Exhibit 99.2

YNB Adds Experienced Pennsylvania Bankers

HAMILTON, N.J., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Yardville National Bancorp (Nasdaq: YANB), Following its ongoing expansion into Hunterdon, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties in New Jersey over the past two years, YNB is now looking west toward Pennsylvania. Patrick M. Ryan, President and CEO of the Mercer-based bank holding company, announced today that YNB has hired two experienced area bankers to grow the organization’s banking franchise in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

John D. Harding, most recently chairman, president, and CEO of First County Bank in Bucks, and a former senior executive of Corestates and Independence Bancorp (the holding company for Bucks County and Cheltenham Banks), has joined YNB as President of the bank’s Bucks County division. Harding is charged with enlarging YNB’s presence in Eastern Pennsylvania and making YNB a “major player” in the Bucks County area.

“We are extremely pleased to have John join our organization,” said YNB President and CEO Patrick M. Ryan. “He is a life-long community banker in the Pennsylvania market, and we believe his thorough knowledge of the area will further enhance YNB’s franchise.”

“I am very excited at the prospects for YNB in Pennsylvania,” Mr. Harding added, “and look forward to building YNB’s business in Bucks County and the surrounding areas.”

Also joining YNB at the same time as a senior vice president is Joseph M. Donnelly, another First County Bank of Bucks alumnus. Donnelly and Harding have worked together for over twenty years at both First County and at Bucks County Bank. The two men will form the nucleus of what will be a strong YNB banking team expanding throughout Bucks County.

YNB currently has twenty offices in Mercer, Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties in New Jersey, and Bucks County in Pennsylvania, and recently announced the acquisition of another branch in Mercer expected to be completed by year end. At June 30, 2003, YNB had $2.35 billion in assets. Located in the corridor between New York City and Philadelphia, YNB offers a broad range of lending, deposit, and other financial products and services, serving individuals and businesses with an emphasis on commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending.

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