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Data source: CET1 ratio sourced from FDIC Call Reports (bank-subsidiary level). Published figures from investor relations may differ by 1–2pp as those reflect the bank holding company level. For precise regulatory CET1 figures, refer to each bank's quarterly earnings release.

Western Alliance Bancorporation

WAL
US · USRegulated by Federal ReserveLatest: 2025-Q4
45MED

CET1 Ratio

11.76%-0.53pp QoQ

Common Equity Tier 1 / RWA

Risk-Weighted Assets

$63.4B

+6.51% QoQ growth

Total Loan Book

$61.8B

+10.6% YoY growth

Leverage Ratio

8.25%

Tier 1 / Average assets

CET1 Ratio Trend

8 quarters · regulatory minimum 8% · scoring threshold 12%

RWA Growth

Bars = total ($B) · Line = QoQ growth %

Loan Book Composition

Latest quarter · 2025-Q4

Comm. Real Estate55.1%
Consumer0.0%
SME / C&I18.2%
Other26.7%

Metric History

8 quarters · FDIC Call Report data

QuarterCET1 %Leverage %RWALoan BookLoans YoYRWA QoQCRE %Consumer %SME %SRT Score
2025-Q4latest11.76%8.25%$63.4B$61.8B+10.6%+6.51%55.1%0.0%18.2%45
2025-Q312.30%8.36%$59.5B$60.1B+8.0%+1.61%57.4%0.0%17.1%
2025-Q212.20%8.62%$58.6B$58.9B+8.4%+1.65%57.9%0.0%17.0%
2025-Q111.97%8.68%$57.6B$58.0B+2.93%58.6%0.0%16.5%
2024-Q412.15%8.24%$56.0B$55.9B+2.40%58.9%0.0%16.8%
2024-Q312.12%7.99%$54.7B$55.6B+1.32%59.5%0.1%18.1%
2024-Q211.96%8.21%$54.0B$54.4B60.3%0.1%17.7%
2024-Q112.04%8.69%$52.5B$52.5B62.5%0.1%16.8%

Score Breakdown

45/100 —MEDIUM

Live score · base 49 pts -4 macro adj

Capital Pressure11.6/40

CET1 11.76% — below 12% threshold

+4

0.24pp above 8% regulatory floor

+0.6

CET1 declined 1 quarter (12.30% → 11.76%)

+7
Loan Book Growth24/30

Loan book grew 10.6% YoY — above 10% capital-strain threshold

+6

RWA grew 6.5% QoQ — rapid RWA expansion strains capital

+10

Highest concentration: CRE at 55.1% — above 30% threshold

+8
Historical SRT0/20

No prior SRT deals on record

+0
Macro Context3/10

Live macro signal: UNFAVORABLE (sentiment -10/20) — 3/10 pts

+3
Mid-Size Bank

$50B–$500B total assets — ideal SRT candidate size band

+10
Macro environment · UNFAVORABLE-4

Sentiment -10/20 · global -4 pts

Overall SRT likelihood45/100

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