Difficult to Close Account
Western Alliance makes it very difficult to close an account. I had a high-yield savings account and wanted it closed. But I couldn't because my one linked external account was no longer active, and the remaining balance can only be returned via a transfer to a linked external account. Unfortunately, you're only allowed to have one external linked account. To change that one linked external account would require a tedious process requiring signing a form and written proof for both the old and new linked external accounts. I've had accounts with over a dozen banks in the past but have never experience such terrible service.








