BB&T reports 46% increase in net income

By Bbt Corporation, PRNE
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 21, 2011 -


EPS totals $0.44, up 47%

Revenue totals $2.2 billion, up 28% linked quarter

Credit quality improves at faster pace, NPAs decrease
13%

BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today reported strong earnings
for the second quarter of 2011. Net income totaled $327 million, an
increase of 46% compared to $224 million reported in the second
quarter last year. Net income available to common shareholders was
$307 million, or $0.44 per diluted common share, compared with $210
million
, or $0.30 per diluted common share, earned during the
second quarter of 2010. These results reflect increases of 46% and
47%, respectively.

“We are very pleased to report a strong quarter, with earnings
per share up 47% compared to last year,” said Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Kelly S. King. “The increase was driven by
significantly improved credit quality and solid performances across
all of our lines of business. Net revenues totaled $2.2 billion
this quarter, up approximately 28% annualized compared to the first
quarter this year. This increase was generated by lower funding
costs, stronger insurance commissions and lower losses from problem
loan sales.

“Our net interest margin improved to a very strong 4.15% in the
second quarter compared to 4.01% last quarter,” King said. “Our
acquired loan portfolios continue to outperform and have enhanced
our outlook for the margin compared to last quarter. We currently
project that the margin will remain in the 4.05% to 4.10% range
throughout the remainder of 2011. In addition, the margin is also
benefitting from a more favorable funding mix, lower cost of funds
and wider credit spreads.

“The pace of improvement in our credit quality accelerated this
quarter,” King said. “In particular, the 25% decrease in inflows of
new nonperforming assets and $675 million in sales of problem
assets resulted in a 13% decrease in nonperforming assets. In the
last year, we have reduced nonperforming assets by approximately $1
billion
to the lowest level in two years.

“Despite continued soft demand, BB&T reported broad-based
loan growth,” King said. “BB&T’s loans held for investment,
excluding our covered and residential ADC portfolios, grew 3.4% on
an annualized basis. In addition, we have good momentum heading
into the third quarter, with end of period balances $810 million
higher than at the beginning of the quarter.

“We continued to execute very well on our deposit gathering and
diversification strategy,” King said. “While average client
deposits increased 7% on an annualized basis compared to the first
quarter, less costly transaction accounts increased 29%. We have
reduced the average cost of interest-bearing deposits from 1.10% in
the second quarter last year and 0.82% last quarter to 0.72% this
quarter.”

Second Quarter Performance
Highlights

  • The net interest margin increased significantly
    • The net interest margin was 4.15% for the second quarter, a 3
      basis point increase compared to the second quarter of 2010 and an
      increase of 14 basis points compared to last quarter
    • The outlook for margin has again increased, with current
      projections that the margin will remain in the 4.05% to 4.10% range
      throughout 2011

  • Noninterest income increased 41.0% on an annualized linked
    quarter basis

    • Insurance income up $49 million, or an annualized 78.6%
    • Service charges increased an annualized 29.7%
    • Checkcard fees and bankcard fees increased an annualized 39.0%
      and 52.3%, respectively
    • Investment banking revenues improved an annualized 13.8%
    • Trust and investment advisory revenues up an annualized
      18.7%

  • The pace of improvement in problem assets accelerated
    significantly in the quarter

    • NPAs decreased 13.2% excluding covered assets, the 5th
      consecutive quarter with lower NPAs
    • Performing TDRs, excluding government guaranteed loans,
      decreased 10.0%
    • NPA inflows decreased 24.9%
    • Delinquent loans decreased 11.7%, excluding covered and
      government guaranteed loans
    • BB&T sold approximately $675 million of problem assets
      during the quarter
    • Net charge-offs totaled 1.80% of average loans for the quarter,
      excluding covered loans
    • Core net charge-offs, excluding covered loans and $87 million
      of charge-offs related to the NPA disposition strategy, decreased
      11.6% and totaled 1.46% of average loans for the quarter compared
      with 1.65% last quarter

  • Average total loans and leases held for investment, excluding
    the impact of ADC and covered loan runoff, increased 3.4% on an
    annualized basis

    • Average C&I loans increased 2.6%
    • Average loans originated in the specialized lending group
      increased 11.9%
    • Average mortgage loans increased 8.6%
    • Average sales finance loans increased 5.9%
    • Average total loans held for investment increased 0.6%
    • Average residential ADC loans declined 42.5%

  • Average client deposits increased $1.8 billion, or 7.1% on an
    annualized linked quarter basis

    • Average noninterest-bearing deposits increased $1.2 billion, or
      22.2%
    • Average client deposits, excluding CDs, increased $2.5 billion,
      or 12.3%
    • Average interest-bearing deposit costs were reduced to 0.72%
      compared to 0.82% in the first quarter

