ACQUISITION OF FLAGSTAR BANCORP CLOSED ON DECEMBER 1ST CREATING ONE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL BANKS IN THE COUNTRY

TRANSITION TO COMMERCIAL BANK MODEL UNDERWAY WITH NON-INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS AT 21% AND COMMERCIAL LOANS AT 33%

LEGACY NEW YORK COMMUNITY DEPOSIT GROWTH OF $7.6 BILLION OR 22%

ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ACTIONS TO RESTRUCTURE MORTGAGE OPERATIONS DURING FIRST QUARTER 2023

Fourth Quarter And Full-Year 2022 Summary

Fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results reflect legacy New York Community Bancorp, Inc. results through November 30, 2022 and inclusive of the Flagstar acquisition beginning December 1, 2022.

Earnings/Net Income:

Fourth-quarter 2022 diluted EPS were $0.30, unchanged compared to fourth-quarter 2021.
As adjusted, fourth-quarter 2022 diluted EPS were $0.25 compared to $0.31 in fourth-quarter 2021.
Full-year 2022 diluted EPS were $1.26 compared to $1.20 for 2021.
As adjusted, full-year diluted EPS were $1.23 compared to $1.24 for 2021.
Fourth-quarter 2022 net income available to common stockholders was $164 million compared to $142 million in fourth-quarter 2021.
As adjusted, fourth-quarter 2022 net income available to common stockholders was $139 million compared to $147 million in fourth-quarter 2021.
Full-year 2022 net income available to common stockholders totaled $617 million compared to $563 million for full-year 2021.
As adjusted, full-year 2022 net income available to common stockholders was $603 million compared to $585 million in full-year 2021.
Fourth-quarter 2022 PPNR was $308 million, up $105 million or 52% year-over-year.
Full-year 2022 PPNR totaled $959 million, up $150 million or 19% compared to full-year 2021.
As adjusted, fourth-quarter 2022 PPNR was $209 million, relatively unchanged year-over-year.
Full-year 2022 PPNR, as adjusted, totaled $875 million, up $43 million or 5% compared to full-year 2021.

Balance Sheet:

Total assets of $90.1 billion compared to $63.0 billion at the previous quarter due to the addition of $25.8 billion in assets, net of purchase accounting adjustments ("PAA"), resulting from the Flagstar acquisition.
Total loans were $69.0 billion compared to $49.0 billion in the previous quarter, including $17.2 billion of loans, net of PAA, resulting from the Flagstar acquisition.
Multi-family loans increased $3.5 billion or 10% during the year to $38.1 billion.
Specialty finance loans rose $912 million or 26% in 2022 to $4.4 billion.
Commercial real estate ("CRE") loans totaled $10.5 billion at year-end 2022 up $3.6 billion or 52% as a result of the Flagstar acquisition.
Commercial and industrial loans ("C&I") excluding specialty finance, totaled $7.9 billion at year-end 2022 compared to $526 million year-end 2021, also due to the acquisition.
Total deposits increased $23.7 billion or 67% during 2022 to $58.7 billion due to the addition of $16.1 billion in deposits resulting from the Flagstar acquisition and $7.6 billion of organic growth at legacy New York Community.
Loan-related deposits ("LRD") totaled $4.4 billion, up $389 million or 10% compared to $4.0 billion at year-end 2021.

Net Interest Margin/Income:

Fourth quarter net interest margin ("NIM") of 2.28%, up six basis points as compared to the previous quarter.
Prepayment income was $7 million in the fourth quarter and $49 million for the full year.
Excluding prepayment income, the fourth quarter NIM was up nine basis points to 2.24%.
Net interest income during fourth-quarter 2022 totaled $379 million, up 18% year-over-year and 16% as compared to the previous quarter.
Full-year 2022 net interest income increased 8% to $1.4 billion.

Asset Quality:

Non-performing assets ("NPAs") were $153 million at December 31, 2022 or 0.17% of total assets.
Non-performing loans ("NPLs") were $141 million or 0.20% of total loans.
Both increases were entirely due to the Flagstar acquisition and composed of mostly one-to-four family and home equity loans.
The allowance for credit losses totaled $393 million or 279% of non-performing loans and 0.57% of total loans.

HICKSVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:NYCB) (the "Company") today reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2022 of $172 million compared to $150 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Net income available to common stockholders for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was $164 million compared to $142 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Diluted EPS were $0.30 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 unchanged compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Net income, as adjusted, for the three months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $147 million compared to $155 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Net income available to common stockholders, as adjusted, totaled $139 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $147 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Diluted EPS for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as adjusted, were $0.25 compared to $0.31 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as adjusted.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, net income totaled $650 million compared to $596 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Net income available to common stockholders for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $617 million compared to $563 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Diluted EPS for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 were $1.26 compared to $1.20 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

Net income, as adjusted, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $636 million compared to $618 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Adjusted net income available for common stockholders was $603 million for the twelve months December 31, 2022 compared to $585 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Adjusted diluted EPS totaled $1.23 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $1.24 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

CEO COMMENTARY

Commenting on the Company's operating results and performance, President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Cangemi said: "New York Community had another strong year in 2022, which was capped off by the closing of the Flagstar acquisition, our largest acquisition to date. This acquisition closed on December 1st and we are already seeing some of the benefits we outlined when the transaction was first announced. The transformation of the Company to a commercial banking model is underway, as we have started to diversify both our loan portfolio and our funding mix. Commercial loans, including commercial real estate and specialty finance, currently represent about one-third of our loan portfolio compared to less than 25% before we announced the acquisition, while non-interest-bearing deposits are now 21% of total deposits compared to 9% before the announcement. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, our sensitivity to interest rate changes has improved materially to a more balanced position. Accordingly, we expect that our margin in 2023 will be above where we ended the year. We look forward to further benefits in all of our metrics throughout this year and next, as we focus on the integration and transformation of the new Flagstar.

"As for our mortgage business, the substantial Fed policy shift last year resulted in significantly higher residential mortgage rates. This had a negative impact on the business, as all mortgage activity slowed. While legacy Flagstar was proactive in rightsizing its mortgage business throughout the past year, we expect the mortgage market to remain challenged. Therefore, we made the strategic decision shortly after the transaction closed to swiftly restructure the business, which occurred in January. Going forward, our distributed retail channel will operate as an in-branch footprint model and we will close all out of footprint locations, resulting in a 69% reduction in the number of retail home lending offices. These decisions are among the most difficult decisions our leadership team has to make, however; they are necessary to ensure the long-term success of our mortgage business. We anticipate that these actions will optimize our mortgage business and improve our profitability during the current down-turn, while still allowing us to participate in the upside in the event the interest rate environment becomes more favorable.

"In terms of our 2022 performance, this was another record year for the Company. On a non-GAAP basis, we reported full-year diluted EPS of $1.23, and net income available to common stockholders of $603 million, excluding merger-related expenses, bargain purchase gain, and the initial provision for credit losses, compared to $585 million in 2021, which also excludes merger-related expenses. Last year's net income was a record level and in 2022, we broke that record. We are very pleased with our 2022 operating performance and see momentum building as we head into 2023.

"None of what has been accomplished so far would have been possible without the extreme dedication and hard work of each of our employees, whose commitment to our customers over the past several years has been nothing short of amazing. My sincere thanks to all of them."

MORTGAGE RESTRUCTURING

Legacy Flagstar proactively rightsized its mortgage operation throughout 2022 to adjust for market conditions. The mortgage business is cyclical by nature and challenging conditions are expected to continue throughout 2023. To better reflect demand and align to where our brand strength and familiarity lies, the distributed retail channel will reduce coverage by 69% and shift to a branch footprint only-model.

We expect that these actions will optimize our mortgage business and improve profitability during the current mortgage down cycle, while still allowing us to participate in the upside once the interest rate cycle becomes favorable. This allows us to maintain a retail presence within our nine-state footprint, leverages our marketing and branding spend, and reduces risk. More importantly, it leaves our position within the mortgage industry intact. We remain one of the largest bank originators, the 6th largest sub-servicer in the country, and the 2nd largest warehouse lender. Moreover, it allows us to continue to lend in all six channels and maintain our commitment to the correspondent and broker business.

BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY

At December 31, 2022, total assets were $90.1 billion compared to $63.0 billion at September 30, 2022 and $59.5 billion at December 31, 2021. The Flagstar acquisition added $25.8 billion of assets, net of PAA.

Total loans and leases held for investment were $69.0 billion at December 31, 2022 compared to $49.0 billion at September 30, 2022 and $45.7 billion at December 31, 2021. Flagstar added $17.2 billion of loans held for investment, net of PAA. Total loans held for sale were $1.1 billion, net of marks at December 31, 2022, all of which were contributed by Flagstar.

Total securities at December 31, 2022 were $9.1 billion compared to $6.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and $5.8 billion at December 31, 2021. Flagstar contributed $2.7 billion, net of PAA.

At December 31, 2022, total deposits were $58.7 billion compared to $41.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and $35.1 billion at December 31, 2021. The acquisition of Flagstar added $16.1 billion in deposits, net of PAA.

Wholesale borrowings at December 31, 2022 totaled $20.3 billion compared to $13.1 billion at September 30, 2022 and $15.9 billion at December 31, 2021. The acquisition of Flagstar added $6.4 billion of wholesale borrowings, net of PAAs.

Loans

At December 31, 2022, total loans and leases held for investment were $69.0 billion compared to $49.0 billion at September 30, 2022 and $45.7 billion at December 31, 2021. Of the $23.3 billion in growth this year, the Flagstar acquisition contributed $17.2 billion in loans, net of PAA. During the year, multi-family loans increased $3.5 billion or 10% to $38.1 billion, while the CRE portfolio increased $3.6 billion or 52% to $10.5 billion. The increase in the CRE portfolio was due to the Flagstar acquisition, while the increase in multi-family loans was mostly organic growth at legacy New York Community.

Our specialty finance portfolio had another strong year with total loans in this segment increasing $912 million or 26% to $4.4 billion. Total commitments for the legacy New York Community specialty finance portfolio stood at $7.4 billion at December 31, 2022. The remaining C&I portfolio, excluding specialty finance, totaled $7.9 billion at year-end 2022 compared to $526 million at year-end 2021.

One-to-four family residential loans held for investment totaled $5.8 billion at December 31, 2022. The vast majority of these loans were acquired in the Flagstar acquisition. Other loans totaled $2.3 billion at December 31, 2022 compared to only $6 million at year-end 2021. The increase was due to the Flagstar acquisition and is mostly comprised of consumer loans.

Loans held for sale were $1.1 billion at December 31, 2022. These loans were also from Flagstar and represent one-to-four family residential mortgage loans pending sale and marked to fair value at closing.

At December 31, 2022, multi-family loans represented 55% of total loans, compared to 76% at December 31, 2021, commercial loans (including specialty finance and CRE) represented 33% compared to less than 25% at December 31, 2021, while residential loans represented 8%.

Originations

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, loan originations totaled $4.5 billion, up 20% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, but down 2% compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021. Specialty finance originations totaled $1.9 billion, up 23% on a linked-quarter basis and up 59% on a year-over-year basis. Multi-family originations were $1.3 billion, down 23% on a linked-quarter basis and 55% on a year-over-year basis.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, total originations were $17.1 billion, up 30% compared to $13.1 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Specialty finance originations increased 90% to $6.0 billion, while multi-family originations rose 2% to $8.4 billion and commercial real estate originations rose 22% to $1.1 billion.

Asset Quality

Non-Performing Assets

Asset quality remained strong during the fourth quarter of 2022. Total NPAs at December 31, 2022 were $153 million compared to $50 million at September 30, 2022. Total NPLs were $141 million compared to $45 million at September 30, 2022. The linked-quarter increases were substantially due to the Flagstar acquisition and centered on non-performing one-to-four family residential and home equity loans. NPAs to total assets equaled 0.17% and NPLs to total loans were 0.20%, compared to 0.08% and 0.09%, respectively, at September 30, 2022.

Repossessed assets totaled $12 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $5 million at September 30, 2022. Total loans 30 to 89 days past due increased to $64 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $39 million at September 30, 2022. The quarter-over-quarter increase was also acquisition-related and the result of one-to-four family and home equity loan delinquencies.

Allowance for Credit Losses

At December 31, 2022, the allowance for credit losses was $393 million, up $175 million compared to $218 million at September 30, 2022. The majority of the increase is related to the initial provision for credit losses under CECL of $117 million. Excluding the CECL-related provision, the provision for credit losses for the fourth-quarter was $7 million, while net charge-offs were $1 million.

Deposits

Total deposits at December 31, 2022 were $58.7 billion compared to $41.7 billion at the prior quarter end and $35.1 billion as of year-end 2021. The acquisition of Flagstar added $16.1 billion of deposits. Non-interest-bearing deposits were $12.1 billion at December 31, 2022 and represented 21% of total deposits, compared to $3.8 billion or 9% of total deposits at September 30, 2022 and $4.5 billion or 13% as of December 31, 2021. Excluding the impact of the Flagstar acquisition, deposits increased $7.6 billion or 22% during 2022 at legacy New York Community.

