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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1547781_1_1">Capital [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtBeginningStage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1699055_3_1">Capital Conservation Buffer Percentage, at Beginning Stage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtBeginningStage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1699055_1_1">Capital Conservation Buffer Percentage, at Beginning Stage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtBeginningStage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1699055_2_1">Capital conservation buffer, percentage at the beginning stage</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtBeginningStage" xlink:to="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtBeginningStage_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtFullyPhasedinStage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1581877_3_1">Capital Conservation Buffer Percentage, at Fully Phased-in Stage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtFullyPhasedinStage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1581877_1_1">Capital Conservation Buffer Percentage, at Fully Phased-in Stage</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtFullyPhasedinStage" xlink:to="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPercentageAtFullyPhasedinStage_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="nyb-20171231.xsd#nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1734238_3_1">Capital Conservation Buffer, Phase-in Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1734238_1_1">Capital Conservation Buffer, Phase-in Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1734238_2_1">Capital conservation buffer, phase-in period</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod" xlink:to="nyb_CapitalConservationBufferPhaseInPeriod_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1562393_1_1">Capital Required for Capital Adequacy</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1562393_2_1">Minimum for capital adequacy purposes, Risk-Based Capital, Total Amount</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1554363_1_1">Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1554363_2_1">Minimum for capital adequacy purposes, Risk-Based Capital, Total Ratio</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1557635_1_1">Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1557635_2_1">Minimum total risk based capital ratio to be categorized as well capitalized</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalSecuritiesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1697594_3_1">Capital Securities Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalSecuritiesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1697594_1_1">Capital Securities Outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalSecuritiesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1697594_2_1">Capital Securities Amount Outstanding</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="nyb_CapitalSecuritiesOutstanding" xlink:to="nyb_CapitalSecuritiesOutstanding_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="nyb_CapitalSecuritiesQualifiedAsTierOneCapital_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1571453_3_1">Capital Securities Qualified As Tier One Capital</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1551015_1_1">Capital to Risk Weighted Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1551015_2_1">Total regulatory capital, Risk-Based Capital, Total Ratio</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1551015_6_1">Total regulatory capital, Risk-Based Capital, Total Ratio</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalUnitsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalUnitsMember"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalUnitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1547801_1_1">Capital Units [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalUnitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1547801_2_1">Capital Units</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalUnitsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalUnitsMember_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565347_4_1">Cash and cash equivalents at end of year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565347_5_1">Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565347_2_1">Cash and cash equivalents</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565347_12_1">Cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1547808_1_1">Cash and Cash Equivalents [Axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1547808_2_1">Cash and Cash Equivalents</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1567334_1_1">Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1567334_2_1">Cash and cash equivalents</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1567335_6_1">Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease" xlink:to="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1547812_1_1">Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPolicyTextBlock_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1564382_1_1">Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1564382_2_1">Dividend paid to the Parent Company</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1564382_14_1">Dividends received from subsidiaries</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany" xlink:to="us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany_lbl"/>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowanceCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1562852_14_1">Allowance for losses on covered loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowanceCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1562852_18_1">Less: Allowance for losses on covered loans</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1563808_1_1">Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1567827_1_1">Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="nyb_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountExcludingPurchasedCreditImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1614944_3_1">Loans And Leases Receivable Gross Carrying Amount Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="nyb_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountExcludingPurchasedCreditImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1614944_1_1">Loans And Leases Receivable Gross Carrying Amount Excluding Purchased Credit Impaired Loans</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtInterestIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1561117_1_1">Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Troubled Debt, Interest Income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtInterestIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1561117_2_1">Capitalized interest</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565850_2_1">Non-covered loans held for investment, net of deferred loan fees and costs</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1564827_1_1">Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1564827_6_1">Non-covered loans held for investment, net</label>
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount_lbl"/>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCovered" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCovered"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1566836_1_1">Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Reported Amount, Covered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1566836_2_1">Covered loans, net</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCoveredAndNotCovered" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCoveredAndNotCovered"/>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCoveredAndNotCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1566837_1_1">Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Reported Amount, Covered and Not Covered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCoveredAndNotCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1566837_2_1">Loans, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmountCoveredAndNotCovered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1566837_6_1">Total loans, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565855_1_1">Loans Held-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" id="id_9978847_1565855_2_1">Fair Value Carrying Amount</label>
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