BNC Posts Quarterly Report

BISMARCK, N.D., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNCCORP, Inc. (BNC) (Pink Sheets: BNCC), reported its quarterly report for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was posted on its website (http://www.bnccorp.com/.) on May 14, 2008. This information is presented for shareholders and investors.

BNCCORP, Inc., headquartered in Bismarck, N.D., is a registered bank holding company dedicated to providing banking and wealth management services to businesses and consumers in its local markets. As of March 31, 2008 the Company operated 20 locations in Arizona, Minnesota and North Dakota through BNC National Bank and its subsidiaries.

This news release my contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of BNC. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management are generally identifiable by the use of words such as "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "may", "will", "would", "could", "should", or other expressions. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating to our future business prospects, revenues, working capital, liquidity, capital needs, interest costs and income, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements due to several important factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: risks of loans and investments, including dependence on local and regional economic conditions; competition for our customers from other providers of financial services; possible adverse effects of changes in interest rates, including the effects of such changes on derivative contracts and associated accounting consequences; risks associated with our acquisition and growth strategies; and other risks which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. In addition, all statements in this news release, including forward-looking statements, speak only of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

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Source: BNCCORP, Inc.

CONTACT: Gregory K. Cleveland, +1-602-852-3526, or Timothy J. Franz,
1-612-305-2213, both of BNCCORP, Inc.

Web site: http://www.bnccorp.com/

2008-05-19 18:52:54 0365760 PRNEWSWIRE