Loan-related deposits totaled $4.4 billion at December 31, 2022 up $389 million or 10% relative to $4.0 billion at December 31, 2021.

Our BaaS deposits totaled $11.5 billion at December 31, 2022, up $3.6 billion or 46% compared to $7.9 billion at September 30, 2022 and compared to $1.0 billion at December 31, 2021. Our BaaS deposits fall into three verticals: traditional BaaS, banking as a service for government agencies and states, which includes the U.S. Treasury's prepaid debit card program, and mortgage as a service, which caters to mortgage companies and consists primarily of escrow deposit accounts for principal, interest, and tax payments. The majority of the quarter-over-quarter growth was in the government banking as a service vertical and related to certain prepaid debit card programs.

CAPITAL POSITION

The Company's regulatory capital ratios continue to exceed regulatory minimums to be classified as "Well Capitalized," the highest regulatory classification. The table below depicts the Company's and the Bank's regulatory capital ratios at those respective periods.

	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,
	2022			2022			2021
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS: ⁽¹⁾
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Common equity tier 1 ratio		9.06	%		9.24	%		9.68	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		9.78			10.29			10.83
Total risk-based capital ratio		11.66			12.06			12.73
Leverage capital ratio		9.70			8.06			8.46
Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Common equity tier 1 ratio		10.96	%		11.39	%		11.95	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		10.96			11.39			11.95
Total risk-based capital ratio		11.43			11.82			12.38
Leverage capital ratio		10.87			8.92			9.33

⁽¹⁾ The minimum regulatory requirements for classification as a well-capitalized institution are a common equity tier 1 capital ratio
of 6.5%; a tier one risk-based capital ratio of 8.00%; a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.00%; and a leverage capital ratio of 5.00%.

As previously announced on January 25, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on February 16, 2023 to common stockholders of record as of February 6, 2023.

EARNINGS SUMMARY FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

Net Interest Income

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, net interest income rose $57 million or 18% to $379 million on a year-over-year basis and $53 million or 16% on a linked-quarter basis. Average interest-earning assets increased 26% on a year-over-year basis and 14% on a linked-quarter basis to $66.8 billion driven mainly by the Flagstar acquisition and organic loan growth. This growth was accompanied by a 90-basis point year-over-year increase in the average yield and a 60-basis point linked-quarter increase to 4.07%. This was partially offset by a 128-basis point year-over-year increase and a 71 basis point linked-quarter increase in the average cost of funds to 2.12%. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased 24% on a year-over-year basis and 9% on a linked-quarter basis to $56.5 billion.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, net interest income was $1.4 billion, up $107 million or 8% compared to $1.3 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Average interest-earning assets increased $7.0 billion or 13% over the course of the year to $59.3 billion also due to the Flagstar acquisition along with organic loan growth. The average yield increased 30 basis points to 3.53%. Average interest-bearing liabilities totaled $51.4 billion, up $6.2 billion or 14%, while the average cost of funds rose 47 basis points to 1.35%.

Net Interest Margin

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the NIM was 2.28% up six basis points compared to the previous quarter and down 16 basis points compared to the year-ago quarter. Prepayment income contributed four basis points to the fourth quarter NIM compared to seven basis points in the previous quarter and 12 basis points compared to the fourth quarter of last year. Excluding the impact from prepayment income, the fourth quarter NIM on a non-GAAP basis was 2.24%, up nine basis points on a linked-quarter basis, but down eight basis points on a year-over-year basis.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the NIM declined 12 basis points to 2.35% compared to 2.47% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Prepayment income contributed eight basis points to the full-year NIM compared to 15 basis points during full-year 2021. Excluding the impact from prepayment income, the full-year NIM on a non-GAAP basis would have been 2.27%, down five basis points.

Provision for Credit Losses

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the provision for credit losses totaled $124 million compared to $2 million for the previous quarter and $4 million in the year-ago quarter. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the provision for credit losses totaled $133 million compared to $3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The fourth-quarter and full-year provision for credit losses was impacted by the initial provision for credit losses totaling $117 million due to the Flagstar acquisition. Excluding this item, the fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 provision for credit losses was $7 million and $16 million, respectively.

Pre-Provision Net Revenue

The tables below detail the Company's PPNR and related measures, which are non-GAAP measures, for the periods noted.