  • Capital levels further improved during the quarter
    • Tangible common equity remained strong at 7.2%
    • Tier 1 common equity improved to 9.6%
    • Tier 1 risk-based capital improved to 12.3%
    • Leverage capital improved to 9.5%
    • Total capital improved to 16.0%
    EARNINGS
    HIGHLIGHTS                                             Change      Change
    (dollars in
    millions, except                                        Q2 11       Q2 11
    per share data)         Q2         Q1         Q2         vs.         vs.
                           2011       2011       2010       Q1 11       Q2 10

    Net income
    available to
    common
    shareholders        $   307    $   225    $   210     $    82      $   97
    Diluted earnings
    per common share       0.44       0.32       0.30        0.12        0.14

    Net interest
    income-taxable
    equivalent          $ 1,390    $ 1,321    $ 1,392     $    69      $   (2)
    Noninterest
    income                  787        714      1,039          73        (252)
             Total
             revenue    $ 2,177    $ 2,035    $ 2,431     $   142      $ (254)

    Return on average
    assets (%)             0.83       0.60       0.56        0.23        0.27
    Return on average
    common
    shareholders'
    equity (%)             7.25       5.48       5.01        1.77        2.24
    Net interest
    margin - taxable
    equivalent (%)         4.15       4.01       4.12        0.14        0.03
    Efficiency ratio
    (1) (%)                55.8       57.1       53.7        (1.3)        2.1

    (1) Excludes securities gains (losses), foreclosed
    property expense, amortization of intangible assets,
    merger-related and restructuring charges, the impact of
    FDIC loss share accounting, and other selected items. See
    Non-GAAP reconciliations on page 20 of the Quarterly
    Performance Summary.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

Consolidated net income available to common shareholders for the
second quarter of 2011 of $307 million was up 46.2% compared to
$210 million earned during the same period in 2010. On a diluted
per common share basis, earnings for the second quarter of 2011
were $0.44, up 46.7% compared to $0.30 for the same period in 2010.
BB&T’s results of operations for the second quarter of 2011
produced an annualized return on average assets of 0.83% and an
annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity of 7.25%
compared to prior year ratios of 0.56% and 5.01%, respectively.

Total revenues were $2.2 billion for the second quarter of 2011,
down $254 million compared to the second quarter of 2010. The
decrease in total revenues was primarily due to a decline of $252
million
in noninterest income. The decline in noninterest income
was primarily the result of a decrease in net securities gains of
$221 million compared to the prior year. Noninterest income
included $219 million in net securities gains during the second
quarter of 2010 compared to a net loss of $2 million in the current
quarter. In addition, the second quarter of 2011 included $27
million
in losses and writedowns related to commercial loans held
for sale in connection with management’s nonperforming asset
disposition strategy. Excluding these items, noninterest income was
relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2010. Net
interest income was essentially flat as slight declines in average
balances were offset by a higher net interest margin. The net
interest margin improved 3 basis points compared to the second
quarter of 2010, as a result of lower funding costs and higher
yields on loans acquired in the Colonial acquisition.

The provision for credit losses, excluding covered loans, for
the second quarter of 2011 declined $339 million, or 52.0%,
compared to the second quarter of 2010, as improving credit quality
resulted in lower provision expense. The provision for covered
loans increased $17 million, which was offset by a corresponding
$14 million increase in FDIC loss share income. Net charge-offs for
the second quarter of 2011 were $198 million lower than the second
quarter of 2010. The current quarter includes $87 million of
charge-offs related to the sale of problem residential mortgage
loans compared to $148 million in the second quarter of 2010. The
level of nonperforming assets, loan delinquencies and the outlook
for future credit losses improved significantly during the second
quarter of 2011.

A $91 million provision for income taxes was recorded for the
second quarter of 2011 compared to $25 million for the second
quarter of 2010. This resulted in an effective tax rate for the
second quarter of 2011 of 21.8% compared to 10.0% for the prior
year’s second quarter. The increase in the effective tax rate was
primarily due to higher levels of pre-tax earnings in 2011 compared
to 2010.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First
Quarter 2011

Consolidated net income available to common shareholders for the
second quarter of 2011 of $307 million was up $82 million, or an
annualized 146.2% compared to $225 million earned during the first
quarter of 2011. On a diluted per common share basis, earnings for
the second quarter of 2011 were $0.44, up $0.12, or an annualized
150.4%, compared to the amount earned in the first quarter of 2011.
BB&T’s results of operations for the second quarter of 2011
produced an annualized return on average assets of 0.83% and an
annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity of 7.25%
compared to prior quarter ratios of 0.60% and 5.48%,
respectively.

