Webster Reports Continued Strong Deposit Growth and Second Quarter Results

Jul 17, 2009

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WATERBURY, Conn., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced a consolidated net loss of $31.6 million and net income available to common shareholders of $16.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. For the first six months of 2009, the consolidated net loss was $42.7 million and net loss available to common shareholders was $4.8 million.

    Key points for the quarter include:


    --  Deposits grew $480 million, resulting in an improved loan-to-deposit
        ratio of 88 percent and core to total deposit ratio of 65 percent.


    --  The successful exchange offer for convertible preferred stock and
        trust preferred securities completed during the second quarter
        contributed $173 million in additional Tier 1 common equity. Webster
        continues to exceed all requirements for well capitalized regulatory
        ratios by a wide margin.


    --  Gains from the exchange offer offset charges related to write-downs
        and sales of investment securities and a special FDIC assessment
        which, taken together, contributed to net income available to common
        shareholders of $16.8 million.


    --  Webster recorded $85.0 million in provision for loan losses and net
        loan charge-offs totaled $50.0 million. The allowance for credit
        losses increased to 2.72 percent of total loans. Non performing assets
        increased by 10 percent or $36 million during the quarter, of which
        $24 million were restructured loans.


    --  Noninterest expenses declined by 6 percent from a year ago, excluding
        charges for foreclosed property expense, FDIC deposit insurance
        assessments, goodwill impairment and severance and other costs.

Webster Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James C. Smith said, "The major development in the second quarter was our highly successful exchange offer which boosted our Tier 1 common equity by more than $170 million. In addition to strengthening our capital position, the additional common equity enhances our ability to compete vigorously for new business and to move forward confidently toward our goal of being New England's bank.

"During the quarter," Smith added, "we continued to be vigilant on asset quality. We again added to reserves in excess of charge-offs so that our allowance for credit losses now stands at 2.72 percent of total loans. The slow-down in the growth of delinquencies and nonperforming loans across most loan categories is encouraging in this challenging economic environment."

Exchange offer for convertible preferred stock and trust preferred securities

    --  During the second quarter, Webster initiated and completed an exchange
        offer for its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for shares of
        Webster common stock and cash and Webster Capital Trust IV Trust
        Preferred Securities for shares of Webster common stock. Webster
        accepted $168.5 million of the convertible preferred stock that was
        tendered, which represented the 75 percent maximum level of
        participation. All of the $63.9 million in trust preferred securities
        tendered were accepted by Webster, which represented a participation
        rate of 32 percent.


    --  Webster issued 11.3 million common shares and paid $59 million in cash
        under the exchange offer for an effective cost of common issuance of
        $14.68 per share. The exchange offer generated $173 million of Tier 1
        common equity and reduces interest and dividend expense by $19.2
        million annually ($17.5 million after-tax).


    Net interest income


    --  Net interest margin improved to 3.04 percent in the second quarter
        compared to 2.99 percent in the first quarter; the increase reflects a
        15 basis point decline in the cost of funds offsetting a 10 basis
        point decline in the yield on interest-earning assets.


    --  Average interest-earning assets totaled $16.0 billion, down from $16.1
        billion last quarter.


    Provision for credit losses


    --  $74.3 million of the provision for credit losses recorded in the
        quarter was related to the Company's continuing portfolios and $10.7
        million was related to the discontinued liquidating portfolio.


    --  Net charge-offs were $49.9 million in the quarter compared to $30.1
        million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009; $36.7 million was
        related to the continuing portfolios and $13.2 million was related to
        the discontinued liquidating portfolio.


    Noninterest income


    --  Deposit service fees increased by $2.0 million from last quarter,
        reflecting a seasonal improvement over the first quarter.


    --  Wealth and investment services revenues increased by $0.3 million from
        the last quarter, primarily from an improved average level of assets
        under management.


    --  Loan related fees declined by $0.1 million from the last quarter,
        reflective of decreased commercial and consumer loan originations.


    --  Mortgage banking revenue increased by $2.8 million from the last
        quarter from increased mortgage lending activity.


    --  Net loss on sale of securities totaled $13.6 million, primarily from a
        net loss of $11.9 million on the sale of $12.3 million book value of
        pooled trust preferred securities and $1.7 million loss on sales of $7
        million in common equities.


    --  Gain of $24.3 million in connection with the early extinguishment of
        $63.9 million of trust preferred securities under the exchange offer


    --  Loss of $27.1 million on the write-down of certain pooled trust
        preferred securities to fair value based on credit deterioration in
        underlying issuers.


    --  Gain of $1.9 million related to the sale of Visa shares.


    Noninterest expenses


    --  The increase in noninterest expenses from last quarter represents
        increased compensation and benefits expense as well as higher ongoing
        FDIC deposit insurance assessments.


    --  Charges recorded in the second quarter include $1.2 million of
        write-downs on certain corporate properties classified as assets held
        for sale.


    --  A special FDIC assessment of $8 million was recorded during the second
        quarter.


    Income taxes


    --  Due to the pre-tax loss, the effective tax rate for the second quarter
        was not meaningful. The Company recorded a $28.5 million tax benefit
        in the quarter on the $60.4 million pre-tax loss applicable to
        continuing operations in the period.


    Investment securities


    --  Total investment securities were $4.2 billion at June 30, 2009
        compared to $3.5 billion at March 31, 2009. The carrying value of the
        available for sale portfolio included $49 million in unrealized
        losses, while the carrying value of the held to maturity portfolio did
        not reflect $33 million in unrealized gains.


    Loans


    --  Total loans were $11.6 billion at June 30, 2009 compared to $12.1
        billion at March 31, 2009. In the second quarter, residential mortgage
        loans declined by $302.1 million primarily in connection with the
        securitization of $203 million in conforming residential loans.
        Consumer, commercial and commercial real estate loans declined by
        $86.7 million, $81.4 million and $14.5 million, respectively.


    --  Out-of-market asset based loans declined $56.0 million from March 31,
        2009, or more than two-thirds of the decline in commercial loans noted
        above.


    --  The discontinued liquidating portfolio of indirect home equity and
        national construction loans, included in the consumer and residential
        loan portfolios, declined by $24.5 million from March 31, 2009 to
        $249.1 million and $6.5 million, respectively.


    Asset quality


    --  Total nonperforming loans were $350.4 million or 3.02 percent of total
        loans at June 30, 2009 compared to $316.2 million or 2.61 percent at
        March 31, 2009. The increase in nonperforming loans was primarily
        attributed to a combined increase of $24.0 million in performing non
        accrual residential mortgages and consumer loans and an increase of
        $19.6 million in non accrual equipment financing loans. Non accrual
        loans in all other loan categories declined by a combined amount of
        $9.4 million.


