Commerce Bank to close Downtown St. Joseph branch effective Dec. 12
Cameron Montemayor
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A popular local bank has announced plans to permanently close a longtime branch in Downtown St. Joseph starting in December.
Commerce Bank has informed customers that it plans to close the Downtown St. Joseph branch at 328 Felix St., effective Dec. 12, including ATM services.
A sign has now been posted on the front door of the building announcing the move. A Commerce Bank customer told News-Press NOW he recently received a letter in the mail confirming the bank’s decision.
A sign posted on the front door of Commerce Bank’s Downtown branch notifies customers that the branch will permanently close effective Dec. 12, 2025.
Longtime Downtown resident Sean Easely said he was “disappointed” to hear of the bank’s planned closure.
The building has been operated by Commerce Bank since 1985, when it acquired First National Bank of St. Joseph from the FDIC. The building has stood in Downtown St. Joseph for more than a century.
Commerce Bank operates two other branches in St. Joseph at 3606 Frederick Ave. and 3303 Ashland Ave.
This photo shows a 1907 advertisement for the First National Bank of Buchanan County.