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Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. (SS), founded in 1893, is a full service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that serves individual, institutional, corporate and municipal clients. In 1999, the firm became part of BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT). They manage the CHOICE portfolios and the BB&T Special Opportunities Fund

BB&T Corp. engages in the provision of banking and trust services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the following segments: Community Banking-Retail; Community Banking-Commercial; Insurance Holdings; and Financial Services and Commercial Finance; Other, Treasury and Corporate. The Community Banking-Retail segment offers a variety of loan and deposit products, payment services, bankcard products, and other financial services. The Community Banking-Commercial segment includes commercial real estate lending, commercial and industrial lending, corporate banking, asset based-lending, dealer inventory financing, tax exempt financing, cash management and treasury services, and commercial deposit products. The Insurance Holdings segment covers property and casualty, employee benefits, and life insurance to businesses and individuals. The Financial Services and Commercial Finance segment consists of personal trust administration, estate planning, investment counseling, wealth management, asset management, corporate retirement services, capital markets and corporate banking services, corporate trust services and specialty finance products to businesses. The Other, Treasury and Corporate segment comprises of the combination of other segment that represents operating entities. The company was was founded by Alpheus Branch in 1872 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

BB&T Securities LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2013 as the result of a merger between Scott & Stringfellow LLC firm and Clearview Correspondent Services LLC. Effective upon the merger, Clearview changed its name to BB&T Securities LLC and began conducting business as BB&T Scott & Stringfellow and BB&T Capital Markets, both divisions of BB&T Securities LLC. They are a wholly-owned, non-bank subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC). BB&T Securities provides services to individuals, including high net-worth individuals; trusts, estates and charitable organizations; corporations or other business entities; Taft-Hartley plans, governmental plans, municipalities; not-for-profit entities; private equity firms (consulting only); and outside investment platform.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America provides information on how businesses can adapt their workforce development and management strategies to deal with the changing labor market. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America is the world's largest business organization, advocating, connecting, informing, and fighting for business growth and success. The American company was founded by Michael Scown, and Suzanne P. Clark has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

American Bankers Association, Inc. represents, assists and provides support services to banks of different sizes and charters. Its membership includes community, regional, and money center banks and holding companies, as well as savings associations, trust companies, and savings banks. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.