Commerce National Bank Names Betty King Senior VP, Real Estate Lending.

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Commerce National Bank (OTCBB:CNBF), a community business bank, announced the appointment of Betty M. King as senior vice president, real estate lending, in the bank's Real Estate Construction and Income Property Permanent Loan Department.

For the past 21 years, King has been involved in residential and commercial construction lending in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties. She has worked for Orange County-based banking institutions Mariners Bank, Eldorado Bank and, most recently, California Bank & Trust.

"Commerce National Bank is very pleased to have Ms. King join its staff of veteran Orange County bankers," according to Mark E. Simmons, president and CEO. "She is extremely qualified for her new position where she will develop construction loans, maintain the loan portfolio, build relationships and ensure customer satisfaction."

Commerce National Bank is a full-service community business bank dedicated to providing personalized financial services to small- and medium-size businesses and business professionals in Orange County. Commerce National Bank was founded in December 2003 and has headquarters in Fullerton, with a branch office in Irvine.

Forward-Looking Statement:

This news release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Commerce National Bank's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those described above and the following: Commerce National Bank's ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, Commerce National Bank's timely development of new products and services, technological changes, changes in consumer spending and savings habits and other risks discussed from time to time in Commerce National Bank's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Commerce National Bank does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.