Commerce Bank & Trust Company (merged into Berkshire Bank)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Worcester, Massachusetts, established in 1955 according to the FDIC.
Merged. Commerce Bank & Trust Company merged into Berkshire Bank on (FDIC: absorbtion - without assistance). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

Commerce Bank & Trust Company reported total assets of $1.8 bn at Q3 2017, its last Call Report before it merged into Berkshire Bank. The CET1 capital ratio at Commerce Bank & Trust Company was 11.60%, and the uninsured share of Commerce Bank & Trust Company was 26.51%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Total assets
$1.8 bn
A year earlier (Q3 2016): $1.9 bn
CET1 capital ratio
11.60%
A year earlier (Q3 2016): 10.64%
Return on equity
10.38%
A year earlier (Q3 2016): 7.30%
Uninsured share of deposits
26.51%
A year earlier (Q3 2016): 22.15%

What sets Commerce Bank & Trust Company apart

Nothing in the latest data sets Commerce Bank & Trust Company apart from banks of its size: no ratio in the top or bottom tenth of its size group, no large rank move or year change, and no acquisition in the FDIC history since 2016. This page is kept out of search results until that changes.

How large is Commerce Bank & Trust Company?

The balance sheet of Commerce Bank & Trust Company at : assets $1.8 bn, deposits $1.6 bn, net loans $1.4 bn (loans equal to 85.98% of deposits). Securities make up 6.3% of total assets at Commerce Bank & Trust Company. Since , when Commerce Bank & Trust Company held $2.2 bn, its assets shrank 16.0%. In the year to , deposits at Commerce Bank & Trust Company fell 5.4% while its total assets fell 4.4%. At , Commerce Bank & Trust Company employed 226 full-time equivalent staff across 17 offices, about $8.1 mn of assets per employee and $94.4 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Commerce Bank & Trust Company is uninsured?

At Commerce Bank & Trust Company, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 26.51% of domestic deposits at (+4.36 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, Commerce Bank & Trust Company estimated $425.7 mn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q3 2017

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$1.6 bn$1.7 bn (Q3 2016)
Net loans and leases$1.4 bn$1.4 bn (Q3 2016)
Loan-to-deposit ratio85.98%81.51% (Q3 2016)
Tier 1 leverage ratio9.98%8.92% (Q3 2016)
Total risk-based capital ratio12.59%11.81% (Q3 2016)
Net interest margin2.99%2.78% (Q3 2016)
Return on assets (ROA)0.93%0.61% (Q3 2016)
Efficiency ratio54.64%56.02% (Q3 2016)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesGain of $980,000Fell by $947,000
Noncurrent loans to total loans2.27%1.04% (Q3 2016)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.17%0.11% (Q3 2016)

US rank of Commerce Bank & Trust Company: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Commerce Bank & Trust Company: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Commerce Bank & Trust Company each quarter; total assets were $1.8 bn at Q3 2017$1.3bn$1.5bn$1.8bn$2.0bn$2.3bn2017Total assets$1.8bnDeposits$1.6bnNet loans$1.4bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Commerce Bank & Trust Company each quarter; total assets were $1.8 bn at Q3 2017$1.3bn$1.6bn$2.0bn$2.3bn2017
  • Total assets $1.8bn
  • Deposits $1.6bn
  • Net loans $1.4bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Commerce Bank & Trust Company stood at 11.60% in , +0.96 pp year on year. Low and high at Commerce Bank & Trust Company since : 10.62% () to 11.60% (). Equity capital of Commerce Bank & Trust Company at : $190.6 mn, or 10.4% of total assets. Commerce Bank & Trust Company also reported a total capital ratio of 12.59% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.98%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of Commerce Bank & Trust Company showed an unrealized gain of $980,000 at ; the gain fell by $947,000 over the year.

