First Western Financial Inc
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $289.03M
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.6
- Dividend yield
- –
About First Western Financial
State Commercial Banks, SIC 6022
First Western Financial, Inc. is a financial holding company that operates a private trust bank platform. The firm delivers wealth management, fiduciary advisory, and comprehensive banking services to high-net-worth individuals, families, professionals, entrepreneurs, philanthropic entities, and commercial enterprises. Offerings include consumer and commercial lending products, such as residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans, construction financing, and credit lines. Additionally, the company provides demand and interest-bearing deposit accounts, treasury management, proprietary and third-party investment management, estate planning, specialized trusts, risk management, and retirement plan consulting.
The organization is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It serves clients across five Western states—Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, and California—through a network of nineteen boutique private trust bank offices, loan production offices, and trust offices. Lending activities and customer deposits are primarily concentrated within these five state markets.
Summary of the business section of First Western Financial's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- First Western Financial Inc
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- Address
- 1900 Sixteenth St, #1200 80202
- Phone
- (303) 531-8100
- Employees
- 320, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- State Commercial Banks
- Incorporated in
- Colorado
- Auditor
- Crowe LLP, Denver, Colorado
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- MYFW
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jul 19, 2018
- Shares outstanding
- 10M, Jul 29, 2026
- Public float
- $176.40M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1327607
- CUSIP
- 33751L105
- ISIN
- US33751L1052
- LEI
- 549300PPOGX4C7S66B47
- EIN
- 37-1442266
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Scott C. Wylie | CHAIRMAN, CEO AND PRESIDENT, Director | 742,312 |
| Julie A. Courkamp | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, Director | 59,680 |
| David R. Weber | Chief Financial Officer | 6,365 |
| Matthew C. Cassell | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | 16,240 |
| Eric E. Ensmann | Chief Risk Officer | 6,698 |
| Patrick H. Hamill | Director | 165,229 |
| Joseph C. Zimlich | Director | 42,079 |
| Thomas A. Gart | Director | 98,402 |
| David R. Duncan | Director | 51,278 |
| Scott C. Mitchell | Director | 5,482 |
| Mark L. Smith | Director | 53,626 |
| Luke A. Latimer | Director | 57,547 |
| Ellen S. Robinson | Director | 2,907 |
| Julie A. Caponi | Director | 23,571 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Scott C. Wylie | $2.65M | $3.32M | $816.63K | $95 | – |
| FY2024 Scott C. Wylie | $1.26M | $945.93K | $575.14K | $69 | – |
| FY2023 Scott C. Wylie | $1.31M | -$696.25K | $641.78K | $70 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025 , we had 320 associates.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Jul 19, 2018 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |