Commerce National Bank Names Dan Palmquist Senior VP, Business Development.

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Commerce National Bank (OTCBB:CNBF), a community business bank, announced the appointment of Dan Palmquist as senior vice president, business development. Palmquist has been involved with developing new relationships with Orange County businesses, technology firms and real estate professionals for the past 15 years. Having worked with the Orange County offices of U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, Palmquist knows the local business community well and understands the financial needs of the corporate depositor and borrower.

"Commerce National Bank is pleased to have Dan join our rapidly growing staff of experienced commercial bankers," stated Mark E. Simmons, president & CEO. "Dan is extremely qualified for the new position where he will be organizing the new Business Development Department, building new relationships, maintaining existing relationships and assisting the bank in developing new products and services."

Commerce National Bank is a full-service community business bank dedicated to providing personalized financial services to businesses and business professionals in Orange County. Commerce National Bank was founded in December 2003, with offices in Fullerton and in Irvine near the John Wayne Airport.

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.