Commerce Bank & Trust Company: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q3 20178.1%9.3%10%12%13%2017Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage10.0%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q3 20178.1%9.7%11%13%2017
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10.0%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Commerce Bank & Trust Company: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-$122,940$450,780$1mn$2mn$2mn2017Available for sale$980,000Held to maturity$0Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-$122,940$642,020$1mn$2mn2017
  • Available for sale $980,000
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Commerce Bank & Trust Company earned a return on equity of 10.38%; return on assets: 0.93%. Net interest margin at Commerce Bank & Trust Company: 2.99%, +0.20 pp in a year. Commerce Bank & Trust Company net income: $14.4 mn, up 51.6% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Commerce Bank & Trust Company was 54.64%: about 55 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 64 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 2.27% of total loans at Commerce Bank & Trust Company; net charge-offs: 0.17% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Commerce Bank & Trust Company: $1.4 bn at , against $1.4 bn at .

Commerce Bank & Trust Company: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-0.7%2.5%5.6%8.8%12%2017Return on equity10%Net interest margin3.0%Return on assets0.9%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q3 2017-0.7%3.5%7.7%12%2017
  • Return on equity 10%
  • Net interest margin 3.0%
  • Return on assets 0.9%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Commerce Bank & Trust Company

The peer group of Commerce Bank & Trust Company is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 4 share the charter type of Commerce Bank & Trust Company (state nonmember bank) and 1 has its head office in Massachusetts. Against them, Commerce Bank & Trust Company shows CET1 ratio 11.60% against a peer median of 12.28%, return on equity 10.38% against a peer median of 10.62% and uninsured deposit share 26.51% against a peer median of 23.88%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
BCB Community BankState nonmember bankNJ$1.9 bn12.42%8.11%20.77%
Cambridge Trust CompanyState nonmember bankMA$1.9 bn12.14%13.47%36.79%
Midwest BankCentreState member bankMO$1.9 bn11.69%6.95%4.92%
Commerce Bank & Trust CompanyState nonmember bankMA$1.8 bn11.60%10.38%26.51%
Macatawa BankNational bankMI$1.8 bn13.99%10.04%36.14%
Bankwell BankState nonmember bankCT$1.8 bn11.01%11.21%27.00%
USAA Savings BankState nonmember bankNV$1.8 bn89.09%92.11%10.63%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Commerce Bank & Trust Company, to : assets $2.2 bn to $1.8 bn, deposits $2.0 bn to $1.6 bn, equity $172.4 mn to $190.6 mn. Staff 229 to 226.

MetricQ1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2016Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017
Total assets$2.2 bn$2.1 bn$1.9 bn$2.2 bn$2.2 bn$1.9 bn$1.8 bn
Total deposits$2.0 bn$1.9 bn$1.7 bn$2.0 bn$2.0 bn$1.7 bn$1.6 bn
Bank equity capital$172.4 mn$173.5 mn$176.4 mn$178.9 mn$182.9 mn$186.2 mn$190.6 mn
CET1 ratio10.62%10.65%10.64%10.62%10.73%11.11%11.60%
Return on equity (ROE)7.59%6.34%7.30%7.73%11.23%10.37%10.38%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits19.27%20.19%22.15%18.83%21.72%25.01%26.51%
Full-time equivalent employees229228231230233224226
Number of offices17171717171717

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of Commerce Bank & Trust Company, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Merged into Berkshire Bank (FDIC certificate 23621).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Commerce Bank & Trust Company?

Commerce Bank & Trust Company reported $1.8 bn at in its Call Report.

Is Commerce Bank & Trust Company the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Commerce Bank & Trust Company, FDIC certificate 17484; COMMERCE BANCSHARES CORP (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Commerce Bank & Trust Company profitable?

Commerce Bank & Trust Company reported net income of $14.4 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 10.38%. So yes: Commerce Bank & Trust Company made a profit over these months.

When is data for Commerce Bank & Trust Company next updated?

Commerce Bank & Trust Company no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for Commerce Bank & Trust Company?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 17484, and in the Call Reports of Commerce Bank & Trust Company (RSSD ID 824000) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.