type public traded as nyse bku industry financial services predecessor bankunited financial corporation founded 1984 1984 headquarters miami lakes florida 1 united states area served south florida gulf coast central florida new york long island key people john kanas ceo 2 total assets 19.2 billion 2 owner wilbur ross the blackstone group the carlyle group centerbridge partners 1 lefrak organization wellcome trust greenaap investments east rock endowment fund 2 website www.bankunited.com bankunited is a savings and loan association based in miami lakes florida . it was seized by u.s. financial regulators and immediately handed over to a new holding company bankunited inc. which trades on the new york stock exchange under the symbol bku on 21 may 2009 in the second largest bank failure of the financial crisis of 2007 2010 . the latest information before the bankruptcy credited bankunited with about 2.1 % of all deposits in florida ranking it 8th in the state . 1 bankunited was founded in 1984 and specialized in nonresident alien mortgages for foreigners wanting to buy florida real estate ; by june 2008 this type of mortgage accounted for 11.4 % of the bank s loans . 1 at the time it was known as bankunited fsb and a subsidiary of bankunited financial corporation bufc which filed chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of the above seizure . bufc s last known symbol was bkunq on otc pink . citation needed after being told by the fdic in april 2009 to increase its capital or sell itself then failing to succeed at either the bank portion of bankunited was seized by the office of thrift supervision on 21 may 2009 and handed over to the federal deposit insurance corporation . 1 the fdic immediately transferred control to a private equity group led by former north fork bank president john kanas . 2 the new bankunited assumed 12.7 billion in assets and 8.3 billion in nonbrokered deposits . the new holding company is owned by w.l. ross ; blackstone group ; the carlyle group ; centerbridge partners ; 1 lefrak organization inc. ; the wellcome trust ; greenaap investments ltd. ; and east rock endowment fund . 2 in 2011 bankunited acquired herald national bank to expand into new york . 3 bankunited center is so named due to naming rights being sold by the university of miami . references edit a b c d e f paletta damian ; joe bel bruno 2009 05 22 . bankunited fails in year s biggest bust . the wall street journal . new york city dow jones & company . p. a1 . issn 0099 9660 . retrieved 2009 10 04 . a b c d e bankunited acquires the banking operations of bankunited fsb coral gables florida press release . federal deposit insurance corporation . 2009 05 21 . retrieved 2009 10 04 . bankunited buys a new york bank v t e the blackstone group founders peter george peterson stephen a. schwarzman business services cms computers rgis sungard minority shareholder consumer retail michaels joint control performance food group pinnacle foods united biscuits financial services 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