Flagstar Bancorp Inc., a top 20 mortgage lender that does business nationwide, is merging with the nation’s largest thrift, New York Community Bancorp Inc., in a $2.6 billion deal will give the combined company nearly 400 branches in nine states.
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Flagstar Bancorp Inc., a top 20 mortgage lender that does business nationwide, is merging with the nation’s largest thrift, New York Community Bancorp Inc., in a $2.6 billion deal will give the combined company nearly 400 branches in nine states.
Thomas R. Cangemi
New York Community’s president and CEO, Thomas R. Cangemi will lead the combined company, which will be heaquartered in Long Island, New York. Cangemi called Flagstar “a like-minded partner” that will provide a “diversified revenue stream, an improved funding mix, and leverage our scale and technology, as we transition away from a traditional thrift model.”