.61 %  6.52 %  6.31 %  6.11 %
      Cost of interest-bearing
       liabilities                     3.25    3.29    3.38    3.38    3.05
          Interest-rate spread         3.37 %  3.32 %  3.14 %  2.93 %  3.06 %

          Net interest margin          3.47 %  3.41 %  3.23 %  3.01 %  3.13 %



    Consolidated Average Statements of Condition   (unaudited)

    Three Months Ended June 30,                             2007
                                                                    Fully tax-
                                             Average                equivalent
    (Dollars in thousands)                   balance      Interest  yield/rate

    Assets:
       Interest-earning assets:
       Loans                                $12,306,789    $210,337    6.81 %
       Securities (b)                         2,430,989      35,035    5.78
       Loans held for sale                      481,583       7,419    6.16
       Short-term investments                    10,708         145    5.36
          Total interest-earning assets      15,230,069     252,936    6.62
       Noninterest-earning assets             1,597,103
          Total assets                      $16,827,172

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
       Interest-bearing liabilities:
       Demand deposits                       $1,515,877        $-       -   %
       Savings, NOW and money market
        deposit accounts                      5,720,081      30,388    2.13
       Time deposits                          5,243,115      59,295    4.53
          Total deposits                     12,479,073      89,683    2.88
       Federal Home Loan Bank advances          727,371       8,675    4.72
       Repurchase agreements and other
        short-term debt                       1,078,192      12,596    4.62
       Long-term debt                           492,020       9,012    7.33
          Total borrowings                    2,297,583      30,283    5.23
          Total interest-bearing
           liabilities                       14,776,656     119,966    3.25
       Noninterest-bearing liabilities          147,312
          Total liabilities                  14,923,968

       Preferred stock of subsidiary
        corporation                               9,577

       Shareholders' equity                   1,893,627
          Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity             $16,827,172
                                                            132,970
       Less: tax-equivalent adjustment                       (2,617)

       Net interest income                                 $130,353

       Interest-rate spread                                            3.37 %
       Net interest margin                                             3.47 %

      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    Consolidated Average Statements of Condition   (unaudited)

    Three Months Ended June 30,                             2006
                                                                    Fully tax-
                                             Average                equivalent
    (Dollars in thousands)                  balance (c)    Interest yield/rate

    Assets:
       Interest-earning assets:
       Loans                                $12,625,061    $207,097    6.54 %
       Securities (b)                         3,496,863      40,991    4.61
       Loans held for sale                      230,268       3,317    5.76
       Short-term investments                    38,412         407    4.19
          Total interest-earning assets      16,390,604     251,812    6.11
       Noninterest-earning assets             1,503,138
          Total assets                      $17,893,742

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
       Interest-bearing liabilities:
       Demand deposits                       $1,457,462        $-       -   %
       Savings, NOW and money market
        deposit accounts                      5,371,432      22,489    1.68
       Time deposits                          5,147,276      50,104    3.90
          Total deposits                     11,976,170      72,593    2.43
       Federal Home Loan Bank advances        2,241,811      25,329    4.47
       Repurchase agreements and other
        short-term debt                       1,230,394      12,606    4.05
       Long-term debt                           628,735      12,215    7.77
          Total borrowings                    4,100,940      50,150    4.85
          Total interest-bearing
           liabilities                       16,077,110     122,743    3.05
       Noninterest-bearing liabilities          139,999
          Total liabilities                  16,217,109

       Preferred stock of subsidiary
        corporation                               9,577

       Shareholders' equity                   1,667,056
          Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity             $17,893,742
                                                            129,069
       Less: tax-equivalent adjustment                       (2,264)

       Net interest income                                 $126,805

       Interest-rate spread                                            3.06 %
       Net interest margin                                             3.13 %

      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    Consolidated Average Statements of Condition   (unaudited)

    Six Months Ended June 30,                           2007
                                                                    Fully tax-
                                             Average                equivalent
    (Dollars in thousands)                   balance       Interest yield/rate

