Commerce Bancshares

Large regional bank

Not to be confused with Commerce Bancorp.

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Company type| Public

Traded as

| Nasdaq: CBSH
S&P 400 Component
Industry| Financial services
Founded| 1865; 160 years ago (1865)
Headquarters| Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

Key people

| David W. Kemper (executive chairman)
John W. Kemper (president and CEO)
Products| Banking
Revenue|  US$1.571 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023)[1]

Operating income

|  US$620 Million (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023)[1]

Net income

|  US$477 Million (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023)[1]
Total assets|  US$31.701 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023)[1]
Total equity|  US$2.964 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023)[1]

Number of employees

| 4,718 (2023)
Website| commercebank.com
The tower at 1000 Walnut in Kansas City is one of two principal offices for Missouri-based Commerce Bank.

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Missouri, with principal offices in Kansas City and St. Louis.[2][3] It is the corporate parent of Commerce Bank, which offers a diversified line of financial services, including business and personal banking, wealth management and investments through its affiliated companies.

Commerce operates more than 275 branch and ATM locations across Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma and Colorado with operating subsidiaries involved in mortgage banking, credit-related insurance, venture capital and real estate activities.

As of September 30, 2024, Commerce Bank was the 63rd largest commercial bank in the United States, as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank.[4]

## History

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Commerce was founded by Francis Reid Long with $10,000 in capital in 1865, just as communities were rebuilding during post-Civil War Reconstruction. Originally known as the Kansas City Savings Association, it was acquired in 1881 by Dr. William Stone Woods and renamed the National Bank of Commerce, claiming at the time to be the largest bank west of Chicago.[5] Harry Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, worked as a clerk and cashier at the bank in the early 1900s. When describing Dr. Woods, Truman once said, "There are dozens of stories about his close accounting of the nickels and pennies, but if he chose to back a man, he stayed with him through thick and thin if that man had energy and character."[5] Dr. Woods would go on to transform the Kansas City bank into a modern financial institution.

Truman's housemate at the time was fellow Commerce employee Arthur Eisenhower, brother of future war hero and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Arthur went on to work at Commerce for more than 50 years.[5]

The bank became Commerce Bank in 1903 with William Thornton Kemper Sr. as its first president. Kemper set up one of his sons, James M. Kemper, at Commerce and his other son, Rufus Crosby Kemper Sr., at the competing City Center Bank, which later became UMB Financial Corporation. Members of the Kemper family still play a dominant role at both banks. They also are a major force in Missouri philanthropies, with their names attached to numerous buildings throughout the state, including Kemper Arena.

In 1928, Commerce opened the nation's first 24-hour banking transit department, where checks or transit items drawn from out-of-town banks could be cleared and collected.[5] The bank was an early adopter in other ways as well. In 1955, it installed the latest moving "electric stairs" in the Walnut Lobby of its Kansas City headquarters.[5]

After World War II, Commerce Bank continued to play an important role in the Midwest's growth. It funded business growth, working with H&R Block, Sprint (originally called United Utilities), and Trans World Airlines, which had its main overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport. In 1954, the Commerce Trust Company allowed Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, to take out a $60,000 loan against Disney's life insurance policy to help fund the development of a new theme park Disney envisioned. Disneyland opened in California a year later, and by the end of its first year in operation, the park had already attracted 3.6 million guests.

From the 1960s to the 1990s, Commerce grew alongside the American economy, expanding throughout Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois. In 1968, Commerce became the first bank in Missouri to enter the credit card business.[5] In 1969, Commerce helped Ewing Kauffman, owner of Marion Laboratories, buy the Kansas City Royals. Commerce remains the Royals' bank.[5] After a young Johnny Morris opened a bait and tackle shop in the back of his father's liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, Commerce provided the line of credit he needed in 1974 to open a second store in a chain known today throughout North America as Bass Pro Shops.[5] When the financial crisis caused a recession in 2008, Commerce was the country's sixth largest bank to decline financial assistance from the U.S. Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.[5]

Commerce Bank footprint

Appearing regularly on lists recognizing top banks, Commerce later added Colorado and Oklahoma to its banking footprint, with additional commercial offices throughout the Midwest and commercial payments services available in 48 states. In 2023, Commerce completed Commerce Bank Tower, a 15-story building adjacent to Commerce Bank's office building at 8000 Forsyth Blvd. in St. Louis.

## Lines of business

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Commerce Bank operates from 8000 and 8001 Forsyth Boulevard in St. Louis, one of two principal offices for the Missouri-based bank.

