Webster Financial raises stock buyback by $700M worth of shares

Webster Financial (WBS) Corporation announced that its Board of Directors increased the company’s authority to repurchase shares of its common stock by $700,000,000 under its existing share repurchase program. The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.