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Alerus Financial, National Association

Grand Forks, ND · Cert 3931 · Alerus Financial Corp.

National charter · OCC · 26 branches

Q2 2026

Board Package

Performance Trends and Peer Comparison

Part 1Performance Trends, own institution only2
Part 2Peer Comparison, banks $1B-$10B in assets3

Basis

Quarter: Q2 2026, the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on both parts.

Income statement: year to date as filed, annualized, on both parts.

Balance sheet: as filed at quarter end.

Peer group

Banks $1B-$10B in assets (n=311 to 317). Each measure ranks only the institutions that reported it, so n varies by measure.

Peer groups below the disclosure floor are suppressed.

Peer standing

Capital

31

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Asset Quality

43

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Profitability

79

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Liquidity

42

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median

Efficiency

36

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Growth

No peer data yet

Capital, Asset Quality, Profitability, Efficiency: higher is always a stronger peer standing (▲ better, ▼ worse). Liquidity, Growth: the score reflects closeness to the peer median -- 100 is sitting exactly at the median, falling the same way whether the bank runs above or below it.

Source: FFIEC Call Report (031/041/051), as filed. Dollar figures derived from reported amounts in thousands. Ratios computed by CallReports.ai using published regulatory formulas.

CallReports · callreports.ai · Board PackageGenerated 2026-10-10

Alerus Financial, National Association

Grand Forks, ND · Cert 3931 · Alerus Financial Corp.

National charter · OCC · 26 branches

Q2 2026

$5.3BAssets
$4.1BLoans
$4.2BDeposits
$580.4MEquity
Loan mix
82%RE $3.2B17%C&I $0.7B1%Consumer $0.0BQ2 2025Q2 2026
Deposit mix
81%Interest-bearing $3.4B19%Noninterest $0.8BQ2 2025Q2 2026

NIM

4.85%Q2 ’245.30%Q2 ’255.26%Q2 ’26+46%+10%

Non-interest income vs. expense

3.59%Q2 ’243.69%Q2 ’253.86%Q2 ’26+31%+0%

Market Position · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · 2026 SOD (annual) · 0.8% share · #12 of 125 inst. · $2.0B of $253.2B

1.3% Hennepin
5.4% Cass
20.3% Grand Forks
6.6% Olmsted

Executive Summary

  • Earnings: ROA of 1.78%, up 41 bps year over year; NIM at 3.68%.
  • Asset quality: problem loans at 0.26% of loans (-89 bps YoY), with net charge-offs at 0.47%.
  • Capital: tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.26%, down 8 bps from a year ago.
  • Funding: loans stand at 95.80% of deposits as of Q2 2026.

Financial Results

Return on Assets (YTD, annualized)

1.78%+41 bps YoY

Net Interest Margin (YTD, annualized)

3.68%+34 bps YoY

Efficiency Ratio (YTD, annualized)

61.42%-152 bps YoY

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

9.26%-8 bps YoY

Year to date, annualized, through each quarter.

MetricQ2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026YoY ΔTrend
Earnings
Return on Assets1.37%1.36%0.42%1.81%1.78%+41 bps
Return on Equity13.93%13.69%4.16%16.77%16.35%+242 bps
Net Interest Margin3.34%3.29%3.36%3.57%3.68%+34 bps
Efficiency Ratio62.93%63.33%63.18%62.77%61.42%-152 bps
Non-Interest Burden1.42%1.43%1.45%1.46%1.43%0 bps
Growth
Asset Growth (YoY)22.30%30.68%-0.78%-0.93%-0.68%-2,299 bps
Loan Growth (YoY)39.25%35.26%1.52%-1.01%-1.27%-4,052 bps
Deposit Growth (YoY)30.12%31.47%-4.21%-3.02%-3.24%-3,335 bps
Asset Quality
Nonperforming Loans / Loans1.16%1.45%1.63%1.32%0.26%-89 bps
Net Charge-Offs / Loans0.21%0.08%0.05%0.69%0.47%+27 bps
Allowance / Loans1.44%1.51%1.52%1.24%1.19%-25 bps
Allowance Coverage of NPLs1.2x1.0x0.9x0.9x4.5x+3.3x
Capital
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio9.34%9.31%8.62%9.11%9.26%-8 bps
Total Risk-Based Capital12.04%12.25%11.66%12.00%12.11%+7 bps
Equity / Assets10.12%10.36%10.77%10.86%11.00%+88 bps
Liquidity & Funding
Loans / Deposits93.89%92.41%95.96%92.35%95.80%+191 bps
Liquid Assets / Assets5.53%5.84%5.45%6.60%5.91%+38 bps
CRE / Total Capitaln/a422%438%429%n/an/a

Source: FFIEC Call Report (031/041/051), as filed. Dollar figures derived from reported amounts in thousands. Ratios computed by CallReports.ai using published regulatory formulas. Income-statement figures are year-to-date as filed, annualized (the UBPR convention). Each quarter includes the ones before it.

CallReports · callreports.ai· Performance TrendsGenerated 2026-10-10

Alerus Financial, National Association

Grand Forks, ND · Cert 3931 · Peer group: banks $1B-$10B in assets (n=311-317) · Alerus Financial Corp.

National charter · OCC · 26 branches

Q2 2026

$5.3BAssets
$4.1BLoans
$4.2BDeposits
$580.4MEquity

Executive Summary

  • Strongest standing: return on assets outperforms 86% of banks $1B-$10B in assets (rank 43 of 317).
  • Widest gap: tier 1 capital ratio trails 88% of banks $1B-$10B in assets (rank 278 of 317).
  • Overall: at or above the peer median on 5 of 9 directional measures.

Return on Assets

1.77%

Rank 43 of 317

Net Interest Margin

3.68%

Rank 107 of 317

Efficiency Ratio

63.92%

Rank 203 of 317

Equity / Assets

11.00%

Rank 125 of 317

Non-interest income vs. expense

$127.4M$201.9MINCOMEEXPENSE
Unfavorable gap of $74.6M · efficiency ratio beats 36% of banks $1B-$10B in assets
Bank 63.92%Peer median 59.7%Q2 2024Q2 2026Shaded: peer 25th to 75th percentile
MetricYour BankPeer 25thPeer MedianPeer 75thStandingRankPeer Position
Earnings
Return on Assets1.77%0.93%1.22%1.51%Beats 86%43 / 317
Return on Equity16.10%8.63%11.43%14.48%Beats 85%47 / 317
Net Interest Margin3.68%3.06%3.45%3.83%Beats 66%107 / 317
Efficiency Ratio63.92%51.90%59.69%67.53%Beats 36%203 / 317
Asset Quality
Nonperforming Loans / Loans0.26%0.24%0.51%1.14%Beats 73%85 / 311
Net Charge-Offs / Loans0.27%0.01%0.04%0.12%Beats 12%275 / 311
Capital
Tier 1 Capital Ratio10.92%11.75%13.15%15.30%Beats 12%278 / 317
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio12.11%12.63%14.21%16.26%Beats 19%258 / 317
Equity / Assets11.00%9.06%10.32%11.95%Beats 61%125 / 317
Liquidity & Funding
Loans / Deposits95.80%76.63%88.04%95.67%76th pctl76 / 312
Loans / Assets76.96%65.41%74.05%79.71%64th pctl115 / 317
Brokered Deposits / Depositsn/aNot reported for this institution