POWER OF ATTORNEY

 For Executing Forms 3 4 and 5





       Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of the Corporate Secretary and each Assistant Secretary of SunTrust

Banks Inc signing singly her true and lawful attorney in fact to



       Prepare execute in the undersigneds name and on the undersigneds behalf and

submit to the U S Securities and Exchange Commission a Form ID including

amendments thereto and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain

codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the

SEC of reports required by Section 16a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or

any rule or regulation of the SEC



       Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigneds capacity

as an officer and or director of the SunTrust Banks Inc Form 3 4 and 5 and any

amendments there to in accordance with Section 16a of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 and the rules thereunder



       Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3 4 or 5

complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely file such

form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority and



       Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which in the opinion of such attorney in fact may be of benefit to in

the best interest of or legally required by the undersigned it being understood

that the documents executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in his her discretion



       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full power and

authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite

necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney in fact

might or could do if personally present with full power of substitution or

revocation hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact or his

her substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of

this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  This Power of

Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked in writing and delivered to the

Corporate Secretary  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in

fact in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned are not

assuming any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 28th day of November 2011





                                           /s/ Jerome T. Lienhard

                                           Jerome T. Lienhard

                                           (Signature)