WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) (the "Company") today announced that Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora will participate in two upcoming investor conferences: the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando and Citi's 2010 Financial Services Conference in New York City.

Mr. Ficalora's presentations will focus on the Company's fourth quarter 2009 performance and its business strategies, including its recent acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of AmTrust Bank. His presentation at the Raymond James conference is scheduled to begin at 8:40 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, March 9th; his presentation at the Citi conference is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. (ET) on Thursday, March 11th.

Simultaneous webcasts of each presentation, including any questions and answers, will be available at the Company's web site, www.myNYCB.com. A replay of each webcast will be available within one hour of its conclusion, and will be archived at the Company's web site, together with the accompanying PowerPoint slides, through March 26, 2010.

About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

With assets of $42.2 billion at December 31, 2009, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the 22nd largest bank holding company in the nation and a leading producer of multi-family mortgage 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 241 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 in New York.

Reflecting its growth through a series of acquisitions, the Community Bank now operates through seven local divisions, each with a history of strength and service in the community it serves: 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.

    Source: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.