As BB&T Corporation has grown over the past 130-plus years, we have added a variety of companies to provide clients with a full range of financial services to suit their every need. Click on each one to learn more about it.
■ Agency Technologies, Inc. develops software and provides computer hardware sales and support for non-standard insurance agencies.
■ BB&T Asset Management Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a registered investment adviser with $18.7 billion in discretionary assets under management. This group serves a broad spectrum of clients, including wealthy families and individuals, corporations, institutions, endowments, foundations, employee benefit plans, and government entities. To meet the unique needs of its clients, BB&T Asset Management builds diversified stock and bond portfolios with an emphasis on high-quality securities. The approximately 70 investment professionals average 17 years of investment experience and nearly half hold the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. For more than 90 years, we have been dedicated to helping investors build and preserve wealth. For more information, contact BB&T Asset Management at 919-716-9070.
■ BB&T Capital Partners manages over $400 million in committed capital and makes direct equity investments in and provides subordinated debt to privately-held middle market companies throughout the United States. Since 1998, BB&T Capital Partners has invested in a variety of industries, providing flexible junior capital to facilitate buyouts, acquisitions, growth and recapitalizations. BB&T Capital Partners is a patient, long-term investor committed to partnering with strong management teams that share our core values. BB&T Capital Partners is based in Winston-Salem, N.C., and can be reached at 336-733-0350.
■ BB&T Commercial Finance, a division of BB&T, buys, manages and provides funding for accounts receivable serving a wide range of businesses with particular expertise in the furniture, textiles and home-furnishings-related industries. BB&T Commercial Finance can be reached at 336-889-3355.
■ BB&T Equipment Finance Corporation offers customized leasing services for small and mid-size businesses as well as large corporations. The group provides both vehicle and equipment leases and has more than 25 years experience in vehicle fleet leasing / management services and equipment leasing. BB&T Equipment Corporation is based in Charlotte, N.C., with production offices in the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and Kentucky. You can reach BB&T Equipment Corporation at 704-954-1600.
■ BB&T Insurance Services Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Branch Banking and Trust Company. It is the largest bank-owned insurance agency/brokerage in the Carolinas and the 7th largest in the country, through a network of independent agencies. As an independent insurance agency, we represent most major carriers in the United States. Based in Raleigh, N.C., BB&T Insurance Services Inc. offers a variety of types of coverage, including:
• Individual Coverage
• Small Business
• Corporate
• Life and Health
■ BB&T Investment Services Inc. is a retail brokerage firm headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., that serves every branch in the BB&T banking network. Licensed Investment Counselors are available to meet with clients to help them determine their financial goals and to recommend a personal investment plan designed to meet those goals. Discount Brokerage and online trading services at reduced fees are also available for clients who do not require investment advice. To arrange an appointment with an Investment Counselor or to contact Discount Brokerage, you may visit a local BB&T branch or call BB&T Investment Services Inc. at 1-800-453-7348.
■ Creative Payment Solutions, a subsidiary of BB&T Corporation, offers turnkey, innovatively robust solutions, extending the capabilities of financial institutions and merchants. CPS is committed to providing simplified payment processing services to our customers. Our creative products and services allow financial institutions the ability to provide electronic payment processing systems to their customers while limiting capital investment and maintaining their brand identity. We strive to provide the best possible service and meet the financial needs of our customers in this growing and dynamic industry. CPS endeavors to effectively leverage technology in order to achieve economies of scale and scope, offering innovative and robust solutions that make the processing of payments secure, reliable and efficient for our customers. Building on our solid foundation of experience, CPS will continually pursue innovation and improvement. For more information about Creative Payment Solutions call 1-800-508-0277 or contact us by email.
■ Farr Associates Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in organizational change and leadership development. Self-awareness, feedback and assessment are used to maximize organization, team and individual impact. Professional services include organizational consulting, personal executive development and leadership workshops. Farr Associates is located in High Point, N.C.
■ Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC, based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the nation's largest full-service commercial real estate finance firms. With offices located throughout the country, Grandbridge services a growing multi-billion dollar loan portfolio and provides financing as well as consulting and advisory services for all types of commercial and multifamily real estate on a national basis. Grandbridge has production offices in the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. You can reach Grandbridge at 704-332-4454.
■ Lendmark Financial Services is a consumer finance company that specializes in providing direct and indirect consumer loans, first and second non-conforming mortgages, auto loans, home improvement loans, and merchant retail sales financing services. Lendmark operates out of 104 branch locations throughout Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia and Delaware. In addition, Lendmark provides alternative mortgage and consumer loan products to clients unable to meet BB&T’s normal consumer or mortgage loan guidelines. Lendmark is based in Covington, Ga., and can be reached at 678-625-6500.
■ Liberty Mortgage Corporation provides wholesale mortgage lending to brokers in more than 20 states. Atlanta, Ga.-based LMC has built its business around a sales culture based on outstanding service, excellent products, competitive pricing and advanced mortgage technology. LMC provides its services in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southwest and Southeast regions of the United States.
■ Prime Rate Premium Finance Corporation Inc., one of the largest premium finance businesses of its kind in the Southeast, provides insurance premium financing and services through insurance agents to a wide customer base in the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arkansas, Florida and Washington, D.C. Prime Rate is based in Florence, S.C., and can be reached at 1-866-669-0937.
■ Regional Acceptance Corporation offers indirect financing for new and used automobiles. The company has offices in the Carolinas, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Texas, Delaware and Indiana. Regional Acceptance is headquartered in Greenville, N.C., and can be reached at 252-321-7700.
■ Scott & Stringfellow Inc., LLC, is a full-service regional brokerage firm with a longstanding commitment to developing lasting client relationships based on mutual trust and respect. The firm’s focus is on providing comprehensive financial guidance and wealth planning to its valued clients. Scott & Stringfellow’s financial advisors offer a range of services from financial and estate planning to addressing retirement and education funding to building a diversified investment portfolio of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and many other investments. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Va., and employs approximately 1000 associates, including more than 260 financial advisors in 43 locations throughout Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Georgia.
■ Sheffield Financial, A Division of BB&T Financial, FSB, provides finance options for outdoor power equipment, trailers and powersports equipment such as snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles and motorcycles. Sheffield is based in Winston-Salem, N.C., and can be reached at 1-800-438-8892.
■ Stanley, Hunt, DuPree & Rhine Inc. (SHDR) is a “single source” provider of consulting and administration for employee benefits plans and programs. The professional staff includes actuaries, underwriters, accountants and investment advisors. These professionals provide services to qualified defined benefit and 401(k) defined contribution retirement plans, health and welfare and other insurance plans, and asset advisory services. In addition, the firm provides administration of Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts and employee communications and education services.
