Webster Bank’s Post

We celebrated the launch of our latest Finance Lab partnership with HISPANIC COALITION OF GREATER WATERBURY INC – our third in Connecticut. This new Lab provides Waterbury high school students with state-of-the-art tools and resources to develop skills for #financialsuccess. This partnership is part of a signature Webster initiative to help our partners in low- to moderate-income communities expand #financialempowerment and improve #financialliteracy. https://bit.ly/465crRJ

Webster’s Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer Marissa Weidner talked with LEADERS Magazine about our Community Investment Strategy, and the importance of providing access to capital, to financing and to banking services. Read more: https://bit.ly/4cVFrxL

Our final weeks of volunteering for #CommunityImpactMonth saw colleagues sorting & packing food with local organizations, tending to local farmland, teaching financial literacy with YWCA USA, helping to build more homes with Habitat for Humanity, and more! Stay tuned for our full recap of all of June’s volunteer activities.

Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July holiday. Our corporate offices and banking centers will be closed on July 4.

Join us in celebrating Craig Johnson, SIE, SHRM-CP for being recognized as one of Crain's New York Business' Notable LGBTQIA+ leaders of 2024! We are proud of Craig for this well-deserved recognition honoring his commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion at Webster and in the broader community. https://bit.ly/45Rg1Pm

Our summer interns had a great day giving back to their communities during #CommunityImpactMonth! Educating young students with Junior Achievement of New York for #JAinaDay and painting patient rooms at Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, CT.

We’re excited to announce new grants for seven non-profit organizations in our founding city of Waterbury, CT. The grants, totaling $100,000, will help these nonprofits address diverse needs in workforce training and placement, housing, food security and childcare. The funds will help expand outreach and programming to create lasting, positive change in the #BrassCity. https://bit.ly/3xFEXwB

Webster Financial Corporation and Marathon Asset Management today announced they are forming a private credit joint venture, which will deliver direct lending solutions to sponsor-backed middle market companies. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4bozEPT

Throughout the month of June, we’ve been attending events across our footprint celebrating #pridemonth. Special thanks to our Webster Pride BRG for organizing and gathering colleagues to attend and volunteer! Happy #pride2024 from all of us at Webster! 🌈

#CommunityImpactMonth continues with Webster colleagues across the footprint volunteering to pack & sort food with different local shelters, build with Habitat for Humanity, volunteer with American Red Cross and provide financial literacy to local students with Junior Achievement USA. Stay tuned for even more events happening throughout the month!