BB&T – The Rodney Dangerfield of Banks   Sometimes no matter
what a company does, it just can't get any respect. In a recent
article by fellow fool Sean Williams, he pointed out that BB&T
(NYSE: BBT) stock looked to be richly valued. Short-sellers have
been increasing their positions as of late and the thought was
if BB&T didn't end up merging with BankAtlantic Bancorp, that
investors could be in for some losses. He did give credit to
BB&T for surviving “the credit crisis in better shape than most
banks”. However, he pointed out that BB&T's growth seemed to
have, “stalled out even three years after the height of the
crisis.” While I agree the BankAtlantic deal has some
challenges, I want to examine his claims that BB&T's growth had
stalled out recently.  Unless you live on the eastern seaboard,
you might not even know who BB&T is. BB&T is currently one of
the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S.
with about 1,800 branches. “BB&T is consistently recognized for
outstanding client satisfaction