Power of Attorney

The undersigned, being a director and/or officer of BB&T Corporation
("Company"), hereby nominates, constitutes, and appoints Clarence W. Keel, Carla
Brenwald, Sallie Stone, Frances B. Jones, and Robert J. Johnson, Jr., or any one
of them severally, to be his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and to sign
in his or her name and on his or her behalf, and to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("Commission") the Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership
of Securities on Form 3, the Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of
Securities on Form 4, the Annual Report on Form 5, and any other statements,
reports or filings, making such changes in said reports and filings as such
attorney-in-fact deems appropriate, and, generally, to do all such things on
behalf of the undersigned to comply with the provisions of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transaction in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby sign and seal this Power of Attorney this 18th day
of July, 2008.


/s/ Clarke R. Starnes III
Clarke R. Starnes III