Company Culture
Guided by the EOS Traction model, Bridgewater’s culture is based on five core values that shape how we hire, fire, reward, and recognize.
What are Accuracy, Dedicated, Unconventional, Growth, and Responsive?
This new online banking program is launching on July 29th.
What is BWOB?
BWB has seen recent expansion of this financial metric that is a key driver of our earnings and measures the difference between the yield we earn on loans and rate we pay on deposits.
What is net interest margin?
This newly introduced mortgage product helps expand Bridgewater’s presence in the mortgage space while generating additional fee income.
What is TPO?
This city is where Bridgewater opened its very first location in 2005.
What is Bloomington?
This common desk item is notably missing from Bridgewater workspaces.
What is a garbage can?
Bridgewater recently renewed its contract with this major debit card provider.
What is Mastercard?
BWB has always been among the best in the industry at this ratio, which measures how much a bank spends in order to make a dollar of revenue.
What is efficiency ratio?
This initiative is part of our growth strategy to better serve and empower women entrepreneurs and decision makers.
What is BridgwatHER?
The number of employees when BWB first opened.
What is 7?
This signature Twin Cities venue hosted our annual client event for over a decade and is now our home venue for our Holiday Party.
What is Nicollet Island Pavilion?
BWB’s new expansion market, with our branch set to open in early 2026.
What is Lake Elmo?
This metric, which is a measure of how we create shareholder value, recently increased 31 consecutive quarters before the First Minnetonka City Bank acquisition.
What is tangible book value per share?
This internal program rewards employees for helping grow Bridgewater’s deposits by referring friends and family.
What is Deposit Growth Plan?
Bridgewater’s Corporate Center officially opened its doors this month and year.
What is August 2020?
This is the number of paid volunteer hours Bridgewater employees receive each year to give back to the community.
What is 16 hours?
Launched at BWB in 2024, this platform enhances client relationship management across Bridgewater.
What is Salesforce?
In June, BWB bolstered its capital ratios by raising $80 million of this type of capital instrument through a private-placement offering.
What is subordinated debt?
This growth initiative has expanded Bridgewater’s lending efforts beyond the Twin Cities into Texas and California, with a strategic focus on community development.
What is Affordable Housing?
Bridgewater Bank became a publicly traded company in 2018 on this stock exchange.
What is NASDAQ?
Borrowed from Ricky Bobby, this internal phrase became the unofficial theme of Bridgewater’s leadership transition.
What is Shake N Bake?
The official date of the FMCB system conversion.
When is September 8th?
BWB has recently seen an increase in this type of fee income, which is earned by offering borrowers the option of turning the interest paid on a variable-rate loan into a fixed cost.
What is swap fee income?
This bank’s acquisition of Bremer Bank is the perfect opportunity for Bridgewater to capture market share and talent.
What is Old National Bank?
In this year, Bridgewater reached a major milestone by surpassing $1 billion in assets.
What is 2016?