Exhibit 23.1

	KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue
	New York, NY 10154-0102

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 10, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Webster Financial Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.

/S/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

May 8, 2023

KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of

the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with

KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.