    --  Past due loans for the continuing portfolios declined to $112.5
        million at June 30, 2009 compared to $112.8 million at March 31, 2009.
        Past due loans for the liquidating portfolio declined to $9.9 million
        at June 30, 2009 compared to $12.2 million at March 31, 2009.


    Deposits and borrowings


    --  Total deposits were $13.2 billion at June 30, 2009 compared to $12.7
        billion at March 31, 2009. NOW accounts, savings and demand deposits
        increased $655.2 million, $202.9 million and $65.1 million,
        respectively, while certificates of deposits and money market deposit
        accounts decreased $216.9 million and $176.0 million respectively.


    --  Core deposits, which exclude certificates of deposits and brokered
        deposits, represented 65.2 percent of total deposits at June 30, 2009
        compared to 61.7 percent at March 31, 2009 and 62.0 percent a year
        ago.


    --  Total borrowings were $2.3 billion, a decline of $0.2 billion from
        $2.5 billion at March 31, 2009. Long-term debt declined from $662
        million at March 31, 2009 to $591 million at June 30, 2009 in
        connection with the exchange offer.


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Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. With $17.5 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial planning, trust and investment services through 181 banking offices, 492 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, Conn., 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.websteronline.com.

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    Conference Call

A conference call covering Webster's second quarter earnings announcement will be held today, Friday, July 17, 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 1-877-407-8289 or 201-689-8341 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 2008. 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. A reconciliation of net income and other performance ratios, as adjusted, is included in the accompanying selected financial highlights table.

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.

    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 per
     share data)                    2009       2008       2009       2008
    -------------------------       ----       ----       ----       ----

    Net loss and performance
     ratios (annualized):
    ------------------------

    Net loss                    $(31,562)  $(28,725)  $(42,686)   $(4,144)
    Net income (loss) per
     diluted common share           0.31      (0.56)     (0.09)     (0.09)
    Return on average
     shareholders' equity          (6.81)%    (6.51)%    (4.60)%    (0.47)%
    Return on average tangible
     equity                        (9.68)    (11.34)     (6.54)     (0.83)
    Return on average assets       (0.72)     (0.67)     (0.49)     (0.05)

    Loss from continuing operations
     and performance ratios
     (annualized):
    -------------------------------

    Loss from continuing
     operations                 $(31,875)  $(28,286)  $(42,999)   $(1,581)
    Net income (loss) from
     continuing operations per
     diluted common share           0.31      (0.55)     (0.10)     (0.04)
    Return on average
     shareholders' equity          (6.88)%    (6.41)%    (4.63)%    (0.18)%
    Return on average tangible
     equity                        (9.78)    (11.17)     (6.59)     (0.32)
    Return on average assets       (0.73)     (0.66)     (0.49)     (0.02)
    Noninterest income as a
     percentage of total
     revenue                       22.87      (4.79)     27.37      14.39
    Efficiency ratio (a)           66.40      65.35      66.91      67.87

    Asset quality:
    --------------

    Allowance for credit
     Losses                     $316,037   $194,368   $316,037   $194,368
    Nonperforming assets         384,203    224,100    384,203    224,100
    Allowance for credit
     losses / total loans           2.72%      1.52%      2.72%      1.52%
    Net charge-offs / average
     loans (annualized)             1.66       0.64       1.33       0.70
    Nonperforming loans /
     total loans                    3.02       1.62       3.02       1.62
    Nonperforming assets /
     total loans plus OREO          3.30       1.75       3.30       1.75
    Allowance for credit
     losses / nonperforming
     loans                         90.19      93.87      90.19      93.87

    Other ratios (annualized):
    --------------------------

    Tangible capital ratio          7.58%      6.79%      7.58%      6.79%
    Tangible common equity
     ratio                          4.92       5.44       4.92       5.44
    Total-risk based capital
     (d)                           13.80      13.51      13.80      13.51
    Tier 1 common equity /
     risk weighted assets (d)       6.40       7.18       6.40       7.18
    Shareholders' equity /
     total assets                  10.55      10.82      10.55      10.82
    Interest-rate spread            2.96       3.20       2.93       3.20
    Net interest margin             3.04       3.26       3.01       3.27

    Share related:
    --------------

    Book value per common share   $21.73     $31.71     $21.73     $31.71
    Tangible book value per
     common share                  13.15      17.57      13.15      17.57
    Common stock closing price      8.05      18.60       8.05      18.60
    Dividends declared per
     common share                   0.01       0.30       0.02       0.60

    Common shares issued and
     outstanding                  64,098     52,551     64,098     52,551
    Basic shares (average)        53,398     52,017     52,478     52,009
    Diluted shares (average)      53,398     52,017     52,478     52,009

    Footnotes:
    ----------
    (a)  Calculated using SNL's methodology - noninterest expense (excluding
         foreclosed property expenses, intangible amortization, goodwill
         impairments and other charges) as a percentage of net interest income
         (FTE basis) plus noninterest income (excluding gain/loss on
         securities and other charges).
    (b)  For purposes of the yield computation, unrealized gains (losses) on
         securities available for sale are excluded from the average balance.
    (c)  NCLC is defined as National Construction Lending Center
    (d)  The ratios presented are projected for the 2009 reporting periods and
         actual for the 2008 reporting periods.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)
    --------------------------------------
                                    June 30,    March 31,     June 30,
    (In thousands)                   2009         2009         2008
    --------------                   ----         ----         ----
      Assets:

      Cash and due from
       depository
       institutions                 $254,638     $208,862     $323,480
      Short-term investments           8,216       19,942        2,996

      Investment securities:
        Trading, at fair value             -            -        2,280
        Available for sale, at
         fair value                1,405,872    1,097,229      849,591
        Held-to-maturity           2,767,965    2,429,887    2,065,771
                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
           Total securities        4,173,837    3,527,116    2,917,642

      Loans held for sale            113,936       48,876        3,972

      Loans:
        Residential mortgages      2,881,955    3,184,082    3,594,100
        Commercial                 3,333,610    3,415,051    3,637,395
        Commercial real estate     2,235,776    2,250,295    2,314,497
        Consumer                   3,159,361    3,246,031    3,220,462
                                   ---------    ---------    ---------
           Total loans            11,610,702   12,095,459   12,766,454
      Allowance for loan losses     (305,999)    (270,929)    (184,868)
                                    --------     --------     --------
           Loans, net             11,304,703   11,824,530   12,581,586

