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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/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">Residential mortgage servicing rights</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" />
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    <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" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositChecking" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestBearingDomesticDepositChecking_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DepositsSavingsDeposits" xlink:to="us-gaap_DepositsSavingsDeposits_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepositsSavingsDeposits_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other client deposits</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepositsWholesale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other interest-bearing deposits</label>
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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>
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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" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term Borrowings, Total</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>
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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_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>
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    <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>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred stock, liquidation preference of $1,000,000 per share</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Beginning Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Total</label>
    <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" />
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    <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>
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    <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" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium" xlink:to="us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium_lbl" />
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    <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">Net decrease (increase) in trading securities</label>
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    <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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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    <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>
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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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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlock" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of Goodwill [Text Block]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Identifiable intangible assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ResidentialMortgageBankingActivitiesTextblock" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageBankingActivitiesTextblock" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfResidentialMortgageServicingAssetsAtFairValueTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Activity in residential mortgage servicing rights</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sensitivity analysis of the estimated fair value of residential mortgage servicing rights to adverse changes in key economic assumptions.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights Sensitivity Text Block</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock" xlink:to="bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">This schedule lists the activity in the balance of commercial mortgage servicing assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule Of Commercial Mortgage Servicing Assets Text Block</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfCommercialMortgageServicingAssetsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of commercial mortgage servicing assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock" xlink:to="bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sensitivity analysis of the estimated fair value of commercial mortgage servicing rights to adverse changes in key economic assumptions.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commercial Mortgage Servicing Rights Sensitivity [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CommercialMortgageServicingRightsSensitivityTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of commercial mortgage servicing rights sensitivity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfDebtInstrumentsTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term debt table</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock" xlink:to="bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The weighted average assumptions used for grants awarded during the period to determine the fair value of each option award based on date of grant.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule Of Assumptions Used To Calculate Fair Value Of Options Granted Text Block</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAssumptionsUsedToCalculateFairValueOfOptionsGrantedTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of assumptions used to calculate fair value of options granted</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock" xlink:to="bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The activity related to option awards and weighted average exercise price associated with options granted, options exercised, options forfeited or expired during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stock Options Activity Rollforward [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_StockOptionsActivityRollforwardTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Stock options activity rollforward</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_RestrictedStockActivityRollforwardTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_RestrictedStockActivityRollforwardTextBlock" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RestrictedStockActivityRollforwardTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The activity related to share-based award programs other than stock option plans and weighted average grant date fair value associated with awards granted, awards vested, awards forfeited during the period.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_RestrictedStockActivityRollforwardTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restricted stock activity rollforward</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTextBlock" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Table reflecting accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) broken down by its major components.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balances in accumulated other comprehensive loss</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ComponentsOfTotalComprehensiveIncomeTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Components Of Total Comprehensive Income [Text Block]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Summary of the components of net periodic benefit costs recognized for pension plans</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ScheduleOfUnrealizedAndRealizedGainsAndLossesRecordedInEarningsForLevel3AssetsAndLiabilitiesTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Schedule Of Unrealized And Realized Gains And Losses Recorded In Earnings For Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Text Block</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_FairValueAndUnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansHeldForSaleTextBlock" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueAndUnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansHeldForSaleTextBlock" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueAndUnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansHeldForSaleTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value And Unpaid Principal Balance Of Loans Held For Sale Text Block</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total fair value of temporarily impaired securities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses" xlink:to="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total unrealized losses on temporarily impaired securities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Losses, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost" xlink:to="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities amortized cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non Investment Grade Securities Amortized Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesAmortizedCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities, amortized