About Us

Our Mission

Improving Lives Through Financial Solutions

Our Strategy

BlackRidge Financial is a growth-oriented, commercial banking organization focused on:

  • Custom banking solutions for our clients
  • A positive, rewarding place to work for our employees
  • Building a strong and profitably growing organization that provides an attractive return for our shareholders.

To accomplish this, we will leverage our resources to create competitive entrance in key markets through selective acquisition, de novo activity or branching. Further, we will provide our banks with the responsibility to manage autonomously as they seek to optimize our performance in each market.

Our Timeline

November 2004
BlackRidge Financial is formed by five founding partners
March 2005
BlackRidge Financial completes common stock offering
March 2006
BlackRidge Financial acquires Lakewood Bank, N.A. with offices in Baxter, Nisswa and Cross Lake, Minnesota
October 2006
BlackRidge Financial acquires First State Bank of Alexandria with offices in Alexandria, Carlos and Miltona
April 2007
BlackRidge Financial opens BlackRidgeBANK Fargo
January 2008
BlackRidge Financial opens BlackRidgeBANK Bismarck
October 2011
BlackRidge Financial merges affiliate bank charters: Lakewood Bank and First State Bank of Alexandria are now BlackRidgeBANK

Our Policies

Excessive and Luxury Expenditure Policy (pdf file)