Western Alliance Bank

Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
Charter: Bank
Assets: $98.6B
Fed district: San Francisco

19 published fees; none has a market median to compare yet.

Source: its fee schedule, read Oct 14, 2026.

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Fees against the market

Comparison with U.S. medians for fees published by banks and credit unions.

Overdraft (OD)
Western Alliance Bank: $35
Western Alliance Bank: $35
U.S. median: no median
NSF / Returned Item
Western Alliance Bank: $35
Western Alliance Bank: $35
U.S. median: no median
Wire Transfer (Domestic Out)
Western Alliance Bank: $30
Western Alliance Bank: $30
U.S. median: no median

A blank median means fewer than 5 publish the fee.

Published schedulesBanks and credit unionsRead Oct 14, 2026View sources

Each amount links to the fee schedule it was read from. Medians for Arizona, the San Francisco district and the U.S.: Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.

Compared at: The value this page compares: its one price, or the middle of its prices when it lists several (the highest, its standard fee, for overdraft).
Same rules: Its fees and every median use the same rules. Business-only fees are left out. So are CD, IRA, card inactivity, box drilling and key fees filed under a fee they don’t match, and fees charged by a different period than the median (a quarterly fee beside monthly ones).
Arizona: Banks and credit unions headquartered in Arizona that publish the fee.
San Francisco district: Banks and credit unions headquartered in the San Francisco Fed district that publish the fee.
U.S.: Banks and credit unions across the Bank Fee Index that publish the fee.
About the same: Within 1% of the median.
Account: Fees not tied to a named account apply across its personal accounts.

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Published fee schedule

Amounts from Western Alliance Bank’s own schedules, with a source for each figure.

Account Maintenance

Closing Fee (within 90 days of opening)$25
Dormant Account Fee (per month)$5
per month
Research Per Hour (minimum 1 hour)$30
Not compared: Charged per hour; comparison unavailable
per hour
Excess Withdrawal Fee (Money Market)$25
Excess Withdrawal Fee (Savings)$5

Overdraft & NSF

NSF Item Paid Fee$35
per item
NSF Item Return Fee$35
per item
Transfer Charge (per auto overdraft transfer)$5
NSF Item Paid Fee daily maximum$175
per day

Wire Transfers

Domestic Wire Outgoing Fee$30
Domestic Wire Incoming Fee$11
International Wire Outgoing Fee$40
International Wire Incoming Fee$20

Check Services

Cashier’s Check (customer)$6
Cashier’s Check (non-customer – check exchanges only)$10
Stop Payment$28
Counter Check (per check)$1
per item
Check Image and Photocopies (per copy)$2
per item

Cash & Deposit

Charge Back Fee (per item returned)$12
per item

Account Services

Safe Deposit Box Fee - 10x10 Billed annually$150
per year
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 15x15 Billed annually$200
per year
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 2X5 Billed annually$25
per year
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 3X10 or 5x5 Billed annually$50
per year
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 3X5 Billed annually$30
per year
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 5X10 Billed annually$60
per year
Verification of Deposit$10

Other Fees

Interim Statement$5

Fee	Amount	Basis	Note
Account Maintenance
Closing Fee (within 90 days of opening)	$25	Not stated	None
Dormant Account Fee (per month)	$5	per month	None
Research Per Hour (minimum 1 hour)	$30Not compared: Charged per hour; comparison unavailable	per hour	None
Excess Withdrawal Fee (Money Market)	$25	Not stated	None
Excess Withdrawal Fee (Savings)	$5	Not stated	None
Overdraft & NSF
NSF Item Paid Fee	$35	per item	None
NSF Item Return Fee	$35	per item	None
Transfer Charge (per auto overdraft transfer)	$5	Not stated	None
NSF Item Paid Fee daily maximum	$175	per day	None
Wire Transfers
Domestic Wire Outgoing Fee	$30	Not stated	None
Domestic Wire Incoming Fee	$11	Not stated	None
International Wire Outgoing Fee	$40	Not stated	None
International Wire Incoming Fee	$20	Not stated	None
Check Services
Cashier’s Check (customer)	$6	Not stated	None
Cashier’s Check (non-customer – check exchanges only)	$10	Not stated	None
Stop Payment	$28	Not stated	None
Counter Check (per check)	$1	per item	None
Check Image and Photocopies (per copy)	$2	per item	None
Cash & Deposit
Charge Back Fee (per item returned)	$12	per item	None
Account Services
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 10x10 Billed annually	$150	per year	None
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 15x15 Billed annually	$200	per year	None
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 2X5 Billed annually	$25	per year	None
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 3X10 or 5x5 Billed annually	$50	per year	None
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 3X5 Billed annually	$30	per year	None
Safe Deposit Box Fee - 5X10 Billed annually	$60	per year	None
Verification of Deposit	$10	Not stated	None
Other Fees
Interim Statement	$5	Not stated	None

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Oct 14, 2026 data snapshot. Each amount links to its fee schedule. The U.S. comparison is the middle 50% of Bank Fee Index published fees, shown where at least 5 institutions publish the fee.

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