BankUnited to Present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 6th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- BankUnited Financial Corporation today announced it will be a presenter at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 6th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York City. BankUnited's presentation, which is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, July 26 in the Wedgwood Room at the Pierre Hotel, will be made available on BankUnited's website at http://www.bankunited.com. The presentation can also be heard live over the Internet by registering at http://www.kbw.com. For those unable to listen to the live Webcast, there will be a recording available at http://www.kbw.com for 60 days.

BankUnited Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:BKUNA) is the holding company for BankUnited FSB, the largest banking institution headquartered in Florida as measured by assets. BankUnited had assets of $9.9 billion at June 30, 2005. Serving customers in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and Collier counties through 55 branches, 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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