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, PPNR totaled $308 million, up $101 million or 49% compared to the prior quarter and up $105 million or 52% compared to the year-ago fourth quarter. Excluding the impact of merger-related items, fourth-quarter 2022 PPNR was $209 million, relatively unchanged compared to both third-quarter 2022 and fourth quarter 2021.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, PPNR totaled $959 million, up $150 million or 19% compared to $809 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Full-year 2022 PPNR, as adjusted for merger-related items totaled $875 million, up $43 million or 5% compared to full-year 2021.

							December 31, 2022
	For the Three Months Ended						compared to
	December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		September 30,	December 31,
	2022		2022		2021		2022	2021
(dollars in millions)
Net interest income	$	379	$	326	$	322	16 %	18 %
Non-interest income		198		17		16	NM	NM
Total revenues		577		343		338	68 %	71 %
Total non-interest expense		269		136		135	98 %	99 %
Pre - provision for net revenue (PPNR)		308		207		203	49 %	52 %
Provision for credit losses		124		2		4	NM	NM
Income before taxes		184		205		199	-10 %	-8 %
Income tax expense		12		53		49	-77 %	-76 %
Net Income		172		152		150	13 %	15 %
Preferred stock dividends		8		8		8	0 %	0 %
Net income available to common stockholders	$	164	$	144	$	142	14 %	15 %

	For the Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,		December 31,
	2022		2021		% Change
(dollars in millions)
Net interest income	$	1,396	$	1,289	8 %
Non-interest income		247		61	305 %
Total revenues		1,643		1,350	22 %
Total non-interest expense		684		541	26 %
Pre-provision for net revenue (PPNR)		959		809	19 %
Provision (Recovery of) for credit losses		133		3	N/M
Income before taxes		826		806	2 %
Income tax expense		176		210	-16 %
Net Income		650		596	9 %
Preferred stock dividends		33		33	0 %
Net income available to common stockholders	$	617	$	563	10 %

Non-Interest Income

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, non-interest income equaled $198 million, which includes a bargain purchase gain of $159 million related to the Flagstar acquisition. Excluding this item, adjusted non-interest income was $39 million, up $22 million or 129% compared to $17 million in the previous quarter and $23 million or 144% compared to $16 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was mainly attributable to one month of Flagstar in our results.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, non-interest income totaled $247 million. Exclusive of the bargain purchase gain, adjusted non-interest income was $88 million, up $27 million or 44%. The increase was also due to one month of Flagstar in our results.

Fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 non-interest income include mortgage banking revenues contributed by Flagstar during the month of December. On this basis, the Company recorded a net gain on loan sales of $5 million, while the gain on sale margin was 56 basis points. The net return on mortgage servicing rights was $6 million or 6.80%. The MSR asset totaled $1.0 billion at December 31, 2022. Loan administration income contributed $3 million due to higher servicing fees.

Non-Interest Expense

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, total non-interest expenses were $269 million, up $133 million or 98% compared to the previous quarter and $134 million or 99% compared to the year-ago quarter. Excluding the impact of merger-related expenses totaling $60 million and intangible asset amortization of $5 million, total operating expenses were $204 million compared to $132 million in the previous quarter and $128 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was also due to one month of Flagstar in our results. The efficiency ratio for the current fourth quarter was 48.82% compared to 38.57% in the prior quarter and 37.70% in the year-ago quarter.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, total non-interest expenses were $684 million, up $143 million or 26% compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Excluding the impact of the two items mentioned above, total operating expenses were $604 million compared to $518 million last year, up $86 million or 17%. The increase was also due to one month of Flagstar in our results. The efficiency ratio for full-year 2022 was 40.72% compared to 38.36% for full-year 2021.

Income Taxes

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, income tax expense totaled $12 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 7.02% compared to income tax expense of $53 million and an effective tax rate of 25.66% in the previous quarter and income tax expense of $49 million reflecting an effective tax rate of 24.90% in the year-ago fourth quarter. The linked-quarter and year-over-year decrease in income tax expense primarily reflects a lower level of pre-tax income compared to previous periods, as well as the deductibility of certain merger-related items.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, total income tax expense was $176 million and the effective tax rate was 21.36% compared to income tax expense of $210 million and an effective tax rate of 26.09% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The year-over-year decline is also attributable to the above-mentioned factors. In addition, the effective tax rate in 2021 was negatively impacted by the non-deductibility of certain merger-related expenses and $2 million of income tax expense related to the revaluation of deferred taxes related to a change in the New York State tax rate.

