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Strength in Numbers

In today's economy, the strength of your banking company shouldn't be in question. At United, we don't just claim to be financially strong - we have the numbers to prove it.


"United is a well-managed institution that has earned its reputation as one of the top performing regional banks of its size in the country."
          ~Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, New York, NY

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Highly Rated - Highly Regarded

  • Moody's Investors Services rating of "Superior Credit Quality" and "Low Credit Risk" (Long-term deposit rating of A2 and short-term deposit rating of Prime-1)
  • Ranked the 47th largest bank holding company based on market capitalization
  • Ranked 4th most efficient among the top 55 bank holding companies based on market capitalization
  • Added to Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, which tracks the top 100 highest dividend-paying U.S. companies derived from the Dow Jones U.S. Index

A Record of Profitability and Growth

  • Ranked 28th out of 150 largest U.S. bank holding companies based on profitability, capital adequacy and credit quality by Bank Director Magazine - beating out Wells Fargo, PNC, BB&T, Fifth Third, Bank of America, Wachovia and SunTrust, among others
  • 35 consecutive years of dividend increases for shareholders
  • Member of the S&P Small Cap 600 and Russell 2000 Indexes
  • Publicly traded on NASDAQ for more than 20 years

USBI recently received preliminary approval to participate in the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program (TARP/CPP), which is targeted at healthy banks and designed to support economic recovery by encouraging both prudent lending and consolidation within the industry. >> Press Release



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