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  <xs:element id="vly_CommercialBankingSegmentMember" abstract="true" name="CommercialBankingSegmentMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="vly_AverageInterestEarningAssets" abstract="false" name="AverageInterestEarningAssets" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="vly_ReturnOnAverageInterestEarningAssetsBeforeTax" abstract="false" name="ReturnOnAverageInterestEarningAssetsBeforeTax" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="vly_NetInterestMargin" abstract="false" name="NetInterestMargin" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
