myfw-20250724

Exhibit 99.1

First Western Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Second Quarter 2025 Summary

•Total loans increased $115 million, or 4.7%, from $2.43 billion as of Q1 2025 to $2.54 billion as of Q2 2025

•Net interest margin increased 6 basis points from 2.61% in Q1 2025 to 2.67% in Q2 2025

•Net interest income increased $0.4 million from $17.5 million in Q1 2025 to $17.9 million in Q2 2025

•Non-interest expense decreased $0.3 million from $19.4 million in Q1 2025 to $19.1 million in Q2 2025

•Net income available to common shareholders of $2.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in Q2 2025

Denver, Colo., July 24, 2025 – First Western Financial, Inc. (“First Western” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MYFW), today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Net income available to common shareholders was $2.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025. This compares to net income of $4.2 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, and net income of $1.1 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.

Scott C. Wylie, CEO of First Western, commented, “We executed well in the second quarter and saw positive trends in many areas including loan and deposit growth, an expansion in our net interest margin, well managed expenses, and stable asset quality. We were able to redeploy the cash from the sale of our two largest OREO properties into loan production and securities purchases, which positively impacted our net interest margin. While maintaining our disciplined underwriting and pricing criteria, we had a very strong quarter of loan production, which was well diversified across our markets and loan portfolios. Our strong loan production reflects the healthy economic conditions we continue to see across our markets, as well as the contribution of banking talent we have added over the past few years.

“Our loan and deposit pipelines remain healthy and we expect to see solid balance sheet growth over the second half of the year, along with continued expansion in our net interest margin while we continue to maintain tight expense control. We believe this will continue to result in solid financial performance for our shareholders as we move through the year,” said Mr. Wylie.


	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2025			2025			2024
Earnings Summary
Net interest income	$	17,884		$	17,453		$	15,778
Provision for credit losses	1,773			80			2,334
Total non-interest income	6,305			7,345			6,972
Total non-interest expense	19,099			19,361			19,001
Income before income taxes	3,317			5,357			1,415
Income tax expense	814			1,172			339
Net income available to common shareholders	2,503			4,185			1,076
Basic earnings per common share	0.26			0.43			0.11
Diluted earnings per common share	0.26			0.43			0.11

Return on average assets (annualized)	0.36		%	0.59		%	0.15		%
Return on average shareholders' equity (annualized)	3.90			6.63			1.73
Return on tangible common equity (annualized)(1)	4.40			7.44			2.00
Net interest margin	2.67			2.61			2.35
Efficiency ratio(1)	78.83			79.16			82.25

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(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Operating Results for the Second Quarter 2025

Revenue

Total income before non-interest expense was $22.4 million for the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 9.3% from $24.7 million for the first quarter of 2025. Gross revenue(1) was $24.2 million for the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 1.6% from $24.6 million for the first quarter of 2025. Relative to the first quarter of 2025, the decrease in total income before non-interest expense was primarily driven by an increase in the Provision for credit losses and decreases in Net gain on loans held for sale and Net gain on other real estate owned, partially offset by an increase in Net interest income. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, total income before non-interest expense increased 9.8% from $20.4 million and Gross revenue increased 4.8% from $23.1 million. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, the increase in total income before non-interest expense was primarily driven by an increase in Net interest income and decrease in the Provision for credit losses, partially offset by a decrease in Net gain on mortgage loans.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2025 increased 6 basis points to 2.67% from 2.61% reported in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to a decrease in cost of deposits and increase in interest-earning assets yield. The decrease in cost of deposits was primarily due to lower rates on time deposits and the increase in interest-earning assets yield was primarily due to an improved mix in average interest-earning asset balances.

The yield on interest-earning assets increased 4 basis points to 5.61% from 5.57% reported in the first quarter of 2025 and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 2 basis points to 3.63% from 3.65% reported in the first quarter of 2025.