      Federal Home Loan Bank
       and Federal
       Reserve Bank stock            137,874      134,874      132,210
      Accrued interest
       receivable                     69,317       67,951       73,060
      Premises and equipment,
       net                           179,625      182,629      190,273
      Goodwill and other
       intangible
       assets, net                   561,013      562,462      756,503
      Cash surrender value of
       life insurance                285,064      282,399      274,570
      Deferred tax assets, net       153,745      199,531       94,823
      Prepaid expenses and
       other assets                  210,608      197,562      127,521
                                     -------      -------      -------

      Total Assets               $17,452,576  $17,256,734  $17,478,636
                                 ===========  ===========  ===========

      Liabilities and Equity:

      Deposits:
        Demand deposits           $1,595,390   $1,530,335   $1,583,686
        NOW accounts               2,591,108    1,935,926    1,861,997
        Money market deposit
         accounts                  1,618,910    1,794,943    1,591,857
        Savings accounts           2,778,970    2,576,058    2,452,831
        Certificates of deposit    4,422,033    4,638,977    4,416,165
        Brokered deposits            168,171      218,520      170,031
           Total deposits         13,174,582   12,694,759   12,076,567

      Securities sold under agreements to
       repurchase and
         other short-term debt     1,015,099    1,146,852    1,275,024
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       advances                      663,123      671,294    1,419,570
      Long-term debt                 590,520      661,968      653,995
      Accrued expenses and other
       liabilities                   158,102      216,734      152,169
                                     -------      -------      -------
           Total liabilities      15,601,426   15,391,607   15,577,325

      Shareholders' equity         1,841,518    1,855,495    1,891,705
      Noncontrolling interests         9,632        9,632        9,606
                                       -----        -----        -----
           Total equity            1,851,150    1,865,127    1,901,311


      Total Liabilities and
       Equity                    $17,452,576  $17,256,734  $17,478,636
                                 ===========  ===========  ===========

      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
    -------------------------------------------------
                                  Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,                June 30,
                                       --------                --------
    (In thousands, except per
     share data)                  2009          2008        2009         2008
    -------------------------     ----          ----        ----         ----
      Interest income:
      Loans including fees    $137,533      $175,786    $278,300     $367,058
      Investment securities     48,799        38,115      99,626       77,447
      Loans held for sale          833            92         997        1,492
                                   ---            --         ---        -----
         Total interest income 187,165       213,993     378,923      445,997
                               -------       -------     -------      -------

      Interest expense:
      Deposits                  49,982        60,055     102,890      135,297
      Borrowings                17,895        28,252      38,548       60,158
                                ------        ------      ------       ------
         Total interest expense 67,877        88,307     141,438      195,455
                                ------        ------     -------      -------

         Net interest income   119,288       125,686     237,485      250,542
      Provision for credit
       losses                   85,000        25,000     151,000       40,800
                                ------        ------     -------       ------
         Net interest income
          after provision
          for credit losses     34,288       100,686      86,485      209,742
                                ------       -------      ------      -------

      Non-interest income:
      Deposit service fees      29,984        29,943     57,943        58,376
      Loan related fees          6,350         7,891     12,832        14,749
      Wealth and investment
       services                  6,081         7,634     11,831        14,590
      Mortgage banking
       activities                3,433           104      4,039           844
      Increase in cash surrender
       value of life insurance   2,665         2,623      5,257         5,204
      Net (loss) gain on sale of
       investment securities   (13,593)          126     (9,135)          249
      Other income               1,325           854      1,600         2,638
                                 -----           ---      -----         -----
                                36,245        49,175     84,367        96,650
      Gain on the exchange of
       trust preferreds
       for common stock         24,336             -     24,336             -
      Gain on early
       extinguishment of
       subordinated notes            -             -      5,993             -
      Loss on write-down of
       investments to fair
       value                   (27,110)      (54,924)   (27,110)      (56,177)
      Visa share transactions    1,907             -      1,907         1,625
                                 -----             -      -----         -----
          Total non-interest
           income               35,378        (5,749)    89,493        42,098
                                ------        ------     ------        ------

      Non-interest expenses:
      Compensation and benefits 59,189        62,866    115,658       126,309
      Occupancy                 13,594        13,128     27,889        26,810
      Furniture and equipment   15,288        15,634     30,428        30,794
      Marketing                  3,196         4,940      6,302         8,583
      Outside services           3,394         3,706      7,178         7,859
      Intangible amortization    1,450         1,464      2,913         3,012
      Foreclosed and repossessed
       asset expenses            1,799         1,068      2,978         1,348
      Foreclosed and repossessed
       asset write-downs         2,829           484      6,279           717
      FDIC deposit insurance
       assessment                5,959           344     10,549           698
      Other expenses            14,066        16,005     28,366        30,063
                               120,764       119,639    238,540       236,193
      Severance and other costs  1,313         9,368      1,553         8,718
      Impairment of goodwill         -         8,500          -         8,500
      FDIC special assessment    8,000             -      8,000             -
                                 -----             -      -----             -
         Total non-interest
          expenses             130,077       137,507    248,093       253,411
                               -------       -------    -------       -------

      Loss from continuing
       operations before
       income taxes            (60,411)      (42,570)   (72,115)       (1,571)
      Income tax (benefit)
       expense                 (28,536)      (14,285)   (29,129)           18
                               -------       -------    -------            --
         Loss from continuing
          operations           (31,875)      (28,285)   (42,986)       (1,589)
      Income (loss) from
       discontinued operations,
       net of tax                  313          (439)       313        (2,563)
                                   ---          ----        ---        ------
         Consolidated net
          loss                $(31,562)     $(28,724)  $(42,673)      $(4,152)
      Less: Net income (loss)
       attributable to
       noncontrolling interests      -             1         13            (8)
                                   ---           ---         --             -
        Net loss attributable to
         Webster Financial
         Corporation           (31,562)      (28,725)   (42,686)       (4,144)
      Preferred stock dividends,
       accretion and
       extinguishment gain      48,361          (215)    37,932          (431)
                                ------          ----     ------          ----
         Net income (loss)
          available to
          common shareholders  $16,799      $(28,940)   $(4,754)      $(4,575)
                               =======      ========    =======       =======

         Diluted shares
         (average)              53,398        52,017     52,478        52,009

      Net income (loss) per common share:
      Basic
         Income (loss) from
          continuing operations  $0.31        $(0.55)    $(0.10)       $(0.04)
         Net income (loss)        0.31         (0.56)     (0.09)        (0.09)
      Diluted
         Income (loss) from
          continuing operations   0.31         (0.55)     (0.10)        (0.04)
         Net income (loss)        0.31         (0.56)     (0.09)        (0.09)

       See  Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.