Total revenues were $2.2 billion for the second quarter of 2011,
up $142 million compared to the first quarter of 2011. The increase
in total revenues was the result of improvements in both net
interest income and noninterest income in the second quarter of
2011 compared to the prior quarter. Noninterest income was up $73
million
compared to the first quarter of 2011. The increase in
noninterest income included a $49 million increase in insurance
income and a decrease of $47 million in losses and writedowns on
commercial loans held for sale. These increases in noninterest
income were partially offset by a decline of $23 million related to
the FDIC loss share asset. Fully taxable equivalent net interest
income increased $69 million compared to the first quarter of 2011,
primarily due to a 14 basis point rise in the net interest margin,
which benefitted from lower funding costs and higher yields on
covered loans.

The provision for credit losses, excluding covered loans, for
the second quarter of 2011 declined $27 million compared to the
first quarter of 2011 due to improving credit trends. The provision
for covered loans increased $15 million, which was offset by a
corresponding $12 million increase in FDIC loss share income. Net
charge-offs for the second quarter of 2011 were $40 million higher
than the first quarter of 2011 as the current quarter included $87
million
in charge-offs related to the sale of problem residential
mortgage loans.

The provision for income taxes was $91 million for the second
quarter of 2011 compared to $53 million for the first quarter of
2011. This produced an effective tax rate for the second quarter of
2011 of 21.8% compared to 18.5% for the prior quarter.


    REVENUE, NET OF
    PROVISION IMPACT                                       Change     Change
            FROM ACQUIRED                                  Q2 11      Q2 11
            ASSETS (1)        Q2        Q1        Q2        vs.        vs.
    (dollars in millions)    2011      2011      2010      Q1 11      Q2 10

    Interest income -
    loans                   $  279   $  266    $  245     $   13     $   34
    Interest income -
    securities                  43       37        35          6          8
            Total interest
            income             322      303       280         19         42
    Provision for covered
    loans                      (15)      --         2        (15)       (17)
    FDIC loss share
    income, net                (81)     (58)      (78)       (23)        (3)
            Net revenue
            after provision
            for covered
            loans           $  226   $  245    $  204     $  (19)    $   22

    (1) Presents amounts related to covered and acquired
    loans, covered securities and the FDIC loss sharing asset
    recognized in the Colonial acquisition. Excludes all
    amounts related to other assets acquired and liabilities
    assumed in the acquisition.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

Interest income for the second quarter of 2011 on loans and
securities acquired in the Colonial acquisition increased $42
million
compared to the second quarter of 2010, which is partially
offset by a decrease in FDIC loss share income. The vast majority
of the increase is related to loans and reflects higher expected
cash flows based on the quarterly cash flow reassessment process
required by acquisition accounting. The yield on covered and other
acquired loans for the second quarter of 2011 was 19.61% compared
to 13.48% in 2010. At June 30, 2011, the accretable yield balance
on these loans was $2.5 billion. Accretable yield represents the
excess of future cash flows above the current net carrying amount
of loans and will be recognized into income over the remaining life
of the covered and acquired loans.

The provision for covered loans was $15 million in the current
quarter, an increase of $17 million compared to the second quarter
of 2010. The second quarter of 2011 reassessment showed decreases
in expected cash flows in certain loan pools that resulted in
additional provisions that were partially offset by recoveries in
other previously impaired loan pools.

FDIC loss share income, net was down slightly compared to the
second quarter of 2010.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First Quarter
2011

Interest income on loans and securities acquired in the Colonial
acquisition increased $19 million in the second quarter of 2011
compared to the first quarter. The yield on covered and other
acquired loans for the second quarter of 2011 was 19.61%, up
slightly compared to 18.09% in the earlier quarter as a result of
the second quarter reassessment.

The provision for covered loans was $15 million in the second
quarter of 2011. This was offset by a corresponding $12 million
increase in FDIC loss share income.

FDIC loss share income, net decreased $23 million primarily as a
result of the impact of cash flow reassessments, partially offset
by the provision for covered loans.


