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Duran Joins Webster Bank to Lead Commercial Real Estate Syndications

By Webster Bank

(STAMFORD, CT) April 9, 2024 | 1 min read —

Webster Bank today announced that Mauricio Duran has joined the Bank as Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate CRE Syndications. In his role, Duran will lead syndication activity for the Bank’s CRE transactions.

headshot of Mauricio Duran, Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate CRE SyndicationsDuran has over 20 years of experience in real estate banking and loan syndications. Most recently, he worked as a Managing Director, Institutional Real Estate for CIBC. Previously, he was a Director, Real Estate Syndicated Capital Markets with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Earlier in his career, Duran held various roles with TD Bank, EuroHypo AG and Fleet Securities.

“Mauricio brings a valuable depth of experience, sector knowledge, and market relationships to the Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets team. His addition will enable Webster to better serve our real estate clients’ capital needs and further accelerate the Capital Markets team’s growth,” said Garrett Ellsworth, Head of Capital Markets at Webster.

“Mauricio is a great addition to our CRE team and will enhance Webster’s value to our large institutional clients as we now provide a bigger balance sheet and more comprehensive capital markets resources,” said Sam Hanna, Executive Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate.

Duran holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University and an MBA from Boston University School of Management.

Santander Holdings USA, Inc. ( “Santander US” ) is a wholly -owned subsidiary of Madrid -based Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN) (“Santander ”), recognized as one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune Magazine in 2026, with more than 182 million customers in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Santander US is the intermediate holding company for Santander’s five growing businesses in the United States. Santander’s U.S. presence consists of auto lending, retail and digital banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management businesses. In August 2026, Santander closed on its acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation and, indirectly, Webster Bank, N.A, creating a leading retail and commercial bank in the United States by assets with an expanded presence in the Northeast. In the U.S. market, Santander also is recognized as top-10 auto lender and a top -10 multifamily bank lender and servicer, and operates one of the fastest growing digital banks, Openbank by Santander, as a division of Santander Bank, N.A. For more information about Santander US, please visit www.santanderus.com.

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