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First Western Bank & Trust has 274 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 4 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance

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Report Card

First Western Bank & Trust performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Rates 13.8 bps below market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
232 loans · 0.13% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
23 loans · 0.08% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
VA
15 loans · 0.57% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
246 loans · 0.13% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
28 loans · 0.18% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 5 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume232
Mix84.7%
Spread
-0.125%Below
Fees
$2,903Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume23
Mix8.4%
Spread
-0.084%Below
Fees
$1,890Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume15
Mix5.5%
Spread
-0.574%Below
Fees
$2,584Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume246
Mix89.8%
Spread
-0.133%Below
Fees
$2,914Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume28
Mix10.2%
Spread
-0.182%Below
Fees
$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
markets with activity
States Served
13
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

13Full-year 2024 · HMDA
13 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 100100+None
Midwest7
ILINMIMNNDSDWI
South4
FLGASCTX
West2
COMT

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 48Mix 17.52% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Volume 27Mix 9.85% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
3© Ron Reiring · CC BY 2.0
Fargo, ND, ND-MNMetro
Volume 26Mix 9.49% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
4© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minneapolis, MN-WIMetro
Volume 32Mix 11.68% of portfolio
55/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

North Dakota
North Dakota
1
North DakotaState
Volume 117Mix 42.70% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Minnesota
Minnesota
2
MinnesotaState
Volume 142Mix 51.82% of portfolio
71/100
Strong

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across the 5 Ps — Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, and Place — with lender promptness blending in as the fifth once a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 50 Points)

10/ 50 pts
Pricing
How competitively a lender prices vs. the market benchmark (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Product
Performance on your specific loan type (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Pull Through
How reliably a lender closes the loans it starts (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Place
Depth of a lender's expertise in your local market (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Promptness
How quickly a lender answers real quote requests — blended in once they respond (20%).
Champion
Champion(80%+ = 40-50 points)
Superstar
Superstar(60-79% = 30-39 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 5 PsRankings are calculated from observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place, plus Promptness when a lender has answered real shopper quote requests.
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.