May 22 message, it is reported that the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said in a statement late Thursday, the biggest bank in Florida, BankUnited Financial Corp. Federal regulators have been under the supervision of the closure of the sale of its assets to the private equity investment group. This is the United States this year, the largest case of bank failures.
FDIC said in a statement, including WL Ross & Co. And The Carlyle Group private equity groups, including the acquisition of BankUnited is the "lowest cost" solution. Close BankUnited will spend 4.9 billion U.S. dollars about FDIC insurance fund to take over the banks so far this year will cost a total of more than 10 billion U.S. dollars.
FDIC said, BankUnited Friday will be under the management of the new owners to resume business, has served as North Fork Bancorp Bank CEO of John Kanas will become the new head of the bank.
May. 22, 2009
