Data / Bank failures / 2009 / BankUnited, FSB
BankUnited, FSB, Coral Gables, FL: failed May 21, 2009
BankUnited, FSB in Coral Gables, Florida, failed on May 21, 2009. BankUnited of Coral Gables, FL, took over its deposits. It held $13.11 billion in assets and $8.78 billion in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $5.23 billion (39.9% of its assets). By assets it was the 10th largest of 148 banks closed or assisted in 2009.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 21, 2009
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- BankUnited, Coral Gables, FL
- Total assets
- $13,111,463,000
- Total deposits
- $8,775,985,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $5,228,684,226 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings bank
- Insurance fund
- DIF
- FDIC certificate
- 32247
Other bank failures in Florida, 2007 to 2011
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Community Bank of the Emerald Coast | Crestview | December 16, 2011 | $126 million | $112.1 million | $25.1 million | Summit Bank, National Association |
| Old Harbor Bank | Clearwater | October 21, 2011 | $209 million | $212.2 million | $26.3 million | 1ST United Bank |
| The First National Bank of Florida | Milton | September 9, 2011 | $296.8 million | $280.1 million | $75.7 million | Charterbank |
| Lydian Private Bank | Palm Beach | August 19, 2011 | $1.70 billion | $1.25 billion | $183.5 million | Sabadell United Bank, National Association |
| Southshore Community Bank | Apollo Beach | July 22, 2011 | $41.3 million | $41.4 million | $11.4 million | American Momentum Bank |
| Landmark Bank of Florida | Sarasota | July 22, 2011 | $266.5 million | $244.4 million | $37.4 million | American Momentum Bank |
| First Peoples Bank | Port Saint Lucie | July 15, 2011 | $225 million | $207.6 million | $13.1 million | Premier American Bank, National Association |
| First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay | Tampa | June 17, 2011 | $98.6 million | $92.6 million | $33.5 million | Stonegate Bank |
All bank failures in 2009 · All bank failures in Florida · The full failed bank list
Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.