cost</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue" xlink:to="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities fair value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non Investment Grade Securities Fair Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesFairValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities, fair value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss" xlink:to="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities unrealized loss</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non Investment Grade Securities Unrealized Loss</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesUnrealizedLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities, unrealized loss</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities" xlink:label="bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities" xlink:to="bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit rating on non-investment grade securities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit Rating On Non Investment Grade Securities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_CreditRatingOnNonInvestmentGradeSecurities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit rating on non-investment grade securities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses" xlink:to="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Management's estimate for total expected underlying collateral losses associated with below investment grade residential mortgage-backed securities held in the Registrant's Available For Sale debt securities portfolio.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non Investment Grade Securities Expected Underlying Collateral Losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesExpectedUnderlyingCollateralLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities, expected underlying collateral losses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage" xlink:to="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Management's estimate of the total benefit of subordination based on tranche position that can offset total expected underlying collateral losses associated with below investment grade residential mortgage-backed securities held in the Registrant's Available For Sale debt securities portfolio. These benefits are reflected up to the amount of total expected losses.  Additional benefits of subordination may be available in excess of the expected underlying collateral losses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non Investment Grade Securities Benefit Of Subordination Coverage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonInvestmentGradeSecuritiesBenefitOfSubordinationCoverage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Non-investment grade securities benefit of subordination coverage</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>
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    <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>
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    <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-20100630.xsd#bbt_TotalPurchasedImpairedAndNonImpairedLoansMember" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedImpairedAndNonImpairedLoansMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalPurchasedImpairedAndNonImpairedLoansMember" xlink:to="bbt_TotalPurchasedImpairedAndNonImpairedLoansMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedImpairedAndNonImpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total purchased impaired and non-impaired loans [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPurchasedImpairedAndNonImpairedLoansMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Purchased Impaired And Non Impaired Loans [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_PerformingRestructuringsMember" xlink:label="bbt_PerformingRestructuringsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PerformingRestructuringsMember" xlink:to="bbt_PerformingRestructuringsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PerformingRestructuringsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Performing Restructurings [Member]</label>
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    <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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesOutstandingBalance" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesOutstandingBalance" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesOutstandingBalance_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Outstanding unpaid principal balance for all purchased impaired loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesOutstandingBalance_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Outstanding Balance, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans" xlink:label="bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans" xlink:to="bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total outstanding unpaid principal of purchased nonimpaired loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Outstanding Unpaid Principal Purchased Non Impaired Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_OutstandingUnpaidPrincipalPurchasedNonImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Outstanding unpaid principal balance for all purchased nonimpaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total commitments to lend additional funds to clients with loans whose terms have been modified in restructurings</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" />
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    <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 loans and leases</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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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 loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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 loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_DirectRetailLoans" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_DirectRetailLoans" xlink:to="bbt_DirectRetailLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_DirectRetailLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the net carrying amount of direct retail loans held in portfolio, after deducting deferred income, but before deducting the allowance for losses on direct retail loans.</label>
    <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 loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" 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/totalLabel" 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/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans held for investment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_SpecializedLendingLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Specialized lending loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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 loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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">Total loans and leases held for investment (excluding covered loans)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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">Total covered loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLoansAndLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total loans and leases</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 loans</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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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>
    <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-20100630.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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield" xlink:to="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accretable yield for purchased loans, ending balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accretable yield for purchased loans, beginning balance</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://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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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-20100630.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-20100630.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://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-20100630.xsd#bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans" xlink:label="bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans" xlink:to="bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the recorded investment of impaired loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Recorded Investment Impaired Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalRecordedInvestmentImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total recorded investment- impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodNotInAllowanceForLoanLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total recorded investment with no related valuation allowance for impaired loans, excluding acquired impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodInAllowanceForLoanLoss" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodInAllowanceForLoanLoss" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedEndOfPeriodInAllowanceForLoanLoss_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total recorded investment with related valuation allowance for impaired loans, excluding acquired impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAllowanceForLoanLosses" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAllowanceForLoanLosses" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAllowanceForLoanLosses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for loan and lease losses assigned to impaired loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAllowanceForLoanLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for loan and lease losses assigned to impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValue" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValue_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, at Carrying Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net carrying value-impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest" />
