Western Alliance Bancorporation Common Stock (DE) (WAL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good day, everyone. Welcome to Western Alliance Bancorporation's second quarter 2026 earnings call. You may also view the presentation today via webcast through the company's website at www.westernalliancebancorporation.com. I would now like to turn the call over to Miles Pondelik, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Please go ahead, Miles. Good day, everyone. Welcome to Western Alliance Bancorporation's second quarter 2026 earnings call. You may also view the presentation today via webcast through the company's website at www.WesternAllianceBancorporation.com. Our speakers today are Ken Vecchione, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Vishal Adnani, Chief Financial Officer. Before I hand the call over to Ken, please note that today's presentation contains forward-looking statements which are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Except as required by law, the company does not undertake any obligation update in a forward-looking statement. For a more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, please refer to the company's SEC filings, including the Form 8K filed yesterday, which are available on the company's website. Now for opening remarks, I'd like to turn the call over to Ken Vecchione. Thanks, Miles. Good afternoon, everyone. I'll make some brief comments about our second quarter performance before handing the call over to Vishal to discuss our financial results and drivers in more detail. After reviewing our revised 2026 outlook, Dale, Tim, and Lynn will join us for Q&A. I am very pleased with Western Alliance's strong second quarter performance. and our early execution against the objectives outlined at investor da...