New York Community Bancorp, Inc. to Issue Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release on Wednesday, October 24, 2012; Conference Call Set for 9:30 a.m. (ET)

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) (the “Company”) today announced that it expects to issue its earnings release for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. The release will be posted to the Company’s website, ir.myNYCB.com, upon issuance.

The Company will conduct a post-earnings conference call at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on the same date, during which President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora will discuss highlights of the Company’s third quarter 2012 performance and its business strategies. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at ir.myNYCB.com and archived through 5:00 p.m. on November 21, 2012.

Information about the conference call follows:

Access Code for Dial-in and Replay:		3Q12NYCB
Dial-in:
	Domestic:	[phone]
	International:	[phone]
Replay:		October 24 (12:30 p.m.) – October 28 (midnight)
	Domestic:	[phone]
	International:	[phone]

About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

With assets of $43.5 billion at June 30, 2012, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the 21st largest bank holding company in the nation and a leading producer of multi-family loans in New York City, with an emphasis on apartment buildings that feature below-market rents. The Company has two bank subsidiaries: New York Community Bank, a thrift, with 240 branches serving customers throughout Metro New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona; and New York Commercial Bank, with 34 branches serving customers in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester County in New York.

Reflecting its growth through a series of acquisitions, the Community Bank currently operates through seven local divisions, each with a history of strength and service in its community: Queens County Savings Bank in Queens; Roslyn Savings Bank on Long Island; Richmond County Savings Bank on Staten Island; Roosevelt Savings Bank in Brooklyn; Garden State Community Bank in New Jersey; Ohio Savings Bank in Ohio; and AmTrust Bank in Florida and Arizona. Similarly, the Commercial Bank operates 17 of its branches under the divisional name Atlantic Bank. Additional information about the Company and its bank subsidiaries is available at www.myNYCB.com and www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com.