Valley National Bancorp released its 2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, titled “Advancing What Matters: Driving change through agility and adaptability,” highlighting more than $3.6 billion invested in initiatives focused on affordable housing, small business growth, entrepreneurship, and financial empowerment across the communities it serves.
The report marks the company’s 11th annual CSR publication and outlines Valley’s continued investments in New Jersey, New York, Florida, Alabama, California, and Illinois. The bank said the funding was directed toward programs designed to expand access to affordable housing, support low-to-moderate income (LMI) individuals and neighborhoods, and strengthen local economic development.
Among the report’s highlights, Valley provided $1.8 billion in community development loans to advance affordable housing, community services for LMI individuals, economic development, and neighborhood revitalization initiatives. The bank also committed $816 million in community development investments supporting LMI neighborhoods, businesses, and individuals.
Additional investments included $371 million in residential mortgages to LMI borrowers and/or borrowers located in LMI neighborhoods, $235 million in multi-family loans in LMI communities, and $319 million in small business loans supporting businesses and entrepreneurs operating in LMI areas.
Beyond lending and investments, Valley contributed more than $6.8 million in charitable giving to nonprofit organizations and logged over 13,500 volunteer hours supporting community programs and local partners across its footprint.
The report also reinforced Valley’s long-term focus on four key community investment pillars: promoting affordable housing, stimulating community and economic development, inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship, and driving impactful local leadership.
Founded in 1927, Valley National Bank operates more than 200 offices nationwide and manages approximately $64 billion in assets. The bank provides consumer, commercial, and wealth management services across multiple states, including New Jersey, New York, Florida, Alabama, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.
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“As a relationship-based bank, we’re uniquely positioned to use our expertise and resources to turn ambitions into achievements, transactions into relationships, and moments into legacies.”
“Supporting our partners is core to who we are at Valley. We understand just how instrumental they are to the success of the communities we serve, and it is a privilege to join them in their missions.”
Bernadette Mueller, Executive Vice President And Chief Corporate Social Responsibility-CRA Officer, Valley National Bank
