UPDATE 4-BB&T to buy SunTrust in biggest U.S. bank deal in a decade
February 07, 2019 at 09:11 AM EST
U.S. regional lender BB&T Corp will buy rival SunTrust Banks Inc for about $28 billion in stock, unveiling the biggest bank deal since the 2007-2009 financial crisis and a potential first step in a long-awaited wave of consolidation in the sector.