secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     First Western Financial Inc (MYFW)
CIK:        0001327607
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001327607-24-000177
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Western Q3 net income $2.1M ($0.22 EPS); deposits up 3.7%, loan-to-deposit ratio down to 95.2%
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- Net income $2.1M ($0.22 diluted EPS) vs $1.1M ($0.11) in Q2 2024 and $3.1M ($0.32) in Q3 2023.
- Total deposits grew 3.7% to $2.50B; noninterest-bearing deposits up 19% to $474M.
- Loan-to-deposit ratio improved to 95.2% from 101.9% in Q2 2024.
- Provision for credit losses fell to $0.5M from $2.3M in Q2 2024, reflecting improved credit quality.
- CEO expects loan growth in 2025, net interest margin expansion, and higher mortgage income as rates decline.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760724000177/0001327607-24-000177-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327607/000132760724000177/myfw-20241024.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327607-24-000177

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