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Bremers CEO testified she wanted to preserve founders vision for a "community" bank.

The October 2019 announcement that thrust the Bremer dispute into the public eye likely "destroyed value," CEO Jeanne Crain said.

Jeanne Crain, who has led Minnesotas No. 4 bank since 2016, rejected allegations that the companys conflict with trustees shaped by her job and finances.

Through summer 2019, Otto Bremer Trust trustee Brian Lipschultz tried to attract buyers for Bremer Financial and do it in a way a skeptical trustee could accept.

Junior Achievement North recently decided to return a $1.2 million grant from Otto Bremer Trust after being asked to support trustees in their legal battle with the state and Bremer Financial.

BMO Harris made a non-binding offer for Bremer in August 2019. Trustees also discussed a possible sale with Old National Bank and Huntington Bancshares.

In opening salvos, state attorneys say Bremer trustees put themselves over the charity they lead. Their attorney says their attempt to sell Bremer Financial to benefit the charity is "reasonable."

Judge allows Bremer Financial to oust two trustees from corporate board Bank officials have said trustees’ efforts to sell voting shares in the corporation to out-of-state investors would set the bank up for a forced sale and leave a consumer-minded farm lender in the hands of aggressive East Coast investors. The trustees have said a sale could net millions of dollars for the philanthropy, which would benefit the region as a whole. Written By: Frederick Melo / St. Paul Pioneer Pre...

Minnesota Attorney General files appeal in Otto Bremer Trust case Last week, Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a legal appeal with the Minnesota Court of Appeals seeking the temporary removal of Otto Bremer Trust trustees Brian Lipschultz, Daniel Reardon and Charlotte Johnson. Written By: Frederick Melo / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 2:48 pm, Jan. 16, 2021 × The Minnesota Attorney General’s office has revived its legal effort to force the three trustees of one of the sta...