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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. to Issue Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release on January 27, 2009; Conference Call Set for 9:3

^{Published on 2008-12-30 13:21:28, Last Modified on 2008-12-30 13:22:00 - Market Wire}
 

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, 2008 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. The release will be posted to the Company's web site, [ 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 2008 performance and its business strategies. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast at [ www.myNYCB.com ] and archived through 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2009.

Information about the conference call follows:

With assets of $32.1 billion at September 30, 2008, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the 29th largest bank holding company in the nation and a leading producer of multi-family loans in New York City, with an emphasis on rent-regulated properties. The Company operates two bank subsidiaries—New York Community Bank, a thrift, with 178 locations in Metro New York and New Jersey, and New York Commercial Bank, with 38 branches in New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island, including 19 that operate under the name Atlantic Bank. Reflecting its growth through a series of acquisitions, the Community Bank currently operates through six local divisions: Queens County Savings Bank, Roslyn Savings Bank, Richmond County Savings Bank, Roosevelt Savings Bank, Synergy Bank, and Garden State Community Bank. For more information about the Company and its bank subsidiaries, please visit [ www.myNYCB.com ] or [ www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com ].