BankUnited announced the appointment of Steve Sexson to the position of senior vice president and SBA national sales manager, responsible for leading the bank’s robust SBA lending team in originating SBA-backed loans nationwide.

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Steve Sexson, BankUnited senior vice president and SBA national sales manager. (Photo: Business Wire ...

Steve Sexson, BankUnited senior vice president and SBA national sales manager. (Photo: Business Wire)

“With Steve’s 30-year career in the financial services industry, including more than 20 years focused on SBA lending, he will be an incredible asset to our team as BankUnited seeks to help even more small business owners obtain the resources they need to achieve their dreams,” said Hakim E. Kassam, senior vice president and managing director, BankUnited Small Business Finance.

Sexson joins BankUnited from Wells Fargo Bank in Denver, Colo., where he served most recently as SBA area sales manager. He is a past board member of Colorado Lending Source, an SBA Certified Development Company, and the Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries. Sexson holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Metropolitan State College in Denver.

BankUnited is ranked as the 14th largest SBA 7(a) lender in the United States by lending volume, according to Small Business Administration data for its fiscal year which ended on September 30, 2015. For more information about BankUnited small business lending, please call (877) 893-7823 or visit www.BankUnited.com/SBF.

About BankUnited, N.A.

BankUnited, N.A., a national bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE: BKU), is headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida with 98 branches in 15 Florida counties and six banking centers in the New York metropolitan area at December 31, 2015. One of the largest independent depository institutions headquartered in Florida by assets, BankUnited provides a wide range of commercial and consumer banking services. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com. BankUnited can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/BankUnited.official and on Twitter @BankUnited