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Whisper Number Impact: Earnings Preview For BB&T Corporation
WhisperNumber • Wed, Apr 17
BB&T: Solid Bank With An Attractive Price
Ulfberht Capital • Thu, Apr 4 • 2 Comments
Ongoing Progress At BB&T, But Plenty Left To Do
Stephen Simpson • Fri, Jan 18 • 2 Comments
This Emerging And Expanding Regional Bank Powerhouse Belongs On Your Watch List
Bret Jensen • Tue, Aug 28, 2012 • 13 Comments
BB&T: Don't Ignore This Powerhouse
Investment Underground • Wed, Jul 4, 2012 • 4 Comments
Why BB&T Is Less Than Exciting
Valuentum • Tue, Jul 3, 2012 • 3 Comments
3 Financials Preferreds Currently Paying 5% Yields
Investment Underground • Thu, May 3, 2012 • 1 Comment
BB&T Corporation: A Good Long-Term Play?
Tactical Investor • Tue, May 1, 2012 • 2 Comments
BBT Corp. Our Play Of Choice Among Financials
Tactical Investor • Thu, Apr 26, 2012
BB&T Took Its Medicine And Is Getting Better
Stephen Simpson • Thu, Apr 19, 2012 • 1 Comment
BB&T Dividend Capture With Call Option Hedge
Robert Weinstein • Wed, Mar 14, 2012
Despite Setback, BB&T Has Plenty Of Growth Opportunities
Stephen Simpson • Wed, Feb 29, 2012 • 6 Comments
A Strong Fourth Quarter May Change Perceptions On BB&T
Stephen Simpson • Thu, Jan 19, 2012
BB&T Gets Little Credit Where Credit Is Due
Stephen Simpson • Thu, Dec 29, 2011 • 2 Comments
BB&T: Loan Growth and Cheap Funding Costs Offer Dividend Upside
Todd Campbell • Wed, Jul 13, 2011 • 1 Comment
BB&T: A Great Bank in a Hated Industry
Jacobs Investment Management • Wed, Jun 8, 2011 • 5 Comments
BB&T Corp. to Dispose of More Than $1 Billion in Bad Loans
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, Sep 16, 2010
So Were BB&T's Earnings Good or Bad?
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Why Traders Are Selling Calls in BB&T
optionMONSTER • Tue, Feb 23, 2010
BB&T Reports in Line Quarter, but YOY Decrease
Zacks Investment Research • Tue, Oct 20, 2009 • 1 Comment

Ongoing Progress At BB&T, But Plenty Left To Do
Stephen Simpson • Fri, Jan 18 • 2 Comments

First Horizon: A Better Bank For Rising Rates Than Wells Fargo
Mike the PhD • Mon, Jun 17
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Is Set To Improve Its Performance
Market Analytics • Tue, Jun 4 • 1 Comment
Data Shows Why Rates Will Continue Higher In 2013 - What To Do Now
Daniel R Moore • Mon, Jun 3 • 29 Comments
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BB&T Corporation Presents at Morgan Stanley Financials Conference 2013, Jun-11-2013 10:20 AM
Tue, Jun 11
BB&T Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 18
BB&T's CEO Presents at Citigroup US Financial Services Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Mar 5
BB&T Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 17
BB&T Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 18, 2012
BB&T Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 19, 2012
BB&T's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
BB&T's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
BB & T's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
BB & T's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 21, 2011
BB & T's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 21, 2011
BB & T's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jan 21, 2011
BB&T Corporation CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 • 1 Comment
BB & T Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
BB&T Corporation Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
BB&T Corporation Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 • 1 Comment
BB&T Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Oct 19, 2009
BB&T Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
BB&T Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 • 1 Comment
BB&T Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 22, 2009

BB&T Capital Markets hires Riskind as head of Institutional Sales and Trading

PR Newswire (Jun 10, 2013)
BB&T's new 'At A Glance' disclosure provides quick, easy-to-read facts about deposit accounts

PR Newswire (Jun 6, 2013)
BB&T Corporation CEO to speak at Morgan Stanley Financials Conference

PR Newswire (Jun 4, 2013)
Office Depot Exits Mexico Joint Venture

at Fox Business (Jun 4, 2013)
BB&T announces second-quarter 2013 earnings conference call

PR Newswire (Jun 3, 2013)
BB&T Retirement and Institutional Services revamps retirement plan websites

