Valley National Bank Routing Number - Cross-Cultural Banking from Jersey to Tel Aviv

Valley National Bank routing number

Valley National Bank's routing number is 021201383. The 021 prefix ties to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, reflecting Valley's charter in the Second Federal Reserve District. This single routing number covers all Valley National accounts regardless of which state the branch is in — New Jersey, New York, Florida, or Alabama. For businesses running payroll or treasury across multiple states, that consistency matters.

From Passaic County to a three-state franchise

Valley National traces its origins to 1927 in Wayne, New Jersey. For decades it operated as a straightforward community bank across northern New Jersey and into New York City. The push into Florida changed its scale — today Valley operates over 200 branches and holds over $60 billion in assets.

Valley's three-state footprint mirrors one of the most common migration patterns in American life: families who grow up in the New York metro area retire to South Florida, businesses headquartered in New Jersey maintain operations in Manhattan and offices near Palm Beach. Valley has positioned itself as the bank that follows that corridor.

The Bank Leumi USA acquisition

In April 2022, Valley completed its $1.15 billion acquisition of Bank Leumi USA, the American subsidiary of Israel's largest bank. The deal gave Valley immediate credibility and deep relationships within the Israeli-American business community — Israeli entrepreneurs, tech companies with dual US-Israel operations, and families whose financial lives span both countries. Leumi's commercial lending portfolio skewed toward technology and diamond trading, both industries with strong Israeli ties.

Former Leumi customers were migrated to Valley accounts under routing number 021201383. One practical upside: Valley inherited Leumi's correspondent banking infrastructure, which means faster wire paths to Israeli financial institutions than most US banks of comparable size.

ACH and wire transfers

All domestic ACH transactions, direct deposits, and bill payments use 021201383. Valley supports same-day ACH for qualifying business accounts and offers a treasury management platform with ACH origination, positive pay, and remote deposit capture. For international wires — particularly to Israel — the SWIFT code is VLYNUS33.

How Slash serves companies beyond the corridor

Valley's strength is the NJ-NY-FL corridor, and the Leumi deal added a compelling cross-border angle. But companies whose operations extend beyond that geography — or who need modern expense management on top of their banking — often find regional banks hit a ceiling. Slash provides corporate cards with real-time spend controls, automated expense categorization, and integrations with the tools finance teams already use, without being tied to any single regional footprint.