Commercial Banking – Commerce Bank serves more than 12,000 businesses through its commercial banking and payments solutions.[6] The bank's commercial services include corporate lending, merchant and commercial card products, payment and treasury solutions, leasing and international services, as well as business and government deposit, investment and cash management. The commercial banking business contributed 53% of Commerce Bank's pre-tax income in 2023.[6]

Consumer Banking – Commerce Bank's consumer banking serves more than 800,000 households through 140+ branches, 250+ ATM locations, and digital solutions in online and mobile banking. The bank's consumer services include checking, savings, installment loans, personal mortgages, and debit and credit cards.[6]

Commerce Bank Tower at 8001 Forsyth Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri, was completed in 2023.

Private Wealth Management – Commerce Trust, a division of Commerce Bank, provides financial and tax planning, investment portfolio management, trust administration, and private banking services to high-net-worth individuals and institutions. Commerce Family Office, an operating unit of Commerce Trust, provides financial and tax planning, investment consulting, trust administration, philanthropy and family governance to ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Clients benefit from the insights gained through Commerce Bank's experience in administering more than $73 billion in total client assets (as of September 30, 2024) through all market cycles.[6] Commerce Trust ranked 20th in bank-managed trust companies in 2022, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.[7]

## Awards and recognition

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* Bank Director's Top 25 Banks – In 2024, Bank Director named Commerce Bank one of the Top 25 U.S. Banks.[8]
* Forbes' World's Best Banks – In 2023, Forbes named Commerce Bank one of the World's Best Banks for the fifth consecutive year.[9]
* Forbes' America's Best Banks in Each State – In 2023, Commerce Bank was included on Forbes' list of America's Best Banks in Each State for Missouri.[10]
* Forbes' Best Employer by State: Missouri – In 2024, Commerce Bank was named to Forbes America's Best Employers by State list in Missouri.[11]
* Forbes' America's Best Midsize Employers – In 2024, Commerce Bank was recognized on Forbes' America's Best Midsize Employers List for the seventh consecutive year.[12]
* Human Rights Campaign's 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) – In 2023, for the third consecutive year, Commerce Bank was recognized by the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI) with a score of 90 out of 100.[13]
* Newsweek's America's Best Regional Bank – Commerce Bank was named to Newsweek's inaugural America's Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2024 list, scoring a 4.5-star rating on a 5-star scale. The bank was again named to the list in 2025.[14][15]
* Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces – In 2023, Commerce Bank was named to Newsweek's inaugural America's Greatest Workplaces list.[16]
* Newsweek's Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families – In 2024, Commerce Bank earned a spot-on Newsweek's list for America's Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families, receiving a four-star rating.[17]
* S&P Global Market Intelligence Top 50 Public Banks – Commerce was recognized by S&P Global Market Intelligence as one of the Top U.S. Public Banks based on financial performance in 2023.[18]
* U.S. News & World Report Best Companies to Work For – Commerce Bank was included on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Companies to Work For" Overall, Banking, and Midwest lists for 2024-2025.[19]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 2023 Annual Report". commercebank.com. December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
2. ^ "COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC". FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
3. ^ "Corporate profile". Commerce Bank. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. ^ "FRB: Large Commercial Banks-- September 30, 2024". www.federalreserve.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "150 Years of Building Commerce". 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
6. ^ a b c d "Commerce Bank 2022 Annual Report". commercebank.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
7. ^ "S&P Global Market Intelligence". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
8. ^ "Bank Director: Top 25 U.S. Banks" (PDF). Bank Director. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
9. ^ PEACHMAN", "RACHEL RABKIN. "Forbes 2024 World's Best Banks List". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
10. ^ PEACHMAN", "RACHEL RABKIN. "Forbes 2024 America's Best Banks In Each State List". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
11. ^ PEACHMAN", "RACHEL RABKIN. "America's Best Banks In Each State 2023". Forbes. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
12. ^ PEACHMAN", "RACHEL RABKIN. "America's Best Midsize Employers 2024". Forbes. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
13. ^ "HRC Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index Shows…". HRC. November 30, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
14. ^ "America's Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025". Newsweek. December 11, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
15. ^ "America's Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2024". Newsweek. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
16. ^ "America's Greatest Workplaces 2023". Newsweek. July 5, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
17. ^ "America's Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2024". Newsweek. August 5, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
18. ^ "Market Intelligence". S&P Global Market Intelligence. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
19. ^ "U.S. News Best Companies to Work For". Retrieved January 6, 2025.

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