BankUnited Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BKUNA) is scheduled to participate in the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 37th Annual Institutional Conference at 8:50 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, April 15, in Atlanta. Bert Lopez, BankUnited’s senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present the company’s corporate and financial overview, which will be made available via a live audio Web cast with slides at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/strh19/bkuna/. The audio and presentation will be archived for 90 days after the event.
BankUnited Financial Corp. is the holding company for BankUnited FSB, the largest banking institution headquartered in Florida, based on assets. At Dec. 31, 2007, BankUnited had assets of $14.4 billion.
Serving customers through 86 branches in 13 coastal counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Collier, Charlotte, Manatee, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Lee, Indian River and Pinellas, BankUnited offers a full spectrum of consumer and commercial banking products and services, including online products that can be accessed through http://www.bankunited.com. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265.
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BankUnited Financial Corporation, Coral Gables
Investor Relations:
Susan Greenfield, 305-569-3449
or
Corporate Communications:
Melissa Gracey, 305-817-8117