    NONINTEREST
    INCOME                                            % Change      % Change
    (dollars in
    millions)            Q2        Q1        Q2        Q2 11 vs.    Q2 11 vs.
                        2011      2011      2010         Q1 11        Q2 10
                                                      (annualized)
    Insurance income   $  299   $  250   $   287          78.6          4.2
    Service charges
    on deposits           145      135       164          29.7        (11.6)
    Mortgage banking
    income                 83       95       110         (50.7)       (24.5)
    Investment
    banking and
    brokerage fees
    and commissions        90       87        91          13.8         (1.1)
    Checkcard fees         79       72        70          39.0         12.9
    Other nondeposit
    fees and
    commissions            66       67        63          (6.0)         4.8
    Bankcard fees and
    merchant
    discounts              52       46        45          52.3         15.6
    Trust and
    investment
    advisory revenues      45       43        39          18.7         15.4
    Income from
    bank-owned life
    insurance              29       30        31         (13.4)        (6.5)
    FDIC loss share
    income, net           (81)     (58)      (78)        159.1          3.8
    Securities gains
    (losses), net          (2)      --       219            NM       (100.9)
    Other income          (18)     (53)       (2)           NM           NM
           Total
           noninterest
           income      $  787   $  714   $ 1,039          41.0        (24.3)

    NM - not meaningful.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

Noninterest income was $787 million for second quarter of 2011
compared to $1.0 billion for the second quarter of 2010. Service
charges on deposits declined $19 million, or 11.6%, primarily due
to changes to BB&T’s overdraft policies implemented during the
third quarter of 2010, that were partially in response to
regulatory changes. Mortgage banking income declined $27 million,
or 24.5%, compared to the same period of 2010. The decrease in
mortgage banking income was driven by a $33 million decrease in
residential mortgage banking income due to lower volumes and
pricing partially offset by a $6 million increase from commercial
mortgage banking activities due to improving market conditions.
Checkcard fees were up $9 million, or 12.9%, and bankcard fees and
merchant discounts were up $7 million, or 15.6%, largely due to
higher volumes. Trust and investment advisory revenues benefited
from improved market conditions and were up $6 million, or 15.4%,
compared to the second quarter of 2010. Net securities gains
decreased $221 million compared to the prior year quarter, $208
million
from fewer sales during the current quarter and $13 million
in higher other-than-temporary impairments. Other income declined
$16 million compared to the second quarter of 2010, primarily as a
result of $27 million of losses and writedowns recorded on
commercial loans held for sale during the current quarter in
connection with management’s nonperforming asset disposition
strategy.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First
Quarter 2011

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2011 was up $73
million
compared to the first quarter of 2011. Insurance income
increased $49 million, or an annualized 78.6%, compared to the
first quarter of 2011, primarily due to a seasonally stronger
second quarter. Service charges on deposits increased $10 million,
or an annualized 29.7%, primarily due to a combination of higher
revenues from overdraft fees and the implementation of new service
offerings. Mortgage banking income was down $12 million compared to
the prior quarter due to a decline in income from residential
mortgage banking activities as a result of fewer sales and lower
margins. Checkcard fees were up $7 million, or an annualized 39.0%,
and bankcard fees and merchant discounts were up $6 million, or an
annualized 52.3%, largely due to higher volumes. FDIC loss share
income was down $23 million compared to the first quarter of 2011
primarily as a result of the impact of cash flow reassessments and
the provision for covered loans. Other income increased $35 million
compared to the first quarter of 2011. The increase in other income
includes lower losses and writedowns of $47 million on commercial
loans held for sale and $10 million of lower income on trading
assets for certain post-employment benefits, which is offset in
personnel costs.


    NONINTEREST
    EXPENSE                                           % Change      % Change
    (dollars in
    millions)               Q2        Q1        Q2    Q2 11 vs.     Q2 11 vs.
                           2011      2011      2010     Q1 11         Q2 10
                                                      (annualized)
    Personnel expense   $   683   $   694   $   649     (6.4)          5.2
    Foreclosed
    property expense        145       143       240      5.6         (39.6)
    Occupancy and
    equipment expense       152       154       158     (5.2)         (3.8)
    Professional
    services                 84        71        86     73.4          (2.3)
    Regulatory charges       59        61        46    (13.2)         28.3
    Loan processing
    expenses                 49        53        47    (30.3)          4.3
    Amortization of
    intangibles              25        26        32    (15.4)        (21.9)
    Software expense         29        26        30     46.3          (3.3)
    Merger-related and
    restructuring
    charges, net              2       (2)        38       NM         (94.7)
    Other expenses          167       146       174     57.7          (4.0)
            Total
            noninterest
            expense     $ 1,395   $ 1,372   $ 1,500      6.7          (7.0)

    NM - not meaningful.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

Noninterest expense was $1.4 billion for second quarter of 2011,
a decrease of $105 million, or 7.0%, compared to the same quarter
of 2010. Personnel expense increased $34 million, or 5.2%, compared
to the same quarter of last year. This includes an increase of $15
million
resulting from incentive expense largely from
production-related businesses and an increase of $4 million related
to equity-based compensation expense. In addition, personnel
expense increased $14 million related to pension and other benefits
expense. Foreclosed property expense decreased $95 million, or
39.6%, compared to the same quarter of 2010, largely as a result of
decreased losses and write-downs on foreclosed properties.
Regulatory charges increased $13 million, or 28.3%, due to higher
deposit and supervisory-related costs. Merger-related and
restructuring charges for the second quarter of 2011 were down $36
million
compared to the same period of 2010, as the prior year’s
second quarter included charges related to the acquisition of
Colonial.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First
Quarter 2011

Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2011 was up $23
million
, or an annualized 6.7%, compared to the first quarter of
2011. Personnel expense decreased $11 million, or an annualized
6.4%. This includes decreases in expenses related to social
security and unemployment taxes, as well as post-employment
benefits expenses that are offset by lower noninterest income.
These decreases were partially offset by higher salaries and
incentive expenses. Professional services increased $13 million, or
an annualized 73.4%, due primarily to legal fees and revenue
producing business expenses. Other noninterest expense was up $21
million
, or an annualized 57.7%, compared to the first quarter of
2011. The increase in other noninterest expense includes an
increase of $13 million in operational losses due largely to a
recovery received in the prior quarter.


    LOANS AND LEASES -                                                    %
    average balances                                        % Change   Change
                                                                        Q2 11
    (dollars in millions)        Q2         Q1        Q2     Q2 11 vs.    vs.
                                2011       2011      2010     Q1 11     Q2 10
                                                           (annualized)
    Commercial and
    industrial              $  33,647  $  33,433  $  31,691    2.6       6.2
    Commercial real
    estate-other               11,287     11,368     12,223   (2.9)     (7.7)
    Commercial real
    estate-residential ADC      2,933      3,281      5,165  (42.5)    (43.2)
    Direct retail lending      13,629     13,672     13,994   (1.3)     (2.6)
    Sales finance loans         7,184      7,080      6,729    5.9       6.8
    Revolving credit loans      2,070      2,082      2,002   (2.3)      3.4
    Residential mortgage
    loans                      18,311     17,926     15,586    8.6      17.5
    Specialized lending         8,029      7,797      7,645   11.9       5.0
    Other acquired loans           53         57         96  (28.1)    (44.8)
           Total loans and
           leases held for
           investment
                  (excluding
                  covered
                  loans)       97,143     96,696     95,131    1.9       2.1
    Covered loans               5,625      5,927      7,162  (20.4)    (21.5)
           Total loans and
           leases held for
           investment       $ 102,768  $ 102,623  $ 102,293    0.6       0.5

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

Average loans held for investment for the second quarter of 2011
was $102.8 billion, up $475 million compared to the corresponding
period of 2010. Average commercial and industrial loans increased
$2.0 billion, or 6.2%, compared to the second quarter of 2010. The
growth in average commercial and industrial loans reflects
management’s focused efforts at growing this component of the loan
portfolio. Average commercial real estate - residential ADC and
commercial real estate - other declined 43.2% and 7.7%,
respectively, compared to second quarter of 2010 as management has
intentionally lowered exposures to higher-risk real estate lending
during the economic downturn. Average direct retail lending loans
for the second quarter of 2011 declined $365 million, or 2.6%, due
to continued runoff of residential lot/land loans and lower demand
for housing-related credits during most of 2010. Average mortgage
loans increased $2.7 billion, or 17.5%, compared to the second
quarter of 2010, due to the decision to retain a portion of the 10
to 15 year fixed-rate and adjustable rate mortgage production
beginning in the third quarter of 2010. Average sales finance and
revolving credit loans continued to show steady growth; up $455
million
, or 6.8%, and $68 million, or 3.4%, respectively compared
to the second quarter of 2010. The increase in average sales
finance loans reflects improvement in prime automobile lending. In
addition, average specialized lending loans increased $384 million,
or 5.0%, as the majority of these niche businesses experienced
growth. Total average loans held for investment includes a decline
of $1.6 billion, or 21.8%, in average covered and other acquired
loans compared to the second quarter of 2010.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First
Quarter 2011

