** Shares of U.S. regional banks fall after New York
Community Bancorp NYCB.N swings to surprise loss and slashes
its dividend
** KBW Regional Banking index .KRX down 4%, on course for
biggest daily pct. decline since May if losses hold
** Citizens Financial CFG.N , Banc of California BANC.N ,
Comerica CMA.N , M&T Bank MTB.N , Bank OZK OZK.O , BankUnited
BKU.N , Western Alliance Bancorp WAL.N , and Valley National
Bancorp VLY.O fall between 2% and 8.1%
** The bank stocks are reacting to the poor outlook given by
the NYCB which has sparked concerns among the rest of the group
- Autonomous Research analyst David Smith
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com))