Private company
Commerce Bank & Trust Company
American financial institution
Commerce Bank & Trust Company is a financial institution based in Worcester, Massachusetts, with 16 branches located throughout central and eastern Massachusetts. Commerce Bank & Trust was founded in 1955 and is now a full-service commercial bank with branch offices in Worcester, Holden, Leominster, Marlborough, Milford, Shrewsbury, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, and, through its recent acquisition of Mercantile Bank & Trust Company, Boston.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersWorcester1
- Websitewww.bankatcommerce.com
- LEI549300MJFSHJPKXZVZ143
- StatusInactive3
- LEI statusRetired3
- Registered address386 Main Street, 01608 Worcester, United States3
- Registered withTemporary Code, 174843
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Commerce Bank & Trust Company is a financial institution based in Worcester, Massachusetts, with 16 branches located throughout central and eastern Massachusetts. Commerce Bank & Trust was founded in 1955 and is now a full-service commercial bank with branch offices in Worcester, Holden, Leominster, Marlborough, Milford, Shrewsbury, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, and, through its recent acquisition of Mercantile Bank & Trust Company, Boston.2
Acquisitions
In May 2017, Berkshire Hills Bancorp agreed to acquire Commerce Bancshares Corp., the parent company of Worcester-based Commerce Bank, in a stock deal valued at $209 million. The acquisition was completed on October 13, 2017. Following that, the entity once known as "Commerce Bank & Trust Company" became known as "Commerce Bank (a Division of Berkshire Bank)".
From Wikipedia’s article on Commerce Bank & Trust Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Controversies and legal
Legal dispute with TD Banknorth
In March 2008, Commerce Bank & Trust filed a lawsuit against Maine-based TD Banknorth and New Jersey–based Commerce Bank, to bar the merging banks from using the name TD Commerce Bank in Massachusetts.
On May 2, 2008, federal Judge F. Dennis Saylor granted a preliminary injunction, prohibiting the use of the TD Commerce name in Massachusetts branches.
In July 2008, TD Banknorth and New Jersey–based Commerce Bank announced they would abandon plans to rebrand their combined operations as "TD Commerce Bank". Instead, the latter two banks announced that they would be rebranding themselves as TD Bank.
From Wikipedia’s article on Commerce Bank & Trust Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- Jul 6, 1955Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.bankatcommerce.com1
- WikipediaCommerce Bank & Trust Company
- WikidataQ5152413
Sources
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsCommerce Bank & Trust Company photo by Terageorge, CC BY-SA 4.0