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 tonight on Bloomberg's Evening Edition.

Bloomberg's anchor Mike Schneider will interview Gerald Lipkin at 6:30 PM regarding his views on the current financial crisis and how regional banks are using the bailout plan.

About Valley

Valley is a regional bank holding company, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, with over $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 195 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.

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