| BB&T Corporation operates as the holding company for Branch Banking and Trust Company that provides banking and trust services for small and mid-size businesses, public agencies, local governments, and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money rate savings accounts, investor deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The companys loan portfolio includes commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; real estate construction and land development, and mortgage loans; and consumer loans. BB&T Corporation, through its other subsidiaries, offers small business lending, commercial middle market lending, real estate lending, retail lending, home equity lending, sales finance, home mortgage lending, commercial mortgage lending, equipment finance, asset management, retail and wholesale agency insurance, institutional trust services, wealth management/private banking, investment brokerage services, capital markets services, commercial finance, consumer finance, international banking services, payment solutions, treasury services, venture capital, bankcard and merchant services, insurance premium finance, supply chain management, and payroll processing. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 1,511 banking offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, Indiana, and Washington, D.C. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |