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 twelve months ended December 31, 2009 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. The release will be posted to the Company's website, www.myNYCB.com, upon issuance.

The Company will conduct a post-earnings conference call at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on January 27th, during which Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora will discuss highlights of the Company's fourth quarter 2009 performance and its business strategies, including its recent acquisition of the deposits and certain assets of AmTrust Bank. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at www.myNYCB.com and archived through 5:00 p.m. on February 24, 2010.

Information about the conference call follows:

  Access Code for Dial-in and Replay:           4QNYCB

  Dial-in:

             Domestic:                          (800) 862-9098

             International:                     (785) 424-1051

  Replay:                                       January 27 (12:30 p.m.) -
                                                February 1 (midnight)

             Domestic:                          (800) 839-4012

             International:                     (402) 220-2981

About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

With assets of approximately $42 billion, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the 22nd largest bank holding company in the nation and is 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, with 243 branches serving customers throughout Metro New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona; and New York Commercial Bank, with 35 branches serving customers in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Westchester County, all in New York.

Reflecting its growth through a series of acquisitions, the Community Bank currently operates through six local divisions: 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, and AmTrust Bank in Florida, Ohio, and Arizona. Similarly, the Commercial Bank operates 18 of its branches under the name Atlantic Bank. Information about the Company and its bank subsidiaries is available at www.myNYCB.com and www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com.

    Source: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.