    Assets:
       Interest-earning assets:
       Loans                                $12,375,526    $419,501    6.78 %
       Securities (b)                         2,367,443      69,238    5.87
       Loans held for sale                      438,084      13,668    6.24
       Short-term investments                    63,851       1,729    5.39
          Total interest-earning assets      15,244,904     504,136    6.61
       Noninterest-earning assets             1,599,293
          Total assets                      $16,844,197

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
       Interest-bearing liabilities:
       Demand deposits                       $1,510,766          $-     -   %
       Savings, NOW and money market
        deposit accounts                      5,644,312      59,150    2.11
       Time deposits                          5,273,269     118,163    4.52
          Total deposits                     12,428,347     177,313    2.88
       Federal Home Loan Bank advances          822,221      19,584    4.74
       Repurchase agreements and other
        short-term debt                         981,222      22,475    4.56
       Long-term debt                           555,881      21,206    7.63
          Total borrowings                    2,359,324      63,265    5.34
          Total interest-bearing
           liabilities                       14,787,671     240,578    3.27
       Noninterest-bearing liabilities          151,521
          Total liabilities                  14,939,192

       Preferred stock of subsidiary
        corporation                               9,577

       Shareholders' equity                   1,895,428
          Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity             $16,844,197
                                                            263,558
       Less: tax-equivalent adjustment                       (5,124)

       Net interest income                                 $258,434

       Interest-rate spread                                            3.34 %
       Net interest margin                                             3.44 %

    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    Consolidated Average Statements of Condition   (unaudited)

    Six Months Ended June 30,                              2006
                                                                    Fully tax-
                                              Average               equivalent
    (Dollars in thousands)                  balance (c)    Interest yield/rate

    Assets:
       Interest-earning assets:
       Loans                                $12,509,184    $402,671    6.44 %
       Securities (b)                         3,563,554      84,810    4.70
       Loans held for sale                      229,486       6,656    5.80
       Short-term investments                    26,861         519    3.84
          Total interest-earning assets      16,329,085     494,656    6.04
       Noninterest-earning assets             1,499,802
          Total assets                      $17,828,887

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
       Interest-bearing liabilities:
       Demand deposits                       $1,454,585        $-       -   %
       Savings, NOW and money market
        deposit accounts                      5,340,529      42,297    1.60
       Time deposits                          5,027,758      92,650    3.72
          Total deposits                     11,822,872     134,947    2.30
       Federal Home Loan Bank advances        2,319,410      49,825    4.27
       Repurchase agreements and other
        short-term debt                       1,259,585      24,436    3.86
       Long-term debt                           634,736      23,884    7.53
          Total borrowings                    4,213,731      98,145    4.64
          Total interest-bearing
           liabilities                       16,036,603     233,092    2.91
       Noninterest-bearing liabilities          118,879
          Total liabilities                  16,155,482

       Preferred stock of subsidiary
        corporation                               9,577

       Shareholders' equity                   1,663,828
          Total liabilities and
           shareholders' equity             $17,828,887
                                                            261,564
       Less: tax-equivalent adjustment                       (4,600)

       Net interest income                                 $256,964

       Interest-rate spread                                            3.13 %
       Net interest margin                                             3.18 %

      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



                                   At or for the Three Months Ended

    (Unaudited)                                  June 30,           March 31,
    (Dollars in thousands)                         2007               2007

    Asset Quality

    Nonperforming loans:
        Commercial:
          Commercial                              $20,142            $13,679
          Equipment financing                       2,584              2,405
               Total commercial                    22,726             16,084

        Commercial real estate                     12,242             18,524
        Residential (1)                            26,683             13,473
        Consumer                                   10,875             10,808

    Total nonperforming loans                      72,526             58,889

    Other real estate owned and
     repossessed assets:
        Commercial                                  3,950              4,833
        Residential                                   711                350
        Consumer                                    1,467                758


    Total other real estate owned and
     repossessed assets                             6,128              5,941

    Total nonperforming assets                    $78,654            $64,830

    Accruing loans 90 or more days past due        $2,088             $4,636

    (1) Balance at June 30, 2007 includes, as previously announced, $11
        million of construction loans placed on non accrual status.


