Operator
Operator
Good morning and thank you all for joining the management team of New York Community Bancorp for its quarterly conference call. Today’s discussion of the Company’s Third Quarter 2016 performance will be led by President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Ficalora together with Chief Financial Officer, Thomas Cangemi and John Pinto, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Certain comments made on this call will contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could actual results to differ materially from those the Company currently anticipates due to a number of factors, many of which are beyond its control. Among those factors are general economic conditions and trends, both nationally and in the Company’s local markets; changes in interest rates, which may affect the Company’s net income, prepayment income, mortgage banking income and other further future cash flows or the market value of its assets, including its investment securities; changes in the demand for deposit, loan and investment products, and other financial services; changes in legislation, regulation and policies; and the Company’s ability to complete the proposed merger with Astoria Financial Corporation, which is pending the receipt of Regulatory approval at this time. You will find more about the risk factors associated with the Company’s forward-looking statements on page nine of this morning’s earnings release and in its SEC filings, including its 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The release also includes reconciliations of certain GAAP and non-GAAP measures that may be discussed during the conference call. If you would like a copy of this morning’s release, please call the Company’s Investor Relations department at 516-683-4420 or visit ir.mynycb.com. As a reminder, today’s call is being recorded. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. You will have a chance to ask question during the Q&A following the management’s prepared remarks. Instructions will be given at that time. To start the discussion, I will now turn the call over to Mr. Ficalora, who will provide a brief overview of the Company’s third quarter 2016 performance before opening the line for Q&A. Mr. Ficalora.