secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS)
CIK:        0000801337
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-16T20:12:03+00:00
Accession:  0000801337-26-000017
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

OCC approves bank merger of Webster Bank into Santander Bank; closing pending Fed, ECB approvals
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- OCC approved Bank Merger application on June 12, 2026, to merge Webster Bank into Santander Bank.
- Application was submitted by Santander Bank on March 30, 2026.
- Acquisition of Webster Financial by Banco Santander still subject to Fed and ECB approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000080133726000017/0000801337-26-000017-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000080133726000017/wbs-20260612.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000801337-26-000017

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