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First Western Bank & Trust

BankMinot, NDDirect to Consumer

First Western Bank Trust has 274 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 4 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarFHA SuperstarPurchase Superstar

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What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance

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First Western Bank & Trust performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
Rates 13.8 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
VA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional5 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
23284.7%
-0.125%Below
$2,903Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
238.4%
-0.084%Below
$1,890Fees
VA Loans
Sound
Sound
Strong
155.5%
-0.574%Below
$2,584Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
24689.8%
-0.133%Below
$2,914Fees
Refinance
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
2810.2%
-0.182%Below
$2,121Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
274
Applications
373
Volume
$82 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.138%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,825
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
73.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$300,949
Avg Borrower Income
$136,938
Avg Property Value
$406,715

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
4
States Served
13
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Minot, ND, NDMSA
Volume: 48Mix: 17.52%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Bismarck, ND, NDMSA
Volume: 27Mix: 9.85%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Fargo, ND, ND-MNMSA
Volume: 26Mix: 9.49%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 32Mix: 11.68%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
NDState
Volume: 117Mix: 42.70%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
MNState
Volume: 142Mix: 51.82%of portfolio
Place
Strong

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (33%)
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Champion(80%+ = 24-30 points)
Superstar(60-79% = 18-23 points)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.

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The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.