About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Flagstar Bank, N.A., one of the largest regional banks in the country. The Company is headquartered in Hicksville, New York with regional headquarters in Troy, Michigan. At December 31, 2022, the Company had $90.1 billion of assets, $69.0 billion of loans, deposits of $58.7 billion, and total stockholders' equity of $8.8 billion.

Flagstar Bank, N.A. operates 395 branches across nine states, including strong footholds in the Northeast and Midwest and exposure to high growth markets in the Southeast and West Coast. Flagstar Mortgage operates nationally through a wholesale network of approximately 3,000 third-party mortgage originators.

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. has market-leading positions in several national businesses, including multi-family lending, mortgage origination and servicing, and warehouse lending. The Company is the second-largest multi-family portfolio lender in the country and the leading multi-family portfolio lender in the New York City market area, where it specializes in rent-regulated, non-luxury apartment buildings. Flagstar Mortgage is the 8th largest bank originator of residential mortgages for the 12-months ending December 31, 2022, while we are the industry's 6th largest sub-servicer of mortgage loans nationwide, servicing 1.4 million accounts with $346 billion in unpaid principal balances. Additionally, the Company is the 2nd largest mortgage warehouse lender nationally based on total commitments.

Post-Earnings Release Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its fourth quarter 2022 performance. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 407-8293 (for domestic calls) or (201) 689-8349 (for international calls) and asking for "New York Community Bancorp" or "NYCB." A replay will be available approximately three hours following completion of the call through 11:59 p.m. on February 4, 2023 and may be accessed by calling (877) 660-6853 (domestic) or (201) 612-7415 (international) and providing the following conference ID: 13734952. In addition, the conference call will be webcast at ir.myNYCB.com, and archived through 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2023.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This earnings release and the associated conference call may include forward–looking statements by the Company and our authorized officers pertaining to such matters as our goals, intentions, and expectations regarding revenues, earnings, loan production, asset quality, capital levels, and acquisitions, among other matters; our estimates of future costs and benefits of the actions we may take; our assessments of probable losses on loans; our assessments of interest rate and other market risks; and our ability to achieve our financial and other strategic goals, including those related to our merger with Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., which was completed on December 1, 2022, and our ongoing strategic relationship with Figure Technologies, Inc.

Forward–looking statements are typically identified by such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "should," and other similar words and expressions, and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. Additionally, forward–looking statements speak only as of the date they are made; the Company does not assume any duty, and does not undertake, to update our forward–looking statements. Furthermore, because forward–looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in our statements, and our future performance could differ materially from our historical results.

Our forward–looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties: the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the length of time that the pandemic continues, the potential imposition of future shelter in place orders or additional restrictions on travel in the future, the effect of the pandemic on the general economy and on the businesses of our borrowers and their ability to make payments on their obligations, the remedial actions and stimulus measures adopted by federal, state, and local governments; the inability of employees to work due to illness, quarantine, or government mandates; general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; conditions in the securities markets; changes in interest rates; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit, loan, and investment products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non–financial institutions; changes in legislation, regulations, and policies; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties and/or are beyond our control. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties with respect to our merger with Flagstar Bancorp, which was completed on December 1, 2022, our ongoing restructuring of our mortgage business, and our ongoing strategic relationship with Figure Technologies, Inc.; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company or any other party to the Flagstar or Figure Technologies, Inc. transactions; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transactions will not be realized when expected or at all; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; the possibility that the Company may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in or as a result of the transactions within the expected timeframes or at all; revenues following the transactions may be lower than expected, and the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of any of the parties to the Figure Technologies, Inc. strategic relationship to terminate the agreements governing such relationship; and there can be no assurance that the Community Benefits Agreement entered into with NCRC, which was contingent upon the closing of the Company's merger with Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., will achieve the results or outcome originally expected or anticipated by us as a result of changes to our business strategy, performance of the U.S. economy, or changes to the laws and regulations affecting us, our customers, communities we serve, and the U.S. economy (including, but not limited to, tax laws and regulations).

More information regarding some of these factors is provided in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in other SEC reports we file. Our forward–looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those we may discuss in this news release, on our conference call, during investor presentations, or in our SEC filings, which are accessible on our website and at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov.

