TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Cornerstone Bank vs First Western Bank & Trust

Bank

Cornerstone Bank

Fargo, North Dakota · $1 billion – $10 billion

47of 100
Below average

Bank

First Western Bank & Trust

Minot, North Dakota · $1 billion – $10 billion

55of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureCornerstone BankFirst Western Bank & Trust
TellerScore4755 (stronger)
Capital cushion4646
Loan quality2253 (stronger)
Earnings70 (stronger)59
Funding & liquidity4864 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage6270 (stronger)
Peer percentile5th13th
Total assets$1.9B$2.4B
Deposits / shares$1.6B$2.0B
Capital ratio9.63% (stronger)9.61%
Problem loans2.35%1.42% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.13% (stronger)0.23%
Return on assets1.25% (stronger)0.96%
Loans ÷ deposits81.7% (stronger)96.7%
Uninsured deposits43.1%6.1% (stronger)
Offices1219
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)2.0%5.4%

First Western Bank & Trust has the higher TellerScore (55 vs 47). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Cornerstone Bank leads on 4 and First Western Bank & Trust on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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