HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ --
Bank United Corp. (Nasdaq: BNKU; NYSE: BKP) (the "Company") today announced
that its board of directors declared, effective December 1, 2000, a first
fiscal 2001 quarter dividend of $0.185 per share on its Class A Common stock.
The dividend will be payable on December 28, 2000, to holders of record on
December 15, 2000.
The Company's subsidiary, Bank United (NYSE: BKU PrA and BKU PrB), also
announced today that its board of directors declared, effective
December 1, 2000, a first fiscal quarter dividend of $0.6325 per share on its
10.12 percent Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, and a first fiscal
quarter dividend of $0.60 per share on its 9.6 percent Noncumulative Preferred
Stock, Series B. The dividends will be payable on December 29, 2000 to
holders of record on December 15, 2000.
Bank United Corp., headquartered in Houston, is the largest publicly
traded depository institution headquartered in Texas, with $18.3 billion in
assets, $8.7 billion in deposits, and $846 million in stockholders' equity.
Bank United operates a 157-branch community banking network in Texas,
including 78 in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, 66 in the greater Houston area,
five in Midland, and four in Austin, three in San Antonio, and one in College
Station; is a national middle market commercial lender with 23 regional
offices in 16 states; operates 14 SBA lending offices in 10 states:
originates mortgage loans through 11 wholesale offices in 11 states; operates
a national mortgage servicing business servicing approximately
310,000 customers, and manages an investment portfolio. The Bank's website
can be found at http://www.bankunited.com. Bank United is FDIC insured and an equal
housing lender.
SOURCE Bank United Corp.
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Related links: http://www.bankunited.com
CONTACT: media, Vern Stockton, 713-543-6920, or investors, Debbie Kemple, 713-543-6926, both of Bank United Corp.
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