Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is a Kansas City, Missouri, based U.S. bank holding company with branches of its Commerce Bank in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma.\nCommerce Bancshares is the corporate parent of Commerce Bank, the successor of the Commerce Trust Company and the National Bank of Commerce. With roots dating back to its first charter in 1865, Commerce Bank is the oldest and largest bank in Kansas City.\nAs of December 31, 2018, it was listed as the 63rd largest commercial bank in the United States as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank. \nIn February 2019, Commerce Bank was ranked 17th on Forbes list of America's Best Banks 2019.