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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Related Allowance</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and lease losses</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Premises and equipment</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net Carrying Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill), total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Core deposit and other intangible assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negatedPeriodEnd" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying value, ending balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying value, ending balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying value, beginning balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value of commercial mortgage servicing rights</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other assets ($401 and $360 of foreclosed property and other assets covered by FDIC loss share at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Assets" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Identifiable segment assets (period end)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Identifiable segment assets (period end)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DepositsAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepositsAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DepositsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_DepositsAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepositsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepositsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deposits:</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities" xlink:to="us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Noninterest-bearing deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoninterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Noninterest-bearing Deposit Liabilities, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest-bearing Deposit Liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest-bearing deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest-bearing Deposit Liabilities, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Deposits" xlink:label="us-gaap_Deposits" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Deposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Deposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Deposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total deposits</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Deposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total deposits</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements and short-term borrowed funds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term borrowed funds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance outstanding at end of year</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebt" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long Term Debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherLiabilities" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts payable and other liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Liabilities, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Liabilities" xlink:label="us-gaap_Liabilities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Liabilities" xlink:to="us-gaap_Liabilities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Liabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Liabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies2009" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies2009" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies2009" xlink:to="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies2009_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies2009_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commitments and contingencies 2009</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies2009_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAbstract" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CommonStockValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Common stock, $5 par</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, Value, Issued, Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, Value, Issued, Beginning Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, Value, Issued, Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValue401kContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stock Issued During Period Value 401K Contribution</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValue401kContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stock Issued During Period Value 401k Contribution</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity-based compensation expense</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther" xlink:to="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cash Flows From Operating Activities:</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DepreciationPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepreciationPremisesAndEquipment" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DepreciationPremisesAndEquipment" xlink:to="us-gaap_DepreciationPremisesAndEquipment_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepreciationPremisesAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Depreciation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity-based compensation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share-based Compensation, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gain (Loss) on Sale of Other Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net write-downs on foreclosed property and other real estate held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net write-downs on foreclosed property and other real estate held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfOtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net write-downs on foreclosed property</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net change in operating assets and liabilities:</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks" xlink:label="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks" xlink:to="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Decrease Increase In Segregated Cash Due From Banks</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Decrease Increase In Segregated Cash Due From Banks</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Decrease (increase) in segregated cash due from banks</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_DecreaseIncreaseInSegregatedCashDueFromBanks_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Segregated cash due from banks</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities" xlink:to="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net (increase) decrease in trading account securities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trading securities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) in Trading Securities, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInTradingSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trading securities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale" xlink:to="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net increase in loans held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) in Loans Held-for-sale, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans held for sale</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_IncreaseDecreaseInFdicLossShareReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The net change during the reporting period in the balance of the FDIC Loss Share Receivable.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_IncreaseDecreaseInFdicLossShareReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase Decrease In Fdic Loss Share Receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_IncreaseDecreaseInFdicLossShareReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net decrease in FDIC loss share receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_IncreaseDecreaseInFdicLossShareReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">FDIC loss share receivable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net increase in other assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase in other assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts payable and other liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Increase (Decrease) in Operating Liabilities, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchases of securities available for sale</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchases of securities available for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities, Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Originations and purchases of loans and leases, net of principal collected</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments for (Proceeds from) Loans and Leases, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash acquired (paid) in business combinations</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash paid in business combinations</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchases of premises and equipment</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from sales of foreclosed property or other real estate held for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net cash from investing activities</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net change in federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements and short-term borrowed funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from long-term debt</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Repayment of long-term debt</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesDisclosureTextblock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule disclosing the roll forward of the allowance for loan and lease losses as well as the reserve for unfunded lending commitments. In addition to the roll forward, the schedule also discloses the breakdown of the ending balance between the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.  