SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C.  20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 12, 1998
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                               SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                 Georgia                     1-8918              58-1575035
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      (State or other jurisdiction         Commission          (IRS Employer
            of incorporation)             File Number)       Identification No.)



             25 Park Place, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia          30313
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           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 588-7711
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Item 5. Other Events.

          The  purpose  of this  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K is to file as an
exhibit the consolidated  balance sheets of Crestar Financial  Corporation as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related  consolidated  statements  of income,
cash  flows and  changes in shareholders'  equity  for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended  December 31, 1997, and the report thereon of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP,  independent  auditors,  dated January 14, 1998. The report of KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP refers to other  auditors  with  respect to amounts  related to
Citizens  Bancorp  included  in  the   aforementioned   consolidated   financial
statements. Also being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K are the
unauditied consolidated balance sheets of Crestar Financial Corporation
as of June 30, 1998 and 1997, consolidated statement of income for the
three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, consolidated
statements of changes in shareholders' equity for the three-month and
six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and June 30, 1997, and consolidated
statements of cash flows for the six-months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.


                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized this 12th day of August, 1998.


SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
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(Registrant)


/s/ William P. O'Halloran
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Senior Vice President and Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1   Consolidated balance sheets of Crestar Financial Corporation as of
       December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the related consolidated statements of
       income, cash flows and changes in shareholders' equity for each of the
       years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, and the report of
       KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors, dated January 14, 1998
       included therein.

99.2   Report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors,  dated January 16,
       1997.

99.3   Consent dated August 11, 1998 of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.

99.4   Consent dated August 11, 1998 of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

99.5   Consolidated balance sheets of Crestar Financial Corporation as of
       June 30, 1998 and 1997, consolidated statements of income for the
       three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,
       consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity for
       the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and
       1997, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-months
       ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited).