News & Alerts

Image of Trust Tuesday: Vesting Schedule: What You Need to Know
November 2, 2021
By Shawn Dye, Trust Officer A vesting schedule is an incentive program set up by...
Image of First Western Insurance Acquires Alexandria Agency
October 19, 2021
ALEXANDRIA, MN: First Western Insurance has acquired Dilley Insurance Brokers, LLC of Alexandria, MN. Along...
Image of First Western Bank & Trust Gives Back with Volunteer Days
October 14, 2021
First Western Bank & Trust (FWBT) has partnered with local charities, non-profits, and other organizations...
Image of Trust Tuesday: Protecting an Inheritance from Divorce
October 5, 2021
By: John Stibbe, SVP Eastern ND Trust Manager The good news is the divorce rate...
Image of Trust Tuesday: Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? ™
September 28, 2021
Drafting your family’s estate plan can be difficult, with many emotional and financial decisions to...
Image of Trust Tuesday: August Market Review
September 21, 2021
Trust Tuesday’s – September 2021 By: Caley Perleberg, CFA, AVP Trust Portfolio Manager I August...
Image of Trust Tuesday: Emerging Markets and Why They Matter to You
August 31, 2021
What are “Emerging Markets?” In order to understand emerging markets and their role in your...
Image of First Western Bank & Trust Opens Loan Production Office in Sioux Falls
August 26, 2021
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – First Western Bank & Trust (FWBT) announces the opening of a...
Image of What is Diversification?
August 17, 2021
By: Shawn Dye, Trust Officer Diversification is holding investments which will react differently to the...