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First Western Bank & Trust

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial ND FDIC cert 19123

Designations: Community bank

Minot, ND

20 branches across MN · ND · AZ · SD

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 12 in ND
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First Western Bank & Trust faces 6 concerns requiring attention

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 18.5% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 34.1% in tier
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 1.12% above tier average
  • - ROA 0.43% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 3.95% above tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.57% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $2.3B
+5.6% YoY +0.7% QoQ
-$491.7M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
58%
Total Loans ? $1.9B
+6.1% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-$110.8M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$779.7M
+5.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
64%
Total Deposits ? $2.0B
+3.7% YoY +1.5% QoQ
-$383.8M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$930.6M
+2.8% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
59%
Return on Assets ? 0.93%
+42.5% YoY +11.6% QoQ
-0.43% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.38%
+15.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
28%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.81%
+14.4% YoY +4.3% QoQ
-0.01% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.69%
+5.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
60%
Efficiency Ratio ? 65.01%
-8.3% YoY -4.4% QoQ
+3.95% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
60.25%
-5.8% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
34%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.45%
-15.5% YoY +0.9% QoQ
+0.57% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.92%
+20.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
16%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 94.62%
+2.3% YoY +0.1% QoQ
+10.42% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
69.27%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
25%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 17.36%
-0.2% YoY -4.7% QoQ
-3.93% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
22.07%
+2.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
38%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.79%
+9.5% YoY +0.8% QoQ
+1.12% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.56%
+12.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 7.9% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 9.65%
-5.9% YoY +1.2% QoQ
-5.51% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
13.00%
+1.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 2.3% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.23%
-1.0% YoY -72.1% QoQ
-0.03% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.12%
+7.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
77%

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (2)

Capital Thin

risk
#42 of 221 • Bottom 18.5% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 9.65%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#115 of 334 • Bottom 34.1% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 94.62%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
334 of 334 Mid-Market banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

200
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.23%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#200 of 884 Top 22.5% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

865
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 9.65%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#865 of 884 Bottom 2.3% in $1B-$10B
815
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.79%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#815 of 884 Bottom 7.9% in $1B-$10B
737
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.45%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#737 of 880 Bottom 16.4% in $1B-$10B
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