BankUnited Branches Back Online 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, today announced it is continuing to open branches 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. On Friday, Oct. 28, more than 40 of BankUnited's 61 branches in Florida will be operational. "Our employees are working around the clock to bring back branches that lost power or were damaged during the storm," said Alfred R. Camner, BankUnited's chairman and chief executive officer. "Our operations center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. , call center and online banking have been at full capacity since early Tuesday morning. While power is returning in some areas, we are able to redeploy re·de·ploy tr.v. re·de·ployed, re·de·ploy·ing, re·de·ploys 1. To move (military forces) from one combat zone to another. 2. generators to other locations. "Many of our employees are putting their personal situations aside, so that we can take care of our customers. BankUnited's senior management team has arranged for the delivery of water, ice and other necessities, and we've created a carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. system and shuttle to help alleviate the gas crisis that is impacting our staff. For customers, we're waiving ATM fees and making customized loan-payment plans available." 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 and Lee counties through 61 branches, BankUnited offers a full spectrum of commercial, international, and consumer banking products and services, including online products that can be accessed through www.bankunited.com For more information, call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com. |
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