Financial Performance - Fourth quarter 2024 net income available to common stockholders was 173.6million,or1.01 per diluted share, compared to 181.2million,or1.05 per diluted share in Q4 2023[2]. - Adjusted earnings per diluted share for Q4 2024 was 1.43,downfrom1.46 in Q4 2023, excluding securities repositioning losses of 56.9millionandadeferredtaxassetvaluationadjustmentof29.4 million[3]. - Net income for Q4 2024 was 177,766,000,adecreaseof10.4192,985,000 in Q3 2024[35]. - Earnings per diluted common share for Q4 2024 was 1.01,downfrom1.10 in Q3 2024, representing a decline of 8.2%[35]. - Net income available to common stockholders for the full year 2024 was 752,057,000,adecreaseof11.6851,190,000 in 2023[38]. - Adjusted net income for the quarter was 181,251thousand,downfrom195,531 thousand in the prior quarter, reflecting a decrease of 7.3%[47]. - Adjusted net income for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was 252,364,000,withanannualizedbasisof1,009,456,000[50]. - Adjusted return on average tangible common stockholders' equity was reported at 17.73% for the quarter[50]. Revenue and Income - Total revenue for Q4 2024 was 661.0million,withnetinterestincomeof608.5 million, an increase from 571.0millioninQ42023[5].−TotalinterestincomeforQ42024was995,087,000, an increase of 6.7% from 933,147,000inQ42023[38].−NetinterestincomeafterprovisionforloanandleaselossesforQ42024was544,968,000, compared to 535,021,000inQ42023,reflectingagrowthof1.852.5 million from 63.8millioninQ42023,primarilyduetolossesonsalesofinvestmentsecurities[8].−Non−interestincomedecreasedto52,507,000 in Q4 2024 from 63,815,000inQ42023,adeclineof17.7229.1 million from 241.3millionyear−over−year[24].AssetsandLiabilities−TotalassetsasofDecember31,2024,were79,025,073, a slight decrease from 79,453,900inQ32024[37].−WebsterFinancialCorporationhas79 billion in total assets[25]. - Total deposits rose to 64.82billioninQ42024,withinterestexpensesof358.90 million, compared to 59.98billionand325.79 million in Q4 2023[40]. - Total stockholders' equity increased to 9.19billioninQ42024from8.31 billion in Q4 2023[40]. - Total loans and leases increased to 52,505,168thousandasofDecember31,2024,upfrom51,947,015 thousand in the previous quarter, representing a growth of 1.07%[44]. - The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases was 689,566,000,slightlyupfrom687,798,000 in Q3 2024[37]. Credit Quality - Provision for credit losses was 63.5million,contributingtoa1.8 million increase in the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases from the prior quarter[9]. - Provision for credit losses increased to 63,500,000inQ42024from36,000,000 in Q4 2023, representing a significant rise of 76.4%[38]. - Nonperforming assets rose to 461,751,000,anincreaseof8.0427,274,000 in Q3 2024[35]. - Nonperforming loans and leases totaled 461,326thousandasofDecember31,2024,anincreasefrom425,617 thousand in the previous quarter, indicating a rise of 8.3%[46]. - The total net charge-offs for the quarter were 60,871thousand,comparedto35,426 thousand in the previous quarter, indicating an increase of 71.5%[46]. Efficiency and Ratios - Total non-interest expense was 340.4million,adecreaseof36.8 million from Q4 2023, excluding prior year special assessments and merger-related expenses[10]. - The efficiency ratio improved to 44.80% in Q4 2024, compared to 45.49% in Q3 2024[35]. - The common equity tier 1 ratio was 11.50%, compared to 11.25% at September 30, 2024, and 11.11% at December 31, 2023[18]. - The return on average tangible common stockholders' equity was 12.73% for the quarter, compared to 14.29% in the previous quarter, indicating a decline in profitability[47]. Segment Performance - Healthcare Financial Services segment reported total footings of 15.3billion,withdepositsof10.0 billion and assets under administration of 5.3billion[21].−CommercialBankingsegmenthad40.6 billion in loans and leases and 16.3billionindepositsasofDecember31,2024[19].−ConsumerBankingsegmenthad11.9 billion in loans and $27.3 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2024[23]. Future Outlook - The company plans to continue investing in technology and expanding its market presence[28].