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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-16-007601
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161219
ITEM INFORMATION:		Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000910073
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
		IRS NUMBER:				061377322
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31565
		FILM NUMBER:		162060495

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		615 MERRICK AVE
		CITY:			WESTBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11590
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7183596400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		615 MERRICK AVE
		CITY:			WESTBURY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11590

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930802
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      </font><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt">December
      19, 2016</font></u><br><br><br><u><font style="font-size: 11pt"><b>NEW
      YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.</b></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)
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      <u>615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590</u><br>&#160;(Address of
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      telephone number, including area code)<br><br><u>Not applicable</u><br>&#160;(Former
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          ITEM 1.02
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            <u>Termination of a Material Contract</u>
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          On December 19, 2016, the Boards of Directors of New York Community
          Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and Astoria Financial Corporation
          (&#8220;Astoria Financial&#8221;) mutually agreed not to extend the Agreement
          and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 28, 2015, by and between the
          Company and Astoria Financial (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;), and to
          terminate the Merger Agreement as of January 1, 2017. A press
          release issued on December 20, 2016 to announce the termination of
          the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
          incorporated herein by reference.
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            Upon its termination, the Merger Agreement will become void and
            have no effect, and none of the Company, Astoria Financial, any of
            their respective subsidiaries or any of the officers or directors
            of any of them will have any liability under the Merger Agreement,
            subject to limited exceptions specified in the Merger Agreement.
            The foregoing description of the termination provisions of the
            Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified
            in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger
            Agreement. A description of the Merger Agreement is incorporated
            by reference from the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 29,
            2015.
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            ITEM 9.01
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            (d)
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            News release issued by the Company on December 20, 2016.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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            <u>December 20, 2016</u>
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            NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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            <u>/s/ Ilene A. Angarola</u>
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            Executive Vice President
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            and Director, Investor Relations
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            Exhibit 99.1
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            News release issued on December 20, 2016.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>New
      York Community Bancorp, Inc.</b></font></u><b><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">
      </font></u><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">and
      Astoria Financial Corporation Announce the Termination of Their
      Definitive Merger Agreement Effective January 1, 2017</font></u></b>
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      WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 20, 2016--New York Community
      Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), the holding company for New
      York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank, and Astoria Financial
      Corporation (NYSE: AF), the holding company for Astoria Bank, today
      announced that their boards of directors have mutually agreed not to
      extend the companies&#8217; definitive merger agreement, and to terminate the
      agreement effective January 1, 2017.
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      <u><b>About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.</b></u>
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    <p>
      One of the largest U.S. bank holding companies, with assets of $49.5
      billion, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is a leading producer of
      multi-family loans on non-luxury, rent-regulated apartment buildings in
      New York City, and the parent of New York Community Bank and New York
      Commercial Bank. With deposits of $29.1 billion and 255 branches in
      Metro New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona, the Company also
      ranks among the largest depositories in the United States.
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      Reflecting its growth through a series of acquisitions, New York
      Community Bank currently operates through seven local divisions, each
      with a history of service and strength: Queens County Savings Bank,
      Roslyn Savings Bank, Richmond County Savings Bank, and Roosevelt Savings
      Bank in New York; Garden State Community Bank in New Jersey; Ohio
      Savings Bank in Ohio; and AmTrust Bank in Florida and Arizona.
      Similarly, New York Commercial Bank currently operates 18 of its 30 New
      York-based branches under the divisional name Atlantic Bank. Additional
      information about the Company and its bank subsidiaries is available at <u>www.myNYCB.com</u>
      and <u>www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com</u>.
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      CONTACT:<br>New York Community Bancorp, Inc.<br>Investors:<br>Ilene A.
      Angarola, 516-683-4420<br>or<br>Media:<br>Kelly Maude Leung, 516-683-4032
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