Average loans held for investment for the second quarter of 2011
was up $145 million, or an annualized 0.6%, compared to the first
quarter of 2011. Average commercial and industrial loans and leases
increased $214 million, or an annualized 2.6%, compared to the
first quarter of 2011, due to focused efforts to grow this
component of the loan portfolio. Average commercial real estate -
residential ADC and commercial real estate - other declined an
annualized 42.5% and 2.9%, respectively, compared to first quarter
of 2011 due to management’s objective of diversifying the mix of
the commercial lending portfolio and lowering exposure to
higher-risk real estate lending. Average direct retail lending
loans were down an annualized 1.3%, or $43 million, compared to the
first quarter of 2011. Demand for home equity loans improved during
the current quarter and the end of period balances for direct
retail lending were higher as of June 30, 2011, compared to the
prior quarter. Average mortgage loans were up $385 million, or an
annualized 8.6%, compared to the first quarter of 2011, as
management continues to retain certain mortgage loans in the held
for investment portfolio. The growth in this portfolio slowed
somewhat compared to prior quarters due to lower originations of
mortgage loans and the sale of approximately $271 million of
problem residential mortgage loans, the majority of which were in
nonaccrual status. Average specialized lending loans were up $232
million
, or an annualized 11.9%, compared to the first quarter of
2011, largely as a result of growth in small ticket consumer
finance lending and improvement in insurance premium financing.
Total average loans held for investment includes a decline of $306
million
, or an annualized 20.5%, in average covered and other
acquired loans compared to the first quarter of 2011.


    LOANS HELD
    FOR SALE -
    end of
    period                                         % Change      % Change
    (dollars in
    millions)         Q2        Q1        Q2       Q2 11 vs.     Q2 11 vs.
                     2011      2011      2010        Q1 11         Q2 10
                                                  (annualized)
    Residential
    mortgage        $ 1,745   $ 1,943   $ 1,981      (40.9)       (11.9)
    Commercial
    mortgage            104       166        63     (149.8)        65.1
    Commercial          116       203       127     (171.9)        (8.7)
         Total
         loans
         held for
         sale       $ 1,965   $ 2,312   $ 2,171      (60.2)        (9.5)

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

As of June 30, 2011, loans held for sale totaled $2.0 billion, a
decrease of $206 million compared to $2.2 billion at June 30,
2010
.

A total of $1.9 billion in unpaid principal balances in
commercial loans were transferred into loans held for sale under
the nonperforming asset disposition strategy during 2010. Of this
amount, only $232 million remains to be sold at June 30, 2011 with
a carrying value of $116 million. The life-to-date loss percentage
on commercial loans that were part of this strategy was 52%.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First
Quarter 2011

As of June 30, 2011, loans held for sale totaled $2.0 billion, a
decrease of $347 million compared to $2.3 billion at March 31,
2011
. The decrease in loans held for sale compared to the prior
quarter includes a reduction of $73 million of commercial loans
that were held for sale in connection with management’s
nonperforming asset disposition strategy. The decrease also
includes $14 million related to a single performing loan that was
transferred to loans held for sale in the first quarter of 2011 and
sold in early April. Residential mortgages held for sale decreased
$198 million compared to the balance at March 31, 2011 due to lower
demand for mortgage loans.


    DEPOSITS - average
    balances                                            % Change    % Change
    (dollars in millions)       Q2        Q1        Q2   Q2 11 vs.  Q2 11 vs.
                               2011      2011      2010    Q1 11      Q2 10
                                                        (annualized)
    Noninterest-bearing
    deposits               $  22,151 $  20,990 $  19,346   22.2       14.5
    Interest checking          4,201     3,594     3,905   67.7        7.6
    Other client deposits     56,618    55,909    50,207    5.1       12.8
    Client certificates
    of deposit                20,408    21,081    28,745  (12.8)     (29.0)
    Total client deposits    103,378   101,574   102,203    7.1        1.1
    Other
    interest-bearing
    deposits                   3,088     4,040     4,857  (94.5)     (36.4)
            Total deposits $ 106,466 $ 105,614 $ 107,060    3.2       (0.6)

Second Quarter 2011 compared to
Second Quarter 2010

Average deposits for the second quarter of 2011 decreased
slightly compared to the same period in 2010. The mix of the
portfolio has continued to improve with growth in
noninterest-bearing and lower-cost client deposits and declines in
client certificates of deposits. The categories of deposits with
the highest growth for the second quarter of 2011 compared to the
same quarter of 2010 were noninterest-bearing deposits, which
increased $2.8 billion, or 14.5%, and other client deposits, which
include money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, individual
retirement accounts and other time deposits, which increased $6.4
billion
, or 12.8%. Other interest-bearing deposits, which are
primarily Eurodollar deposits and negotiable certificates of
deposits, decreased $1.8 billion and client certificates of deposit
decreased $8.3 billion compared to the second quarter of 2010.

Second Quarter 2011 compared to First
Quarter 2011

Average deposits for the second quarter of 2011 increased $852
million
, or 3.2% on an annualized basis, compared to the first
quarter of 2011. Average client deposits increased $1.8 billion, or
an annualized 7.1%, compared to the first quarter of 2011. This
included growth of $1.2 billion, or an annualized 22.2%, in
noninterest-bearing deposits. In addition, average
interest-checking and average other client deposits increased $607
million
, or an annualized 67.7%, and $709 million, or an annualized
5.1%, respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2011. These
increases were partially offset by a decline of $673 million, or an
annualized 12.8%, in client certificates of deposit. The change in
the mix of the portfolio reflects the growth in lower cost client
deposits. Other interest-bearing deposits decreased $1.0 billion
compared to the first quarter of 2011. This source of funding is
subject to greater volatility as they are used interchangeably with
short-term borrowed funds.