The resulting subtotal is referred to as the "Allowance for credit losses".</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfImpairedLoansTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired loan disclosures required by Accounting Codification Standards 310-10-50-15.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct Retail Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct retail lending</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_SalesFinanceLoans" xlink:label="bbt_SalesFinanceLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_SalesFinanceLoans" xlink:to="bbt_SalesFinanceLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_SalesFinanceLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of sales finance loans held in portfolio, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on sales finance loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_SalesFinanceLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sales Finance Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_SalesFinanceLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sales finance</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans" xlink:label="bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans" xlink:to="bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of revolving credit loans held in portfolio, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on revolving credit loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revolving Credit Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_RevolvingCreditLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Revolving credit</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of residential mortgage loans held in portfolio, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on residential mortgage loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential mortgage loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential mortgage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans held for investment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans held for investment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans" xlink:label="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans" xlink:to="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of specialized lending loans held in portfolio, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on specialized lending loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Specialized Lending Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Specialized lending loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Specialized lending</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans" xlink:label="bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans" xlink:to="bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of consumer loans acquired from the FDIC that are not subject to one of the loss sharing agreements.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Acquired Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_OtherAcquiredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other acquired</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans" xlink:to="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the aggregate gross carrying amount of all categories of loans and leases held in portfolio, except for covered loans, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on loans and leases.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Loans Excluding Covered Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Held for investment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total loans and leases held for investment (excluding covered loans)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total loans and leases held for investment on nonaccrual status</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CoveredLoans" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CoveredLoans" xlink:to="bbt_CoveredLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of loans acquired from the FDIC subject to one of the loss sharing agreements, but before deducting the allowance for losses on covered loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total covered</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases" xlink:to="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the aggregate carrying amount of all categories of loans and leases held in portfolio and loans held for sale, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on loans and leases.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Loans and Leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total loans and leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansTable" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansTable" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansTable" xlink:to="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansTable_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying Value of Purchased Impaired and Nonimpaired Loans [Table]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying Value of Purchased Impaired and Nonimpaired Loans [Table]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable by Receivable Type [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Receivable Type [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_PurchasedImpairedLoansMember" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedImpairedLoansMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PurchasedImpairedLoansMember" xlink:to="bbt_PurchasedImpairedLoansMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedImpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the carrying amount of all purchased loans that were deemed impaired on the purchase date. These loans are in scope of ASC 310-30.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedImpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Impaired Loans [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_PurchasedNonimpairedLoansMember" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedNonimpairedLoansMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PurchasedNonimpairedLoansMember" xlink:to="bbt_PurchasedNonimpairedLoansMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedNonimpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the carrying amount of all purchased loans that were deemed nonimpaired on the purchase date. These loans are not in scope of ASC 310-30, but the Registrant has elected to use the income recognition method of ASC 310-30 on these loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedNonimpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Nonimpaired Loans [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_PurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansMember" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansMember" xlink:to="bbt_PurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Impaired and Nonimpaired Loans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedImpairedAndNonimpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Impaired and Nonimpaired Loans [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Real Estate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial real estate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans Receivable, Gross, Commercial, Real Estate, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansReceivableCommercialRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial real estate-residential ADC</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Commercial, Net of Deferred Income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Commercial, Net of Deferred Income, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCommercialNetOfDeferredIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans" xlink:to="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans before the allowance for loan losses, accounted for under the accretion method.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Purchased Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total purchased loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:to="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Allowance for Loan Losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for loan losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for loan losses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet" xlink:to="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans net of the allowance for loan losses accounted for under the accretion method.