    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Five Quarter Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
    --------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Three Months Ended
                                         ------------------

    (In thousands,
     except per share     June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  June 30,
     data)                  2009       2009       2008       2008      2008
    -----------------       ----       ----       ----       ----      ----

    Interest income:
    Loans
     including fees     $137,533   $140,767   $168,200   $175,363  $175,786
    Investment
     securities           48,799     50,827     40,398     39,210    38,115
    Loans held
     for sale                833        164         51         54        92
                             ---        ---         --         --        --
      Total interest
       income            187,165    191,758    208,649    214,627   213,993
                         -------    -------    -------    -------   -------

    Interest
     expense:
    Deposits              49,982     52,908     57,154     57,731    60,055
    Borrowings            17,895     20,653     25,427     27,715    28,252
                          ------     ------     ------     ------    ------
      Total interest
       expense            67,877     73,561     82,581     85,446    88,307
                          ------     ------     ------     ------    ------

      Net interest
       income            119,288    118,197    126,068    129,181   125,686
    Provision for
     credit losses        85,000     66,000    100,000     45,500    25,000
                          ------     ------    -------     ------    ------
      Net interest
       income after
       provision
       for credit
       losses             34,288     52,197     26,068     83,681   100,686
                          ------     ------     ------     ------   -------

    Noninterest income:
    Deposit
     service fees         29,984     27,959     30,018     31,738    29,943
    Loan related
     fees                  6,350      6,482      7,147      7,171     7,891
    Wealth and
     investment
     services              6,081      5,750      6,480      7,070     7,634
    Mortgage
     banking
     activities            3,433        606        336         50       104
    Increase in
     cash surrender
     value of
     life insurance        2,665      2,592      2,631      2,606     2,623
    Net (loss)
     gain on sale
     of investment
     securities          (13,593)     4,458     (4,233)       (50)      126
    Other income           1,325        275      1,315      2,731       854
                           -----        ---      -----      -----       ---
                          36,245     48,122     43,694     51,316    49,175
    Gain on the
     exchange of
     trust
     preferreds
     for common
     stock                24,336          -          -          -         -
    Gain on early
     extinguishment of
     debt and swaps            -      5,993          -          -         -
    Loss on write-
     down of
     investments to
     fair value          (27,110)         -   (129,593)   (33,507)  (54,924)
    Loss on sale of
     FNMA/FHLMC
     preferred stock           -          -          -     (2,060)        -
    Visa share
     transactions          1,907          -          -          -         -
                           -----        ---        ---        ---       ---
       Total noninterest
        income            35,378     54,115    (85,899)    15,749    (5,749)
                          ------     ------    -------     ------    ------

    Noninterest expenses:
    Compensation and
     benefits             59,189     56,469     52,078     61,314    62,866
    Occupancy             13,594     14,295     13,406     12,827    13,128
    Furniture and
     equipment            15,288     15,140     15,469     14,892    15,634
    Marketing              3,196      3,106      2,895      2,478     4,940
    Outside
     services              3,394      3,784      4,101      3,798     3,706
    Intangible
     amortization          1,450      1,463      1,463      1,464     1,464
    Foreclosed
     and repossessed
     asset expenses        1,799      1,179      1,799      1,496     1,068
    Foreclosed
     and repossessed
     asset write-
     downs                 2,829      3,450      1,615      1,968       484
    FDIC deposit
     insurance
     assessment            5,959      4,590      3,468        532       344
    Other expenses        14,066     14,302     13,379     13,998    16,005
                         120,764    117,778    109,673    114,767   119,639
    Severance and
     other costs           1,313        240      5,905      1,535     9,368
    FDIC special
     assessment            8,000          -          -          -         -
    Goodwill
     impairment                -          -    188,866      1,013     8,500
                             ---        ---    -------      -----     -----
      Total noninterest
       expenses          130,077    118,018    304,444    117,315   137,507
                         -------    -------    -------    -------   -------

    Loss from
     continuing
     operations
     before income
     taxes               (60,411)   (11,706)  (364,275)   (17,885)  (42,570)
    Income tax
     benefit             (28,536)      (593)   (63,980)    (1,878)  (14,285)
                         -------       ----    -------     ------   -------
       Loss from
        continuing
        operations       (31,875)   (11,113)  (300,295)   (16,007)  (28,285)
    Income (loss)
     from
     discontinued
     operations, net
     of tax                  313          -          8       (518)     (439)
                             ---        ---        ---       ----      ----
       Consolidated net
        loss            $(31,562)  $(11,113) $(300,287)  $(16,525) $(28,724)
    Less: Net income
     (loss)
     attributable to
     noncontrolling
     interests                 -         13         (1)        14         1
                             ---         --         --         --         -
      Net loss
       attributable to
       Webster
       Financial
       Corporation       (31,562)  $(11,126) $(300,286)  $(16,539) $(28,725)
    Preferred stock
     dividends,
     accretion and
     extinguishment
     gain                 48,361    (10,430)    (7,308)    (5,209)     (215)
                          ------    -------     ------     ------      ----
       Net income
        (loss)
        available to
        common
        shareholders     $16,799   $(21,556) $(307,594)  $(21,748) $(28,940)
                         -------   --------  ---------   --------  --------

       Diluted shares
        (average)         53,398     52,102     52,031     52,032    52,017

    Net income
     (loss) per
     common share:
    Basic
       Income (loss)
        from continuing
        operations         $0.31     $(0.41)    $(5.91)    $(0.41)   $(0.55)
       Net income
        (loss)              0.31      (0.41)     (5.91)     (0.42)    (0.56)
    Diluted
       Income (loss)
        from continuing
        operations          0.31      (0.41)     (5.91)     (0.41)    (0.55)
       Net income
        (loss)              0.31      (0.41)     (5.91)     (0.42)    (0.56)

      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Five Quarter Interest-Rate Spreads (unaudited)
    ------------------------------------------------
                                       Three Months Ended
                                       ------------------
                              June   March  December  September  June
                               30,    31,      31,       30,      30,
                              2009   2009     2008      2008     2008

    Interest-rate spread
    --------------------
    Yield on
     interest-earning
     assets                   4.72%  4.82%    5.24%     5.45%    5.51%
    Cost of interest-
     bearing liabilities      1.76   1.91     2.13      2.21     2.31
                              ----   ----     ----      ----     ----
        Interest-rate
         spread               2.96%  2.91%    3.11%     3.24%    3.20%
                              ====   ====     ====      ====     ====

