News & Alerts

Image of Trust Tuesday: Retirement Income Gap Tips & Tricks for Employers and Participants
January 19, 2021
By: Mark Strand, VP Senior Trust Officer The Retirement Income Gap is the difference between...
Image of First Western Bank Finalizes Merger of BlackRidgeBANK
November 16, 2020
BISMARCK, N.D. – First Western Bank’s acquisition and merger with BlackRidgeBANK is officially complete. The...
Image of Fraud & Scam Awareness: Money Mule Scams
September 10, 2020
Scammers may try to use you to move stolen money. If you help them, you...
Image of First Western Bank Named One of the 50 Best Places to Work
September 2, 2020
First Western Bank & Trust has been named one of Prairie Business's 50 Best Places...
Image of Trust Tuesday: Will I Be Able To Retire When I Want To?
July 27, 2020
By: Jeremy Skoglund, VP Trust Officer  Watching the markets this year, you may be asking...
Image of Foster Named Top 25 Women in Business
March 9, 2020
Forum Communication Company's Prairie Business Magazine has announced its "Top 25 Women in Business" for...
Image of How to Start Investing When You Don’t Understand Investing
March 3, 2020
By: Jeremy Skoglund, VP Trust Officer Do you ever refrain from playing a game because...
Image of Don’t Forget About Health Savings Accounts
January 28, 2020
401(k) Plans and IRAs are great retirement tools, but if you’re looking to diversify your...
Image of How to Pass Along All Those Passwords When I’m Gone
December 31, 2019
By: Jeremy Skoglund, VP Trust Officer You’re looking to take care of your loved ones...