Relative to the second quarter of 2024, net interest margin increased 32 basis points from 2.35%, primarily due to a 42 basis point decrease in total cost of funds as a result of the lower interest rate environment.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $17.9 million, an increase of 2.3% from $17.5 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase quarter over quarter was primarily driven by a 6 basis point increase in net interest margin, offset partially by a decline in average interest-earning assets. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, net interest income increased 13.3% from $15.8 million. The increase compared to the second quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by a 32 basis point increase in net interest margin, offset partially by a decline in average interest-earnings assets.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $6.3 million, a decrease of 13.7% from $7.3 million in the first quarter of 2025. The decrease was driven primarily by decreases in Net gain on other real estate owned, Net gain on loans held for sale, and Risk management and insurance fees, partially offset by an increase in Net gain on mortgage loans due to an increase in origination volume. The first quarter of 2025 included a Net gain on other real estate of $0.5 million due to the sale of our two largest OREO properties as well as a Net gain on loans held for sale of $0.2 million due to the reversal of a previous quarter's write-down on a non-performing loan.

Relative to the second quarter of 2024, non-interest income decreased $0.7 million, driven primarily by a decrease in Net gain on mortgage loans due to a decrease in origination volume.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2025 was $19.1 million, a decrease of 1.5% from $19.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in Salaries and employee benefits due to the seasonality of payroll taxes, partially offset by an increase in Professional services.

Relative to the second quarter of 2024, non-interest expense increased 0.5% from $19.0 million, driven primarily by an increase in Occupancy and equipment expenses, partially offset by a decrease in Salaries and employee benefits.

The Company’s efficiency ratio(1) was 78.8% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 79.2% in the first quarter of 2025 and 82.3% in the second quarter of 2024.

Income Taxes

The Company recorded Income tax expense of $0.8 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2025, and $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2024.

Loans

Total loans held for investment were $2.54 billion as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $115 million or 4.7% compared to March 31, 2025. Changes in the quarter included net growth in the Cash, securities, and other and 1-4 family residential portfolios, partially offset by a net decrease in the Construction and development portfolio. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, total loans held for investment increased from $2.46 billion as of June 30, 2024, primarily driven by net growth in the 1-4 family residential and Non-owner occupied commercial real estate portfolios, partially offset by net decreases in the Construction and development and Commercial and industrial portfolios.

Deposits

Total deposits were $2.53 billion as of June 30, 2025, an increase of 0.4% from $2.52 billion as of March 31, 2025. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, total deposits increased from $2.41 billion as of June 30, 2024, driven primarily by an increase in Interest-bearing deposits.

Borrowings

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve borrowings were a combined $163.4 million as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $111.8 million from $51.6 million as of March 31, 2025. The change when compared to March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by net draws on the Company's FHLB line of credit as a result of interest-earning asset growth during the quarter. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, borrowings decreased $28.1 million from $191.5 million as of June 30, 2024. The decrease in borrowings from June 30, 2024 was primarily driven by Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") payoffs and net pay downs on the Company's FHLB line of credit as a result of deposit growth.

Subordinated notes were $44.7 million as of June 30, 2025, compared to $44.6 million as of March 31, 2025. Subordinated notes decreased $7.8 million from $52.5 million as of June 30, 2024. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, the decrease was primarily due to the redemption of $8.0 million of subordinated notes that became eligible to call in the first quarter of 2025.

Assets Under Management

Assets Under Management (“AUM”) was $7.50 billion as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $320 million, or 4.5%, from $7.18 billion as of March 31, 2025. The increase in AUM during the quarter was primarily attributable to improving market conditions. Compared to June 30, 2024, total AUM increased 6.9% from $7.01 billion.

Credit Quality

Non-performing assets totaled $18.8 million, or 0.62% of Total assets, as of June 30, 2025, compared to $17.1 million, or 0.59% of total assets, as of March 31, 2025. The increase in non-performing assets during the quarter was due to additions to non-performing loans. As of June 30, 2024, non-performing assets totaled $49.3 million, or 1.68% of total assets. Relative to the second quarter of 2024, the decrease in non-performing assets was primarily driven by the sale of two OREO properties, partially offset by additions to non-performing loans. OREO totaled $4.4 million as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, a decrease of $7.0 million from $11.4 million as of June 30, 2024.

Non-performing loans totaled $14.4 million as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $1.6 million from $12.8 million as of March 31, 2025. The increase was due to the addition of one credit relationship that is in active workout. This relationship is secured by a residential real estate asset, business assets, and a personal guarantee. As of June 30, 2024, non-performing loans totaled $37.9 million. The decrease when compared to June 30, 2024 was driven by the migration of one loan relationship out of non-performing loans and into OREO, partially offset by additions to non-performing loans.

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company recorded provision expense of $1.8 million, compared to $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2024. The increase in provision expense recorded in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by loan growth and charge-offs.

Capital

As of June 30, 2025, First Western (“Consolidated”) and First Western Trust Bank (“Bank”) exceeded the minimum capital levels required by their respective regulators. As of June 30, 2025, the Bank was classified as “well capitalized,” as summarized in the following table:


	June 30,
	2025
Consolidated Capital
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets	9.96	%
Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") to risk-weighted assets	9.96
Total capital to risk-weighted assets	12.67
Tier 1 capital to average assets	8.31

Bank Capital
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets	11.36	%
CET1 to risk-weighted assets	11.36
Total capital to risk-weighted assets	12.13
Tier 1 capital to average assets	9.49

Book value per common share increased 0.8% from $26.44 as of March 31, 2025 to $26.64 as of June 30, 2025. Book value per common share increased 4.3% from $25.55 as of June 30, 2024.

Tangible book value per common share(1) increased 0.9% from $23.18 as of March 31, 2025, to $23.39 as of June 30, 2025. Tangible book value per common share increased 5.0% from $22.27 as of June 30, 2024.

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 26,287 shares for $0.5 million.

Conference Call, Webcast and Slide Presentation

The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. MT/ 12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 25, 2025. Telephone access: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI4e9784b7b6ee4a528ae8f3affe52d2ee.

A slide presentation relating to the second quarter 2025 results will be accessible prior to the scheduled conference call. The slide presentation and webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Events and Presentations page of the Company’s investor relations website at https://myfw.gcs-web.com.

About First Western

First Western is a financial services holding company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with operations in Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, California, and Montana. First Western and its subsidiaries provide a fully integrated suite of wealth management services on a private trust bank platform, which includes a comprehensive selection of deposit, loan, trust, wealth planning and investment management products and services. First Western’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “MYFW.” For more information, please visit www.myfw.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures include “Tangible Common Equity,” “Tangible Common Book Value per Share,” “Return on Tangible Common Equity,” “Efficiency Ratio,” and “Gross Revenue”. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial position and performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP financial measures. Not all companies use the same calculation of these measures; therefore, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as presented by other companies. Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are provided at the end of this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this news release regarding our expectations and beliefs about our future financial performance and financial condition, as well as trends in our business and markets are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “position,” “outlook,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “opportunity,” “could,” or “may.” The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on current information and on assumptions that we make about future events and circumstances that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond our control. As a result of those risks and uncertainties, our actual financial results in the future could differ, possibly materially, from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release and could cause us to make changes to our future plans. Those risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the risk of geographic concentration in Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, California, and Montana; the risk of changes in the economy affecting real estate values and liquidity; the risk in our ability to continue to originate residential real estate loans and sell such loans; risks specific to commercial loans and borrowers; the risk of claims and litigation pertaining to our fiduciary responsibilities; the risk of changes in interest rates could reduce our net interest margins and net interest income; increased credit risk, including as a result of deterioration in economic conditions, could require us to increase our allowance for credit losses and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition; the risk in our ability to maintain a strong core deposit base or other low-cost funding sources. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business and future financial performance are subject is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 7, 2025 (“Form 10-K”), and other documents we file with the SEC from time to time. We urge readers of this news release to review the “Risk Factors” section our Form 10-K and any updates to those risk factors set forth in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and our other filings with the SEC. Also, our actual financial results in the future may differ from those currently expected due to additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not currently aware or which we do not currently view as, but in the future may become, material to our business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, which speak only as of today’s date, or to make predictions based solely on historical financial performance. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contacts:

Financial Profiles, Inc.

Tony Rossi

310-622-8221

[email protected]

First Western Financial, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	2025		2025		2024
Interest and dividend income:
Loans, including fees	$	35,085	$	34,068	$	35,275
Loans accounted for under the fair value option	85		111		168
Investment securities	819		681		651
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions	1,356		2,221		1,855
Dividends, restricted stock	155		128		105
Total interest and dividend income	37,500		37,209		38,054

Interest expense:
Deposits	18,208		18,516		20,848
Other borrowed funds	1,408		1,240		1,428
Total interest expense	19,616		19,756		22,276
Net interest income	17,884		17,453		15,778
Less: Provision for credit losses	1,773		80		2,334
Net interest income, after provision for credit losses	16,111		17,373		13,444

Non-interest income:
Trust and investment management fees	4,512		4,677		4,875
Net gain on mortgage loans	1,187		1,067		1,820
Net gain on loans held for sale	—		222		—
Bank fees	293		422		327
Risk management and insurance fees	47		259		109
Income on company-owned life insurance	112		110		106
Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option	26		6		(315)
Net gain on other real estate owned	—		459		—
Unrealized gain (loss) recognized on equity securities	3		11		(2)
Other	125		112		52
Total non-interest income	6,305		7,345		6,972
Total income before non-interest expense	22,416		24,718		20,416

Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	11,019		11,480		11,097
Occupancy and equipment	2,224		2,210		2,080
Professional services	1,855		1,704		1,826
Technology and information systems	1,030		1,078		1,042
Data processing	1,166		1,122		1,101
Marketing	267		216		243
Amortization of other intangible assets	52		51		56


Other	1,486		1,500		1,556
Total non-interest expense	19,099		19,361		19,001
Income before income taxes	3,317		5,357		1,415
Income tax expense	814		1,172		339
Net income available to common shareholders	$	2,503	$	4,185	$	1,076
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.26	$	0.43	$	0.11
Diluted	0.26		0.43		0.11

First Western Financial, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)


	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2025		2025		2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks	$	12,353	$	15,924	$	6,374

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions	219,961		255,658		239,425
Total cash and cash equivalents	232,314		271,582		245,799

Held-to-maturity debt securities (fair value of $93,979, $67,479 and $71,067, respectively), net of allowance for credit losses of $71	99,825		73,775		78,927
Correspondent bank stock, at cost	11,254		5,968		10,804
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value	24,151		10,557		26,856

Loans (includes $5,099, $6,112, and $10,190 measured at fair value, respectively)	2,540,096		2,425,367		2,456,063
Allowance for credit losses	(18,994)		(17,956)		(27,319)
Loans, net	2,521,102		2,407,411		2,428,744
Premises and equipment, net	24,488		24,554		24,657
Accrued interest receivable	10,783		10,623		11,339
Accounts receivable	4,435		4,505		5,118
Other receivables	4,915		4,608		4,875
Other real estate owned, net	4,385		4,385		11,421
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	31,524		31,576		31,741
Deferred tax assets, net	2,809		2,856		6,123
Company-owned life insurance	17,184		17,071		16,741
Other assets	37,628		36,829		34,410
Total assets	$	3,026,797	$	2,906,300	$	2,937,555

Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	361,656	$	409,696	$	396,702
Interest-bearing	2,167,473		2,105,701		2,014,190
Total deposits	2,529,129		2,515,397		2,410,892
Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve borrowings	163,416		51,612		191,505
Subordinated notes	44,673		44,621		52,451
Accrued interest payable	1,406		2,371		2,243
Other liabilities	29,326		35,744		33,589
Total liabilities	2,767,950		2,649,745		2,690,680

Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity	258,847		256,555		246,875
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,026,797	$	2,906,300	$	2,937,555

First Western Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited)


	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2025		2025		2024
Loan Portfolio
Cash, Securities, and Other	$	161,725	$	101,078	$	143,720
Consumer and Other	15,778		16,688		15,645
Construction and Development	255,870		291,133		309,146
1-4 Family Residential	1,012,662		971,179		904,569
Non-Owner Occupied CRE	655,954		636,820		609,790
Owner Occupied CRE	196,692		182,417		189,353
Commercial and Industrial	239,278		223,197		277,973
Total	2,537,959		2,422,512		2,450,196
Loans accounted for under the fair value option	5,235		6,280		10,494
Total loans held for investment	2,543,194		2,428,792		2,460,690
Deferred (fees) costs and unamortized premiums/(unaccreted discounts), net(1)	(3,098)		(3,425)		(4,627)
Loans (includes $5,099, $6,112, and $10,190 measured at fair value, respectively)	$	2,540,096	$	2,425,367	$	2,456,063
Mortgage loans held for sale	24,151		10,557		26,856


Deposit Portfolio
Money market deposit accounts	$	1,632,997	$	1,566,737	$	1,342,753
Time deposits	397,006		379,533		519,597
Interest checking accounts	123,967		144,980		135,759
Savings accounts	13,503		14,451		16,081
Total interest-bearing deposits	2,167,473		2,105,701		2,014,190
Noninterest-bearing accounts	361,656		409,696		396,702
Total deposits	$	2,529,129	$	2,515,397	$	2,410,892

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(1) Includes fair value adjustments on loans held for investment accounted for under the fair value option.

First Western Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) (continued)


	As of or for the Three Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2025			2025			2024
Average Balance Sheets
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions	$	121,950		$	198,294		$	141,600

Debt securities	85,739			75,592			75,461
Correspondent bank stock	7,199			5,806			4,801
Gross loans	2,443,758			2,407,482			2,443,937
Mortgage loans held for sale	18,803			13,593			20,254
Loans held at fair value	5,690			6,846			11,314
Total interest-earning assets	2,683,139			2,707,613			2,697,367

Noninterest-earning assets	126,397			145,479			119,247
Total assets	$	2,809,536		$	2,853,092		$	2,816,614

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits	$	2,047,570		$	2,090,505		$	2,001,691
FHLB and Federal Reserve borrowings	75,362			51,885			67,196
Subordinated notes	44,639			52,495			52,414
Total interest-bearing liabilities	2,167,571			2,194,885			2,121,301
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	352,391			363,922			412,741
Other liabilities	32,794			41,656			34,051
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities	385,185			405,578			446,792
Total shareholders’ equity	256,780			252,629			248,521
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,809,536		$	2,853,092		$	2,816,614

Yields/Cost of funds (annualized)
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions	4.46		%	4.54		%	5.27		%
Debt securities	3.83			3.65			3.47
Correspondent bank stock	8.64			8.94			8.80
Loans	5.71			5.71			5.75
Loan held at fair value	5.99			6.58			5.97
Mortgage loans held for sale	6.61			5.46			6.83
Total interest-earning assets	5.61			5.57			5.67
Interest-bearing deposits	3.57			3.59			4.19
Total deposits	3.04			3.06			3.47
FHLB and Federal Reserve borrowings	4.14			3.92			4.14
Subordinated notes	5.66			5.70			5.66
Total interest-bearing liabilities	3.63			3.65			4.22
Net interest margin	2.67			2.61			2.35
Net interest rate spread	1.98			1.92			1.45

First Western Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) (continued)


	As of or for the Three Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	2025			2025			2024
Asset Quality
Non-performing loans	$	14,394		$	12,758		$	37,909
Non-performing assets	18,779			17,143			49,330
Net charge-offs (recoveries)	657			566			(9)
Non-performing loans to total loans	0.57		%	0.53		%	1.54		%
Non-performing assets to total assets	0.62			0.59			1.68
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans	131.96			140.74			72.06
Allowance for credit losses to total loans	0.75			0.74			1.11

Net charge-offs to average loans	0.03			0.02			*

Assets Under Management	$	7,497,361		$	7,176,624		$	7,011,796

Market Data
Book value per share at period end	$	26.64		$	26.44		$	25.55
Tangible book value per common share(1)	23.39			23.18			22.27
Weighted average outstanding shares, basic	9,707,924			9,704,419			9,647,345
Weighted average outstanding shares, diluted	9,809,321			9,798,591			9,750,667
Shares outstanding at period end	9,717,922			9,704,320			9,660,549

Consolidated Capital
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets	9.96		%	10.35		%	9.92		%
CET1 to risk-weighted assets	9.96			10.35			9.92
Total capital to risk-weighted assets	12.67			13.15			13.44
Tier 1 capital to average assets	8.31			8.12			7.91

Bank Capital
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets	11.36		%	11.76		%	11.22		%
CET1 to risk-weighted assets	11.36			11.76			11.22
Total capital to risk-weighted assets	12.13			12.52			12.35
Tier 1 capital to average assets	9.49			9.24			8.95

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(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

First Western Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) (continued)

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures


	As of or for the Three Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)	2025			2025			2024
Tangible Common
Total shareholders' equity	$	258,847		$	256,555		$	246,875
Less: goodwill and other intangibles, net	31,524			31,576			31,741
Tangible common equity	$	227,323		$	224,979		$	215,134

Common shares outstanding, end of period	9,717,922			9,704,320			9,660,549
Tangible common book value per share	$	23.39		$	23.18		$	22.27
Net income available to common shareholders	2,503			4,185			1,076
Return on tangible common equity (annualized)	4.40		%	7.44		%	2.00		%

Efficiency
Non-interest expense	$	19,099		$	19,361		$	19,001

Less: OREO expenses and write-downs	53			(80)			29
Adjusted non-interest expense	$	19,046		$	19,441		$	18,972

