UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2019

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-31565	06-1377322
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	Commission File Number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590

(Address of principal executive offices)

(516) 683-4100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	NYCB	New York Stock Exchange
Bifurcated Option Note Unit SecuritiES SM	NYCB PU	New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	NYCB PR A	New York Stock Exchange

CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

ITEM 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 31, 2019, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a news release reporting its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

ITEM 8.01: Other Events

On July 31, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a $0.17 per diluted common share dividend, payable on August 26, 2019 to shareholders of record as of August 12, 2019.

ITEM 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the news release issued by the Company on July 31, 2019 to report its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	News release issued by the Company on July 31, 2019.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  July 31, 2019	NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
	/s/ Salvatore J. DiMartino
	Salvatore J. DiMartino
	First Senior Vice President and Director,
	Investor Relations, and Strategic Planning