3 Reasons to Buy BB&T   One regional bank that garners a lot of
attention is North Carolina-based BB&T (NYSE: BBT  ) . A bank
like BB&T helps illustrate that there are often great
opportunities outside of the megabanks, and this article will
provide you with three reasons why I think you should consider
adding the bank to your portfolio.  1. Valuation BB&T may not be
the cheapest bank out there, but it compares favorably to many
banks of similar size. With the exception of US Bancorp (NYSE:
USB  ) , all the banks below currently have market caps between
$12 billion and $30 billion:   P/B Ratio  P/E Ratio       US
Bancorp     PNC Financial (NYSE: PNC  )     SunTrust Banks
(NYSE: STI  )     Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB  )
Source: Finviz.com.  I've previously outlined why I think US
Bancorp is a buy; the others on the list, based on the
information presented, all seem worthy of further study.
However, I think BB&T presents an interesting opportunity.
Though better values can be had the further you get b