NYCB 2017 Annual Report

150 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. March 1, 2018 New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Registrant) /s/ Joseph R. Ficalora Joseph R. Ficalora President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/ Joseph R. Ficalora 3/1/18 /s/ Thomas R. Cangemi 3/1/18 Joseph R. Ficalora Thomas R. Cangemi President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer) (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ John J. Pinto 3/1/18 John J. Pinto Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Dominick Ciampa 3/1/18 /s/ Maureen E. Clancy 3/1/18 Dominick Ciampa Maureen E. Clancy Chairman of the Board of Directors Director /s/ Hanif W. Dahya 3/1/18 /s/ Leslie D. Dunn 3/1/18 Hanif W. Dahya Leslie D. Dunn Director Director /s/ Michael J. Levine 3/1/18 /s/ James J. O’Donovan 3/1/18 Michael J. Levine James J. O’Donovan Director Director /s/ Lawrence Rosano, Jr. 3/1/18 /s/ Ronald A. Rosenfeld 3/1/18 Lawrence Rosano, Jr. Ronald A. Rosenfeld Director Director /s/ Lawrence J. Savarese 3/1/18 /s/ John M. Tsimbinos 3/1/18 Lawrence J. Savarese John M. Tsimbinos Director Director /s/ Robert Wann 3/1/18 Robert Wann Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director