Is It Safe? BB&T Doesn't Get Its Due

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BB&T Corp.(BBT Quote), one of 19 banks subjected to the Treasury's stress tests completed in May, is among the strongest of the large regional holding companies whose shares are set to soar when the economy rebounds.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T, with $143 billion in total assets as of March 31, already repaid the Treasury its entire investment in preferred shares made under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.

The other eight stress-tested companies that paid back the government include JPMorgan Chase(JPM Quote), Goldman Sachs(GS, Quote), U.S. Bancorp(USB Quote), American Express(AXP Quote), Bank of New York Mellon(BK Quote) and Capital One(COF Quote). ...