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Webster Ranked Nationally by Bank Director as a Best Publicly Traded Bank with $50B-plus assets

By Webster Bank

(STAMFORD, CT) August 30, 2023 | 1 min read —

Webster Bank today announced it has been ranked in the top 10 in Bank Director’s RankingBanking Survey of banks with $50B or more in assets and the only New England-based bank at that level.

The RankingBanking study scores the 300 largest publicly traded banks nationally based on year-end performance for 2022, using return on average equity, return on average assets, capital adequacy, asset quality and one-year total shareholder return. Banks are scored on each of the five metrics. The scores are merged into an overall score, which determines the ranking. The data is compiled by Piper Sandler & Co. using S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

“We are pleased to be recognized for our performance,” said John Ciulla, President & CEO of Webster Financial Corporation. “We have a distinctive and high-performing bank with the scale and capabilities to support the changing financial needs and objectives of our commercial, business and individual clients. Our solid financial results are driven by our differentiated lines of business, unique funding sources and our dedicated colleagues and loyal clients and customers.”

For more information about the rankings, read the full RankingBanking study here.

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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