New York Community Bancorp, Inc. announced several changes to its Board of Directors (the "Board"). Michael J. Levine has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Company and New York Community Bank (the "Bank"). Mr. Levine has been a director since 2004 and has served as the Company's Independent Presiding Director since 2014. In addition, he has served on several Committees, including as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committees. The Board's current Non-Executive Chairman, Dominick Ciampa, will remain as a director of both the Company and Bank boards. Mr. Ciampa has served as Non-Executive Chairman since December 2010 and has served as a director of both the Company and the Bank since 1995. Additionally, Hanif "Wally" Dahya has been named as the Company's new Independent Presiding Director. Mr. Dahya has served as a director of both the Company and the Bank since 2007 and currently serves on several committees including the Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and the Risk Assessment Committees. He also chairs the Bank's Commercial Credit Committee. Mr. Dahya is the Chief Executive Officer of The Y Company LLC.