Branch Banking and Trust Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Branch_Banking_and_Trust_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bank
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BB&T
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 2019
gptkbp:founded 1872
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Alpheus_Branch
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_Hadley
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Branch Banking and Trust Company
gptkbp:industry banking
financial services
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Truist_Financial
gptkbp:notableAcquisition gptkb:Colonial_Bank
gptkb:National_Penn_Bancshares
gptkb:Susquehanna_Bancshares
SunTrust Banks (as part of merger to form Truist)
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 35,000 (prior to merger)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Truist_Financial
gptkbp:services gptkb:insurance
asset management
commercial banking
retail banking
mortgage services
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:BBT
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Truist_Bank
gptkbp:website https://www.bbt.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BB&T
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6