Valley National Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Passaic, New Jersey, established in 1927 according to the FDIC.

Valley National Bank reported total assets of $66.2 bn at Q2 2026, up 5.7% on a year earlier, the 44th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Valley National Bank was 12.28%, and the uninsured share of Valley National Bank was 39.75%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On efficiency ratio, Valley National Bank slipped from 174th to 209th among 500 US banks between and (1 = lowest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Since , Valley National Bank has taken over 4 institutions; the latest was Bank Leumi USA on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$66.2 bn
+5.7% on a year earlier
Rank 44 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
12.28%
-0.23 pp on a year earlier
Rank 306 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
8.45%
+2.03 pp on a year earlier
Rank 402 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
39.75%
+1.91 pp on a year earlier
Rank 188 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Valley National Bank apart

How large is Valley National Bank?

The balance sheet of Valley National Bank at : assets $66.2 bn, deposits $54.3 bn, net loans $51.9 bn (loans equal to 95.49% of deposits). Securities make up 12.2% of total assets at Valley National Bank. Since , when Valley National Bank held $21.7 bn, its assets grew 205.5%. In the year to , deposits at Valley National Bank rose 7.0% while its total assets rose 5.7%. At , Valley National Bank employed 3,432 full-time equivalent staff across 232 offices, about $19.3 mn of assets per employee and $234.2 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Valley National Bank is uninsured?

At Valley National Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 39.75% of domestic deposits at (+1.91 pp on a year earlier); Valley National Bank ranks 188th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Valley National Bank estimated $21.6 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$54.3 bn+7.0%44th of 499
Net loans and leases$51.9 bn+6.2%37th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio95.49%-0.68 pp102nd of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.25%-0.01 pp262nd of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio13.34%-0.24 pp319th of 448
Net interest margin3.30%+0.20 pp348th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.08%+0.25 pp356th of 500
Efficiency ratio54.06%-0.27 pp209th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $389.6 mnNarrowed by $53.6 mn
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $125.4 mnNarrowed by $8.5 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.91%+0.19 pp341st of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.15%-0.17 pp311th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of Valley National Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Valley National Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Valley National Bank each quarter; total assets were $66.2 bn at Q2 2026$13.0bn$27.1bn$41.1bn$55.2bn$69.2bn20182020202220242026Oritani Bank merged inThe Westchester Bank merged inBank Leumi USA merged inTotal assets$66.2bnDeposits$54.3bnNet loans$51.9bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Valley National Bank each quarter; total assets were $66.2 bn at Q2 2026$13.0bn$31.8bn$50.5bn$69.2bn20202024
  • Total assets $66.2bn
  • Deposits $54.3bn
  • Net loans $51.9bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Valley National Bank stood at 12.28% in , -0.23 pp year on year. Low and high at Valley National Bank since : 9.95% () to 12.78% (). Equity capital of Valley National Bank at : $8.4 bn, or 12.7% of total assets. Valley National Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 13.34% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.25%.

On held-to-maturity securities, Valley National Bank carried an unrealized loss of $389.6 mn at , equal to 4.6% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $53.6 mn over the year. Its deepest point: $647.6 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of Valley National Bank showed an unrealized loss of $125.4 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $8.5 mn over the year.

Valley National Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Valley National Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.5%9.2%11%12%14%20182020202220242026Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Valley National Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.5%9.7%12%14%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Valley National Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Valley National Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$690mn-$491mn-$291mn-$91mn$109mn20182020202220242026Available for sale-$125mnHeld to maturity-$390mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Valley National Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$690mn-$424mn-$158mn$109mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$125mn
  • Held to maturity -$390mn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Valley National Bank earned a return on equity of 8.45%; return on assets: 1.08%. Net interest margin at Valley National Bank: 3.30%, +0.20 pp in a year. Valley National Bank net income: $349.4 mn, up 36.4% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Valley National Bank was 54.06%: about 54 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 50 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.91% of total loans at Valley National Bank; net charge-offs: 0.15% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Valley National Bank: $52.5 bn, up 6.2% in a year.

Valley National Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Valley National Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.9%3.2%7.3%11%15%20182020202220242026Return on equity8.4%Net interest margin3.3%Return on assets1.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Valley National Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.9%4.6%10.0%15%20202024
  • Return on equity 8.4%
  • Net interest margin 3.3%
  • Return on assets 1.1%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Valley National Bank

The peer group of Valley National Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 3 share the charter type of Valley National Bank (national bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($10 bn to $100 bn) and 0 have head offices in New Jersey. Against them, Valley National Bank shows CET1 ratio 12.28% against a peer median of 13.69%, return on equity 8.45% against a peer median of 11.70% and uninsured deposit share 39.75% against a peer median of 49.61%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
UMB BankNational bankMO$71.9 bn11.75%13.06%63.56%
SouthState BankNational bankFL$68.8 bn12.17%9.97%37.77%
CIBC Bank USAState member bankIL$66.5 bn16.86%8.67%65.90%
Valley National BankNational bankNJ$66.2 bn12.28%8.45%39.75%
Columbia BankState nonmember bankOR$65.4 bn12.21%10.33%39.45%
Banco Popular de Puerto RicoState member bankPR$63.3 bn16.40%21.78%59.76%
SoFi BankNational bankUT$56.8 bn15.17%15.41%5.01%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Valley National Bank, to : assets +6.7%, deposits +7.2%, equity +12.2%. Staff 3,675 to 3,432; offices 234 to 232.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$62.1 bn$62.4 bn$61.8 bn$62.6 bn$63.0 bn$64.1 bn$64.4 bn$66.2 bn
Total deposits$50.7 bn$50.4 bn$50.2 bn$50.8 bn$51.3 bn$52.3 bn$53.0 bn$54.3 bn
Bank equity capital$7.5 bn$7.9 bn$8.0 bn$8.0 bn$8.1 bn$8.2 bn$8.2 bn$8.4 bn
CET1 ratio11.32%12.51%12.63%12.51%12.48%12.46%12.42%12.28%
Return on equity (ROE)5.22%4.92%5.79%6.42%7.04%7.71%8.28%8.45%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits34.44%36.99%37.96%37.85%38.77%40.33%41.55%39.75%
Full-time equivalent employees3,6753,6973,7193,7173,6243,6343,6073,432
Number of offices234233233234233233233232

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of Valley National Bank, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed CNLBank (FDIC certificate 34427).
  2. . Absorbed USAmeriBank (FDIC certificate 58427).
  3. . Absorbed Oritani Bank (FDIC certificate 28866).
  4. . Absorbed The Westchester Bank (FDIC certificate 58652).
  5. . Absorbed Bank Leumi USA (FDIC certificate 19842).

Large one-quarter moves at Valley National Bank

  • Total assets at Valley National Bank changed by +25.4% in the quarter to 2022-06-30: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Bank Leumi USA.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Valley National Bank?

Valley National Bank reported $66.2 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Valley National Bank the 44th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Valley National Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Valley National Bank, FDIC certificate 9396; VALLEY NATIONAL BCORP (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Valley National Bank profitable?

Valley National Bank reported net income of $349.4 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 8.45%. So yes: Valley National Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Valley National Bank next updated?

Figures from Valley National Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Valley National Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 9396, and in the Call Reports of Valley National Bank (RSSD ID 229801) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.