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First Western Bank & Trust

BankMinot, NDDirect

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
Strong
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 a weighted average of scores across equally-weighted categories to evaluate lenders on a linear, raw performance scale.

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.