Webster Financial (WBS) S-8 POS Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to the registration statement (No. 333-257035) on Form S-4 of Webster Financial Corporation, of our report dated February 26, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sterling Bancorp and Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2020.

/s/ Crowe LLP

New York, New York

February 1, 2022