BB&T Corporation provides traditional banking, insurance, investment banking, and wealth management services through more than 2,100 bank branches across the South and Southeastern US. The holding company's flagship subsidiary, Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), is one of North Carolina's oldest banks and a leading originator of residential mortgages in the Southeast. The company also operates investment bank Scott & Stringfellow. Boasting assets of around $220 billion, BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the US.