EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Webster Financial Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of Webster Financial Corporation related to the registration of shares
for the Webster Financial Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan of our report dated
January 28, 2000, relating to the consolidated statements of condition of
Webster Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31, 1999
annual report on Form 10-K of Webster Financial Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
October 20, 2000
