BB&T
BB&T Corporation (previously known as the Branch Banking and Trust Company) was one of the largest banking and financial services firms in the United States, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2019, BB&T announced its intentions to merge with Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks to form Truist Financial, which retains BB&T's stock price history and operates under BB&T's charter.
The BB&T Financial Center, the former headquarters of BB&T. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Founders | Alpheus Branch Thomas Jefferson Hadley |
| Defunct | December 6, 2019 (as an independent corporation) February 18, 2022 (as a brand) |
| Fate | Merged with SunTrust to form Truist |
| Successor | Truist Financial |
| Headquarters | BB&T Financial Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
Number of locations | 2,781 branches |
Key people | Kelly King Chairman and CEO |
| Products | Commercial and Consumer banking Investment banking Insurance Mortgage |
| Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
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