Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of BB&T Corporation of our report dated February 26, 2019 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in BB&T Corporation’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts”in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
August 27, 2019
