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Webster Hires Patricia Sampson to Lead Community Reinvestment and Reporting Efforts

By Webster Bank

Webster Bank today announced that Patricia Sampson joined the Bank as Senior Managing Director, Corporate Responsibility Reporting & Analytics, CRA and Fair and Responsible Banking Officer. She will report directly to the Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer.

In her role, Sampson will develop and execute corporate-wide programs to comply with the Community Reinvestment Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and Fair and Responsible Banking laws. She also will oversee all Corporate Responsibility data reporting and analytics, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data.

“Patricia brings extensive experience in building and overseeing community reinvestment strategies and compliance,” said Marissa Weidner, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer. “Webster is committed to responding to the needs of the communities we serve, particularly low- and moderate- income families and individuals. I look forward to seeing how our efforts will expand under Patricia’s leadership.”

Sampson previously held leadership roles at several Fortune 500 Companies including most recently as Head of Corporate Fair and Responsible Banking at Popular. Prior to that, she served as CRA Officer at American Express and Fair Lending Officer at Goldman Sachs.

She earned an undergraduate degree in history from Hamilton College and graduated from the accelerated Juris Doctor program at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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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