HICKSVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) (the "Company") today announced that Douglas Pagliaro has joined the Company as Senior Managing Director and Deputy Chief Digital and Banking as a Service Officer. Mr. Pagliaro comes to New York Community with 28 years of banking and financial services experience, including the past 11 years involved in the digital and Banking as a Service (BaaS) space. He has also spent half of his career focused on the alternative deposits channel.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pagliaro was Senior Vice President and Executive Director at Kansas City-based UMB Financial (NASDAQ: UMBF). During his tenure, he partnered with several leading FinTech providers, implementing a number of BaaS initiatives and built one of the largest alternative deposits programs in the industry. Mr. Pagliaro is well respected within the FinTech community and has authored a number of articles and blog posts about the space.
Commenting on the hire, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Cangemi, said, "We are extremely happy to have Doug join our team. His expertise built over the past decade will enhance our deposit gathering opportunities and jumpstart our BaaS capabilities and offerings. Additionally, he will collaborate with the Company's current and future FinTech partners."
In his new role, Mr. Pagliaro will report directly to Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Banking as a Service Officer, Andrew Kaplan. Mr. Kaplan stated, "I am very pleased that Doug has joined our growing digital banking team. He has deep, long-standing relationships with some of the largest financial institutions in the country, working with them on their liquidity management strategies. Additionally, he will play a key role engaging with FinTech companies, as we launch our digital and BaaS initiatives."
Mr. Pagliaro commented, "I am honored to join the New York Community team. In my discussions with Tom and Andrew, I have come away impressed with their approach to the FinTech space and I am looking forward to leveraging my expertise to help NYCB broaden its digital capabilities."
About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Based in Hicksville, NY, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is a leading producer of multi-family loans on non-luxury, rent-regulated apartment buildings in New York City, and the parent of New York Community Bank. At June 30, 2021, the Company reported assets of $57.5 billion, loans of $43.6 billion, deposits of $34.2 billion, and stockholders' equity of $6.9 billion.
Reflecting our growth through a series of acquisitions, the Company operates 236 branches through eight local divisions, each with a history of service and strength: Queens County Savings Bank, Roslyn Savings Bank, Richmond County Savings Bank, Roosevelt Savings Bank, and Atlantic Bank in New York; Garden State Community Bank in New Jersey; Ohio Savings Bank in Ohio; and AmTrust Bank in Florida and Arizona.
On April 26, 2021, the Company announced that it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. The transaction was approved by both sets of shareholders on August 4, 2021 and is expected to close during the fourth quarter, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions and the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Upon closing, the combined company will have $85 billion in total assets, operate nearly 400 traditional branches across nine states, and 86 retail lending offices across a 28 state footprint. It will also have significant scale in several lines of business, including residential lending, mortgage servicing, mortgage warehouse, and multi-family lending.
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