PR Newswire (Jun 3, 2013)
The Fed: Banks complain about QE3 to Fed

at MarketWatch.com (May 31, 2013)
BB&T Capital Markets analysts named 'Best on the Street' in Wall Street Journal rankings

PR Newswire (May 29, 2013)
BB&T declares second-quarter dividend for Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock

PR Newswire (May 23, 2013)
BB&T Scott & Stringfellow Details Growth Plans For Southeast

PR Newswire (May 20, 2013)
Two BB&T Scott & Stringfellow Financial Advisors Named To Elite 'FT400' List

PR Newswire (May 1, 2013)
BB&T declares 23-cent second-quarter dividend

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
BB&T reports first quarter EPS totaling $0.29; EPS reduced by $0.40 related to tax adjustment

PR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
JPMorgan Earnings May Spell Trouble: Pro

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These 12 Banks Got the Fed Minutes a Day Early

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The Fed: Bernanke: U.S. banks are stronger now

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Fifth Third Ups Dividend, Unveils Share Buyback

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BBT vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”, “the Company”, “the Corporation” or “the Parent Company”), is a financial holding company headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. BB&T conducts its business operations primarily through its commercial bank subsidiary, Branch Banking and Trust Company (“Branch... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks

Country: United States

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Saturday, June 15, 6:33 PM After receiving the dubious distinction of being one of only a pair of banks to see its capital plan rebuffed by the Fed (I, II), shares of BB&T (BBT) are set to gain 30% over the next two years, according to Barron's. Jack Hough notes that the Fed's rejection likely stemmed from an adjustment the bank made to its risk weighting procedures, something CEO Kelly King says investors shouldn't "get hung up on." Catalysts going forward include "strong growth potential and rising profitability" to go along with a "handsome" dividend. 1 Comment [Financials]
Tuesday, June 11, 11:36 AM UBS suggests 11 dividend growing stocks to buy for income; each has a dividend yield of at least 2.5%, has increased its payout ratio by more than 5% during the past year, and has positive consensus EPS growth over the next 12 months: WMB, ESV, NUE, JNJ, CAG, KLAC, CSCO, BBT, AAPL, BAX, F. 2 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Friday, May 10, 11:28 AM Loan growth at midcap banks (KRE) should rebound in Q2, says Credit Suisse after digging through management commentary from MTB, ZION, BBT, CMA, FITB, and HBAN. Notably not sharing the positive vibe were First Horizon (FHN) and KeyCorp (KEY). Growth is nice, but what about pricing? Fulton Financial (FULT) and Key say it remains competitive, while Zions says margins are getting even tighter. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, May 8, 10:43 AM KeyCorp's (KEY) big move (up 22% YTD vs. 14% for KBE) is unjustified, according to KBW's Chris Mutascio, who's had a Sell on the stock for most of the run. Four other large regionals - WFC, USB, BBT, FITB - are better bargains as they sport lower P/E multiples despite higher ROAs and (for 3 of the 4) far larger ROEs. 3 Comments [Financials]
Tuesday, April 23, 3:31 PM BB&T Corporation (BBT) declares $0.23/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.08%. For shareholders of record May 10. Payable June 03. Ex-div date May 08. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, April 18, 6:01 AM BB&T Corp (BBT): Q1 EPS of $0.69 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $2.46B in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Thursday, April 18, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ADS, AN, APH, BAX, BBT, BPOP, BTU, BX, CY, DHR, FCS, FCX, FITB, KEY, LDK, MMR, MS, NOK, NUE, OMC, PBCT, PENN, PEP, PM, PPG, SHW, SNA, SON, TSM, TZOO, UNH, UNP, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 17, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ADS, AN, APH, BAX, BBT, BPOP, BTU, BX, CY, DHR, FCS, FCX, FITB, KEY, LDK, MMR, MS, NOK, NUE, OMC, PBCT, PENN, PEP, PM, PPG, SHW, SNA, SON, TSM, TZOO, UNH, UNP, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 9, 8:54 AM Compass Point upgrades BB&T (BBT) to Buy from Neutral and raises its price target to $38 from $34. "The bank has not shown as robust loan growth as some of its peers and it was the only regional to have their capital plan denied by the Fed [but] this set of bad news is priced in," says analyst Kevin Barker who also notes the stock trades at just 9.9 times FY14 EPS. Shares +.43% premarket to $30.51. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, March 18, 3:48 PM BB&T's (BBT) outlook is revised to negative at S&P following the Fed's rejection of its capital return plan. "This reflected unanticipated weakness in certain of BB&T's risk-management processes," says S&P. "We expect BB&T to resubmit its capital plan before the end of Q2." The stock is off more than 3% since the rejection. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, March 14, 5:22 PM After hours movers in the regional banks: COF +0.6%, FITB +0.9%, KEY - which just announced an increase in the dividend to $0.055 from $0.05 and $426M in share repurchases - up 1%, PNC +0.4%, RF +1.6%, STI -0.3%, USB +0.2%. BBT - whose plan was rejected - off 2.8%. Comment! [On the Move, Financials]
Thursday, March 14, 4:35 PM The Fed approves the capital return plans of 14 financial institutions, with two - Ally and BBT - having their proposals rejected, and two - GS and JPM - receiving conditional approval, and asked to resubmit their plans by the end of Q3. 5 Comments [Top Stories, Financials, Breaking News]
Thursday, March 7, 4:55 PM More on the Fed Stress Tests (regional bank focus): BBT, FITB, KEY, PNC, RF, and USB came through with higher ratios than the big banks. STI is the laggard among the regionals, but still showed a 7.3% common ratio, well above the 5% cutoff. KeyCorp is the only stock showing noticeable movement AH, +0.8%. 1 Comment [Financials]
Thursday, March 7, 4:37 PM Fed Stress Tests: Ally Financial is the only bank not meeting the Fed standards. All of the other 18 holding companies showed a Tier 1 Common Ratio higher than 5% under the central bank's severe loss scenario. 24 Comments [Financials, Breaking News, Top Stories]
Thursday, March 7, 11:01 AM The big U.S. banks are considering defying the Fed and announcing capital return plans shortly after stress tests are released this afternoon, reports Bloomberg. The Fed wants the lenders to wait another week, but bank lawyers worry the plans will leak out. It's under discussion, JPM CFO Lake told an investor conference (transcript) Tuesday. XLF +0.6%. 34 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, March 7, 9:18 AM Use weakness in BB&T Corp. (BBT) as an opportunity to buy, says Citigroup after seeing BB&T's presentation this week (transcript). The bank, says Citi, is set to trim expenses and deliver positive operating leverage. Comment! [Financials]

