• Commerce Bancshares posted first-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of USD 141.6 million, up 7.6%, with diluted EPS rising to USD 0.96 from USD 0.93 a year earlier.
• Net interest income climbed 11.4% to USD 299.8 million, while non-interest income increased 10.6% to USD 175.9 million.
• Profitability softened as efficiency ratio widened to 60% from 55.61%, driven by non-interest expense jumping 22.1% to USD 291.1 million, including USD 14 million of acquisition-related expense and USD 5.4 million of acquisition-related intangible amortization.
• Investment securities results swung to a net gain of USD 11.6 million from a net loss of USD 7.6 million, mainly reflecting USD 10.9 million of fair value gains on private equity investments.
• Business updates included closing FineMark acquisition on Jan. 1, adding about USD 3.9 billion of assets and USD 3.1 billion of deposits, while tendering all Visa Class B-2 shares into Visa’s 2026 Exchange Offer with a significant second-quarter gain expected if accepted.

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