BB&T Corporation

Winston-Salem, NC United States

  (NYSE: BBT)

Company Description

Big, Bold & Temerarious? That might be an apt description of BB&T, the banking company that covers the Southeast like kudzu. It serves consumers, small to midsized businesses, and government entities through some 1,800 branches in more than a dozen states and Washington, DC. Its flagship subsidiary, Branch Banking and Trust (also known as BB&T), is one of North Carolina's oldest banks and a leading originator of residential mortgages in the Southeast. The company also operates investment bank Scott & Stringfellow. BB&T is expanding its banking franchise in Florida through its planned acquisition of BankAtlantic, a deal that will bring in nearly 80 branches.