
Webster Bank to Acquire HSA Provider Bend Financial
The parent company of Stamford-based Webster Bank has agreed to acquire Boston-based Bend Financial Inc., a technology company that offers a cloud-based platform for health savings accounts.
The parent company of Stamford-based Webster Bank has agreed to acquire Boston-based Bend Financial Inc., a technology company that offers a cloud-based platform for health savings accounts.
The merger-of-equals between Waterbury-based Webster Bank and New York-based Sterling National Bank remains on track, and the banks expect to complete the transaction early in the fourth quarter.
Waterbury-based Webster Bank saw first quarter earnings increase almost 200 percent compared to the same quarter last year, when banks were responding to the start of the pandemic.
Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank and its HSA Bank division, had earnings of $88.1 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2019.
Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank and its HSA Bank division, announced earnings applicable to common shareholders of $91.4 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019.