EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Webster Financial Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference of our report dated January 28, 2000,
which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of
Webster Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Webster Financial Corporation
on Form S-4 on Form S-8 (File No. 333-33228) pertaining to the Mechanics Savings
Bank 1996 Officer Stock Option Plan and the Mechanics Savings Bank 1996
Directors Stock Option Plan.
/s/ KPMG
Hartford, Connecticut
July 25, 2000
