Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Pension and Investment Committee
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Employee Savings Plan:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-218358) on Form S-8 of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. of our reports dated June 28, 2021, with respect to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Employee Savings Plan as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the “financial statements”), and the supplemental schedule of Schedule H, line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2020, which report appears in the December 31, 2020 annual report for Form 11-K of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Employee Savings Plan.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
June 28, 2021