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BB&T Announces Redemption of Certain Depositary Shares Full Redemption of Depositary Shares Representing Interests in its 5.850 Percent Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock and of Depositary Shares Representing Interests in its 5.625 Percent Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock PR Newswire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 1, 2019 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) announced today that it will redeem all outstanding shares of its...

BB&T Decreases Prime Lending Rate PR Newswire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 31, 2019 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today announced it is decreasing its prime lending rate to 5.25 percent from 5.50 percent effective immediately. About BB&T BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $230.9 billion in assets and market capitalization of approximately $37.6 billion as of June 30, 2019 . Building on a long tradition...

BB&T Announces Third-Quarter Dividends Quarterly Common Stock Dividend to Increase 11.1 Percent PR Newswire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 30, 2019 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend increase of $0.045 to $0.45 per share, payable Sept. 3, 2019 , to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 14, 2019 . In addition, the board declared the following quarterly dividends...

SunTrust Shareholders Approve Merger with BB&T to Form Truist PR Newswire ATLANTA, July 30, 2019 ATLANTA , July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) shareholders today approved the agreement for the merger of equals of SunTrust and BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT). This completes another step in the process to form the premier financial institution, Truist, serving approximately 10 million U.S. consumer households and a full range of business clients. At a special meeting of...

BB&T shareholders approve merger of equals with SunTrust New name Truist approved as name of combined company PR Newswire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 30, 2019 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) shareholders today approved both the merger of equals between BB&T Corporation and SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) and Truist Financial Corporation as the new name of the combined company. At a special meeting of shareholders held today, more than 98% of the...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 18, 2019 / BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT ) will be discussing their earnings results in their 2019 Second Quarter Earnings to be held on July 18, 2019 at 8:00:00 AM Eastern Time. To listen to the event live or access a replay of the call - visit https://www.investornetwork.com/company/C-AA0FA7228CD73 To receive updates for this company you can register by emailing [email protected] or by clicking get investment info from the company’s profile. About Investor...

BB&T reports record earnings of $842 million, or $1.09 per diluted share PR Newswire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 18, 2019 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today reported record earnings for the second quarter of 2019. Net income available to common shareholders was $842 million , up 8.6 percent, compared with the second quarter last year. Earnings per diluted common share were $1.09 for the second quarter of 2019, an increase of 10.1 percent compared...