BankUnited, Inc., is the bank holding company of BankUnited, N.A., a national bank founded in 1984 and headquartered in

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. The company operates in

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. BankUnited also offers certain commercial lending and deposit products through national platforms, and has total assets of $34.8 billion as of March 31, 2025 BankUnited, Inc. was organized by a management team led by John A. Kanas and was initially capitalized with $945.0 million by a group of investors including W.L. Ross,

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and Centerbridge Partners. On May 21, 2009, BankUnited acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed all of the non-brokered deposits and substantially all other liabilities of BankUnited, FSB, from the FDIC in the FSB Acquisition. On February 2, 2011, the Company completed its IPO. The bank offers a broad range of online services, treasury management tools for businesses and traditional depository and lending products.

External links

Official Website

References

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