    CAPITAL RATIOS (1)                   2011                  2010
                                      Q2      Q1       Q4      Q3      Q2
    Risk-based
              Tier 1 (%)             12.3    12.1     11.8    11.7    11.7
              Total (%)              16.0    15.8     15.5    15.7    15.8
    Leverage (%)                      9.5     9.3      9.1     9.3     8.9
              Tangible
              common
              equity (%)
              (2)                     7.2     7.2      7.1     7.0     7.0
    Tier 1 common equity to
    risk-weighted assets (%) (2)      9.6     9.3      9.1     9.0     8.9

    (1) Current quarter regulatory capital ratios are preliminary.

    (2) Tangible common equity and Tier 1 common equity ratios are
    Non-GAAP measures. BB&T uses the Tier 1 common equity
    definition used in the SCAP assessment to calculate these
    ratios. See the calculations and management's reasons for using
    these measures on page 18 of the Quarterly Performance Summary.

BB&T’s capital levels at June 30, 2011 remained strong. All
of BB&T’s capital measurements improved compared to March 31,
2011
. The Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and Tier 1 common equity
to risk-weighted assets ratio were 12.3% and 9.6%, respectively,
compared to 12.1% and 9.3%, respectively, at March 31, 2011.
BB&T declared total dividends of $0.16 during the second
quarter of 2011. The $0.16 quarterly dividend reflects a dividend
payout ratio of 36% for the current quarter.


    ASSET QUALITY
    (1)                                                Change       Change
    (dollars in
    millions)          Q2         Q1         Q2      Q2 11 vs.    Q2 11 vs.
                      2011       2011       2010       Q1 11        Q2 10

    Total
    nonperforming
    assets          $ 3,353    $ 3,863    $ 4,327    $  (510)     $  (974)
    Total loans 90
    days past due
    and still
    accruing            203        263        278        (60)         (75)
    Total loans
    30-89 days
    past due          1,000      1,099      1,488        (99)        (488)
    Allowance for
    loan and lease
    losses            2,357      2,497      2,706       (140)        (349)
    Total
    performing
    TDRs              1,178      1,309      1,891       (131)        (713)

    Nonperforming
    loans and
    leases as a
    percentage of
    total
    loans and
    leases (%)         2.18       2.64       2.97      (0.46)       (0.79)
    Nonperforming
    assets as a
    percentage of
    total assets
    (%)                2.18       2.56       2.93      (0.38)       (0.75)
    Allowance for
    loan and lease
    losses as a
    percentage of
    loans and
    leases held
    for investment
    (%)                2.41       2.58       2.84      (0.17)       (0.43)
    Net
    charge-offs as
    a percentage
    of average
    loans and
    leases (%)
    annualized         1.80       1.65       2.66       0.15        (0.86)
    Ratio of
    allowance for
    loan and lease
    losses to net
    charge-offs
    (times)
    annualized         1.32       1.52       1.05      (0.20)        0.27
    Ratio of
    allowance for
    loan and lease
    losses to
    nonperforming
    loans and
    leases held
    for
    investment
    (times)            1.14       1.03       0.98       0.11         0.16

    (1) Excludes amounts related to covered assets and
    government guaranteed loans. See footnotes related to
    Credit Quality beginning on page 12 of the Quarterly
    Performance Summary for additional information.

Asset quality improved significantly during the second quarter
of 2011. Total nonperforming assets were $3.4 billion at June 30,
2011
, a decrease of $510 million, or 13.2%, compared to March 31,
2011
due to a 24.9% decrease of inflows into nonaccrual status and
the sale of problem residential mortgage loans. This is the fifth
consecutive quarterly decline in nonperforming assets.

Total performing troubled debt restructurings (”TDRs”),
excluding loans guaranteed by the government, were $1.2 billion at
June 30, 2011, a decrease of $131 million, or 10.0%, compared to
March 31, 2011. Commercial performing TDRs represented the majority
of the decrease and were down $120 million compared to the first
quarter of 2011.

