“虽然这些战略行动涉及艰难的决定，包括对职位的影响，但我们相信，它们对于加强我们的财务基础，建立一个更灵活、更有竞争力的公司是必不可少的，”纽约社区银行CEO约瑟夫·奥廷（Joseph Otting）在一份声明中表示。New York Community Bancorp announced on Thursday that it will lay off 700 employees at its subsidiary, Flagstar Bank, accounting for 8% of the total workforce, as part of the bank's efforts to turn around its business.
Earlier this week, New York Community Bancorp announced that it will rename itself Flagstar Financial, effective October 25th.
The bank also stated on Thursday that after the completion of the previously announced sale of its residential mortgage servicing business this quarter, it will further reduce its workforce by 1,200 employees.
"While these strategic actions involve difficult decisions, including impacts on positions, we believe they are essential for strengthening our financial foundation and building a more flexible, competitive company," said New York Community Bancorp CEO Joseph Otting in a statement.
Otting, former head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the USA, is currently leading a comprehensive reform of the bank. Concerns about the bank's commercial property business in New York led to a significant drop in the bank's stock price this year. When he took over, New York Community Bancorp received funding from a group of investors led by former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
