Webster Financial Corp. said its allowance for credit losses in the recent quarter was $85 million, up from $45.5 million.
In what Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James C. Smith described as "progress on several fronts," the bank had deposit growth of $426 million, to $13.6 billion; its capital cushion grew and is well above required levels; and earnings before the bad-assets set aside were up by 10 percent.
"Loan delinquencies were flat for the third consecutive quarter and overall performance was solid considering the challenging environment,' Smith said.
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