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September 16, 2008 – Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin Stoia”) (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/bankunited/) today announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of an institutional investor in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of purchasers of BankUnited Financial Corporation (“BankUnited”) (NASDAQ:BKUNA) common stock during the period between April 18, 2006 and June 18, 2008 (the “Class Period”).

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff’s counsel, Darren Robbins of Coughlin Stoia at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at djr@csgrr.com. If you are a member of this class, you can view a copy of the complaint as filed or join this class action online at http://www.csgrr.com/cases/bankunited/. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

The complaint charges BankUnited and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. BankUnited is the holding company for BankUnited, FSB, which provides consumer and commercial banking products and services to consumers and businesses located primarily in Florida.

The complaint alleges that during the Class Period, defendants made false and misleading statements about BankUnited. Specifically, defendants misrepresented: (a) the losses the Company was likely to suffer due to BankUnited’s poor underwriting standards, which losses would occur once interest rates reset on the billions of dollars of pay-option arms (adjustable rate mortgages where borrowers had the ability to choose their payment amount during the initial period of the loan); (b) BankUnited’s sketchy appraisal process, which permitted borrowers to obtain mortgages in excess of their ability to pay and in excess of the value of the underlying property; and (c) BankUnited’s policies with regard to “piggy-back” loans, which are essentially second mortgages made at the time a home is purchased to fund a down payment. When the truth began to come to light, BankUnited’s stock price plunged, damaging innocent investors.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of BankUnited common stock during the Class Period (the “Class”). The plaintiff is represented by Coughlin Stoia, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud.

Coughlin Stoia, a 190-lawyer firm with offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boca Raton, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Atlanta, is active in major litigations pending in federal and state courts throughout the United States and has taken a leading role in many important actions on behalf of defrauded investors, consumers, and companies, as well as victims of human rights violations. The Coughlin Stoia Web site (http://www.csgrr.com) has more information about the firm.