New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for February 07, 2013

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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. ( NYCB ) will begin trading ex-dividend on February 07, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.25 per share is scheduled to be paid on February 22, 2013. Shareholders who purchased NYCB stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 35th quarter that NYCB has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of NYCB was $13.29, representing a -11.69% decrease from the 52 week high of $15.05 and a 15.87% increase over the 52 week low of $11.47.

NYCB is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. ( HCBK ) and Sterling Financial Corporation ( STSA ). NYCB's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.14. Zacks Investment Research reports NYCB's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as -9.93%, compared to an industry average of .1%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the NYCB Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to NYCB through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have NYCB as a top-10 holding:

• iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks Index Fund ( IAT )
• PowerShares Fundamental Pure Mid Core Portfolio ( PXMC )
• iShares S&P MidCap 400/Barra Value Index Fund ( IJJ )
• SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF (based on S&P MidCap 400 Value ( MDYV ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is MDYV with an increase of 14.82% over the last 100 days. IAT has the highest percent weighting of NYCB at 2.07%.