Ilene A. Angarola — Executive VP & Director of Investor Relations at New York Community Bancorp

Ms. Ilene A. Angarola serves as an Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations at New York Community BanCorp. Inc. Ms. Angarola served as First Senior Vice President of New York Community BanCorp. Inc. and New York Commercial Bank. since January 2003. She served as the Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications at New York Community BanCorp. Inc. She served as Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations at New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and its primary subsidiary, New York Community Bank since January 1, 2003. She served as Senior Vice President since 2002, First Vice President since 2001 and Vice President from November 1993 to December 31, 2000 of New York Community BanCorp. Inc. She served as Corporate Secretary of New York Community BanCorp. Inc. and New York Commercial Bank from August 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. Prior to New York Commercial Bank in 1993, Ms. Angarola served as Vice President of Shareholder Relations, for Peoples Westchester Savings Bank, headquartered in Hawthorne, New York. Prior to embarking on her career in Investor Relations, Ms. Angarola served as an executive in the non-profit arena, having served eight years as Director of the American Diabetes Association's Westchester-Putnam Chapter and four years as a consultant for the New Jersey Association for Retarded Citizens. An active member of the National Investor Relations Institute, Ms. Angarola served for three years as Vice President of Professional Development of New York Chapter and served for seven years at its Board of Directors. Ms. Angarola holds dual Bachelor Degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA from New York University.