WAYNE, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Taking Stock on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

Bloomberg's anchor Pimm Fox will interview Gerald Lipkin at 5:10 PM regarding the economy and his financial outlook for 2010.

About Valley

Valley National Bancorp is a regional bank holding company with over $14 billion in assets, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey. Its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates 199 branches in 136 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. For more information about Valley National Bank and its products and services, please visit www.valleynationalbank.com or call Customer Service 24/7 at 1-800-522-4100.

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