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, 2009 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. 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 October 28th, during which Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora will discuss highlights of the Company's third quarter 2009 performance and its business strategies. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at www.myNYCB.com and archived through 5:00 p.m. on November 25, 2009.

Information about the conference call follows:

   Access Code for Dial-in and Replay:  3QNYCB

   Dial-in:

             Domestic:                  (800) 862-9098

             International:             (785) 424-1051

   Replay:                              October 28 (12:30 p.m.) - November 2
                                        (midnight)

             Domestic:                  (800) 374-1375

             International:             (402) 220-0682

About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

With assets of $32.9 billion at June 30, 2009, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the 24th 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, with 177 branches serving customers throughout Metro New York and New Jersey; and New York Commercial Bank, with 35 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 five 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, and Garden State Community Bank in New Jersey. 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.