December 24, 2015
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by BB&T Corporation
For release at 10:00 a.m. EST
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by BB&T Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to acquire National Penn Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its wholly owned subsidiary, National Penn Bank, both of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Attached is the Board's order relating to this action.
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