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Alerus Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ALRS) is a seasoned financial services institution with a rich history dating back to 1879. With its corporate headquarters in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and an additional footprint in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, Alerus serves a diverse clientele through its four main business segments: Banking, Retirement & Benefit Services, Wealth Management, and Mortgage. The company operates banking offices across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Arizona, and has retirement services hubs in Minnesota, Michigan, and New Hampshire.
Alerus offers a wide array of services including traditional banking products such as checking and savings accounts, loans and advances, online and mobile banking solutions, as well as private and business banking services. Their mortgage segment provides various home loan options tailored to meet the needs of new and existing homeowners.
The Retirement & Benefit Services division of Alerus is a nationwide provider of comprehensive retirement planning solutions. It administers thousands of employer-sponsored retirement plans and serves approximately 474,000 plan participants. Additionally, the Wealth Management division offers bespoke financial and estate planning, trust services, and fiduciary management, ensuring that clients are well-prepared for their financial futures.
Recently, Alerus has announced several key initiatives, including a quarterly cash dividend increase of 5.56% to $0.19 per common share, and the authorization of a new stock repurchase program, effective February 18, 2024. In addition, Alerus completed a strategic sale of $172.3 million of available-for-sale securities to reinvest in higher-yielding loans and pay down borrowings.
Alerus continues to expand its service offerings, recently establishing an equipment finance team based in Phoenix, Arizona, to cater to commercial clients' specialized lending needs. This team is led by industry veterans with extensive experience in equipment financing, further enhancing Alerus' ability to meet diverse client requirements.
With a focus on providing personalized, technology-driven financial solutions, Alerus remains committed to delivering exceptional value and fostering long-term relationships with its clients.
Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS) reported a net income of $8.2 million or $0.40 per diluted share for Q1 2023, down from $10.9 million or $0.53 per share in Q4 2022. This marks a decline from $10.2 million or $0.57 in Q1 2022. The company experienced margin pressures and challenges in the mortgage sector, affecting profitability. CEO Katie Lorenson noted that over 50% of total revenues came from fee income, emphasizing a well-diversified business model. The common equity tier 1 capital ratio was at 13.3%, with total deposits rising by 4.0% to $3.0 billion, while the net interest margin fell to 2.70%. Noninterest income decreased by 1.0% from the previous quarter, primarily due to lower mortgage banking revenues as originations fell by 58.4% due to high interest rates.
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