    <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" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingNonaccrualOfInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Nonperforming, Nonaccrual of Interest</label>
    <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>
    <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" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure" xlink:to="us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure_lbl" />
    <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">Foreclosed Assets, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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>
    <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" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest" xlink:to="us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedNonperformingOver90DaysAccrualOfInterest_lbl" />
    <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-20100630.xsd#bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings" xlink:to="bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amount of loans that continue to accrue interest under the terms of restructurings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Performing Restructurings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalPerformingRestructurings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total performing restructurings</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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="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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquired foreclosed real estate that is covered by various loss sharing agreements with the FDIC.</label>
    <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>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ForeclosedRealEstateCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreclosed real estate covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements" xlink:to="bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the amount of loans past due 90 days or more for which interest is continuing to be earned or accrued for loans that are covered by FDIC loss share agreements.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nonaccrual And Past Due Loans Covered By F D I C Loss Sharing Agreements</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_NonaccrualAndPastDueLoansCoveredByFDICLossSharingAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans past due 90 days or more covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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-20100630.xsd#bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses" xlink:to="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for credit losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance For Credit Losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for credit losses, ending balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for credit losses, beginning balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_AllowanceForCreditLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for credit losses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and leases charged-off</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loans and leases charged-off</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts" xlink:to="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Recoveries of Bad Debts</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recoveries of previous charge-offs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recoveries of previous 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_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Provision for Loss, Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net loans and leases charged-off</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net loans and leases charged-off</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAdjustmentsNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAdjustmentsNet" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_InsuranceServicesMember" xlink:to="bbt_InsuranceServicesMember_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FinancialServicesMember" xlink:to="bbt_FinancialServicesMember_lbl" />
    <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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    <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" />
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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_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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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other adjustments to goodwill</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 of identifiable intangible assets</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" />
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    <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 of identifiable intangible assets</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 of identifiable intangible assets</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_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ProblemResidentialMortagesSoldMember" xlink:label="bbt_ProblemResidentialMortagesSoldMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ProblemResidentialMortagesSoldMember" xlink:to="bbt_ProblemResidentialMortagesSoldMember_lbl" />
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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" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_WeightedAverageDiscountRate50PercentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted Average Discount Rate 50 Percent [Member]</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" />
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    <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>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs" xlink:to="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoanNetChargeoffs_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loan net charge-offs</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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-20100630.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-20100630.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>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans Sold</label>
    <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-20100630.xsd#bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:to="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The gains and losses included in earnings that represent the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of residential mortgage loans that were sold during the reporting period. This element refers to the gain (loss) and not to the cash proceeds of the sales. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recognized Pretax Gains On Residential Mortgage Loans Sold</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_RecognizedPretaxGainsOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Recognized pretax gains on mortgage loans with unpaid principal balances, sold</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Residential Mortgage Loans Weighted Average Servicing Fee Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansWeightedAverageServicingFeePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Approximate weighted average servicing fee</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate" xlink:label="bbt_WeightedAverageCouponInterestRate" />
