WATERBURY, Conn., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today the following details for its 2010 fourth quarter earnings release and conference call:


                         Friday, January 14, 2011, at approximately 8:00 a.m.
    Earnings Release:    EST

    Conference Call:    Friday, January 14, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. EST

                         (877) 407-8289 or (201) 689-8341 for international
    Dial-in number:      callers

                         Via Webster's Investor Relations website at
    Webcast:             www.wbst.com

                         Will be available shortly after the call's
    Web Replay:          completion, also at
                        www.wbst.com

                         Will be available for one week, beginning at
    Telephone Replay:    approximately 11:00 a.m.
                        EST on January 14, 2011

                         (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415 for international
    Replay Number:       calls. The
                         replay account number is 295 and the replay
                         conference number is
                                                                       364405

About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. With $17.8 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial planning, trust and investment services through 181 banking offices, 497 ATMs, telephone banking and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; and provides health savings account trustee and administrative services through HSA Bank, a division of Webster Bank. Member FDIC and equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest annual report, visit the Webster website at www.websterbank.com.



    Media Contact              Investor Contact
    Bob Guenther                Terry Mangan
     203-578-2391               203-578-2318
    rguenther@websterbank.com  tmangan@websterbank.com

SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation