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Western Alliance Bancorporation – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On: Friday, 4/30/21, at 5:03pm ET · For: 3/31/21 · Accession #: 1212545-21-127 · File #: 1-32550

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 4/30/21  Western Alliance Bancorporation   10-Q        3/31/21   85:20M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.48M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 4: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
11: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     81K 
12: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    135K 
13: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     36K 
14: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    142K 
15: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     65K 
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     84K 
17: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    130K 
18: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    139K 
19: R9          Investment Securities                               HTML    341K 
20: R10         Other Borrowings                                    HTML     35K 
21: R11         Qualifying Debt                                     HTML     31K 
22: R12         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     33K 
23: R13         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     68K 
24: R14         Derivatives and Hedging                             HTML    113K 
25: R15         Earnings per Share                                  HTML     37K 
26: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML     31K 
27: R17         Fair Value Accounting                               HTML    266K 
28: R18         Segments                                            HTML     35K 
29: R19         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Notes)       HTML     80K 
30: R20         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     28K 
31: R21         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    188K 
                (Policies)                                                       
32: R22         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    340K 
33: R23         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses       HTML    804K 
                (Tables)                                                         
34: R24         Other Borrowings (Tables)                           HTML     33K 
35: R25         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)     HTML     60K 
36: R26         Derivatives and Hedging (Tables)                    HTML    110K 
37: R27         Earnings per Share (Tables)                         HTML     36K 
38: R28         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     34K 
39: R29         Fair Value Accounting (Tables)                      HTML    227K 
40: R30         Segments (Tables)                                   HTML    152K 
41: R31         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML     68K 
42: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     46K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
43: R33         Investment Securities - Carrying Amounts and Fair   HTML    215K 
                Values of Investment Securities (Detail)                         
44: R34         Investment Securities - Additional Information      HTML     29K 
                (Detail)                                                         
45: R35         Investment Securities - Unrealized Losses and Fair  HTML     91K 
                Value of Investment Securities in Continuous                     
                Unrealized Loss Position (Detail)                                
46: R36         Investment Securities - Amortized Cost and Fair     HTML     82K 
                Value of Investment Securities by Contractual                    
                Maturities (Detail)                                              
47: R37         Investment Securities - Investment Securities by    HTML    178K 
                Credit Rating Type (Detail)                                      
48: R38         Investment Securities Investment Securities -       HTML     34K 
                Allowance for Credit Losses - HTM (Details)                      
49: R39         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -     HTML     61K 
                Schedule of Held for Investment Loan Portfolio                   
                Composition of Loans, Leases and Allowance for                   
                Credit Losses (Detail)                                           
50: R40         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -     HTML     94K 
                Summary of Recorded Investment in Nonaccrual Loans               
                and Loans Past Due 90 Days Still Accruing Interest               
                by Loan Class (Detail)                                           
51: R41         Contractual Aging of Loan Portfolio by Segment      HTML    284K 
52: R42         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -     HTML    284K 
                Loans by Risk Rating (Detail)                                    
53: R43         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses       HTML     71K 
                Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -                  
                Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details)                           
54: R44         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses       HTML     74K 
                Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -                  
                Collateral Dependent Loans (Details)                             
55: R45         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -     HTML    127K 
                Allowances for Credit Losses (Detail) Valuation                  
56: R46         Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses       HTML     42K 
                Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses -                  
                Loan Purchases and Sales (Details)                               
57: R47         Other Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)  HTML     44K 
58: R48         Qualifying Debt (Details)                           HTML     59K 
59: R49         Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
60: R50         Stockholders' Equity Common Stock Repurchase        HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R51         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Summary    HTML     52K 
                of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive                    
                Income (Detail)                                                  
62: R52         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Schedule   HTML     33K 
                of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other                    
                Comprehensive Income (Detail)                                    
63: R53         Derivatives and Hedging Fair Value of Derivative    HTML     64K 
                Contracts (Detail)                                               
64: R54         Derivatives and Hedging Pre-Tax Net Gains (Losses)  HTML     32K 
                on Fair Value Hedges (Detail)                                    
65: R55         Derivatives and Hedging Largest Exposure to         HTML     36K 
                Individual Counterparty (Detail)                                 
66: R56         Derivatives and Hedging Additional Information      HTML     54K 
                (Detail)                                                         
67: R57         Earnings per Share (Details)                        HTML     51K 
68: R58         Income Taxes Additional Information (Details)       HTML     46K 
69: R59         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     47K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
70: R60         Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of          HTML     45K 
                Contractual Amounts for Unfunded Commitments and                 
                Letters of Credit (Detail)                                       
71: R61         Commitments and Contingencies Lease Commitments     HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R62         Fair Value Accounting - Gains and Losses from Fair  HTML     46K 
                Value Changes Included in Consolidated Statement                 
                of Operations (Detail)                                           
73: R63         Fair Value Accounting - Fair Value of Assets and    HTML    160K 
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
74: R64         Fair Value Accounting - Change in Level 3           HTML     71K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring                  
                Basis (Detail)                                                   
75: R65         Fair Value Accounting - Assets Measured at Fair     HTML     59K 
                Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Detail)                             
76: R66         Fair Value Accounting - Estimated Fair Value of     HTML    124K 
                Financial Instruments (Detail)                                   
77: R67         Fair Value Accounting - Additional Information      HTML     41K 
                (Detail)                                                         
78: R68         Segments - Operating Segment Information (Detail)   HTML    151K 
79: R69         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details)     HTML     54K 
80: R70         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     26K 
81: R9999       Uncategorized Items - wal-20210331.htm              HTML     37K 
83: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    158K 
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82: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    183K 
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85: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001212545-21-000127-xbrl      Zip    592K

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<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/RevenuefromContractswithCustomersNotes" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="wal-20210331.xsd#RevenuefromContractswithCustomersNotes"/>

<link:calculationLink xlink:role="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/RevenuefromContractswithCustomersNotes" xlink:type="extended"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/RevenuefromContractswithCustomersTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="wal-20210331.xsd#RevenuefromContractswithCustomersTables"/>

<link:calculationLink xlink:role="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/RevenuefromContractswithCustomersTables" xlink:type="extended"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/RevenuefromContractswithCustomersDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="wal-20210331.xsd#RevenuefromContractswithCustomersDetails"/>

<link:calculationLink xlink:role="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/RevenuefromContractswithCustomersDetails" xlink:type="extended"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/SubsequentEvents" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="wal-20210331.xsd#SubsequentEvents"/>

<link:calculationLink xlink:role="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/SubsequentEvents" xlink:type="extended"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/SubsequentEventsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="wal-20210331.xsd#SubsequentEventsTables"/>

<link:calculationLink xlink:role="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/SubsequentEventsTables" xlink:type="extended"/>

<link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="wal-20210331.xsd#SubsequentEventsDetails"/>

<link:calculationLink xlink:role="http://www.westernalliancebancorp.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails" xlink:type="extended"/>

</link:linkbase>

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Filing Submission 0001212545-21-000127 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Western Alliance Bancorporation – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On: Friday, 4/30/21, at 5:03pm ET · For: 3/31/21 · Accession #: 1212545-21-127 · File #: 1-32550

Quarterly Report — Form 10-QFiling Table of Contents

‘EX-101.CAL’ — XBRL Calculations — wal-20210331_cal

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

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5 Previous Filings that this Filing References

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q
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