Jennifer Pauhl Joins Commerce Bank's Mortgage Team

Springfield, MO - Doug Neff, chairman and CEO, Commerce Bank, Springfield, Missouri region, announced that Jennifer Pauhl has been promoted to a residential real estate originator. In her position, Pauhl is responsible for business development and customer service related to the bank’s full line of residential mortgage loan products for Christian County and the surrounding area.

Pauhl has 13 years of banking and lending experience with Commerce. Active in the community, she volunteers through Commerce initiatives in support of United Way, American Heart Association and American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

Pauhl is located at the Ozark location, 1695 W. Jackson.

About Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Commerce Bank, is a subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH), a $25.6 billion regional bank holding company, as of December 31, 2016. For more than 150 years, Commerce has been meeting the financial services needs of individuals and businesses. Commerce provides a full range of financial products to consumer and commercial customers, including personal banking, lending, mortgage banking, wealth management, brokerage and capital markets services. Commerce operates in more than 340 locations in the central United States and has a nationwide presence in the commercial payments industry. Commerce Bancshares also has operating subsidiaries involved in leasing, credit-related insurance and private equity activities.

For additional information, please visit www.commercebank.com.