401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$44M
Total assets Below avg plan size
302
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$144,618
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) · Sponsored by First Western Bank & Trust · North Dakota · Finance & Insurance

$44M in assets, 302 participants

First Western Bank & Trust's First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) reported $44M in total assets and 302 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #6,237 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) sits by assets

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $44M for 302 participants (~$144,618/participant), up 8.5% in 2024.

#6,237
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+8.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k)'s outsized position by total assets

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$43,674,583 Top 17% higher than 83% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) sits mid-pack in the medium band (302 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) end-of-year assets rose from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $44M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 450279825 · First Western Bank & Trust PY 2024 · 401(k)

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) · $44M · 302 · 83rd

  • PCT $44M
  • EIN 302
  • RANK 83rd
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Umc 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #6237

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in North Dakota →

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$44M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN450279825
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Western Bank & Trust)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Western Bank & Trust plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 32.98341386404681% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $32.8M $43.7M ▲ +33.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 367 $33M
2023 1 303 $40M
2024 1 302 $44M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants First Western Bank & Trust 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.043674583 · Participants: 302First Western Bank & Trust 401(k)Sanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.602462001 · Participants: 31958Sanford Retirement Savings PlanKnife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.856387415 · Participants: 5327Knife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.775551136 · Participants: 3465Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.615317303 · Participants: 2920Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOffutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.591992052 · Participants: 5199Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
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First Western Bank & Trust 401(k)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Umc 401(k) Plan in CA ($44M); by covered participants it is Sunworks 401(k) Plan & Trust in DE (302 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($44M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (302 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) assets move in 2024? ▼
First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) grew at a solid clip - up 8.5% during 2024, from $40M to $44M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have First Western Bank & Trust plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Western Bank & Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.0%, from $33M to $44M.
Where does First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Western Bank & Trust 401(k) ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Western Bank & Trust 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Umc 401(k) Plan in CA ($44M, 61 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Western Bank & Trust 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sunworks 401(k) Plan & Trust in DE (302 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 450279825.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.