Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on FormS-4 of BB&T Corporationof our report dated February 26, 2019relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in BB&T Corporation’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. We also consent to the referenceto us under the heading“Experts”in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
May 7, 2019