BB&T, meaning Branch Banking and Trust, is a financial services holding company headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C. With a whopping $189.2 billion asset base, the company is one among the largest financial services providers in the U.S. The company was founded in 1872, and has since grown to 1,824 branches across 12 states. These are South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Indiana, and Washington DC.
