Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-3 of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. of our reports dated February 29, 2016 with respect to the consolidated statements of condition of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, which reports appear in the December 31, 2015 annual report on Form 10-K of New York Community Bancorp, Inc., incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
April 21, 2016
