New York Community Bank (merged into Flagstar Bank)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Hicksville, New York, established in 1859 according to the FDIC.
Merged. New York Community Bank merged into Flagstar Bank on (FDIC: participated in absorbtion/consolidation/merger). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

New York Community Bank reported total assets of $62.9 bn at Q3 2022, its last Call Report before it merged into Flagstar Bank. The CET1 capital ratio at New York Community Bank was 11.39%, and the uninsured share of New York Community Bank was 36.52%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • Since , New York Community Bank has taken over one institution; the latest was New York Commercial Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$62.9 bn
A year earlier (Q3 2021): $57.8 bn
CET1 capital ratio
11.39%
A year earlier (Q3 2021): 12.32%
Return on equity
9.15%
A year earlier (Q3 2021): 8.54%
Uninsured share of deposits
36.52%
A year earlier (Q3 2021): 36.83%

What sets New York Community Bank apart

How large is New York Community Bank?

The balance sheet of New York Community Bank at : assets $62.9 bn, deposits $41.8 bn, net loans $48.8 bn (loans equal to 116.64% of deposits). Securities make up 10.7% of total assets at New York Community Bank. Since , when New York Community Bank held $44.8 bn, its assets grew 40.4%. In the year to , deposits at New York Community Bank rose 20.3% while its total assets rose 8.8%. At , New York Community Bank employed 2,769 full-time equivalent staff across 237 offices, about $22.7 mn of assets per employee and $176.4 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at New York Community Bank is uninsured?

At New York Community Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 36.52% of domestic deposits at (-0.30 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, New York Community Bank estimated $15.3 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q3 2022

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$41.8 bn$34.8 bn (Q3 2021)
Net loans and leases$48.8 bn$43.5 bn (Q3 2021)
Loan-to-deposit ratio116.64%125.11% (Q3 2021)
Tier 1 leverage ratio8.92%9.41% (Q3 2021)
Total risk-based capital ratio11.82%12.76% (Q3 2021)
Net interest margin2.50%2.58% (Q3 2021)
Return on assets (ROA)1.10%1.10% (Q3 2021)
Efficiency ratio36.91%38.10% (Q3 2021)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $838.4 mnWidened by $816.8 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.09%0.06% (Q3 2021)
Net charge-offs to average loans-0.01%-0.02% (Q3 2021)

US rank of New York Community Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

New York Community Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of New York Community Bank each quarter; total assets were $62.9 bn at Q3 2022$24.1bn$34.4bn$44.7bn$55.0bn$65.2bn201820202022New York Commercial Bank merged inTotal assets$62.9bnNet loans$48.8bnDeposits$41.8bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of New York Community Bank each quarter; total assets were $62.9 bn at Q3 2022$24.1bn$37.8bn$51.5bn$65.2bn201820202022
  • Total assets $62.9bn
  • Deposits $41.8bn
  • Net loans $48.8bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of New York Community Bank stood at 11.39% in , -0.93 pp year on year. Low and high at New York Community Bank since : 10.58% () to 13.60% (). Equity capital of New York Community Bank at : $7.3 bn, or 11.5% of total assets. New York Community Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 11.82% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.92%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of New York Community Bank showed an unrealized loss of $838.4 mn at ; the loss widened by $816.8 mn over the year.

New York Community Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of New York Community Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 20227.7%9.3%11%13%14%201820202022Total capital12%CET111%Tier 1 leverage8.9%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of New York Community Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 20227.7%9.9%12%14%201820202022
  • Total capital 12%
  • CET1 11%
  • Tier 1 leverage 8.9%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

New York Community Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of New York Community Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2022-$903mn-$600mn-$297mn$7mn$310mn201820202022Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$838mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of New York Community Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2022-$903mn-$499mn-$94mn$310mn201820202022
  • Available for sale -$838mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , New York Community Bank earned a return on equity of 9.15%; return on assets: 1.10%. Net interest margin at New York Community Bank: 2.50%, -0.07 pp in a year. New York Community Bank net income: $506.0 mn, up 7.1% year on year. The efficiency ratio of New York Community Bank was 36.91%: about 37 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 52 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.09% of total loans at New York Community Bank; net charge-offs: -0.01% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at New York Community Bank: $49.0 bn at , against $43.7 bn at .

New York Community Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of New York Community Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2022-0.6%2.0%4.6%7.2%9.8%201820202022Return on equity9.2%Net interest margin2.5%Return on assets1.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of New York Community Bank, Q1 2016 to Q3 2022-0.6%2.9%6.4%9.8%201820202022
  • Return on equity 9.2%
  • Net interest margin 2.5%
  • Return on assets 1.1%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of New York Community Bank

The peer group of New York Community Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 0 share the charter type of New York Community Bank (state-chartered stock savings bank) and 0 have head offices in New York. Against them, New York Community Bank shows CET1 ratio 11.39% against a peer median of 11.34%, return on equity 9.15% against a peer median of 17.39% and uninsured deposit share 36.52% against a peer median of 50.07%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
First Horizon BankState member bankTN$80.0 bn10.55%11.35%48.10%
Western Alliance BankState member bankAZ$69.1 bn9.81%19.03%51.94%
Webster BankNational bankCT$69.0 bn12.46%8.33%40.87%
New York Community BankState-chartered stock savings bankNY$62.9 bn11.39%9.15%36.52%
East West BankState member bankCA$62.6 bn12.09%19.18%65.83%
Banco Popular de Puerto RicoState member bankPR$59.5 bn16.34%31.43%53.99%
Synovus BankState member bankGA$58.5 bn10.59%15.74%48.20%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at New York Community Bank, to : assets $56.3 bn to $62.9 bn, deposits $32.6 bn to $41.8 bn, equity $7.3 bn to $7.3 bn. Staff 2,783 to 2,769; offices 238 to 237.

MetricQ4 2020Q1 2021Q2 2021Q3 2021Q4 2021Q1 2022Q2 2022Q3 2022
Total assets$56.3 bn$57.6 bn$57.4 bn$57.8 bn$59.5 bn$61.0 bn$63.0 bn$62.9 bn
Total deposits$32.6 bn$34.3 bn$34.3 bn$34.8 bn$35.2 bn$38.1 bn$41.4 bn$41.8 bn
Bank equity capital$7.3 bn$7.3 bn$7.4 bn$7.5 bn$7.5 bn$7.4 bn$7.3 bn$7.3 bn
CET1 ratio12.18%12.31%12.26%12.32%11.95%11.65%11.26%11.39%
Return on equity (ROE)7.60%8.46%8.57%8.54%8.52%8.79%9.29%9.15%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits34.77%33.50%36.32%36.83%28.81%30.51%37.32%36.52%
Full-time equivalent employees2,7832,7972,7852,7172,6962,7232,7892,769
Number of offices238237237237237237237237

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of New York Community Bank, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed New York Commercial Bank (FDIC certificate 32749).
  2. . Merged into Flagstar Bank, National Association (FDIC certificate 32541).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of New York Community Bank?

New York Community Bank reported $62.9 bn at in its Call Report.

Is New York Community Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers New York Community Bank, FDIC certificate 16022; NEW YORK COMMUNITY BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is New York Community Bank profitable?

New York Community Bank reported net income of $506.0 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 9.15%. So yes: New York Community Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for New York Community Bank next updated?

New York Community Bank no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for New York Community Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 16022, and in the Call Reports of New York Community Bank (RSSD ID 694904) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.