85 Percent of BankUnited Branches Open Following Hurricane Wilma.CORAL GABLES Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , Fla. -- BankUnited, the largest financial institution headquartered in Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and , today announced that 51 of its 61 branch locations in Florida are fully operational following Hurricane Wilma Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Exceeding the 21 storms of the 1933 season, Wilma was the twenty-second storm (including the subtropical storm discovered in reanalysis), thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth , which struck the Southeastern portion of the state early Monday, Oct. 24. By Tuesday, Nov. 1, at least 55 branches will be in service. "We have remained available to our customers during these challenging times," said Alfred R. Camner, BankUnited's chairman and chief executive officer. "We were one of the only banks to have branches open immediately following the storm, with 25 percent of our locations serving customers the day after Hurricane Wilma hit. By Thursday of last week, we were at 50 percent. Today we are at 85 percent. "We have heard from numerous individuals and businesses who counted on us during the last week. The response from customers has been gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. and makes the personal sacrifices of our employees worthwhile." About BankUnited BankUnited Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:BKUNA) is the holding company for BankUnited FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus , the largest banking institution headquartered in Florida as measured by assets. At Sept. 30, 2005, BankUnited had assets of $10.7 billion and deposits of $4.7 billion. Serving customers in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, Collier, St. Lucie St. Lucie may refer to:
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