Total income before non-interest expense	$	22,416		$	24,718		$	20,416
Less: unrealized gain (loss) recognized on equity securities	3			11			(2)
Less: net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option	26			6			(315)


Less: net gain on loans held for sale	—			222			—

Plus: provision for credit losses	1,773			80			2,334
Gross revenue	$	24,160		$	24,559		$	23,067
Efficiency ratio	78.83		%	79.16		%	82.25		%

Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call

Safe Harbor 2 This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of First Western Financial, Inc.’s (“First Western”) management with respect to, among other things, future events and First Western’s financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “position,” “project,” “future” “forecast,” “goal,” “target,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about First Western’s industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond First Western’s control. Accordingly, First Western cautions you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although First Western believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The following risks and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: the risk of geographic concentration in Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, California, and Montana; the risk of changes in the economy affecting real estate values and liquidity; the risk in our ability to continue to originate residential real estate loans and sell such loans; risks specific to commercial loans and borrowers; the risk of claims and litigation pertaining to our fiduciary responsibilities; the risk of changes in interest rates could reduce our net interest margins and net interest income; increased credit risk, including as a result of deterioration in economic conditions, could require us to increase our allowance for credit losses and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition; the risk in our ability to maintain a strong core deposit base or other low-cost funding sources. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business and future financial performance are subject is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 7, 2025 and other documents we file with the SEC from time to time. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to First Western or persons acting on First Western’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. First Western undertakes no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise (except as required by law). This presentation contains certain non-GAAP financial measures intended to supplement, not substitute for, comparable GAAP measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are provided at the end of this presentation. Numbers in the presentation may not sum due to rounding. Our common stock is not a deposit or savings account. Our common stock is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency or instrumentality. Except as otherwise indicated, this presentation speaks as of the date hereof. The delivery of this presentation shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company after the date hereof.

157 180 196 164 166 168 62 94 111 154 161 132 122 125 129 76 78 86 255 255 255 Chart color Table color Special Headlines Slide Headlines / Text on light background Primary Colors Secondary Colors Primary Background / Call Out Boxes / Text on dark background Chart color Table Color Tertiary Colors Chart color Table Color Chart Color Chart Color Approved Fonts AaBbCc 123 Lora (bold) Slide Headlines / Special Headlines AaBbCc 123 Lato (regular, bold, italics) Body Copy / Subheadings / Small Text Descriptions 5 Loan Portfolio • Total loans held for investment increased $114.4 million from prior quarter due to strong loan production • New loan production well diversified across markets and loan types • New loan production in 2Q25 of $166.9 million with a focus on relationship-based lending • Average rate on new loan production was 6.35%. Excluding $52 million of production secured by trust and investment management assets, new production yield was 6.67%, which was higher than average rate of loans paying off 2Q24 1Q25 2Q25 Cash, Securities and Other $ 143,720 $ 101,078 $ 161,725 Consumer and Other 15,645 16,688 15,778 Construction and Development 309,146 291,133 255,870 1-4 Family Residential 904,569 971,179 1,012,662 Non-Owner Occupied CRE 609,790 636,820 655,954 Owner Occupied CRE 189,353 182,417 196,692 Commercial and Industrial 277,973 223,197 239,278 Total $ 2,450,196 $ 2,422,512 $ 2,537,959 Loans accounted for at fair value(2) 10,494 6,280 5,235 Total Loans HFI $ 2,460,690 $ 2,428,792 $ 2,543,194 Mortgage loans held for sale 26,856 10,557 24,151 Total Loans $ 2,487,546 $ 2,439,349 $ 2,567,345 (1) Represents unpaid principal balance. Excludes deferred (fees) costs and unamortized premium/ (unaccreted discount). (2) Excludes fair value adjustments on loans accounted for under the fair value option. ($ in thousands, as of quarter end) Loan Portfolio Composition(1) Loan Portfolio Details Loan Production & Loan Payoffs Total Loans(1) $2,476 $2,458 $2,421 $2,428 $2,468 $2,439 $2,567 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 1Q25 2Q25 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 Average Period End $49.5 $82.8 $93.5 $70.8 $166.9 $100.3 $153.8 $97.1 $71.6 $122.6 Production Loan Payoffs 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 ($ in millions) ($ in millions, as of quarter end)

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157 180 196 164 166 168 62 94 111 154 161 132 122 125 129 76 78 86 255 255 255 Chart color Table color Special Headlines Slide Headlines / Text on light background Primary Colors Secondary Colors Primary Background / Call Out Boxes / Text on dark background Chart color Table Color Tertiary Colors Chart color Table Color Chart Color Chart Color Approved Fonts AaBbCc 123 Lora (bold) Slide Headlines / Special Headlines AaBbCc 123 Lato (regular, bold, italics) Body Copy / Subheadings / Small Text Descriptions 15 Capital and Liquidity Overview Liquidity Funding Sources (as of 06/30/25) (1) See Non-GAAP reconciliation within the appendix (2) Based on internal policy guidelines Consolidated Capital Ratios (as of 06/30/25) Tangible Common Equity / TBV per Share(1) ($ in thousands) Liquidity Reserves: Total Available Cash $ 230,397 Unpledged Investment Securities 65,214 Borrowed Funds: Secured: FHLB Available 370,958 FRB Available 26,009 Other: Brokered Remaining Capacity 220,708 Unsecured: Credit Lines 29,000 Total Liquidity Funding Sources $ 942,286 Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 100.4 % 9.96% 9.96% 12.67% 8.31% Tier 1 Capital to Risk- Weighted Assets CET1 to Risk- Weighted Assets Total Capital to Risk- Weighted Assets Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets —% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% (2) (TCE $ in thousands) $130,704 $187,139 $208,760 $210,884 $213,731 $215,134 $217,147 $220,695 $224,979 $227,323 $16.44 $19.87 $21.99 $22.01 $22.21 $22.27 $22.47 $22.83 $23.18 $23.39 TCE TBV/Share 4Q20 4Q21 4Q22 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 $— $40,000 $80,000 $120,000 $160,000 $200,000 $240,000 $— $4 $8 $12 $16 $20 $24

157 180 196 164 166 168 62 94 111 154 161 132 122 125 129 76 78 86 255 255 255 Chart color Table color Special Headlines Slide Headlines / Text on light background Primary Colors Secondary Colors Primary Background / Call Out Boxes / Text on dark background Chart color Table Color Tertiary Colors Chart color Table Color Chart Color Chart Color Approved Fonts AaBbCc 123 Lora (bold) Slide Headlines / Special Headlines AaBbCc 123 Lato (regular, bold, italics) Body Copy / Subheadings / Small Text Descriptions 16 Non-GAAP Reconciliation Consolidated Tangible Common Book Value Per Share (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 Total shareholders' equity $ 246,875 $ 248,831 $ 252,322 $ 256,555 $ 258,847 Goodwill and other intangibles, net 31,741 31,684 31,627 31,576 31,524 Tangible common equity $ 215,134 $ 217,147 $ 220,695 $ 224,979 $ 227,323 Common shares outstanding, end of period 9,660,549 9,664,101 9,667,142 9,704,320 9,717,922 Tangible common book value per share $ 22.27 $ 22.47 $ 22.83 $ 23.18 $ 23.39 Net income available to common shareholders $ 2,503 Return on tangible common equity (annualized) 4.40 % Consolidated Efficiency Ratio For the Three Months Ended, (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 Non-interest expense $ 19,001 $ 19,368 $ 20,427 $ 19,361 $ 19,099 Less: OREO expenses and write-downs 29 35 1,222 (80) 53 Adjusted non-interest expense $ 18,972 $ 19,333 $ 19,205 $ 19,441 $ 19,046 Net interest income $ 15,778 $ 15,568 $ 16,908 $ 17,453 $ 17,884 Non-interest income 6,972 6,972 6,459 7,345 6,305 Less: unrealized (loss) gain recognized on equity securities (2) 24 (49) 11 3 Less: net (loss) gain on loans accounted for under the fair value option (315) (233) (149) 6 26 Less: net (loss) gain on loans held for sale — — (222) 222 — Adjusted non-interest income $ 7,289 $ 7,181 $ 6,879 $ 7,106 $ 6,276 Adjusted total income $ 23,067 $ 22,749 $ 23,787 $ 24,559 $ 24,160 Efficiency ratio 82.25 % 84.98 % 80.74 % 79.16 % 78.83 %

