BankAtlantic was a US bank that operated in the state of Florida until it was acquired in 2012 by BB&T Corporation.It provided consumer and business banking services to communities throughout Florida.It was founded in 1952 and had 78 branch locations in Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties.[1][2] It was a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.Prior to its acquisition, in June 2011, BankAtlantic had assets of $3.86 billion with liabilities of $3.84 billion.