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying Value Of Purchased Loans Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying value of all purchased loans, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingValueOfPurchasedLoansNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Additions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions to accretable yield for purchased loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion" xlink:to="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accretion recognized during the period for purchased loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accretion recognized during the period for purchased loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference" xlink:to="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Reclassifications from Nonaccretable Difference</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reclassifications from nonaccretable balance, net, for purchased loans</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PurchasedLoansPaymentsReceivedNet" xlink:to="bbt_PurchasedLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net payments received during the period on purchased loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased Loans Payments Received Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_PurchasedLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchased loans payments received, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans" xlink:to="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying amount of loans accounted for under the accretion method.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying Amount Of Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying amount of loans, ending balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingAmountOfLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying amount of loans, beginning balance</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod" xlink:to="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loan additions during period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change In Carrying Amount Of Loans Additions During Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansAdditionsDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loans, additions during period</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod" xlink:to="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current period recognition due to accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan for loans not accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change In Carrying Amount Of Loan, Accretion Recognized During Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoanAccretionRecognizedDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loans, accretion recognized during period</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet" xlink:to="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loans, reclassifications from nonaccretable balances, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change In Carrying Amount Of Loans Reclassifications From NonAccretable Balances Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansReclassificationsFromNonaccretableBalancesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loans, reclassifications from nonaccretable balance, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet" xlink:to="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net payments received during the period on purchased loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change In Carrying Amount Of Loans Payments Received Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loans, payments received, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ChangeInCarryingAmountOfLoansPaymentsReceivedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Change in carrying amount of loans, payments received, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_NonaccrualLoansAndLeasesMember" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualLoansAndLeasesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonaccrualLoansAndLeasesMember" xlink:to="bbt_NonaccrualLoansAndLeasesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualLoansAndLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonaccrual Loans and Leases [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualLoansAndLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonaccrual Loans and Leases [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonperforming and past due nonaccrual loans and leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonaccrual loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreclosed real estate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherForeclosedAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherForeclosedAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherForeclosedAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherForeclosedAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherForeclosedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Foreclosed Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherForeclosedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other foreclosed property</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreclosed Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total foreclosed property</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ForeclosedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total foreclosed property</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets" xlink:label="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets" xlink:to="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects total nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets that are subject to one of the FDIC loss sharing agreements</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Nonperforming Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total nonperforming assets (excluding covered assets)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalNonperformingAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total nonperforming assets (excluding covered assets)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Nonperforming, over 90 Days, Accrual of Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (excluding covered loans)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_NonperformingRestructurings" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructurings" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonperformingRestructurings" xlink:to="bbt_NonperformingRestructurings_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructurings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of loans that have been restructured but do not accrue interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructurings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonperforming restructurings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructurings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonperforming restructurings</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements" xlink:label="bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements" xlink:to="bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreclosed Real Estate Covered By F D I C Loss Sharing Agreements</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoansPastDueGovernmentGuaranteed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans 90 days or more past due government guaranteed</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total restructurings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtRestructuringAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total restructurings</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonperformingRestructuringsIncludedInLoansHeldForSale" xlink:to="bbt_NonperformingRestructuringsIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructuringsIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonperforming Restructurings Included In Loans Held For Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructuringsIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonperforming Restructurings Included In Loans Held For Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonperformingRestructuringsIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonperforming restructurings included in loans held for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale" xlink:to="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructured mortgage loans government guaranteed totaling included in loans held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructured Mortgage Loans Government Guaranteed Totaling Included In Loans Held for Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteedTotalingIncludedInLoansHeldForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructured mortgage loans government guaranteed totaling included in loans held for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed" xlink:to="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructured mortgage loans government guaranteed</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructured Mortgage Loans Government Guaranteed</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_RestructuredMortgageLoansGovernmentGuaranteed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructured mortgage loans government guaranteed</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans" xlink:to="bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for loan losses allocated to troubled debt restructurings.