        Net interest
         margin               3.04%  2.99%    3.20%     3.32%    3.26%
                              ====   ====     ====      ====     ====


    Consolidated Average Balances, Yields and Rates Paid
     (unaudited)
    ------------------------------------------------------

    Three Months Ended June 30,                     2009
    ---------------------------                     ----

                                                             Fully tax-
    (Dollars in                       Average                equivalent
     thousands)                       balance   Interest     yield/rate
    -----------                       -------   ---------  --------------

    Assets:
    Interest-earning assets:
    Loans                         $12,003,362    $137,533          4.57%
    Investment
     securities (b)                 3,804,936      51,689          5.32
    Loans held for
     sale                              77,787         833          4.28
    Federal Home
     Loan and Federal
     Reserve Bank
     stock                            137,841         670          1.95
    Short-term
     investments                       12,124          43          1.39
                                       ------          --          ----
       Total interest-
        earning
        assets                     16,036,050     190,768          4.72

    Noninterest-
     earning assets                 1,443,322
                                    ---------
       Total assets               $17,479,372
                                  ===========

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
    Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Demand deposits                $1,567,026          $-             -%
    Savings, NOW and money market
        deposit accounts            6,745,909      15,229          0.91
    Time deposits                   4,778,929      34,753          2.92
                                    ---------      ------          ----
       Total deposits              13,091,864      49,982          1.53
                                   ----------      ------          ----
    Securities sold under
     agreements to repurchase
     and other short-term debt      1,031,671       4,554          1.75
    Federal Home
     Loan Bank advances               666,604       6,459          3.83
    Long-term debt                    653,712       6,882          4.21
                                      -------       -----          ----
       Total borrowings             2,351,987      17,895          3.02
                                    ---------      ------          ----
       Total interest-
        bearing liabilities        15,443,851      67,877          1.76

    Noninterest-
     bearing liabilities              171,664
                                      -------
       Total liabilities           15,615,515

    Preferred stock
     of subsidiary
     corporation                        9,577

    Shareholders'
     equity                         1,854,280
                                    ---------
       Total liabilities and
        shareholders'
        equity                    $17,479,372
                                  ===========
    Tax-equivalent net interest
     income                                       122,891
    Less: tax-equivalent
     adjustment                                    (3,603)
                                                   ------

    Net interest income                          $119,288
                                                 ========

    Interest-rate spread                                           2.96%
                                                                   ====
    Net interest margin                                            3.04%
                                                                   ====



    Three Months Ended June 30,                      2008
    ---------------------------                      ----

                                                             Fully tax-
    (Dollars in                       Average                equivalent
     thousands)                       balance   Interest     yield/rate
    -----------                       -------   ---------  --------------

    Assets:
    Interest-earning assets:
    Loans                         $12,686,784    $175,786          5.52%
    Investment
     securities (b)                 2,882,509      40,435          5.48
    Loans held for
     sale                               5,705          92          6.45
    Federal Home
     Loan and Federal
     Reserve Bank
     stock                            126,073       1,366          4.36
    Short-term
     investments                        6,374          40          2.50
                                        -----          --          ----
       Total interest-
        earning
        assets                     15,707,445     217,719          5.51

    Noninterest-
     earning assets                 1,541,441
                                    ---------
       Total assets               $17,248,886
                                  ===========

    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
    Interest-bearing liabilities:
    Demand deposits                $1,487,433          $-             -%
    Savings, NOW and money market
        deposit accounts            5,891,261      19,305          1.31
    Time deposits                   4,626,051      40,751          3.53
                                    ---------      ------          ----
       Total deposits              12,004,745      60,056          2.01
                                   ----------      ------          ----
    Securities sold under
     agreements to repurchase
     and other short-term debt     1,298,709       8,561           2.61
    Federal Home
     Loan Bank advances            1,358,648      10,548           3.07
    Long-term debt                   660,642       9,142           5.54
                                     -------       -----           ----
       Total borrowings            3,317,999      28,251           3.38
                                   ---------      ------           ----
       Total interest-
        bearing liabilities       15,322,744      88,307           2.31

    Noninterest-bearing
     liabilities                    149,693
                                    -------
       Total liabilities         15,472,437

    Preferred stock
     of subsidiary
     corporation                     9,577

    Shareholders' equity         1,766,872
                                 ---------
       Total liabilities and
        shareholders'
        equity                 $17,248,886
                               ===========
    Tax-equivalent net interest
     income                                       129,412
    Less: tax-equivalent
     adjustment                                    (3,726)
                                                   ------

    Net interest income                          $125,686
                                                 ========

    Interest-rate spread                                          3.20%
                                                                  ====
    Net interest margin                                           3.26%
                                                                  ====


    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Consolidated Average Balances, Yields and Rates Paid
     (unaudited)
    ------------------------------------------------------

    Six Months Ended June 30,                        2009
    -------------------------                        ----
                                                                Fully tax-
                                        Average                 equivalent
    (Dollars in thousands)              balance     Interest    yield/rate
    ----------------------              -------     --------  --------------

    Assets:
      Interest-earning assets:
      Loans                           $12,076,781   $278,300      4.61%
      Investment securities (b)         3,808,227    105,575      5.40
      Loans held for sale                  49,259        997      4.05
      Federal Home Loan and Federal
       Reserve Bank stock                 136,366      1,296      1.92
      Short-term investments               16,114         74      0.92
                                           ------         --      ----
         Total interest-
          earning assets               16,086,747    386,242      4.77
                                                     -------      ----
      Noninterest-earning assets        1,454,622
                                        ---------
         Total assets                 $17,541,369
                                      ===========

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity:
      Interest-bearing liabilities:
      Demand deposits                  $1,537,297         $-         -%
      Savings, NOW and money market
          deposit accounts              6,346,814     30,940      0.98
      Time deposits                     4,808,525     71,950      3.02
                                        ---------     ------      ----
         Total deposits                12,692,636    102,890      1.63
                                       ----------    -------      ----
      Securities sold under
       agreements to repurchase
        and other short-term debt       1,361,792     10,355      1.51
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank advances                      767,923     13,513      3.50
      Long-term debt                      667,465     14,680      4.40
                                          -------     ------      ----
         Total borrowings               2,797,180     38,548      2.75
                                        ---------     ------      ----
         Total interest-bearing
          liabilities                  15,489,816    141,438      1.84

      Noninterest-bearing
       liabilities                        185,563
                                          -------
         Total liabilities             15,675,379

