BB&T Corp. profit down from Q3, but up from year ago


BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) reported a net income of $754 million, or $0.97 in diluted earnings per common share, in the fourth quarter of 2018,

The bank released its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday morning. Fourth-quarter net income showed a slight drop from the third quarter, but a 23 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2017.

Total taxable-equivalent revenues were $2.96 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $11 million compared to the prior quarter, and an increase…

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