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      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5595734/Notice+of+Commencement+of+Bankruptcy+Cases+and+of+Uniform+Claims+Bar+Date</link><description>The following release was issued today by Greenberg Traurig, P.A.: UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA www.flsb.uscourts.gov Chapter 11 In re BankUnited Financial Corporation (Other OTC Ticker Symbol: BKUNQ), Case No. 09-19940-LMI, BankUnited Financial Services, Inc., Case</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5595734/Notice+of+Commencement+of+Bankruptcy+Cases+and+of+Uniform+Claims+Bar+Date</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:00:01 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>Starwood, TPG Agree to Buy Assets of Failed Lender Corus for $554...
      </title><link>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=a_u3BaAd4Drg&amp;refer=worldwide_news</link><description>Investors led by [bn:WBTKR=17274:US] Starwood Capital LLC [] and TPG agreed to buy the real estate assets of failed Chicago lender [bn:WBTKR=CORS:US] Corus Bankshares Inc []. for $554.4 million, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.</description><guid>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=a_u3BaAd4Drg&amp;refer=worldwide_news</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:39:23 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bloomberg.com" /></item><item><title>Two Illinois banks fail, bringing '09 total to 36</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/illinois-bank-marks-35th-failure-of-2009?siteid=rss&amp;rss=1</link><description>Champaign, Ill.-based Strategic Capital Bank and Macomb, Ill.-based Citizens National Bank are closed by regulators, bringing the total number of bank failures for 2009 to 36, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/illinois-bank-marks-35th-failure-of-2009?siteid=rss&amp;rss=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial files Chapter 11 (AP)</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/BankUnited-Financial-files-apf-15333911.html?.v=3</link><description>CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- The former holding company for BankUnited FSB filed for Chapter 11 protection on Friday, one day after the thrift was</description><guid>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/BankUnited-Financial-files-apf-15333911.html?.v=3</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 22:36:56 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://finance.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial Corp. files Chapter 11</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/05/18/daily74.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>Unlike some bank holding companies that have other subsidiaries, BankUnited Financial (NASDAQ:BKUNA) was totally reliant on its bank to keep operating. The company said it did not know how many entities held the securities it listed in the petition:</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/05/18/daily74.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:19:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Wachovia Explores Sale</title><link>http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/404124002/SB122246312342980035.html</link><description>Wachovia entered into preliminary talks with a handful of possible buyers, including Wells Fargo, Banco Santander and Citigroup.</description><guid>http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/404124002/SB122246312342980035.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:13:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://feeds.wsjonline.com" /></item><item><title>AT&amp;T expands wireless network (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/08/11/daily40.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description>The 3G site on Jog Road in West Palm Beach is providing additional high-speed wireless coverage along Florida’s Turnpike, between 45th Street and Beeline Highway. In Port St.</description><guid>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/08/11/daily40.html?ana=yfcpc</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:55:05 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://southflorida.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial downgraded to "perform"</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1747791</link><description>NEW YORK, May 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Oppenheimer &amp; Co downgrade BankUnited Financial Corporation (ticker: BKUNA) from "outperform" to "perform." [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1747791</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 00:38:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial Q1 Non-GAAP Profit Declines - Quick Facts [B...
      </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=34139742&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=130</link><description>PM Bankunited Financial Corp. (BKUNA), Parent Company Of Bankunited FSB, Reported A First Quarter Net Loss Of $25.5 Million Or $0.73 Per Share, Compared To Net Earnings Of $27.4 Million Or $0.71 Per Share In The Year Ago Quarter. Non-GAAP Net Income For The Quarter Declined To $17.3 Million Or</description><guid>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=34139742&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=130</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:17:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.congoo.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial Corporation News - The New York Times</title><link>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/bankunited-financial-corporation/index.html</link><description>Get Home Delivery Log In Register Now Home Page My Times Today's Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Business All NYT New York Times Business World U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Media &amp; Advertising World Business Small Business Your Money DealBook Markets Research Mutual Funds My Portfolio Alerts</description><guid>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/bankunited-financial-corporation/index.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate /><source url="http://topics.nytimes.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial files Chapter 11 bankruptcy</title><link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bankunited-financial-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-20095221759530?siteid=rss</link><description>SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- BankUnited Financial Corp. said late Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. BankUnited Financial is the former holding company for BankUnited FSB, which was closed Thursday and placed in receivership. The company said that it is unlikely it will be entitled to any</description><guid>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bankunited-financial-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-20095221759530?siteid=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 21:59:54 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.marketwatch.com" /></item><item><title>Wachovia posts $23.9B loss for Q3</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/10/20/daily27.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>Wachovia Corp., South Florida's largest bank in terms of market share, reported a third-quarter net loss of $23.9 billion, or $11.18 a share. In the same period last year, the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank earned $1.62 billion, or 85 cents a share.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/10/20/daily27.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:15:35 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Citi slams proposed Wachovia-Wells deal</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily44.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>Citi claims Friday's surprise announcement violates an exclusivity agreement it had with Wachovia to buy its banking assets for $2.16 billion. The deal was backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. In a stunning turn of events this morning, Wachovia said its board had accepted a $15.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily44.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:23:27 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Citigroup to buy Wachovia's banking operations</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily1.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>Citigroup Inc. has agreed to buy Wachovia Corp.’s banking operations. New York-based Citigroup will pay $2.1 billion to Wachovia for its retail bank, corporate and investment bank and wealth-management businesses.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily1.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:29:13 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Publix pays $500M for Albertson's stores</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/08/04/daily51.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>Publix disclosed the acquisition price in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither Albertson's nor Publix had announced the financial terms when the transaction was first announced in June.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/08/04/daily51.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:34:03 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Reports: Wachovia, Morgan Stanley mull merger (Update)</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/15/daily42.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>The news follows reports late Wednesday from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that the two were considering a deal. The newspapers cited individuals briefed on the matter.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/15/daily42.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:08:16 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Bankunited Financial downgraded to "hold"</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1745225</link><description>NEW YORK, May 13 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Sterne Agee downgrade Bankunited Financial (ticker: BKUNA) from "buy" to "hold." The target price has been reduced from $12 to $3. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1745225</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:33:38 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>BankUnited Financial "market perform," target price reduced</title><link>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1745098</link><description>NEW YORK, May 13 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Friedman Billings reiterate their "market perform" rating on BankUnited Financial Corporation (ticker: BKUNA). The target price has been reduced from $5 to $4. [more]</description><guid>http://www.newratings.com/en/main/company_headline.m?id=1745098</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:13:31 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.newratings.com" /></item><item><title>Wells Fargo, Wachovia agree to merge</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily39.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>Wells Fargo &amp; Co. has signed a definitive agreement to buy Wachovia Corp. for $15.1 billion, a deal that includes all of Wachovia’s banking operations. The agreement upends Citigroup Inc.’s deal announced Monday morning to buy Wachovia’s banking operations for $2.1 billion.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily39.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:10:30 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Benihana, Adidas to release Hibachi sneaker</title><link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/03/17/daily37.html?ana=from_rss</link><description>The shoe will be available beginning March 23 at athletic and specialty athletic and urban stores in Washington, D.C. Only 1,000 pairs will be available at a suggested retail price of $110.</description><guid>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/03/17/daily37.html?ana=from_rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">BankUnited Financial Corporation</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:40:41 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.bizjournals.com" /></item></channel></rss>