Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) reported Q1 EPS of $0.85, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.79. Revenue for the quarter came in at $282.9 million versus the consensus estimate of $210.03 million.

Highlights for the first quarter of 2018:

• Revenue of $282.9 million, an increase of 10.6 percent from a year ago, including net interest income of $214.2 million, an increase of 11.2 percent from a year ago.
• Loan growth of $711 million, or 4.2 percent from a year ago, with growth of $654 million, or 6.4 percent, in commercial and commercial real estate loans.
• Deposit growth of $1.1 billion, or 5.6 percent from a year ago, with growth of $694 million, or 14.5 percent, in health savings account deposits.
• Net interest margin of 3.44 percent, up 22 basis points from a year ago.
• Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue growth of $19.4 million, or 21.1 percent from a year ago, led by HSA Bank's growth of 59.6 percent.
• Annualized return on average common shareholders' equity of 12.15 percent compared to 9.43 percent a year ago; annualized return on average tangible common shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) of 15.73 percent compared to 12.47 percent a year ago.

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