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New York Community Bancorp Sustains Regional Banking Fears

Nikos Tzabouras Written by Nikos Tzabouras

New York Community Bank Troubles

The regional lender has slumped over the last couple of months to the lowest levels in three-decades. The new lows were registered in the aftermath of its poor Q4 results a few weeks back, which showed a net loss of $260 million and a massive dividend slash to build up capital.

The bank's assets surged above $100 billion due to the assumption certain assets and liabilities of the failed Signature Bridge Bank. This threshold comes with increased regulatory requirements, creating the need for higher capital reserves and stronger balance sheet and NYCB has struggled with that.

The New York Community Bank now sends another warning around the state of regional banks. It identified "material weaknesses" in its internal controls, announced a $2.4 billion impairment charge for the fourth quarter [1] and shook up its leadership [2].

The latest news cause its stock to slump in today's pre-market and reignite fears around regional lenders, nearly a year after the turmoil sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). On the other hand, NYCB is taking action to improve its financials, authorities have shown they can act swiftly to prevent spillovers and the Fed has pointed to rate cuts this year, despite its reserved approach.

Nikos Tzabouras

Senior Financial Editorial Writer

Nikos Tzabouras is a graduate of the Department of International & European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has a long time presence at FXCM, as he joined the company in 2011. He has served from multiple positions, but specializes in financial market analysis and commentary.

With his educational background in international relations, he emphasizes not only on Technical Analysis but also in Fundamental Analysis and Geopolitics – which have been having increasing impact on financial markets. He has longtime experience in market analysis and as a host of educational trading courses via online and in-person sessions and conferences.

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