(Adds context, updates prices) By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant Feb 9 (Reuters) - Shares of New York Community Bancorp reversed losses on Friday, after top executives disclosed they had bought shares in the embattled lender. Purchases by NYCB executives totaled more than $800,000 combined, according to regulatory filings published on Friday. Among the buyers were newly appointed Executive Chairman Alessandro DiNello, who bought 50,000 shares for around $209,480, filings showed. Peter Schoels, a director, purchased 100,000 shares for $414,750. NYCB has taken steps to boost investor confidence in recent days, following a stock slide that has seen its shares lose around 60% since Jan. 31, when it posted a surprise quarterly loss and slashed its dividend. Shares were last up around 4.5% after falling earlier in the session.