Pending Acquisition	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Pending Acquisition	NOTE 20: PENDING ACQUISITION Acquisition of Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. On April 26, 2021, the Company announced it had entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") under which we would acquire Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. ("Flagstar") in a 100% stock transaction valued at the time, at $2.6 billion. Under terms of the Merger Agreement, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Flagstar shareholders will receive 4.0151 shares of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. common stock for each Flagstar share they own. Following completion of the merger, New York Community shareholders are expected to own 68% of the combined company, while Flagstar shareholders are expected to own 32% of the combined company. The new company will have $85 billion in total assets, operate nearly 400 traditional branches in nine states, and 83 retail home lending offices across a 28-state footprint. It will be headquartered on Long Island, N.Y. with regional headquarters in Troy, Michigan, including Flagstar's mortgage operations. Both sets of shareholders approved the merger on August 4, 2021. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions, including approvals from the NYSDFS, the FDIC, and the FRB.

Pending Acquisition

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

NOTE 20: PENDING ACQUISITION

Acquisition of Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

On April 26, 2021, the Company announced it had entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") under which we would acquire Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. ("Flagstar") in a 100% stock transaction valued at the time, at $2.6 billion. Under terms of the Merger Agreement, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Flagstar shareholders will receive 4.0151 shares of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. common stock for each Flagstar share they own. Following completion of the merger, New York Community shareholders are expected to own 68% of the combined company, while Flagstar shareholders are expected to own 32% of the combined company. The new company will have $85 billion in total assets, operate nearly 400 traditional branches in nine states, and 83 retail home lending offices across a 28-state footprint. It will be headquartered on Long Island, N.Y. with regional headquarters in Troy, Michigan, including Flagstar's mortgage operations.

Both sets of shareholders approved the merger on August 4, 2021. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions, including approvals from the NYSDFS, the FDIC, and the FRB.