WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPWBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP New Standards Disclosure
Accounting Standards Adopted During the Current Year
ASU No. 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to provide more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. Specifically, the amendments in this Update require disclosure of: (i) a tabular reconciliation, using both percentages and reporting currency amounts, with prescribed categories that are required to be disclosed, and the separate disclosure and disaggregation of prescribed reconciling items with an effect equal to 5% or more of the amount determined by multiplying pretax income from continuing operations by the application statutory rate; (ii) a qualitative description of the states and local jurisdictions that make up the majority (greater than 50%) of the effect of the state and local income taxes; and (iii) amount of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes and by individual jurisdictions that comprise 5% or more of total income taxes paid, net of refunds received. The amendments in this Update also include certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures.
The Company adopted the Update as of December 31, 2025, on a retrospective basis. Refer to the section captioned “Disaggregation of Income Taxes Paid” earlier in this Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 8: Income Taxes for the incorporation of such additional income tax disclosure information.
Relevant Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
ASU No. 2024-03—Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures
(Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
(Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to financial statements at each interim and annual reporting period, including the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depletion included in each relevant expense caption. For the employee compensation category, bank holding companies may continue to present compensation expense on the face of the income statement in accordance with Regulation S-X Rule 210.9-04. A qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively are also required to be disclosed. In addition, entities must disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, their definition of selling expenses.
The Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied on either a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its non-interest expense disclosures; however, the impact is not expected to be material.
ASU No. 2025-06—Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06—Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, to modernize the accounting framework for internal-use software development. The amendments eliminate the requirement to evaluate software development stages and instead introduce a principles-based capitalization threshold. Under the new guidance, entities begin capitalizing costs when (i) management authorizes and commits to funding the project, and (ii) it is probable the project will be completed, and the software will be used to perform its intended function (the “probable-to-complete” threshold).
The Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied using either a prospective, modified, or retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its internal-use software costs capitalization policy and financial statement presentation.
ASU No. 2025-08—Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans
In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025‑08, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans, which expands the gross‑up approach under CECL beyond PCD assets to include certain purchased seasoned loans. Under the amendments, loans (excluding credit cards) acquired without credit deterioration and deemed “seasoned,” as defined in the Update, are considered purchased seasoned loans and accounted for using the gross-up approach at acquisition. The Update also clarifies that any difference between the unpaid principal balance and the grossed-up basis is a non-credit discount or premium, which is to be accreted or amortized into interest income over the term of the loan.
The Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments are to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2025-09—Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements
In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025‑09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements, which introduces targeted refinements to simplify and expand hedge accounting. The amendments (i) permit designation of groups of forecasted transactions with similar risk exposure in a cash flow hedge, (ii) provide an optional model for hedging choose‑your‑rate debt instruments to maintain continuity when contractual terms allow index or tenor changes, (iii) allow designation of variable price components of forecasted purchases or sales of nonfinancial items, and (iv) remove the presumption that a derivative instrument that results from combining a written option and any other non-option derivative are automatically a written option. The Update also eliminates presentation mismatches for dual hedge strategies involving foreign‑currency‑denominated debt.
The Update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments are to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 27, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 1, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 1, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | |
About New Standards Disclosures
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