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First Western Bank & Trust

Minot, North DakotaFDIC Cert #19123

STATEEstablished 196420 branches

Holding company: WESTBRAND INCRegulator: FED

FDICCERT + OFFDOM

What's happening here

As of Q1 2026FDICCall Report

First Western Bank & Trust reported $2.32B in total assets. Deposits grew 3.74% over the prior year.

Return on assets was 0.93%, compared with an asset-peer median of 1.16%. The leverage ratio was 9.65%.

  • Why is Total Assets above asset peers?
  • Why is Noncurrent Loan Ratio above asset peers?
  • Why is Tier 1 Leverage Ratio below asset peers?

Generated offline from verified FDIC facts for the period shown. Bank Data Insights does not rate banks, predict outcomes, or provide advice.

Latest reported quarter

Key metrics

Assets
$2.32B
+5.6%y/y
Percentile by value83rd percentileby value
Peer standing in asset:1b_3b
FDICASSET
Deposits
$1.96B
+3.7%y/y
Percentile by value83rd percentileby value
Peer standing in asset:1b_3b
FDICDEP
Net loans
$1.85B
+6.1%y/y
Percentile by value88th percentileby value
Peer standing in asset:1b_3b
FDICLNLSNET
ROA
0.93%
+28 bpsy/y
Peer standing31st percentile
Peer standing in asset:1b_3b
FDICNETINC + ROA
Efficiency
65.01%
−586 bpsy/y
Peer standing38th percentile
Peer standing in asset:1b_3b
FDICNONIX + NIM + NONII + EEFFR
Leverage
9.65%
+23 bpsy/y
Peer standing29th percentile
Peer standing in asset:1b_3b
FDICRBC1AAJ

Percentiles compare this bank with 629 banks from $1 billion to $3 billion.

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Balance sheet trend

Assets & deposits

Time range
Reporting mode
Assets and deposits by reporting quarter
QuarterAssetsDeposits
Q2 2021$1.89B$1.67B
Q3 2021$1.93B$1.71B
Q4 2021$1.97B$1.74B
Q1 2022$1.86B$1.64B
Q2 2022$1.9B$1.69B
Q3 2022$1.94B$1.73B
Q4 2022$2.02B$1.74B
Q1 2023$2.04B$1.79B
Q2 2023$2.1B$1.75B
Q3 2023$2.12B$1.77B
Q4 2023$2.2B$1.93B
Q1 2024$2.21B$1.96B
Q2 2024$2.25B$1.92B
Q3 2024$2.24B$1.92B
Q4 2024$2.22B$1.93B
Q1 2025$2.2B$1.89B
Q2 2025$2.24B$1.88B
Q3 2025$2.28B$1.86B
Q4 2025$2.31B$1.93B
Q1 2026$2.32B$1.96B

Portfolio composition

Loan mix

Chart mode
Time range
Loan categories
Latest reported loan balances by category
CategoryBalance
Owner CRE$277M
Investor CRE$263M
Multifamily$139M
Construction$145M
1–4 family$281M
C&I$294M
Agriculture$254M
Other$220M

Peer comparison

How this bank compares

Lower displayed standingPeer medianHigher displayed standing
ROA
FDICNETINC + ROA
31st percentileToggle ROA distribution

Distribution histogram for ROA, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 0.47%Median 1.16%90th 2.03%Observations 629
ROE
FDICNETINC + ROE
29th percentileToggle ROE distribution

Distribution histogram for ROE, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 4.37%Median 11.64%90th 19.98%Observations 629
NIM
FDICNIM + NIMY
60th percentileToggle NIM distribution

Distribution histogram for NIM, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 2.81%Median 3.64%90th 4.58%Observations 630
Efficiency
FDICNONIX + NIM + NONII + EEFFR
38th percentileToggle Efficiency distribution

Distribution histogram for Efficiency, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 45.28%Median 61.40%90th 80.08%Observations 629
Deposits YoY
FDICDEP
43rd percentileby valueToggle Deposits YoY distribution

Distribution histogram for Deposits YoY, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th −2.50%Median +4.71%90th +17.76%Observations 624
Loans YoY
FDICLNLSNET
51st percentileby valueToggle Loans YoY distribution

Distribution histogram for Loans YoY, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th −1.84%Median +5.89%90th +17.13%Observations 623
Noncurrent %
FDICP9ASSET + NAASSET + LNLSGR
16th percentileToggle Noncurrent % distribution

Distribution histogram for Noncurrent %, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 0.06%Median 0.52%90th 1.91%Observations 623
Leverage
FDICRBC1AAJ
29th percentileToggle Leverage distribution

Distribution histogram for Leverage, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 8.85%Median 10.50%90th 14.46%Observations 630

Well-capitalized threshold (12 CFR 6.4 / 208.43 / 324.403) is shown as a supervisory screening criterion, not a limit or violation.

IB deposit cost
FDICEINTEXP + DEPIDOM
28th percentileToggle IB deposit cost distribution

Distribution histogram for IB deposit cost, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 1.77%Median 2.61%90th 3.65%Observations 624
CRE/capital
FDICLNRENROT + LNREMULT + LNRECONS + RBC
Toggle CRE/capital distribution

Distribution histogram for CRE/capital, with this bank marked when a value is reported.

10th 88%Median 225%90th 349%Observations 464

Interagency CRE supervisory criterion (FIL-104-2006) is shown as a supervisory screening criterion, not a limit or violation. The 300% total-CRE criterion is considered with 50% growth over the prior 36 months.

Whiskers show the 10th–90th percentile, the box shows the middle half, and the dot marks this bank. Favorable-direction metrics are oriented using registry polarity; neutral metrics are ordered from lower to higher reported value and carry no favorable interpretation.

Branches & markets

Physical footprint

Domestic offices
20 branches
Headquarters
Minot, ND

History

Institution established

Filings

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