New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB) (the "Company") today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas R. Cangemi will participate in the KBW Boston Bank Conference to be held on Wednesday, February 26th.

The presentation, which will take the form of a conversation with KBW analyst Collyn Gilbert, will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conversation is expected to cover a variety of industry- and Company-related topics, including current business trends and market conditions.

A simultaneous audio-only webcast of the presentation will be available at the Company's website, ir.myNYCB.com. A replay of the webcast will be available later in the day and will be archived at the Company's website, through March 12, 2014.

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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