Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Webster Financial Corporation:
We consent to use of our reports dated February 26, 2021, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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, 2020, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, incorporated herein by reference.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for the recognition and measurement of credit losses as of January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.
/s/ KPMG |
| Hartford, Connecticut |
| April 22, 2021 |