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Attributable To Restructured Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAttributableToRestructuredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for loan and lease losses attributable to restructured loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis" xlink:label="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis" xlink:to="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financing Receivable Recorded Investment By Class Of Financing Receivable [Axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financing Receivable Recorded Investment By Class Of Financing Receivable [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain" xlink:label="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain" xlink:to="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financing Receivable Recorded Investment By Class Of Financing Receivable [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financing Receivable Recorded Investment By Class Of Financing Receivable [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CommercialRealEstateResidentialAdcMember" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialRealEstateResidentialAdcMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialRealEstateResidentialAdcMember" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialRealEstateResidentialAdcMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialRealEstateResidentialAdcMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Real Estate - Residential ADC [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialRealEstateResidentialAdcMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Real Estate - Residential ADC [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CommercialRealEstateOtherMember" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialRealEstateOtherMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialRealEstateOtherMember" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialRealEstateOtherMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialRealEstateOtherMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Real Estate - Other [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialRealEstateOtherMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Real Estate - Other [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CommercialAndIndustrialMember" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialAndIndustrialMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialAndIndustrialMember" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialAndIndustrialMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialAndIndustrialMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial And Industrial [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialAndIndustrialMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial And Industrial [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CommercialSpecializedLendingMember" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialSpecializedLendingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialSpecializedLendingMember" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialSpecializedLendingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialSpecializedLendingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Specialized Lending [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialSpecializedLendingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Specialized Lending [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_DirectRetailLendingMember" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLendingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_DirectRetailLendingMember" xlink:to="bbt_DirectRetailLendingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLendingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct Retail Lending [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLendingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct Retail Lending [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RetailRevolvingCreditMember" xlink:label="bbt_RetailRevolvingCreditMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RetailRevolvingCreditMember" xlink:to="bbt_RetailRevolvingCreditMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RetailRevolvingCreditMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Revolving Credit [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RetailRevolvingCreditMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Revolving Credit [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RetailMortgageMember" xlink:label="bbt_RetailMortgageMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RetailMortgageMember" xlink:to="bbt_RetailMortgageMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RetailMortgageMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Mortgage [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RetailMortgageMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Residential Mortgage [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RetailSalesFinanceMember" xlink:label="bbt_RetailSalesFinanceMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RetailSalesFinanceMember" xlink:to="bbt_RetailSalesFinanceMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RetailSalesFinanceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Sales Finance [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RetailSalesFinanceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Sales Finance [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RetailSpecializedLendingMember" xlink:label="bbt_RetailSpecializedLendingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RetailSpecializedLendingMember" xlink:to="bbt_RetailSpecializedLendingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RetailSpecializedLendingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Specialized Lending [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RetailSpecializedLendingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retail Specialized Lending [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CoveredAndOtherAcquiredMember" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredAndOtherAcquiredMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CoveredAndOtherAcquiredMember" xlink:to="bbt_CoveredAndOtherAcquiredMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredAndOtherAcquiredMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered And Other Acquired [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredAndOtherAcquiredMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered And Other Acquired [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_UnallocatedMember" xlink:label="bbt_UnallocatedMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_UnallocatedMember" xlink:to="bbt_UnallocatedMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_UnallocatedMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unallocated [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_UnallocatedMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unallocated [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ReserveForUnfundedLendingCommitmentsMember" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForUnfundedLendingCommitmentsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ReserveForUnfundedLendingCommitmentsMember" xlink:to="bbt_ReserveForUnfundedLendingCommitmentsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForUnfundedLendingCommitmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForUnfundedLendingCommitmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeasesExcludingCoveredLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Loans And Leases Excluding Covered Loans</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAxis" xlink:to="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance [Axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance [Axis]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired Financing Receivable With A Related Allowance [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FinancialServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FinancialServicesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_AllOtherMember" xlink:to="bbt_AllOtherMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_AllOtherMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">All Other [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill, Impairment Loss</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ContingentConsideration" xlink:label="bbt_ContingentConsideration" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ContingentConsideration" xlink:to="bbt_ContingentConsideration_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ContingentConsideration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contingent consideration paid for business combinations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ContingentConsideration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contingent Consideration</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ContingentConsideration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Contingent consideration</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTable" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTable_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross" xlink:to="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gross Carrying Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization" xlink:to="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Amortization</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accumulated Amortization</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio" xlink:label="bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio" xlink:to="bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the unpaid principal balance of total residential mortgage servicing portfolio.  