Truist's Rise: A Testament to Consolidation or a Recipe for Disaster? The 2019 merger between BB&T Corp.
and SunTrust Banks created Truist Financial Corporation, a bank with over $550 billion in assets and 37,000 employees.
This consolidation has left many wondering if size is the key to stability or a ticking time bomb waiting to unleash chaos. The notion that size matters in banking is not new.