In Brief: BB&T Closes Purchase of Md. Company

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - BB&T Corp. completed its $333 million acquisition of FCNB Corp. of Frederick, Md., Monday.

BB&T is the nation's 18th-largest financial holding company, with $59.1 billion of assets and 888 banking offices in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia. FCNB has $1.6 billion of assets and operates 34 banking offices, primarily in Maryland.

FCNB will assume the BB&T name during a systems conversion, which is expected to occur in March.

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