      Preferred stock of
       subsidiary corporation               9,577

      Shareholders' equity              1,856,413
                                        ---------
         Total liabilities and
          shareholders' equity        $17,541,369
                                      ===========
                                                     244,804
      Less: tax-equivalent
       adjustment                                     (7,319)
                                                      ------

      Net interest income                           $237,485
                                                    ========

      Interest-rate spread                                        2.93%
                                                                  ====
      Net interest margin                                         3.01%
                                                                  ====


    Six Months Ended June 30,                         2008
    -------------------------                         ----
                                                                Fully tax-
                                        Average                 equivalent
    (Dollars in thousands)              balance     Interest    yield/rate
    ----------------------              -------     --------  --------------

    Assets:
      Interest-earning assets:
      Loans                           $12,613,449   $367,058      5.80%
      Investment securities (b)         2,860,599     81,735      5.61
      Loans held for sale                  51,039      1,492      5.85
      Federal Home Loan and Federal
       Reserve Bank stock                 121,135      3,039      5.05
      Short-term investments                5,032         77      3.05
                                            -----         --      ----
         Total interest-
          earning assets               15,651,254    453,401      5.76
                                                     -------      ----
      Noninterest-earning assets        1,540,169
                                        ---------
         Total assets                 $17,191,423
                                      ===========

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity:
      Interest-bearing liabilities:
      Demand deposits                  $1,462,493         $-         -%
      Savings, NOW and money market
          deposit accounts              5,843,966     43,485      1.49
      Time deposits                     4,782,166     91,813      3.85
                                        ---------     ------      ----
         Total deposits                12,088,625    135,298      2.25
                                       ----------    -------      ----
      Securities sold under
       agreements to repurchase
        and other short-term debt       1,329,236     19,780      2.94
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank advances                    1,199,292     20,427      3.37
      Long-term debt                      659,715     19,950      6.05
                                          -------     ------      ----
         Total borrowings               3,188,243     60,157      3.75
                                        ---------     ------      ----
         Total interest-bearing
          liabilities                  15,276,868    195,455      2.56
                                                     -------      ----
      Noninterest-bearing
       liabilities                        155,120
                                          -------
         Total liabilities             15,431,988

      Preferred stock of
       subsidiary corporation               9,577

      Shareholders' equity              1,749,858
                                        ---------
         Total liabilities and
          shareholders' equity        $17,191,423
                                      ===========
                                                     257,946
      Less: tax-equivalent
       adjustment                                     (7,404)
                                                      ------

      Net interest income                           $250,542
                                                    ========

      Interest-rate spread                                        3.20%
                                                                  ====
      Net interest margin                                         3.27%
                                                                  ====


      See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    Five Quarter Loan balances (unaudited)
    --------------------------------------
                                            June 30,    March 31,     Dec. 31,
    (Dollars in thousands)                    2009         2009         2008
    ----------------------                    ----         ----         ----

    Loan Balances (actuals):
       Continuing Portfolio:
           Residential mortgages        $2,875,415   $3,170,908   $3,049,706
           Commercial                    1,711,995    1,738,640    1,797,135
           Equipment financing             998,258    1,016,718    1,037,077
           Asset based lending             623,357      659,694      752,595
           Commercial real estate        2,091,811    2,094,751    2,070,641
           Residential development         143,965      155,544      161,533
           Consumer                      2,910,275    2,979,117    3,016,524
                                         ---------    ---------    ---------
              Total continuing          11,355,076   11,815,372   11,885,211
              Allowances for loan loss    (264,159)    (226,562)    (191,426)
                                          --------     --------     --------
              Total continuing, net     11,090,917   11,588,810   11,693,785
                                        ----------   ----------   ----------
       Liquidating Portfolio:
            NCLC (c)                         6,540       13,174       18,735
            Consumer                       249,086      266,913      283,645
                                           -------      -------      -------
              Total liquidating
               portfolio                   255,626      280,087      302,380
              Allowances for loan loss     (41,840)     (44,367)     (43,903)
                                           -------      -------      -------
              Total liquidating, net       213,786      235,720      258,477
                                           -------      -------      -------

    Total Loan Balances (actuals)       11,610,702   12,095,459   12,187,591
    Allowances for loan loss              (305,999)    (270,929)    (235,329)
                                          --------     --------     --------
    Loans (net)                        $11,304,703  $11,824,530  $11,952,262
                                       ===========  ===========  ===========


    Loan Balances (average):
       Continuing Portfolio:
           Residential mortgages        $3,112,695   $3,092,512   $3,449,202
           Commercial                    1,750,996    1,784,062    1,811,527
           Equipment finance             1,011,999    1,026,322    1,015,340
           Asset based lending             652,197      701,263      842,148
           Commercial real estate        2,090,615    2,083,861    2,182,228
           Residential development         150,674      158,924      161,533
           Consumer                      2,951,691    3,012,178    2,989,393
                                         ---------    ---------    ---------
              Total continuing          11,720,867   11,859,122   12,451,371
              Allowances for loan loss    (248,701)    (204,619)    (167,230)
                                          --------     --------     --------
              Total continuing, net     11,472,166   11,654,503   12,284,141
                                        ----------   ----------   ----------
       Liquidating Portfolio:
            NCLC (c)                        24,494       15,675       24,199
            Consumer                       258,001      276,219      293,964
                                           -------      -------      -------
              Total liquidating
               portfolio                   282,495      291,894      318,163
              Allowances for loan loss     (41,840)     (44,367)     (43,903)
                                           -------      -------      -------
              Total liquidating, net       240,655      247,527      274,260
                                           -------      -------      -------

    Total Loan Balances (average)       12,003,362   12,151,016   12,769,534
    Allowances for loan loss              (290,541)    (248,986)    (211,133)
                                          --------     --------     --------
    Loans (net)                        $11,712,821  $11,902,030  $12,558,401
                                       ===========  ===========  ===========


                                          Sept. 30,    June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands)                  2008         2008
    ----------------------                  ----         ----

    Loan Balances (actuals):
       Continuing Portfolio:
           Residential mortgages        $3,542,416   $3,547,997
           Commercial                    1,803,321    1,792,528
           Equipment financing           1,006,238    1,002,533
           Asset based lending             867,510      842,334
           Commercial real estate        2,147,617    2,083,600
           Residential development         217,564      230,897
           Consumer                      2,960,491    2,910,055
                                         ---------    ---------
              Total continuing          12,545,157   12,409,944
              Allowances for loan loss    (161,331)    (151,997)
                                          --------     --------
              Total continuing, net     12,383,826   12,257,947
                                        ----------   ----------
       Liquidating Portfolio:
            NCLC (c)                        25,409       46,103
            Consumer                       295,823      310,407
                                           -------      -------
              Total liquidating
               portfolio                   321,232      356,510
              Allowances for loan loss     (27,838)     (32,871)
                                           -------      -------
              Total liquidating, net       293,394      323,639
                                           -------      -------

