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 months ended March 31, 2010 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, April 21, 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 April 21st, during which Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Joseph R. Ficalora will discuss highlights of the Company's first quarter 2010 performance and its business strategies. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at www.myNYCB.com and archived through 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2010.

Information about the conference call follows:

    Access Code for Dial-in and Replay:  1Q10NYCB

    Dial-in:

               Domestic:                 (800) 862-9098

               International:            (785) 424-1051

    Replay:                              April 21 (12:30 p.m.) - April 26
                                         (midnight)

               Domestic:                 (800) 243-8160

               International:            (402) 220-9032

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 247 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 operates through seven local divisions, each with a history of strength and service in its community: 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.