    <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</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://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-20100630.xsd#bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumRecourseExposureOnResidentialMortgageLoansSold" />
    <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-20100630.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-20100630.xsd#bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale" xlink:to="bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the fair value of securitized residential mortgage loans that have been retained by the Registrant as securities available for sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value Of Securitized Mortgage Loans Available For Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueOfSecuritizedMortgageLoansAvailableForSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value of the securities available for sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans" xlink:to="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the remaining unpaid principal balance of the underlying residential mortgage loans that were securitized by the Registrant and are still held as securities available for sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid Principal Balance Securitized Mortgage Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceSecuritizedMortgageLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Unpaid principal balance of the underlying loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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-20100630.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-20100630.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">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-20100630.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-20100630.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-20100630.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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansManagedOrSecuritized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans managed or securitized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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://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="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredMortgageLoans" />
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    <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>
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    <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>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reflects the carrying amount of residential mortgage loans deemed to be questionable as to collection on which no interest is continuing to be recognized.</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>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageLoansOnNonaccrualStatus_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage loans on nonaccrual status</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.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>
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    <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://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Valuation adjustment, 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>
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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_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://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>
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    <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-20100630.xsd#bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans" xlink:label="bbt_PortionOfResidentialMortgageLoansServicedForOthersThatAreAdjustableRateMortgageLoans" />
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    <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>
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    <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>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_WeightedAverageLife" xlink:to="bbt_WeightedAverageLife_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_WeightedAverageLife_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Weighted average life</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesPrepaymentSpeed" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssumptionForFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesPrepaymentSpeed" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SensitivityAnalysisOfFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesImpactOf10PercentAdverseChangeInPrepaymentSpeed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effect on fair value of a 10% increase</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SensitivityAnalysisOfFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesImpactOf20PercentAdverseChangeInPrepaymentSpeed" xlink:label="us-gaap_SensitivityAnalysisOfFairValueOfInterestsContinuedToBeHeldByTransferorServicingAssetsOrLiabilitiesImpactOf20PercentAdverseChangeInPrepaymentSpeed" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustISecurities585Due2035Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">BB&amp;T Capital Trust I Securities 5.85% Due 2035 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIiSecurities675Due2036Member" xlink:to="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIiSecurities675Due2036Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIiSecurities675Due2036Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents junior subordinated debt that is secured by the preferred securities of BB&amp;T Capital Trust II.  This debt matures in 2036, and pays a stated interest rate of 6.75%. The underlying preferred securities qualify under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 1 capital, subject to certain limitations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIiSecurities675Due2036Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">BB&amp;T Capital Trust II Securities 6.75% Due 2036 [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIvSecurities682Due2077Member" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIvSecurities682Due2077Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIvSecurities682Due2077Member" xlink:to="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIvSecurities682Due2077Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustIvSecurities682Due2077Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents junior subordinated debt that is secured by the preferred securities of BB&amp;T Capital Trust IV.  This debt matures in 2077, and pays a stated interest rate of 6.82%.  These securities are fixed rate through June 12, 2037 and then switch to a floating rate based on LIBOR. The underlying preferred securities qualify under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 1 capital, subject to certain limitations.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustVSecurities895Due2068Member" xlink:to="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustVSecurities895Due2068Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustVSecurities895Due2068Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents junior subordinated debt that is secured by the preferred securities of BB&amp;T Capital Trust V.  This debt matures in 2068, and pays a stated interest rate of 8.95%.  $360 million of this issuance was swapped to a floating rate based on LIBOR. The underlying preferred securities qualify under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 1 capital, subject to certain limitations.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_BbtCapitalTrustSecurities960Due2069Member" xlink:to="bbt_BbtCapitalTrustSecurities960Due2069Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_BbtCapitalTrustSecurities960Due2069Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents junior subordinated debt that is secured by the preferred securities of BB&amp;T Capital Trust VI.  This debt matures in 2069, and pays a stated interest rate of 9.60%.  The underlying preferred securities qualify under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 1 capital, subject to certain limitations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_BbtCapitalTrustSecurities960Due2069Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">BBT Capital Trust VI Securities 9.60% Due 2069 Member</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_BbTCapitalTrustSecurities810Due2069Member" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustSecurities810Due2069Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustSecurities810Due2069Member" xlink:to="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustSecurities810Due2069Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustSecurities810Due2069Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents junior subordinated debt that is secured by the preferred securities of BB&amp;T Capital Trust VII.  