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Commerce Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage TX FDIC cert 23772

Designations: Minority Depository Institution

Laredo, TX

3 branches across TX

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 219 in TX
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Commerce Bank has 4 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 40.5% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 30.60% below tier average
  • + ROA 0.48% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.81% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 12.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 49.1% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 59.3% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.05% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $738.5M
-2.1% YoY +0.2% QoQ
+$352.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+1.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 10.8% in tier
Total Loans ? $171.5M
+11.4% YoY +9.8% QoQ
-$84.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.1B
+10.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
42%
Total Deposits ? $657.3M
-0.7% YoY -0.1% QoQ
+$329.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 9.2% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.75%
-8.5% YoY -9.5% QoQ
+0.48% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.40%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
79%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.88%
-4.6% YoY -3.8% QoQ
-1.05% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.03%
+2.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 8.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 34.68%
+6.2% YoY +3.3% QoQ
-30.60% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.18%
-2.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 1.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.08%
-73.0% YoY -22.2% QoQ
-0.81% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.96%
+36.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
76%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 26.09%
+12.3% YoY +9.9% QoQ
-50.55% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.20%
-0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 1.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 26.98%
-11.7% YoY -3.4% QoQ
+4.96% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
29.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
73%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.02%
-69.3% YoY -14.8% QoQ
-0.62% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.62%
+31.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
84%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 30.93%
-19.8% YoY -2.2% QoQ
+15.10% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
18.04%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 3.4% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.22%
-0.4% YoY -75.2% QoQ
-0.06% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.20%
+4.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 11.5% in tier

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (1)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#271 of 666 • Top 40.5% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.22%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.75%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Deposit Outflow

decline
#63 of 506 • Bottom 12.2% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#364 of 739 • Bottom 49.1% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 30.93%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 26.09%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
better than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Margin Compression

decline
#182 of 305 • Bottom 59.3% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.75%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

35
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 26.09%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#35 of 2664 Top 1.3% in $100M-$1B
47
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 34.68%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#47 of 2664 Top 1.7% in $100M-$1B
92
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 30.93%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#92 of 2664 Top 3.4% in $100M-$1B
246
Total Deposits
size
Value: $657.33M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#246 of 2664 Top 9.2% in $100M-$1B
288
Total Assets
size
Value: $738.52M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#288 of 2664 Top 10.8% in $100M-$1B
307
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.22%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#307 of 2664 Top 11.5% in $100M-$1B
438
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.02%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#438 of 2664 Top 16.4% in $100M-$1B
548
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.75%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#548 of 2664 Top 20.5% in $100M-$1B
642
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#642 of 2654 Top 24.2% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2450
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.88%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2450 of 2664 Bottom 8.1% in $100M-$1B
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