$New York Community(NYCB)$ I've been in and out of this stock since 2011 when I purchased my initial lot at 16 and change and it paid a dollar. After a runup to 17 and a failed merger that for some reason wrecked them, they cut the dividend. After a couple of years they started to buy others' castoff junk. This past week was another example. I made good money on NYCB in 2015 and lost money in 2017 and 2022. I bought on the recent dip and sold Friday to make a few shekels. The bank leadership has been perpetually bad, and I doubt that will change. If it dips again I may buy for another potential bump, but based on my experience, the bank is not a good long term investment. People crow about the dividend every time the price drops, without fully appreciating how quickly they will cut the dividend again when they need the cash.
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