April 4, 2022
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Mr. Christopher Wall
| Re: | Alerus Financial Corporation Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Registration Statement on Form S-4 SEC File No. 333-262267 (“Registration Statement”) |
Dear Mr. Wall:
On behalf of Alerus Financial Corporation, as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will become effective at 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time), or as soon as practicable thereafter, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
Feel free to telephone Joseph T. Ceithaml of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, the registrant’s legal counsel, at (312) 629-5143 with any questions or comments.
| Very truly yours, | |
| Alerus Financial Corporation | |
| /s/ Katie A. Lorenson | |
| Katie A. Lorenson | |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |