Western Alliance Bancorporation is a bank holding company. The Company provides a range of banking and related services to locally owned businesses, professional firms, real estate developers and investors, local non-profit organizations, high net worth individuals and other consumers through its subsidiary banks and financial services companies located in Nevada, Arizona, California and Colorado. Western Alliance also offers an array of financial products and services aimed at satisfying the needs of small to mid-sized businesses and their proprietors, including cash management, trust administration and estate planning, custody and investments, equipment leasing and affinity credit card services. As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s loan portfolio totaled $4.1 billion and total deposits totaled $3.7 billion. In October 2008, Western Alliance Bancorporation announced the launch of a new division to serve the homeowners association market nationwide.