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,
2009 was posted on its website (www.bnccorp.com.) on May 19, 2009. 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. The Company operates community
banking, mortgage banking and wealth management businesses in Arizona,
Minnesota and North Dakota from 20 locations. BNC also conducts mortgage
banking from four locations in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

This news release may 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.

SOURCE BNCCORP, Inc.

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