Western Alliance CEO says alleged loan fraud is ‘incredibly frustrating’ but isolated issue

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Western Alliance is one of the regional banks facing concerns over loans made to non-bank financial players.
The bank’s CEO said he believes the alleged loan fraud that sparked a selloff last week is an isolated case.
The Cantor Group episode forced Western Alliance to review other loans in its note finance portfolio, CEO Kenneth Vecchione said Wednesday.

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