In addition, loan delinquencies improved further during the
second quarter of 2011. Loans 30-89 days past due and still
accruing, excluding loans guaranteed by the government, totaled
$1.0 billion at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $99 million, or 9.0%,
compared to March 31, 2011 reflecting the lowest balance since the
second quarter of 2007. Loans 90 days past due and still accruing,
excluding loans guaranteed by the government, were $203 million at
June 30, 2011, a decrease of $60 million, or 22.8%, compared to
March 31, 2011 reflecting the lowest balance since the third
quarter of 2007.

Net charge-offs during the second quarter of 2011 were 1.80% of
average loans and leases, excluding covered loans, compared to
1.65% during the first quarter of 2011 and 2.66% during the second
quarter of 2010. Net charge-offs were $444 million for the second
quarter of 2011, which included $87 million related to the sale of
problem residential mortgage loan. Excluding the $87 million of net
charge-offs for the current quarter, the net charge-offs ratio was
1.46%, or down 19 basis points compared to the first quarter of
2011. The reduction in net charge-offs reflects continued
improvement in the loan portfolio and a lower level of problem
assets.

As of June 30, 2011, the allowance for loan and lease losses was
2.41% of total loans and leases held for investment, excluding
covered loans, compared to 2.58% at March 31, 2011, and 2.84% at
June 30, 2010. The decline in the allowance as a percentage of
total loans reflects the improvement in the overall quality of the
loan portfolio. The allowance for loan and lease losses was 114% of
nonperforming loans and leases held for investment, excluding
covered loans, an improvement of 11 basis points compared to 103%
at March 31, 2011.

Earnings webcast, presentation and Quarterly
Perfor
mance Summary

To hear a live webcast of BB&T’s second quarter 2011
earnings conference call at 8 a.m. (ET) today, please visit our
website at www.BBT.com.
A presentation will be used during the earnings conference call and
is available on our website. Replays of the conference call will be
available on the BB&T website until Friday, August 5, 2011, or
by dialing 1-888-203-1112 (access code 4313363) until July 26,
2011
.

To access the webcast and presentation, including an appendix
reconciling non-GAAP disclosures, go to href="www.bbt.com/">www.BBT.com and click on
“About BB&T” and proceed to “Investor Relations.” The webcast
link can be found under “Webcasts” and the presentation can be
found under “View Recent Presentations.”

BB&T’s second quarter 2011 Quarterly Performance Summary,
which contains detailed financial schedules, is available on
BB&T’s website at href="www.bbt.com/financials.html">www.BBT.com/financials.html.

About BB&T

As of June 30, 2011, BB&T is one of the largest financial
services holding companies in the U.S. with $159 billion in assets
and market capitalization of $18.7 billion. Based in Winston-Salem,
N.C.
, the company operates approximately 1,800 financial centers in
12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer
and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management,
mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500
company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client
satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business
Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information
about BB&T and its full line of products and services is
available at href="www.bbt.com/">www.BBT.com.

Current quarter capital ratios are
preliminary. Credit quality data excludes covered and government
guaranteed loans where applicable.

This news release contains financial information and
performance measures determined by methods other than in
accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America (”GAAP”). BB&T’s management uses
these “non-GAAP” measures in their analysis of the corporation’s
performance. BB&T’s management uses these measures to evaluate
the underlying p
erformance and efficiency of its operations.
It believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater
understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of
results with prior periods as well as demonstrating the effects of
significant gains an
d charges in the current period. The
company believes that a meaningful analysis of its financial
performance requires an understanding of the factors underlying
that performance. BB&T’s management believes that investors may
use these non-GAAP financial m
easures to analyze financial
performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure
trends in the company’s underlying performance. These disclosures
should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures
determined in accordance with GAAP,
nor are they necessarily
comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented
by other companies. Tangible common equity and Tier 1 common equity
ratios are non-GAAP measures. BB&T uses the Tier 1 common
equity definition used in the SCAP asse
ssment to calculate
these ratios. BB&T’s management uses these measures to assess
the quality of capital and believes that investors may find them
useful in their analysis of the corporation. These capital measures
are not necessarily comparable to similar
capital measures
that may be presented by other companies. Asset quality ratios have
been adjusted to remove the impact of acquired loans and foreclosed
property covered by the FDIC loss sharing agreements as management
believes their inclusion results in
distortion of those
ratios and may not be comparable to other periods presented or to
other portfolios that were not impacted by purchase
accounting.

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements
as defined in the Private Securities Litig
ation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements may address issues that involve
significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by
management. Actual results may differ materially from current
projections. Please refer to BB&T’s filings with th
e
Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of important
factors that may affect BB&T’s forward-looking statements.
BB&T undertakes no obligation to revise these statements
following the date of this news release.

ANALYSTS: Tamera Gjesdal, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-336-733-3058; Alan Greer, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-336-733-3021; MEDIA: Cynthia Williams, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-336-733-1478

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