John T. Adams

John T. Adams serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Indirect Multi-Family Lending of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since January 1, 2020. He has served in positions of increasing responsibility at New York Community Bancorp, Inc. since joining the Company in 2000 in conjunction with its acquisition of Haven Bancorp, Inc., parent of CFS Bank, where he began his career in 1983. Most recently, Mr. Adams served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, managing credit risk and credit risk administration to ensure the Bank’s asset quality is acceptable.

Previously and throughout his tenure with the Company, Mr. Adams assumed senior roles including retail branch management, commercial mortgage lending, originations and construction lending management. In 2013, his role was expanded to include Chief Administration Officer duties where he oversaw the day to day operations of the Bank's Lending Department before being named Chief Credit Officer in 2017.

Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from New York Institute of Technology and a Post Graduate Degree from the National School of Banking with Honors.

Mr. Adams is a member of the New York Mortgage Bankers Association, the Queens, Bronx, and Long Island Builders Association, Chairman of the Board for the Cleary School for the Deaf, and is a Board Member of the New York Community Bank Foundation and Catholic Charities of Rockville Centre.