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Investors preferring something else: Preferred shares getting crushed today esp. in banks ($BBT, $JPM, $WFC) & REITs ($PSA). Not sure why...
Jun 11, 3:25 PM
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The Aristos
Closed $BBT position @ 32.76 after ongoing issues with them. Moving all my banking to $SCHW. Done with traditional banks.
May 24, 11:39 AM
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WhisperNumber
$BBT earnings $0.69, one cent ahead of the whisper number. Expected price reaction: http://seekingalpha.com/a/swvp
Apr 18, 8:37 AM
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Dividend Sheet
$NMM $CPLP and $FPO are the best yielding stocks going ex-dividend tomorrow + http://stks.co/gKyI + Iike $UL $BBT $PH
Feb 5, 6:56 AM
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$BBT earnings $0.71, in-line with whisper number. Expected price reaction from today's open: http://seekingalpha.com/a/nwmt
Jan 17, 8:54 AM
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The Wall Street Transcript
Banks Reduce Nonperforming Assets & Improve Balance Sheets; Analyst Discusses $BBT, $C, $HBAN, $JPM, $WFC - http://su.pr/2Js1rP
5/9/12
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Michael Bryant
Express Scripts (ESRX), Centene (CNC), BB&T (BBT), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), & Equinix (EQIX) rose Wednesday on unusual volume.
3/29/12
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Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week + http://stks.co/2v2U + $WFC $JPM $USB $STT $BBT $APD $NTRS $CLF $O $BMR $CNS $PDCO $XLNX
3/18/12
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Asif Suria
BB&T-BankAtlantic deal blocked by Delaware judge $BBT $BBX http://reut.rs/xsUO7O
2/28/12
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Asif Suria
BB&T to buy insurance brokerage for $570 million $BBT http://reut.rs/wNhrIh
2/3/12
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Investors preferring something else: Preferred shares getting crushed today esp. in banks ($BBT, $JPM, $WFC) & REITs ($PSA). Not sure why...
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BankAtlantic Bancorp Signs Definitive Agreement To Sell BankAtlantic to BB&T Corporation $BBX $BBT
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rpeddi: does anyone know what would be the fair value of BBX share price with this latest acquisition?
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