Saddle River, NJ (March, 21, 2007) - Saddle River Valley Bank, Bergen County's newest full-service community bank, today announced a credit-card processing agreement with NationalCard Processing Systems, a nationwide credit- and debit-card processing firm.

The agreement calls for NationalCard to provide direct sales and marketing support for the bank's credit-card processing to all existing and prospective merchant accounts.

“We are looking forward to our partnership with NationalCard, as it will provide an additional critical service to our customers supported by state-of-the-art processing technology and outstanding customer service,” said William E. Arnold, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“With a strong commitment to excellence and desire to deliver unparalleled services to the industry, Saddle River Valley Bank is certainly poised for significant growth. It is our pleasure to partner with Saddle River Valley Bank in providing the credit and debit card processing tools required to serve their current and future commercial DDA merchants,” said Robert J. Abate, Executive Vice President of NationalCard's Agent Bank Group.

Saddle River Valley Bank is a locally-owned, full-service bank offering its “Step Above” customer service to all personal and business customers. The bank operates out of its main branch office at 171 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River, NJ. For more information, please visit www.saddlerivervalleybank.com.

Headquartered in Rochelle Park, NationalCard provides a full range of credit and debit card processing services for financial institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and retailers throughout the country. NationalCard offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions that include all major credit and debit cards, business to business purchasing cards, check verification and guarantee as well as electronic check conversion and gift/loyalty cards. The company also provides for a full range of point-of-sale terminals and industry focused software/hardware interfaces.