First Western Bank & Trust: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How First Western Bank & Trust priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: First Western Bank & Trust · LEI 5493005A0757T9GRRI44
In 2025, First Western Bank & Trust originated 250 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 7 states — 1092nd by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.375% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 17 basis points below the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $5,270, 5% lower than the national median ($5,570).
It denied 6.3% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How First Western Bank & Trust priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | First Western Bank & Trust | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.375% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | 6.125% | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | — | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | — | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | −0.03 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $5,270 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | $9,380 | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | — | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $2,640 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 1.9% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | — | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 13.1% | 33.1% |
Medians shown with at least 20 loans. A lender's numbers reflect its borrowers (credit, down payment, loan size, location) as well as its pricing; HMDA has no credit scores. Rate spread = APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date, which removes most of the effect of when the rate was locked.
Loan mix and borrowers
By loan type
By purpose
Where First Western Bank & Trust lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 125 | 141 | 6.2% | 6.375% | $5,370 |
| North Dakota | 117 | 125 | 5.9% | 6.250% | $4,850 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open First Western Bank & Trust's page for that state.
Counties where First Western Bank & Trust is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry County, ND | 5 | 4 | 8.0% |
| Traverse County, MN | 3 | 2 | 6.1% |
| Pierce County, ND | 6 | 1 | 4.8% |
| McLean County, ND | 6 | 5 | 4.5% |
| Ward County, ND | 7 | 43 | 4.5% |
| Crow Wing County, MN | 5 | 36 | 4.3% |
| Renville County, ND | 8 | 1 | 3.7% |
| Douglas County, MN | 6 | 15 | 3.5% |
| Cass County, MN | 7 | 12 | 3.5% |
| Mountrail County, ND | 10 | 2 | 3.1% |
| Wells County, ND | 7 | 1 | 3.1% |
| Grant County, MN | 11 | 2 | 2.9% |
| Morrison County, MN | 10 | 11 | 2.8% |
| Burleigh County, ND | 11 | 26 | 2.1% |
| Pope County, MN | 15 | 2 | 1.8% |
Check First Western Bank & Trust yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI 5493005A0757T9GRRI44.
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This is a statistical profile, not a review or recommendation. HMDA data alone cannot show whether a lender complies with fair-lending laws, and a lender's medians depend on the borrowers it serves.
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Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR and filer list. Core segment: owner-occupied, single-family site-built, first-lien, closed-end purchase and refinance loans. Methodology