The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to furnish BB&T's third quarter 2009 earnings release. The release includes information regarding the acquisition by BB&T's wholly-owned subsidiary, Branch Banking and Trust Company ("Branch Bank"), of certain assets and the assumption of substantially all of the deposits and certain liabilities of Colonial Bank, an Alabama state-chartered bank headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, pursuant to a Purchase and Assumption Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"), as receiver for Colonial Bank, dated August 14, 2009. The Agreement, as well as the identity of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, remains subject to finalization and revision by the FDIC and Branch Bank. Upon finalization, the acquisition will be deemed to be effective as of August 14, 2009. The release contains forward-looking statements regarding BB&T and includes a cautionary statement identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

99.1         BB&T Corporation's earnings release issued October 19, 2009.

             BB&T Corporation's Quarterly Performance Summary issued October 19,
99.2         2009.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 19, 2009