Banking industry changes from local to federal level

Changes to the banking industry are coming fast and furious, from local leadership to regulatory restructuring.

Locally, First Western Trust Bank has a new Northern Colorado market president. Kristi Benningsdorf will take the reigns from Bud Noffsinger, who has served as president since the Northern Colorado office opened in 2005. Noffsinger will continue to be based out of the Fort Collins office as the chief credit officer for all of First Western.

Benningsdorf joined the company about eight months ago as a senior lender. She previously worked at Centennial Bank of the West – now Guaranty Bank and Trust – and United…