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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions The first question comes from the line of Craig Siegenthaler with Credit Suisse. Please go ahead Craig Siegenthaler - Credit Suisse Thanks and good morning. Gerald Lipkin Good morning, Craig. Craig Siegenthaler - Credit Suisse Gerry, can you comment on loan growth in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions The first question comes from Matthew Clark from KBW. Please go ahead with your question. Matthew Clark &#8211; KBW Sure, thanks. Good morning, guys. Can you first just touch on the incremental increase in non-performers &#8211; I guess may be in the NPL bucket relative...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from John Pancari of JP Morgan. John Pancari &#8211; JP Morgan Good morning. Gerald Lipkin Good morning. John Pancari &#8211; JP Morgan Can you just give us a little bit more detail on the delinquency trends and the loss trends in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Morgan Stanley's Ken Zerbe. Please go ahead, sir. Ken Zerbe - Morgan Stanley  Thanks. The first quarter has been  increasing funding through CDs, but  a number of firms this quarter have seen a decline in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank Exposure to Freddie/Fannie Securities: Do Your Homework]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Smicklas submits: Much has been made of bank exposure to Fannie Mae FNM and/or Freddie Mac FRE securities exposure. This is to be expected given the current state of affairs. The following examples of financial institutions and their exposure, as disclosed on or about July 20, 2008, should be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:42:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Banks That Will Be Hurt by the Takeover of Fannie and Freddie]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government takeover of Fannie Mae FNM and Feddie Mac FRE should be a positive for most banks.  The deal will lower mortgage rates and will also allow the Treasury Department to purchase mortgage-backed securities from firms in the open market.  That will allow a lot of mortgage paper that is currently clogging the system to start...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[People's United: Ready to Pounce - Barron's]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there are potential winners in the credit crisis, Barron's Leslie Norton sees one in People's United Financial PBCT. The Connecticut-based regional bank, the largest in New England, has managed to steer clear of subprime loans, has a strong balance sheet, and is so well capitalized that it's looking for...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp, Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Thank you Operator instructions. We are showing a question from the line of John Pancari with JPMorgan. Please go ahead. John Pancari - JPMorgan Good morning. Can you just give us a little bit more detail on what you are seeing in the New York...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:20:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions.  And our first question is from Sandy Osborn with KBW.  Please go ahead. Sandy Osborn  Good morning guys. Gerald Lipkin Good morning Sandy. Sandy Osborn  Quickly first, are you still projecting a 28% effective tax rate for the year? Gerald Lipkin...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:22:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valley National Bancorp Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionGerald Lipkin Thank you, Alan. Questions?  Operator  Operator Instructions. And our first question is from the line of Martin Meyerson with M.H. Meyerson & Co. Go ahead please. Martin Meryerson - M.H Meryerson & Co. Good morning. Gerald Lipkin Good morning. Martin Meryerson - M.H Meryerson...]]></description>
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