    Allowance for Credit Losses

    Beginning balance                            $152,660           $154,994
    Provision                                       4,250              3,000
    Allowance for acquired loans                        -                -

    Charge-offs:
        Commercial                                  2,034              2,293
        Residential                                   286              2,581
        Consumer                                    3,176              1,993
          Total charge-offs                         5,496              6,867
    Recoveries                                     (1,336)            (1,533)
          Net loan charge-offs                      4,160              5,334

    Ending balance                               $152,750           $152,660

    Components:
        Allowance for loan losses                $144,974           $145,367
        Reserve for unfunded credit
         commitments                                7,776              7,293
           Allowance for credit losses           $152,750           $152,660

    Asset Quality Ratios:

    Allowance for loan losses / total
     loans                                           1.17  %            1.18
    Allowance for credit losses / total
     loans                                           1.23               1.24
    Net charge-offs / average loans
     (annualized)                                    0.14               0.17
    Nonperforming loans / total loans                0.58               0.48
    Nonperforming assets / total loans
     plus OREO                                       0.63               0.53
    Allowance for credit losses /
     nonperforming loans                           210.61             259.23

    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



                                   At or for the Three Months Ended


    (Unaudited)                          December 31, September 30, June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands)                  2006         2006        2006

    Asset Quality

    Nonperforming loans:
       Commercial:
         Commercial                        $21,105     $29,321     $22,930
         Equipment financing                 2,616       2,450       2,693
              Total commercial              23,721      31,771      25,623

       Commercial real estate               17,618      16,811      23,291
       Residential (1)                      11,307       7,032       7,218
       Consumer                              6,266       3,496       3,065

    Total nonperforming loans               58,912      59,110      59,197

    Other real estate owned and
     repossessed assets:
       Commercial                            1,922       1,573       2,254
       Residential                             383         607         316
       Consumer                                608         126          10


    Total other real estate owned and
     repossessed assets                      2,913       2,306       2,580

    Total nonperforming assets             $61,825     $61,416     $61,777

    Accruing loans 90 or more days past
     due                                    $1,490      $4,609      $2,542

    (1) Balance at June 30, 2007 includes, as previously announced, $11
        million of construction loans placed on non accrual status.


    Allowance for Credit Losses

    Beginning balance                     $156,331    $156,471    $155,957
    Provision                                3,000       3,000       3,000
    Allowance for acquired loans             4,724         -           -

    Charge-offs:
       Commercial                            9,352       3,369       2,775
       Residential                             199          46          65
       Consumer                                454         265         239
         Total charge-offs                  10,005       3,680       3,079
    Recoveries                                (944)       (540)       (593)
         Net loan charge-offs                9,061       3,140       2,486

    Ending balance                        $154,994    $156,331    $156,471

    Components:
       Allowance for loan losses          $147,719    $147,446    $147,401
       Reserve for unfunded credit
        commitments                          7,275       8,885       9,070
          Allowance for credit losses     $154,994    $156,331    $156,471

    Asset Quality Ratios:

    Allowance for loan losses / total
     loans                              %     1.14  %     1.13  %     1.16  %
    Allowance for credit losses / total
     loans                                    1.20        1.20        1.23
    Net charge-offs / average loans
     (annualized)                             0.27        0.10        0.08
    Nonperforming loans / total loans         0.46        0.45        0.47
    Nonperforming assets / total loans
     plus OREO                                0.48        0.47        0.49
    Allowance for credit losses /
     nonperforming loans                    263.09      264.47      264.32

    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.

SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation

Webster Bank Media: Clark Finley, 203-578-2287 cfinley@websterbank.com or Investors:
James Sitro 203-578-2399 jsitro@websterbank.com

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