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About Us

Alerus serves a wide range of personal and business clients and specializes in providing tailored solutions to meet the unique needs of each client.

Our purpose is to help clients achieve theirs, from personal and business banking goals to wealth services and retirement and benefits plans and services. We achieve this by delivering the right products at the right times to help you reach immediate and long-term financial goals.

Our Core Values

Our core values drive our decision-making and emphasize collaboration, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to client service.

  • Passion for excellence. Act with accountability and sense of urgency to best serve clients and achieve exceptional results.
  • Success is never final. Embrace opportunities to adapt and grow with our industry and our clients.
  • Do the right thing. Lead with integrity and provide valued advice and guidance.
  • One Alerus. Work together to provide purpose-driven products and services for our clients.

Growing with our Clients

Alerus is one of the oldest banks in the upper Midwest. From our humble beginnings as a lender to families and businesses in the Dakota Territory, to the nationwide commercial wealth bank and national retirement services provider we are today, Alerus continues to grow and evolve with one guiding principle: everything we do is in the best interests of our clients.