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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-010718
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180226
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180226

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:		18639085

	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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<U>February 26, 2018</U></P>

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YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">Item 7.01</TD><TD><U>Regulation FD Disclosure</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">On February 26, 2018, New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing that its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on June
5th, with a record date of April 10, 2018. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: <U>February
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Salvatore J. DiMartino </FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Salvatore J. DiMartino</FONT></TD>
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<html><head><META content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></META></head><body style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><DIV STYLE="width: 100%; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit
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<DIV STYLE="width: 100%"><p style="text-align:center"><b>New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Sets Date Of 2018 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders</b></p></div><div style="width:100%;"><div style="margin:0;margin-top:16pt;"><p>WESTBURY, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) (the &#34;Company&#34;) today announced that Tuesday, June 5th, has been established as the date of its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</p><p>The meeting will be held at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing, New York, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.</p><p>The date of record for voting at the Annual Meeting will be April 10, 2018 and proxy materials will be mailed to shareholders of record on or about April 26th.</p><p><b><u>About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
<br /></u></b>Based in Westbury, NY, 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. At December 31, 2017, the Company reported assets of $49.1 billion, loans of $38.4 billion, deposits of $29.1 billion, stockholders&#39; equity of $6.8 billion, and a market cap of $6.4 billion. </p><p>Reflecting our growth through a series of acquisitions, the Community Bank operates 225 branches 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, while the Commercial Bank 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 www.myNYCB.com and www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com.</p><div>
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