Investor/Media Contact:	Salvatore J. DiMartino
	(516) 683-4286

- Financial Statements and Highlights Follow -

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

	December 31,		December 31,
	2022		2021
	(unaudited)
(dollars in millions, except share data)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,032	$	2,211
Securities:
Available-for-sale		9,060		5,780
Equity investments with readily
determinable fair values, at fair value		14		16
Total securities		9,074		5,796
Loans held for sale		1,115		-
Loans and leases held for investment:
Multi-family		38,130		34,628
Commercial real estate and acquisition, development, and construction		10,507		6,910
One-to-four family first mortgage		5,815		160
Commercial and industrial		12,260		4,034
Other loans		2,289		6
Total loans and leases held for investment		69,001		45,738
Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans and leases		(393)		(199)
Total loans and leases held for investment, net		68,608		45,539
Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost		1,267		734
Premises and equipment, net		491		270
Operating lease right-of-use assets		119		249
Goodwill and other intangible assets		2,713		2,426
Mortgage servicing rights		1,033		-
Other assets		3,692		2,302
Total assets	$	90,144	$	59,527
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits:
Interest-bearing checking and money market accounts	$	22,511	$	13,209
Savings accounts		11,645		8,892
Certificates of deposit		12,510		8,424
Non-interest-bearing accounts		12,055		4,534
Total deposits		58,721		35,059
Borrowed funds:
Wholesale borrowings		20,325		15,905
Junior subordinated debentures		575		361
Subordinated notes		432		296
Total borrowed funds		21,332		16,562
Operating lease liabilities		122		249
Other liabilities		1,145		613
Total liabilities		81,320		52,483
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock at par $0.01 (5,000,000 shares authorized):
Series A (515,000 shares issued and outstanding)		503		503
Common stock at par $0.01 (900,000,000 shares authorized; 705,429,386 and
490,439,070 shares issued; and 681,217,334 and 465,015,643 shares outstanding, respectively)		7		5
Paid-in capital in excess of par		8,130		6,126
Retained earnings		1,041		741
Treasury stock, at cost (24,212,052 and 25,423,427 shares, respectively)		(237)		(246)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax		(626)		(45)
Pension and post-retirement obligations, net of tax		(46)		(31)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax		52		(9)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(620)		(85)
Total stockholders' equity		8,824		7,044
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	90,144	$	59,527

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended						For the Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,		September 30,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	2022		2022		2021		2022		2021

(dollars in millions, except per share data)
Interest Income:
Loans and leases	$	589	$	442	$	380	$	1,848	$	1,525
Securities and money market investments		92		67		40		244		164
Total interest income		681		509		420		2,092		1,689

Interest Expense:
Interest-bearing checking and money market accounts		122		72		7		226		31
Savings accounts		27		15		8		60		28
Certificates of deposit		51		23		12		97		55
Borrowed funds		102		73		71		313		286
Total interest expense		302		183		98		696		400
Net interest income		379		326		322		1,396		1,289
Provision for credit losses		124		2		4		133		3
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		255		324		318		1,263		1,286

Non-Interest Income:
Fee income		10		5		6		27		23
Bank-owned life insurance		8		10		7		32		29
Net losses on securities		-		(1)		-		(2)		-
Net return on mortgage servicing rights		6		-		-		6		-
Net gain on loan sales and securitizations		5		-		-		5		-
Net loan administration income		3		-		-		3		-
Bargain purchase gain		159		-		-		159		-
Other income		7		3		3		17		9
Total non-interest income		198		17		16		247		61

Non-Interest Expense:
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits		116		79		74		354		303
Other		88		53		54		250		215
Total operating expenses		204		132		128		604		518
Intangible asset amortization		5		-		-		5		-
Merger-related expenses		60		4		7		75		23
Total non-interest expense		269		136		135		684		541
Income before income taxes		184		205		199		826		806
Income tax expense		12		53		49		176		210
Net Income		172		152		150		650		596
Preferred stock dividends		8		8		8		33		33
Net income available to common stockholders	$	164	$	144	$	142	$	617	$	563

Basic earnings per common share	$	0.30	$	0.31	$	0.30	$	1.26	$	1.20
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	1.26	$	1.20

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF CERTAIN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(unaudited)

While stockholders' equity, total assets, and book value per share are financial measures that are recorded in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), tangible stockholders' equity, tangible assets, and tangible book value per share are not. Nevertheless, it is management's belief that these non-GAAP measures should be disclosed in our earnings releases and other investor communications for the following reasons:

Tangible stockholders' equity is an important indication of the Company's ability to grow organically and through business combinations, as well as its ability to pay dividends and to engage in various capital management strategies.
Returns on average tangible assets and average tangible stockholders' equity are among the profitability measures considered by current and prospective investors, both independent of, and in comparison with, the Company's peers.
Tangible book value per share and the ratio of tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets are among the capital measures considered by current and prospective investors, both independent of, and in comparison with, its peers.

