Regional lender BB&T (BBT 0.28%) reports fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 17. In the video below, Motley Fool contributing writer John Maxfield identifies the four most important metrics that investors should watch for when it does.

Here are four things to watch for when BB&T reports fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 17.
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