This includes the unpaid principal balances held for investment included on the balance sheet as well as the portion serviced for others representing the balances sold to third-party investors.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Residential Mortgage Servicing Portfolio</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalResidentialMortgageServicingPortfolio_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total residential mortgage servicing portfolio</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" xlink:to="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans serviced for others that were previously sold to third-party investors.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid Principal Balances Of Residential Mortgage Loans Serviced For Others</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalancesOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid principal balances of residential mortgage loans serviced for others</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the unpaid principal balances of residential mortgage loans sold to third-party investors during the period.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans with unpaid principal balances, sold</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances" xlink:to="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Difference between the sale price and the carrying value when a financial asset transferred in a securitization or asset-backing financing arrangement is accounted for as a sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recognized Pretax Gains On Mortgage Loans With Unpaid Principal Balances</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnMortgageLoansWithUnpaidPrincipalBalances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recognized pretax gains on mortgage loans sold</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the weighted average servicing fee earned from servicing residential mortgage loans.  The amount is presented as the percentage of fee income divided by the outstanding balances of the residential mortgage loans being serviced.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate" xlink:to="bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the weighted average coupon interest rate on the portfolio of residential mortgage loans serviced for others.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted Average Coupon Interest Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted average coupon interest rate on the portfolio of mortgage loans serviced for others</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recognized servicing fees</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage banking income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingFeesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage banking income</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the total amount of residential mortgage loans sold with recourse liability.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans Sold With Recourse Liability</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse liability</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:to="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the total exposure to the Registrant from residential mortgage loans sold with recourse liability.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Recourse Exposure On Residential Mortgage Loans Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum recourse exposure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum recourse exposure to residential mortgage loans sold with recourse</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" xlink:to="bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the reserve recorded on the Registrant's books for expected losses related to residential mortgage loans sold with recourse.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve For Residential Mortgage Loans Sold With Recourse</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserves related to recourse exposures</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages" xlink:label="bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages" xlink:to="bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the dollar amount of commercial real estate mortgage loans originated during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Origination Of Commercial Real Estate Mortgages</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_OriginationOfCommercialRealEstateMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Origination of commercial real estate mortgages</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" xlink:to="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the total unpaid principal balance of commercial real estate mortgage loans serviced by the Registrant for others.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid Principal Balance Of Commercial Mortgage Loans Serviced For Others</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid principal balances of commercial mortgage loans serviced for others</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfCommercialMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid principal balances of commercial mortgage loans serviced for others</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the total amount of commercial real estate mortgage loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions at period end.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Mortgage Loans Sold With Recourse Liability</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial mortgage loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial mortgage loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:to="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the total exposure to the Registrant from commercial real estate mortgage loans sold with recourse liability.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Recourse Exposure On Commercial Mortgage Loans Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum exposure to loss for loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnCommercialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum exposure to loss for commercial mortgage loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" xlink:to="bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the reserve recorded on the Registrant's books for expected losses related to commercial real estate mortgage loans sold with recourse.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve For Commercial Mortgage Loans Sold With Recourse</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ReserveForCommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserves related to recourse exposures</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents total residential mortgage loans managed or securitized, excluding loans serviced for others with no other continuing involvement. This balance represents the sum of residential mortgage loans held for investment on the balance sheet plus mortgage loans sold with recourse, plus mortgage loans purchased that are covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements, plus residential mortgage loans held for sale, plus loans securitized and transferred to securities available for sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans Managed Or Securitized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans managed or securitized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans managed or securitized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage Loans managed or securitized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale" xlink:label="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale" xlink:to="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential mortgage loans securitized and transferred to securities available for sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans Securitized And Transferred To Securities Available For Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less: loans securitized and transferred to securities available for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_LoansSecuritizedAndTransferredToSecuritiesAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less: Loans securitized and transferred to securities available for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans Held for Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleMortgages_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans held for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans" xlink:to="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of mortgage loans acquired from the FDIC subject to one of the loss sharing agreements, but before deducting the allowance for losses on covered loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered Mortgage Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered mortgage loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered mortgage loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the carrying amount of residential mortgage loans sold with recourse.