Article: SunTrust Banks 303 Peachtree ...

303 Peachtree St. NE

Atlanta, Ga. 30308

404-588-7711

www.suntrust.com

Founded: 1864

Chairman and CEO: James M. Wells III

Employees (local): 30,000 (2,700)

Battered by the foreclosure crisis, the company registered an $815 million loss during the first three months of 2009. A major, longtime shareholder of Coca-Cola (whose secret recipe is kept in a SunTrust vault in Atlanta), the bank sold more than $1 billion of Coke stock to boost capital reserves in 2008. In addition, SunTrust has accepted $4.9 billion in federal bailout funds, and the government now holds nearly $5 billion in preferred shares of its stock.

7901 Sandy Spring Rd.

Laurel, Md. 20707

301-497-7000

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Founded: 1953

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