Valley National Bank's Gerald H. Lipkin To Be on Bloomberg Television's Starting Bell

Valley National Bank's Gerald H. Lipkin To Be on Bloomberg Television's Starting Bell

Valley National Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY) ("Valley"), announced that Gerald H. Lipkin, Chairman, President and CEO will be a featured speaker on Bloomberg Television's Starting Bell program on Monday, October 6th at 8:00 AM EDT.

Bloomberg Television's anchor Matt Miller will interview Gerald Lipkin at 8:40 AM regarding his views on the current financial crisis and the proposed government bailout package.

About Valley

Valley is a regional bank holding company, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, with nearly $14.0 billion in assets after its completion of the merger with Greater Community Bancorp on July 1, 2008. Its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates 193 branches in 131 communities serving 14 counties throughout northern and central New Jersey and Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Valley is the largest commercial bank headquartered in New Jersey and is committed to providing the most convenient service, the latest in product innovations and an experienced and knowledgeable staff with a high priority on friendly customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Valley offers a wide range of deposit products, mortgage loans and cash management services to consumers and businesses including products tailored for the medical, insurance and leasing business. Valley's comprehensive delivery channels enable customers to bank in person, by telephone or online.

For more information about Valley National Bank and its products and services, please visit www.valleynationalbank.com or call our local Customer Service Center 24/7 at 1-800-522-4100.

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Source: Valley National Bank

CONTACT: Dianne M. Grenz, First Senior Vice President, Director of
Marketing, Shareholder & Public Relations, +1--973-305-4005, for Valley
National Bank

Web Site: http://www.valleynationalbank.com/

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