    Total Loan Balances (actuals)       12,866,389   12,766,454
    Allowances for loan loss              (189,169)    (184,868)
                                          --------     --------
    Loans (net)                        $12,677,220  $12,581,586
                                       ===========  ===========


    Loan Balances (average):
       Continuing Portfolio:
           Residential mortgages        $3,542,938   $3,564,040
           Commercial                    1,796,598    1,778,444
           Equipment finance             1,007,465    1,001,358
           Asset based lending             844,518      836,934
           Commercial real estate        2,120,589    2,016,430
           Residential development         217,564      230,897
           Consumer                      2,924,446    2,890,852
                                         ---------    ---------
              Total continuing          12,454,118   12,318,955
              Allowances for loan loss    (162,420)    (147,845)
                                          --------     --------
              Total continuing, net     12,291,698   12,171,110
                                        ----------   ----------
       Liquidating Portfolio:
            NCLC (c)                        43,777       49,656
            Consumer                       307,503      318,173
                                           -------      -------
              Total liquidating
               portfolio                   351,280      367,829
              Allowances for loan loss     (27,838)     (32,871)
                                           -------      -------
              Total liquidating, net       323,442      334,958
                                           -------      -------

    Total Loan Balances (average)       12,805,398   12,686,784
    Allowances for loan loss              (190,258)    (180,716)
                                          --------     --------
    Loans (net)                        $12,615,140  $12,506,068
                                       ===========  ===========

    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Five Quarter Nonperforming Assets (unaudited)
    ---------------------------------------------
                              June 30, March 31, Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,  June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands)      2009      2009     2008       2008      2008
    ----------------------      ----      ----     ----       ----      ----

    Nonperforming loans:
       Continuing
        Portfolio:
        Residential
         mortgages           $60,622   $55,962  $48,731    $39,445   $27,083
        Performing non-
         accrual residential
         mortgages            32,975    10,849    3,771          -         -
        Commercial            68,979    65,073   32,915     33,842    36,808
        Equipment financing   35,675    16,056   13,138      7,462     6,718
        Asset based lending   24,456    29,353   17,072     17,239    18,980
        Commercial real
         estate               16,707    12,604    8,032      8,971     9,710
        Residential
         development          46,808    54,147   48,628     71,065    48,130
        Consumer              33,838    37,518   29,627     23,668    20,745
        Performing
         non-accrual
         consumer              4,512     2,652      312          -         -
                               -----     -----      ---        ---       ---
      Nonperforming
       loans - continuing
       portfolio             324,572   284,214  202,226    201,692   168,174
                             -------   -------  -------    -------   -------

       Liquidating
        Portfolio:
        NCLC (c)               5,628    12,259   12,821     14,227    28,235
        Performing non-
         accrual NCLC              -         -      581          -         -
        Consumer              19,521    19,510   16,757     10,994    10,651
        Performing non-
         accrual
         consumer                674       185      181          -         -
                                 ---       ---      ---        ---       ---
      Nonperforming
       loans -
       liquidating
       portfolio              25,823    31,954   30,340     25,221    38,886
                              ------    ------   ------     ------    ------
    Total
     nonperforming
     loans                  $350,395  $316,168 $232,566   $226,913  $207,060
                            --------  -------- --------   --------  --------

    Other real estate
     owned and repossessed assets:
       Continuing
        Portfolio:
        Residential
         mortgages            $1,808    $1,399   $1,863     $3,071    $3,792
        Commercial             9,340    10,361    9,782      1,026     1,113
        Equipment
         financing            10,322    13,352   13,086     12,261     5,663
        Asset based
         lending                   -         -        -          -         -
        Commercial real
         estate                    -         -        -          -         -
        Residential
         development               -         -        -          -         -
        Consumer               5,571       369    1,244      2,835     4,173
                               -----       ---    -----      -----     -----
      Total continuing        27,041    25,481   25,975     19,193    14,741
                              ------    ------   ------     ------    ------

       Liquidating Portfolio:
        NCLC (c)               5,836     5,563    3,519      2,943       279
        Consumer                 931     1,139    1,129        626     2,020
                                 ---     -----    -----        ---     -----
      Nonperforming
       loans - liquidating
       portfolio               6,767     6,702    4,648      3,569     2,299
                               -----     -----    -----      -----     -----
    Total other real
     estate owned and
     repossessed
     assets                  $33,808   $32,183  $30,623    $22,762   $17,040
                             -------   -------  -------    -------   -------
    Total
     nonperforming
     assets                 $384,203  $348,351 $263,189   $249,675  $224,100
                            ========  ======== ========   ========  ========


    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.



    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Five Quarter Past Due Loans (unaudited)
    ---------------------------------------
                             June 30, March 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands)     2009      2009     2008      2008     2008
    ----------------------     ----      ----     ----      ----     ----

    Past due 30-89 days:

    Accruing loans:
       Continuing Portfolio:
        Residential
         mortgages          $39,955   $45,798  $45,909   $40,209  $27,534
        Commercial            8,460     8,033   15,817     7,196    8,337
        Equipment
         financing           13,464    16,404    9,860     8,102    9,414
        Asset based
         lending                  -       145    3,676         -        -
        Commercial real
         estate              19,053     8,373    7,158    18,241    2,756
        Residential
         development          3,210     1,004    2,096     5,832    2,485
        Consumer             28,354    33,092   33,848    23,279   18,137
                             ------    ------   ------    ------   ------
      Past Due 30-89 days
       - continuing
       portfolio            112,496   112,849  118,364   102,859   68,663
                            -------   -------  -------   -------   ------

       Liquidating Portfolio:
        NCLC (c)                  1         1    4,487     3,046    2,487
        Consumer              9,880    12,244   15,621    15,370    8,063
                              -----    ------   ------    ------    -----
      Past Due 30-89 days
       -
       liquidating
       portfolio              9,881    12,245   20,108    18,416   10,550
                              -----    ------   ------    ------   ------

    Accruing loans past due 90
     days or more:
        Residential
         mortgages                -         -        -         -        -
        Commercial              445       573      459       534    1,380
        Equipment
         financing                -         -        -         -        -
        Asset based
         lending                  -         -        -         -        -
        Commercial real
         estate                 475         -      450       174        -
        Residential
         development              -       150      201         -        -
        Consumer                  -         -        -         -        -
                                  -         -        -         -        -
      Accruing loans past
       due 90
       days or more:            920       723    1,110       708    1,380
                                ---       ---    -----       ---    -----

    Total past due loans   $123,297  $125,817 $139,582  $121,983  $80,593
                           ========  ======== ========  ========  =======


    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.