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans Sold With Recourse</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans sold with recourse</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans sold with recourse</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus" xlink:to="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage Loans On Nonaccrual Status</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans on nonaccrual status</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the carrying amount of residential mortgage loans past due ninety days or more on which interest is continuing to be earned or accrued.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans Receivable Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansReceivablePastDueOver90DaysStillAccruingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs" xlink:to="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the cumulative portion of residential mortgage loans that have been charged-off through the allowance for loan losses during the period. Charge-offs represent the portion of loan carrying amounts that are deemed uncollectible and are not expected to be recovered.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage Loan Net ChargeOffs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans net charge-offs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ServicingLiabilitiesAtFairValueTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingLiabilitiesAtFairValueTable" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServicingLiabilitiesAtFairValueTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServicingLiabilitiesAtFairValueTable_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingLiabilitiesAtFairValueTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of Servicing Liabilities at Fair Value [Table]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Additions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Valuation adjustment related to the mortgage servicing assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Valuation adjustment to mortgage servicing rights</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Valuation adjustment related to the mortgage servicing asset</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Valuation adjustment related to the mortgage servicing assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other changes (1)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other changes</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other changes</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Realization of the expected net servicing cash flows</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans" xlink:to="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the portion of residential mortgage loans that the Registrant services for others that are fixed-rate mortgage loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Portion of residential mortgage loans serviced for others that are fixed-rate mortgage loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreFixedRateMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fixed-rate mortgage loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans" xlink:to="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the portion of residential mortgage loans that the Registrant services for others that are adjustable-rate mortgage loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Portion of residential mortgage loans serviced for others that are adjustable-rate mortgage loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Adjustable-rate mortgage loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" xlink:label="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers" xlink:to="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the sum of the percentage of residential mortgage loans that the Registrant services for others that are adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Mortgage Loans Serviced For Others</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalMortgageLoansServicedForOthers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesWeightedAverageLife" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesWeightedAverageLife" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesWeightedAverageLife" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesWeightedAverageLife_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesWeightedAverageLife_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assumption for Fair Value of Assets or Liabilities that relate to Transferor's Continuing Involvement, Weighted Average Life</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Number of options outstanding</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Risk-free interest rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Dividend yield</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CarryingAmountLiabilityForLettersOfCreditAndFinancialGuaranteesWritten_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Carrying amount of the liability for letters of credit</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ReservesRelatedToPotentialLossesResultingFromRepurchasesOfLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserves related to potential losses resulting from repurchases of loans sold</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Included in other comprehensive income (loss)</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchases, issuances and settlements</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issuances</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Issuances</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sales</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RMBS3Member" xlink:to="bbt_RMBS3Member_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RMBS4Member" xlink:to="bbt_RMBS4Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RMBS4Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Generic label for a residential mortgage backed security that is below investment grade with significant unrealized losses at period end. The Registrant will use this place holder in lieu of disclosing the actual CUSIP number for the security.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesMember_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OtherIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsMember" xlink:to="bbt_OtherIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_OtherIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Identifiable Intangible Assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialMortgageMember" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialMortgageMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">CommerciallMortgageMember</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ResidentialMortgageServicingRightsMember" xlink:to="bbt_ResidentialMortgageServicingRightsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageServicingRightsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageServicingRightsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Junior Subordinated Debt to Unconsolidated Trusts [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansByExercisePriceRangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeDomain" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockOptionsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockOptionsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_StockOptionsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_StockOptionsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockOptionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stock Options [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_WtdAvgExercisePriceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted-Average Exercise Price [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_SharesUnitsMember" xlink:to="bbt_SharesUnitsMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_SharesUnitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares/Units [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_WtdAvgGrandDateFariValueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Wtd.Avg.Grand Date Fari Value [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_WtdAvgGrandDateFariValueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_OciPreTaxBalancesheetAmountMember" xlink:label="bbt_OciPreTaxBalancesheetAmountMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OciPreTaxBalancesheetAmountMember" xlink:to="bbt_OciPreTaxBalancesheetAmountMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_OciPreTaxBalancesheetAmountMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">OCI Pre Tax Balance Sheet Amount [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20110331.xsd#bbt_OciDeferredTaxBalanceSheetAmountMember" xlink:label="bbt_OciDeferredTaxBalanceSheetAmountMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OciDeferredTaxBalanceSheetAmountMember" xlink:to="bbt_OciDeferredTaxBalanceSheetAmountMember_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis" />
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