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Alerus Financial, National Association

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial ND FDIC cert 3931

Grand Forks, ND

26 branches across MN · ND · AZ · IA · WI

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationwide — 1 of 12 in ND.
  • Deposits -3.2% year over year ($4.2B on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.27%.
  • Return on assets 1.78%.
  • Efficiency ratio 61.42% vs a 59.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 94.66% vs a 85.04% peer average.

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885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 12 in ND
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Alerus Financial, National Association has 3 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 14.4% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 40.1% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.60% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 8.6% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 11.3% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 31.3% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 40.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 1.69% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $5.3B
-0.7% YoY -0.0% QoQ
+$2.5B $2.8B
-0.6% YoY
$1.1B
+6.9% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
Top 13.6% in tier
Total Loans ? $4.0B
-1.0% YoY +0.2% QoQ
+$2.0B $2.0B
-0.3% YoY
$805.2M
+6.2% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
Top 11.9% in tier
Total Deposits ? $4.2B
-3.2% YoY -3.5% QoQ
+$1.9B $2.3B
-0.5% YoY
$922.2M
+5.0% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
Top 13.3% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.78%
+30.3% YoY -2.0% QoQ
+0.39% 1.39%
+17.0% YoY
1.44%
+8.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
81%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.89%
+11.0% YoY +3.4% QoQ
+0.02% 3.87%
+6.2% YoY
3.79%
+4.3% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
62%
Efficiency Ratio ? 61.42%
-2.4% YoY -2.2% QoQ
+1.69% 59.73%
-12.6% YoY
59.23%
-3.7% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
42%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.27%
-77.3% YoY -80.1% QoQ
-0.60% 0.87%
+11.7% YoY
0.86%
+16.6% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
72%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 94.66%
+2.3% YoY +3.8% QoQ
+9.62% 85.04%
-0.1% YoY
73.82%
-0.7% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
27%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 19.03%
+0.0% YoY -7.4% QoQ
-2.24% 21.27%
-1.5% YoY
21.56%
+2.8% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
45%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.38%
-57.6% YoY -62.4% QoQ
-0.29% 0.67%
+11.7% YoY
0.54%
+8.1% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
54%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.92%
+1.2% YoY +1.5% QoQ
-3.93% 14.84%
-0.4% YoY
12.90%
+0.7% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
17%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 1.21%
+8.0% YoY +105.5% QoQ
+0.68% 0.53%
+2.5% YoY
0.22%
-1.4% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Top 5.2% in tier

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 19.0%
0.0pp YoY
-1.5pp QoQ
-2.3pp 21.4% 21.6% 22.2% 45%
Brokered Deposits 0.2%
-4.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-9.3pp 9.5% 6.0% 8.5% 7%

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 16.5%
0.0pp YoY
-0.4pp QoQ
+2.5pp 14.0% 12.9% 12.5% 72%
CRE 49.6%
-2.2pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
-0.5pp 50.0% 29.0% 41.4% 49%
1-4 Family 28.9%
+0.3pp YoY
-0.3pp QoQ
+2.5pp 26.4% 12.3% 31.3% 64%
Consumer 1.1%
+0.1pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-3.6pp 4.7% 4.5% 5.0% 48%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 10.9%
+0.1pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-4.7pp 15.6% 15.3% 19.7% 8%
Leverage Ratio 9.3%
-0.1pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-2.0pp 11.3% 10.7% 12.6% 17%
Total Capital Ratio 12.1%
+0.1pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-4.6pp 16.7% 16.3% 20.8% 10%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 886
+17 (+2.0%) YoY
+27 (+3.1%) QoQ
+572 313 138 482 96%
Assets per Employee ($) $6.0M
-2.6% YoY
-3.1% QoQ
-$4.5M $10.5M $8.3M $8.8M 11%
Branch Count 27
-1 (-3.6%) YoY
+1 (+3.8%) QoQ
+7 20 7 18 78%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
-0.1pp 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 33%
Nonaccrual 0.3%
-0.9pp YoY
-1.1pp QoQ
-0.6pp 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 27%
Allowance Coverage 4.52x
+262.6% YoY
+380.8% QoQ
-14.19x 18.71x 73.79x 20.23x 76%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 0.5%
+0.3pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
+0.2pp 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 91%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 16.4%
+2.4pp YoY
-0.4pp QoQ
+3.8pp 12.6% 16.0% 11.6% 80%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.8%
-0.4pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 43%
Net Income ($, YTD) $46.7M
+29.2% YoY
— QoQ
+$27.5M $19.2M $7.0M $40.4M 92%

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (2)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#33 of 222 • Top 14.4% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 1.21%
(Tier: 0.53%, National: 0.66%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.78%
(Tier: 1.39%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
222 of 222 Mid-Market banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable

Profitability Leader

growth
#90 of 222 • Top 40.1% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.78%
(Tier: 1.39%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
222 of 222 Mid-Market banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (4)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#32 of 361 • Bottom 8.6% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 94.66%
(Tier: 85.04%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
361 of 361 Mid-Market banks match · 1092 nationally
→ Stable +81 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Capital Thin

risk
#26 of 222 • Bottom 11.3% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.92%
(Tier: 14.84%, National: 17.09%)
worse than tier avg
222 of 222 Mid-Market banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank declining

Deposit Outflow

decline
#42 of 131 • Bottom 31.3% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

131 of 131 Mid-Market banks match · 686 nationally
→ Stable +31 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Capital Constraint

risk
#14 of 32 • Bottom 40.6% in tier

Strong balance sheet under pressure - deposits leaving while lending capacity maxed. Need funding solutions before hitting regulatory limits.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 94.66%
(Tier: 85.04%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.92%
(Tier: 14.84%, National: 17.09%)
worse than tier avg
32 of 32 Mid-Market banks match · 143 nationally
→ Stable -5 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 885 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

47
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 1.21%
Peer Median: 0.53%
#47 of 885 Top 5.2% in $1B-$10B
106
Total Loans
size
Value: $4.01B
Peer Median: $1.96B
#106 of 885 Top 11.9% in $1B-$10B
119
Total Deposits
size
Value: $4.24B
Peer Median: $2.32B
#119 of 885 Top 13.3% in $1B-$10B
121
Total Assets
size
Value: $5.28B
Peer Median: $2.79B
#121 of 885 Top 13.6% in $1B-$10B
165
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.78%
Peer Median: 1.39%
#165 of 885 Top 18.5% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

737
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.92%
Peer Median: 14.84%
#737 of 885 Bottom 16.8% in $1B-$10B
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