157 180 196 164 166 168 62 94 111 154 161 132 122 125 129 76 78 86 255 255 255 Chart color Table color Special Headlines Slide Headlines / Text on light background Primary Colors Secondary Colors Primary Background / Call Out Boxes / Text on dark background Chart color Table Color Tertiary Colors Chart color Table Color Chart Color Chart Color Approved Fonts AaBbCc 123 Lora (bold) Slide Headlines / Special Headlines AaBbCc 123 Lato (regular, bold, italics) Body Copy / Subheadings / Small Text Descriptions 17 Non-GAAP Reconciliation Wealth Management Gross Revenue For the Three Months Ended, (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 Total income before non-interest expense $ 18,242 $ 20,296 $ 23,540 $ 23,468 $ 20,919 Less: unrealized (loss) gain recognized on equity securities (2) 24 (49) 11 3 Less: net (loss) gain on loans accounted for under the fair value option (315) (233) (149) 6 26 Less: net (loss) gain on loans held for sale at fair value — — (222) 222 — Plus: provision for (release of) credit losses 2,334 501 (974) 80 1,773 Gross revenue $ 20,893 $ 21,006 $ 22,986 $ 23,309 $ 22,663 Mortgage Gross Revenue For the Three Months Ended, (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 Total income before non-interest expense $ 2,174 $ 1,743 $ 801 $ 1,250 $ 1,497 Gross revenue $ 2,174 $ 1,743 $ 801 $ 1,250 $ 1,497 Consolidated Gross Revenue For the Three Months Ended, (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 December 31, 2024 March 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 Total income before non-interest expense $ 20,416 $ 22,039 $ 24,341 $ 24,718 $ 22,416 Less: unrealized (loss) gain recognized on equity securities (2) 24 (49) 11 3 Less: net (loss) gain on loans accounted for under the fair value option (315) (233) (149) 6 26 Less: net (loss) gain on loans held for sale at fair value — — (222) 222 — Plus: provision for (release of) credit losses 2,334 501 (974) 80 1,773 Gross revenue $ 23,067 $ 22,749 $ 23,787 $ 24,559 $ 24,160

157 180 196 164 166 168 62 94 111 154 161 132 122 125 129 76 78 86 255 255 255 Chart color Table color Special Headlines Slide Headlines / Text on light background Primary Colors Secondary Colors Primary Background / Call Out Boxes / Text on dark background Chart color Table Color Tertiary Colors Chart color Table Color Chart Color Chart Color Approved Fonts AaBbCc 123 Lora (bold) Slide Headlines / Special Headlines AaBbCc 123 Lato (regular, bold, italics) Body Copy / Subheadings / Small Text Descriptions 18 Non-GAAP Reconciliation Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Income For the Three Months Ended, (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2024 March 31, 2025 June 30, 2025 Income before income taxes $ 1,415 $ 5,357 $ 3,317 Plus: provision for credit losses 2,334 80 1,773 Pre-tax, pre-provision net income $ 3,749 $ 5,437 $ 5,090 Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) As of June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 (Dollars in thousands) ACL Amount % of Loans % of ACL %(1) ACL Amount % of Loans % of ACL %(1) Commercial: Construction and Development $ 3,651 1.4 % 19.2 % 10.1 % $ 5,184 1.7 % 28.3 % 13.0 % Non-Owner Occupied CRE 4,323 0.7 22.7 25.8 4,340 0.7 23.7 25.3 Owner Occupied CRE 737 0.4 3.9 7.7 654 0.4 3.5 7.1 Commercial and Industrial 3,431 1.4 18.1 9.4 2,357 1.1 12.9 9.1 Total Commercial 12,142 0.9 63.9 53.0 12,535 1.0 68.4 54.5 Consumer: Cash, Securities and Other 1,150 0.7 6.1 6.4 410 0.3 2.2 5.0 Consumer and Other 158 1.0 0.8 0.6 185 1.1 1.0 0.7 1-4 Family Residential 5,544 0.5 29.2 40.0 5,200 0.5 28.4 39.8 Total Consumer 6,852 0.6 36.1 47.0 5,795 0.5 31.6 45.5 Total allowance for credit losses $ 18,994 0.7 % 100 % 100 % $ 18,330 0.8 % 100 % 100 % (1) Represents the percentage of loans to total loans in the respective category


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99.1						Press Release issued by First Western Financial, Inc. dated July 24, 2025
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						FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.


Date: July 24, 2025						By: /s/ Scott C. Wylie
						Scott C. Wylie

						Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President


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