This debt matures in 2069, and pays a stated interest rate of 8.10%.  The underlying preferred securities qualify under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 1 capital, subject to certain limitations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_BbTCapitalTrustSecurities810Due2069Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">BB&amp;T Capital Trust VII Securities 8.10% Due 2069 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OtherAcquiredJuniorSubordinatedDebtMember" xlink:to="bbt_OtherAcquiredJuniorSubordinatedDebtMember_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_OtherLongTermDebtMember" xlink:to="bbt_OtherLongTermDebtMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_OtherLongTermDebtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents other forms of long-term debt not presented elsewhere in the long-term debt footnote table.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_OtherLongTermDebtMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Long-Term Debt [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_FairValueHedgeRelatedBasisAdjustmentsMember" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueHedgeRelatedBasisAdjustmentsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FairValueHedgeRelatedBasisAdjustmentsMember" xlink:to="bbt_FairValueHedgeRelatedBasisAdjustmentsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueHedgeRelatedBasisAdjustmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the monetary adjustments to the carrying amount of long-term debt resulting from fair value hedges.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueHedgeRelatedBasisAdjustmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair value hedge-related basis adjustments [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_BranchBankMember" xlink:label="bbt_BranchBankMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_BranchBankMember" xlink:to="bbt_BranchBankMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_BranchBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">This member represents Branch Bank and Trust Company which is the commercial bank subsidiary of BB&amp;T Corporation which is represented in the Parent Company Member above.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesToBranchBankMember" xlink:to="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesToBranchBankMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesToBranchBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Refers to loans granted to member financial institutions by Federal Home Loan Banks. FHLB advances are structured to meet a wide variety of borrower needs. Common structures include bullet advances, puttable advances, and principal reducing credit advances. Maturities, interest rates and other features are negotiated.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesToBranchBankMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank Advances to Branch Bank [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Minimum effective rates paid on certain subordinated notes and other securities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMaximum" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMaximum" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMaximum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Maximum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentageRateRangeMaximum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum effective rates paid on certain subordinated notes and other securities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesSwappedToFloatingRate" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesSwappedToFloatingRate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesSwappedToFloatingRate" xlink:to="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Federal Home Loan Bank Advances swapped to floating rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Swapped To Floating Rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank advances weighted average cost.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Weighted Average Cost</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank advances weighted average cost</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageMaturity" xlink:to="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageMaturity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageMaturity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank advances weighted average maturity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageMaturity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Weighted Average Maturity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesWeightedAverageMaturity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Federal Home Loan Bank advances weighted average maturity (in years)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate" xlink:to="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Junior Subordinated Debt to Unconsolidated Trusts swapped to floating rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Junior Subordinated Debt To Unconsolidated Trusts Swapped To Floating Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Junior Subordinated Debt to Unconsolidated Trusts swapped to floating rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate" xlink:to="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">The amount of Junior Subordinated Debt to Unconsolidated Trusts swapped to floating rate.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Junior Subordinated Debt To Unconsolidated Trusts Swapped To Floating Rate Effective Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_JuniorSubordinatedDebtToUnconsolidatedTrustsSwappedToFloatingRateEffectiveRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Junior Subordinated Debt to Unconsolidated Trusts swapped to floating rate, effective rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effective interest rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Effective interest rate on floating rate subordinated notes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred shares outstanding</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding, Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding, Beginning Balance</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, 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_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimated return on plan assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NotionalAmountOfDerivatives_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notional Amount of Derivatives</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ColonialAcquisitionLossSharing_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Benchmark against which a proportion of actual loss activity and deemed administration costs are compared for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ColonialAcquisitionLossSharing_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Benchmark against which a proportion of actual loss activity and deemed administration costs are compared for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PercentageLossSharingForColonialAcquisition" xlink:to="bbt_PercentageLossSharingForColonialAcquisition_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageLossSharingForColonialAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage to be applied to the amount by which $1 billion exceeds defined actual loss activity and deemed administration cost for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageLossSharingForColonialAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage Loss Sharing For Colonial Acquisition</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageLossSharingForColonialAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage to be applied to the amount by which $1 billion exceeds defined actual loss activity and deemed administration cost for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_LossSharingAgreementsOnColonialAcquisition" xlink:to="bbt_LossSharingAgreementsOnColonialAcquisition_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_LossSharingAgreementsOnColonialAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage to be applied to actual net amounts paid under the loss sharing agreements for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_LossSharingAgreementsOnColonialAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loss Sharing Agreements On Colonial Acquisition</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_LossSharingAgreementsOnColonialAcquisition_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage to be applied to actual net amounts paid under the loss sharing agreements for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets.</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets" xlink:to="bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage to be applied to the calculated average of total shared loss assets (other than the shared loss securities) for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage Deemed Total Cost Administering The Covered Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_PercentageDeemedTotalCostAdministeringCoveredAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage to be applied to the calculated average of total shared loss assets (other than the shared loss securities) for purposes of the amount owed under loss sharing agreements due to better performance from the covered assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects" xlink:to="bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum risk exposure related to affordable housing and historic rehabilitation projects</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum Exposure To Affordable Housing Projects</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MaximumExposureToAffordableHousingProjects_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum risk exposure related to affordable housing and historic rehabilitation projects</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures" xlink:label="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures" xlink:to="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserves Related To Recourse Exposures</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserves Related To Recourse Exposures</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Maximum exposure to loss for loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions, reserves</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_ReservesRelatedToRecourseExposures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Reserve for loans serviced for others that were covered by recourse provisions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments" xlink:label="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments" xlink:to="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments in venture capital and similar investments at fair value.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments In Venture Capital Funds And Similar Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Venture capital and similar investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_InvestmentsInVentureCapitalFundsAndSimilarInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments in venture capital funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds" xlink:label="bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds" xlink:to="bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Future funding commitments to venture capital funds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Future Funding Commitments To Venture Capital Funds</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_FutureFundingCommitmentsToVentureCapitalFunds_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Future funding commitments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities" xlink:label="bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities" xlink:to="bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loan commitments made as a nontransferor lender</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Loan Commitments To Special Purpose Entities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_LoanCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commitments to entities as a nontransferor lender</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities" xlink:label="bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities" xlink:to="bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Funded portion of loan commitments made as a nontransferor lender which are included in loans and leases on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Funded Commitments To Special Purpose Entities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_FundedCommitmentsToSpecialPurposeEntities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Commitments to entities as a nontransferor lender, funded and included in loans and leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Disclosure Items [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisDisclosureItemsDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Disclosure Items [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_FairValueMember" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FairValueMember" xlink:to="bbt_FairValueMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_FairValueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember" xlink:label="bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember" xlink:to="bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notional Or Contract Amount [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notional Or Contract Amount [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_AggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember" xlink:label="bbt_AggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_AggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember" xlink:to="bbt_AggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_AggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_AggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_FairValueLessAggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember" xlink:to="bbt_FairValueLessAggregateUnpaidPrincipalBalanceMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsDerivativeHedgeLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Losses generated by various derivative instruments used to mitigate the income statement effect of changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights due to changes in valuation inputs and assumptions.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsDerivativeHedgeGains" xlink:to="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsDerivativeHedgeGains_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsDerivativeHedgeGains_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gains generated by various derivative instruments used to mitigate the income statement effect of changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights due to changes in valuation inputs and assumptions."</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsDerivativeHedgeGains_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative instruments related to MSR gains</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasis" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasis" xlink:to="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were still held on the balance sheet.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Impaired loans, excluding impaired loans covered by FDIC loss share agreements, measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were still held on the balance sheet.  Impaired loans are classified as Level 3 assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Nonrecurring Basis Impaired Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate" xlink:to="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreclosed real estate, excluding foreclosed real estate covered by FDIC loss share agreements, measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were still held on the balance sheet.  Foreclosed real estate is classified as Level 3 assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Nonrecurring Basis Foreclosed Real Estate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_AssetsMeasuredAtFairValueOnNonrecurringBasisForeclosedRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, foreclosed real estate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans" xlink:label="bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans" xlink:to="bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">These amounts represent write downs of impaired loans recorded during the period.  These write downs are recorded as charge-offs or increased specific reserves within the allowance but represent the P&amp;L impact or "losses" incurred during the period related to impaired loans.