EXHIBIT 99.12

                          CONSENT OF PROPOSED DIRECTOR

         The undersigned hereby consents to being named as a proposed member of
the Board of Directors of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the "Registrant") in the Joint
Proxy Statement-Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (File No. 333-116112), as amended, of the Registrant filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



                                 /s/ Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr.
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                                 Name:  Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr.
                                 Date:  July 20, 2004