    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Five Quarter Changes in the Allowance for Credit Losses (unaudited)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      For the Three Months Ended
                                      --------------------------
                           June 30,  March 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30,   June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands)   2009       2009     2008       2008      2008
    ---------------------    ----       ----     ----       ----      ----

    Beginning balance      $281,729   $245,829 $198,669   $194,368  $189,808
     Provision               85,000     66,000  100,000     45,500    25,000

    Charge-offs
     continuing portfolio:
        Residential
         mortgages            4,793      2,964    3,778      1,623     1,036
        Commercial            8,983      5,388    5,416      6,593     1,154
        Equipment
         financing            6,324      2,236    1,222        998       672
        Asset based
         lending              5,297      2,981      176      7,245     1,623
        Commercial real
         estate                   -          -       53          -     1,504
        Residential
         development          2,350         48   30,158        161     3,711
        Consumer             10,242      6,541    3,887      4,643     2,784
                             ------      -----    -----      -----     -----
       Charge-offs
        continuing
        portfolio            37,989     20,158   44,690     21,263    12,484

    Charge-offs
     liquidating
     portfolio:
        NCLC (c)              3,387      2,086      777     14,025     4,203
        Consumer             10,825      9,911    8,779      6,767     5,450
                             ------      -----    -----      -----     -----
       Charge-offs
        liquidating
        portfolio            14,212     11,997    9,556     20,792     9,653
                             ------     ------    -----     ------     -----
    Total charge-offs        52,201     32,155   54,246     42,055    22,137
                             ------     ------   ------     ------    ------

    Recoveries continuing
     portfolio:
        Residential
         mortgages              115         24       85          5       162
        Commercial              230        378      225         89       269
        Equipment
         financing              203        287      177        303       238
        Asset based
         lending                  -          5      129         61       375
        Commercial real
         estate                   -          -        -          -         -
        Residential
         development              9          -        -          -         -
        Consumer                702        766      180        256       246
                                ---        ---      ---        ---       ---
      Recoveries
       continuing
       portfolio              1,259      1,460      796        714     1,290
                              -----      -----      ---        ---     -----

    Recoveries liquidating
     portfolio:
        NCLC (c)                825        528      595        151       406
        Consumer                187         67       15         (9)        1
                                ---         --       --         --         -
      Recoveries
       liquidating
       portfolio              1,012        595      610        142       407
                              -----        ---      ---        ---       ---
    Total recoveries          2,271      2,055    1,406        856     1,697
                              -----      -----    -----        ---     -----

    Total net charge-offs    49,930     30,100   52,840     41,199    20,440
                             ------     ------   ------     ------    ------

    Change in unfunded
     commitments               (762)         -        -          -         -

    Ending balance         $316,037   $281,729 $245,829   $198,669  $194,368
                           ========   ======== ========   ========  ========

     Components:
      Allowance for loan
       losses              $305,999   $270,929 $235,329   $189,169  $184,868
      Reserve for unfunded
       credit commitments    10,038     10,800   10,500      9,500     9,500
                             ------     ------   ------      -----     -----
        Allowance for
         credit losses     $316,037   $281,729 $245,829   $198,669  $194,368
                           ========   ======== ========   ========  ========

    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.


    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    Asset Quality Ratios
    --------------------
                                For the Three Months Ended
                                --------------------------

    (Dollars in       June 30,  March 31,  Dec. 31,  Sept. 30,   June 30,
     thousands)        2009       2009      2008        2008      2008
    -----------        ----       ----      ----        ----      ----

    Total Portfolio
    ---------------
    Allowance for
     loan losses /
     total loans       2.64%      2.24%     1.93%       1.47%     1.45%
    Allowance for
     credit losses
     / total loans     2.72       2.33      2.02        1.54      1.52
    Net charge-
     offs /
     average loans
     (annualized)      1.66       0.99      1.66        1.29      0.64
    Nonperforming
     loans / total
     loans             3.02       2.61      1.91        1.76      1.62
    Nonperforming
     assets /
     total loans
     plus OREO         3.30       2.87      2.15        1.94      1.75
    Allowance for
     credit losses /
     nonperforming
      loans           90.19      89.11    105.70       87.55     93.87

    Continuing Portfolio
    --------------------
    Allowance for
     loan losses /
     total loans       2.33%      1.92%     1.61%       1.29%     1.22%
    Allowance for
     credit losses
     / total loans     2.41       2.01      1.70        1.36       1.3
    Net charge-
     offs /
     average loans
     (annualized)      1.25       0.63      1.41        0.66      0.36
    Nonperforming
     loans / total
     loans             2.86       2.41      1.70        1.61      1.36
    Nonperforming
     assets /
     total loans
     plus OREO         3.09       2.62      1.92        1.76      1.47
    Allowance for
     credit losses /
     nonperforming
      loans           84.48      83.52    102.35       86.09     96.48

    Liquidating Portfolio
    ---------------------

    NCLC (C)
    Allowance for
     loan losses /
     total loans      23.00%     30.86%    30.01%      22.85%    19.65%
    Net charge-
     offs /
     average loans
     (annualized)     41.84      39.76      2.99      126.76     30.59
    Nonperforming
     loans / total
     loans            86.06      93.05     71.53       55.99     61.24
    Allowance for
     loan losses /
     nonperforming
      loans           26.72      33.16     41.96       40.80     32.09

    Consumer
    --------
    Allowance for
     loan losses /
     total loans      16.19%     15.10%    13.50%       7.45%     7.53%
    Net charge-
     offs /
     average loans
     (annualized)     16.49      14.26     11.93        8.81      6.75
    Nonperforming
     loans / total
     loans             8.11       7.38      5.97        3.72      3.37
    Allowance for
     loan losses /
     nonperforming
      loans          199.73     204.63    225.99      200.50    223.63

    See Selected Financial Highlights for footnotes.

SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation
CONTACT: Media: Ed Steadham, +1-203-578-2287,
esteadham@websterbank.com;
or Investors: James Sitro, +1-203-578-2399,
jsitro@websterbank.com, both of
Webster/