Exhibit 23(a)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our reports dated March 1, 2013 with respect to the consolidated statements of condition of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
New York, New York
April 26, 2013