New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB) (the "Company") today announced that Wednesday, June 4th, has been established as the date of its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The meeting will be held at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing, New York, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The date of record for voting at the Annual Meeting will be April 9, 2014 and proxy materials will be mailed to shareholders of record on or about April 25th.

About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

With assets of $46.7 billion at December 31, 2013, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. ranks among the 25 largest bank holding companies in the nation and is a leading producer of multi-family mortgage loans in New York City, with an emphasis on rent-regulated apartment buildings that feature below-market rents. The Company has two bank subsidiaries: New York Community Bank, a thrift, with 243 branches serving customers throughout Metro New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, and Arizona; and New York Commercial Bank, with 30 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 operates through seven local divisions, each with a history of service and strength: 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 18 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.

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