Our pride in exceptional, personalized service spans two generations. It all began with Guy Colado, CEO of Commerce National Bank & Trust, who started his banking career in the late 1960's. At that ti...
Our pride in exceptional, personalized service spans two generations. It all began with Guy Colado, CEO of Commerce National Bank & Trust, who started his banking career in the late 1960's. At that time, all of the financial institutions in Florida were community banks. His unwavering commitment to banking and love for his hometown of Winter Park led him to form National Bank of Commerce in 1986. The main office and its three branches served Central Floridians until it was acquired by Wachovia in 2000. Following the merger of Wachovia and First Union, it was decided that all National Bank of Commerce offices would be closed. That's when Ray Colado, Guy's son, came forth with his vision of a community bank that focused on providing exemplary service and unparalleled customer satisfaction to Central Florida businesses, professionals, and residents. Commerce National Bank was formed in 2003 and, by 2006, obtained trust powers. Now called Commerce National Bank & Trust, we pride ourselves on building long-term customer relationships, providing prompt and informed local banking decisions, using quality products and services to benefit customers, and employing a staff whose focus is providing personalized customer service. The expertise of the first generation in conjunction with the energy and forward thinking of the second generation provides us with the ingredients necessary to carry on the community banking tradition.