Tangible stockholders' equity, tangible assets, and the related non-GAAP profitability and capital measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for stockholders' equity, total assets, or any other profitability or capital measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which we calculate these non-GAAP measures may differ from that of other companies reporting non-GAAP measures with similar names.

The following table presents reconciliations of our common stockholders' equity and tangible common stockholders' equity, our total assets and tangible assets, and the related GAAP and non-GAAP profitability and capital measures at or for the periods indicated:

	At or for the									At or for the
	Three Months Ended									Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
(dollars in millions)	2022			2022			2021			2022			2021
Total Stockholders' Equity	$	8,824		$	6,746		$	7,044		$	8,824		$	7,044
Less: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets		(2,713)			(2,426)			(2,426)			(2,713)			(2,426)
Preferred stock		(503)			(503)			(503)			(503)			(503)
Tangible common stockholders' equity	$	5,608		$	3,817		$	4,115		$	5,608		$	4,115

Total Assets	$	90,144		$	62,956		$	59,527		$	90,144		$	59,527
Less: Goodwill		(2,713)			(2,426)			(2,426)			(2,713)			(2,426)
Tangible Assets	$	87,431		$	60,530		$	57,101		$	87,431		$	57,101

Average common stockholders' equity	$	6,986		$	6,389		$	6,511		$	6,580		$	6,431
Less: Average goodwill		(2,525)			(2,426)			(2,426)			(2,451)			(2,426)
Average tangible common stockholders' equity	$	4,461		$	3,963		$	4,085		$	4,129		$	4,005

Average Assets	$	72,332		$	63,269		$	58,435		$	64,402		$	57,546
Less: Average goodwill		(2,525)			(2,426)			(2,426)			(2,451)			(2,426)
Average tangible assets	$	69,807		$	60,843		$	56,009		$	61,951		$	55,120

GAAP MEASURES:
Return on average assets ⁽¹⁾		0.95	%		0.96	%		1.03	%		1.01	%		1.04	%
Return on average common stockholders' equity ⁽²⁾		9.34			9.01			8.71			9.38			8.75
Book value per common share	$	12.21		$	13.39		$	14.07		$	12.21		$	14.07
Common stockholders' equity to total assets		9.23			9.92			10.99			9.23			10.99
NON-GAAP MEASURES:
Return on average tangible assets ⁽¹⁾		0.84	%		1.02	%		1.11	%		1.03	%		1.12	%
Return on average tangible common stockholders' equity ⁽²⁾		12.38			14.81			14.37			14.60			14.61
Tangible book value per common share	$	8.23		$	8.19		$	8.85		$	8.23		$	8.85
Tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets		6.41			6.31			7.21			6.41			7.21


(1)	To calculate return on average assets for a period, we divide net income, or non-GAAP net income, generated during that period by average assets recorded during that period. To calculate return on average tangible assets for a period, we divide net income by average tangible assets recorded during that period.
(2)	To calculate return on average common stockholders' equity for a period, we divide net income available to common stockholders, or non-GAAP net income available to common stockholders, generated during that period by average common stockholders' equity recorded during that period. To calculate return on average tangible common stockholders' equity for a period, we divide net income available to common stockholders generated during that period by average tangible common stockholders' equity recorded during that period.

While diluted earnings per common share, net income, net income available to common stockholders, and total non-interest income are financial measures that are recorded in accordance with GAAP, financial measures that adjust these GAAP measures to exclude expenses and the bargain purchase gain related to our merger with Flagstar, initial provision for credit losses, and the revaluation of deferred taxes related to New York State tax rate changes are not. Nevertheless, it is management's belief that these non-GAAP measures should be disclosed in our earnings release and other investor communications because they are not considered part of recurring operations and are included because the Company believes they may provide useful supplemental information for evaluating the underlying performance trends of the Company.

For the Three Months Ended

For the Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income - GAAP

172

150

650

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2022 DILUTED EPS OF $0.30 AND $1.26 ON A GAAP BASIS AND $0.25 AND $1.23 AS ADJUSTED