Truist Financial (TFC) 8-K 2016 FY Part Ii, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on:

Form S-3 Nos.	Form S-4 Nos.	Form S-8 Nos.
33-57861	333-153747	33-57867
333-27755	333-199168	33-57871
333-35879	333-200959	333-50035
333-150201		333-69823
333-175538		333-81471
333-176815		333-36540
333-197586		333-36538
		333-52278
		333-104934
		333-116488
		333-118152
		333-118153
		333-118154
		333-147923
		333-147924
		333-158895
		333-158896
		333-181692
		333-197042
		333-207147

of BB&T Corporation of our report dated February 21, 2017, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the change in composition of reportable segments discussed in Note 20, as to which the date is April 24, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Greensboro, North Carolina

April 24, 2017