Awards and Recognition
BB&T has been recognized by our clients for quality service, and by external audiences for excellence in performance.
These are some of the most recent awards and commendations earned by BB&T:
- 8th Largest Depository Institution in the United States.
- Consistently recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of America's "Most Admired Companies."
- Ranked No. 260 on the 2009 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations.
- Consistently among the nation's top three "small business-friendly" financial-holding companies according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
- Recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2008 Export Working Capital Lender of the Year
- Ranked highest in customer service satisfaction among primary mortgage servicing companies, according to a nationwide study by J.D. Power and Associates (2008).
- BB&T Wealth Management ranked No. 1 in regional survey of high-net-worth consumers in the Luxury Brand Status Index survey from the Luxury Institute (2009).
- Ranked No. 18 in Training Magazine's "Training Top 125" list for quality of employee training programs (2008).
- Presented with seven Excellence in Business Banking awards by Greenwich Associates (2007) — among the highest number of such awards given to any U.S. bank. BB&T received awards for quality of service in the following categories: Overall Customer Satisfaction — Nationally and Southern Region, Business Banker, Branch Services, Call Center, Personal Banking and Cash Management Services.
- BB&T Capital Markets analysts named "Top Equity Analysts" by Forbes.com and StarMine (2009).
- Among the top 100 "Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine (2007).