EXHIBIT 32.0

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADDED BY

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

DATE: March 2, 2015	BY:	/s/ Joseph R. Ficalora
		Joseph R. Ficalora
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Duly Authorized Officer)
DATE: March 2, 2015	BY:	/s/ Thomas R. Cangemi
		Thomas R. Cangemi
		Senior Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)