WATERBURY, Conn., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Bank, a
subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), announced today that
it has completed branding of 140 ATMs in select Walgreens drugstores locations
in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Webster customers will have surcharge-free use of their Webster debit and
ATM cards at these ATMs for cash withdrawals, inquiries and transfers between
Webster accounts.
Future Walgreens ATM locations opening in Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
along with select Connecticut stores, will also be branded by Webster Bank.
Webster announced its ATM branding agreement with Walgreens and
Cardtronics in December, 2007. Cardtronics owns and operates the ATMs placed
in these Walgreens stores and branded by Webster. Webster Bank now has 484
ATMs across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York, including
Walgreens, Webster branches, and other locations.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank,
National Association. With $17.2 billion in assets, Webster provides business
and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and
investment services through 181 banking offices, 484 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, 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.WebsterOnline.com .
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Cardtronics (Nasdaq: CATM) is the world's
largest owner/operator of ATMs. Cardtronics operates over 32,300 ATMs across
its portfolio, with ATMs in every major U.S. market, approximately 2,200 ATMs
throughout the United Kingdom, and over 1,300 ATMs in Mexico. Major merchant
clients include 7-Eleven(R), A&P(R), Chevron(R), Costco(R), CVS(R)/pharmacy,
Duane Reade(R), ExxonMobil(R), Rite Aid(R), Safeway(R), Sunoco(R), Target(R),
and Walgreens(R). Complementing its ATM operations, Cardtronics works with
financial institutions of all sizes to provide their customers with convenient
cash access and deposit capabilities through ATM branding, surcharge-free
programs, and image deposit. Over 10,000 Cardtronics owned and operated ATMs
are currently under contract to feature bank brands. For more information,
please visit the Company's website at www.cardtronics.com .
Media Contacts:
Ed Steadham
203-578-2287, cell 203-530-2974
esteadham@websterbank.com
Investor Contact:
Terry Mangan
203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com
SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation