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First Western Trust Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial CO FDIC cert 57607

Denver, CO

15 branches across CO · WY · AZ · CA · MT

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 7 in CO
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First Western Trust Bank faces 4 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

  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 36.1% in tier
  • - ROA 0.51% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.97% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 11.18% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CO) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $3.2B
+11.6% YoY +2.8% QoQ
+$423.1M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$1.3B
+9.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
73%
Total Loans ? $2.7B
+11.6% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+$732.9M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$851.2M
+6.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
79%
Total Deposits ? $2.8B
+12.5% YoY +3.5% QoQ
+$506.7M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$1.1B
+5.2% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
75%
Return on Assets ? 0.86%
+29.4% YoY +68.6% QoQ
-0.51% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
0.93%
+11.9% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
24%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.85%
+6.8% YoY +5.2% QoQ
-0.97% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 12.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 72.24%
-4.9% YoY -5.6% QoQ
+11.18% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
74.00%
-3.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
19%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.85%
+62.0% YoY +37.7% QoQ
-0.03% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.67%
-8.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
33%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 94.66%
-0.9% YoY -2.3% QoQ
+10.45% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
78.09%
+0.7% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
25%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 13.63%
-19.1% YoY +6.4% QoQ
-7.66% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
23.93%
-3.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
23%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.71%
+20.5% YoY +14.4% QoQ
+0.04% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.50%
-1.2% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
30%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.33%
-3.6% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-3.83% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
21.66%
+2.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
21%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.25%
-8.9% YoY -73.4% QoQ
-0.01% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.26%
+10.8% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
80%

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 (1)

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#14 of 36 • Bottom 36.1% in tier

Non-interest-bearing deposit share dropped 2+ pp YoY and now below the tier median. Cheap funding leaving for higher-yield competitors.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 13.63%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
36 of 36 Mid-Market banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 (3 metrics)

176
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.25%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#176 of 884 Top 19.8% in $1B-$10B
185
Total Loans
size
Value: $2.70B
Peer Median: $1.96B
#185 of 884 Top 20.8% in $1B-$10B
219
Total Deposits
size
Value: $2.85B
Peer Median: $2.34B
#219 of 884 Top 24.7% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

777
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.85%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#777 of 884 Bottom 12.2% in $1B-$10B
714
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 72.24%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#714 of 884 Bottom 19.3% in $1B-$10B
701
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 11.33%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#701 of 884 Bottom 20.8% in $1B-$10B
684
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 13.63%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#684 of 884 Bottom 22.7% in $1B-$10B
676
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.86%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#676 of 884 Bottom 23.6% in $1B-$10B
664
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 94.66%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#664 of 884 Bottom 25.0% in $1B-$10B
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