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Losses Related To Write Downs Of Impaired Loans</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_LossesRelatedToWriteDownsOfImpairedLoans_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Losses related to write-downs of impaired loans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate" xlink:to="us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gains (Losses) on Sales of Other Real Estate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Losses related to write-downs of 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_DerivativeAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeAssets" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative Assets, Total</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalAssetsFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="bbt_TotalAssetsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalAssetsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalAssetsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Assets Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalAssetsFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total assets at fair value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities" xlink:to="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative Liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Derivative 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_OtherShortTermBorrowings" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Short-term Borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term borrowed funds</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="bbt_TotalLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total liabilities at fair value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ending balance</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest income</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Noninterest Income, Other, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total realized and unrealized gains or losses included in other comprehensive income (loss)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_OtherNondepositFeesAndCommissionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other nondeposit fees and commissions [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ClientRelatedAndOtherRiskManagementInterestRateContractsMember" xlink:to="bbt_ClientRelatedAndOtherRiskManagementInterestRateContractsMember_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_HedgingRelationshipDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RMBS5Member" xlink:to="bbt_RMBS5Member_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RMBS6Member" xlink:to="bbt_RMBS6Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RMBS6Member_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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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RMBS7Member" xlink:to="bbt_RMBS7Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RMBS7Member_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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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_RMBS8Member" xlink:to="bbt_RMBS8Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_RMBS8Member_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_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. government-sponsored entities (GSE) [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByUSGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesMember_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_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">States and political subdivisions [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_EquityAndOtherSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="bbt_EquityAndOtherSecuritiesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_EquityAndOtherSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="bbt_EquityAndOtherSecuritiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_EquityAndOtherSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity And Other Securities Member</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_EquityAndOtherSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Equity and other securities [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_CoveredSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredSecuritiesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_CoveredSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="bbt_CoveredSecuritiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered Securities Member</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_CoveredSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Covered securities [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_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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_WtdAvgExercisePriceMember" xlink:label="bbt_WtdAvgExercisePriceMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_WtdAvgExercisePriceMember" xlink:to="bbt_WtdAvgExercisePriceMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_WtdAvgExercisePriceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Wtd.Avg.Exercise Price [Member]</label>
    <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>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_SharesUnitsMember" xlink:label="bbt_SharesUnitsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_SharesUnitsMember" xlink:to="bbt_SharesUnitsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_SharesUnitsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Shares/Units [Member]</label>
    <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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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_WtdAvgGrandDateFariValueMember" xlink:to="bbt_WtdAvgGrandDateFariValueMember_lbl" />
    <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-20100630.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" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_OciPreTaxBalancesheetAmountMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Represents the before tax amounts of items on the entity's balance sheet that are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).</label>
    <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-20100630.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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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_NetDerivativesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net derivatives member</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_NetDerivativesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net Derivatives [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_VentureCapitalAndSimilarInvestmentsMember" xlink:to="bbt_VentureCapitalAndSimilarInvestmentsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_VentureCapitalAndSimilarInvestmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Venture capital and similar investments member</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_VentureCapitalAndSimilarInvestmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Venture Capital and Similar Investments [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_ForeignExchangeMember" />
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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_TradingAccountAssetsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_TradingAccountAssetsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_TradingAccountAssetsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_TradingAccountAssetsMember_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsMember" xlink:to="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage servicing rights member</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageServicingRightsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">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_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_MortgageBankingMember" xlink:to="bbt_MortgageBankingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageBankingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage Banking [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_MortgageBankingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Mortgage Banking [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FutureMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_FutureMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FutureMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_FutureMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FutureMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Futures contracts [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_ForwardCommitmentsMember" xlink:label="bbt_ForwardCommitmentsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_ForwardCommitmentsMember" xlink:to="bbt_ForwardCommitmentsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_ForwardCommitmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Forward commitments [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_ForwardCommitmentsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Forward commitments [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="bbt-20100630.xsd#bbt_TbaWhenIssuedSecuritiesMember" xlink:label="bbt_TbaWhenIssuedSecuritiesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="bbt_TbaWhenIssuedSecuritiesMember" xlink:to="bbt_TbaWhenIssuedSecuritiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="bbt_TbaWhenIssuedSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">TBA/When issued securities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="bbt_TbaWhenIssuedSecuritiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">TBA/When issued securities [Member]</label>
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