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Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending June 16

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending June 16. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13. Capital Southwest (CSWC): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Caterpillar (CAT): now $0.78 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.77. El Paso Electric (EE): now $0.335 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. FedEx (FDX): now $0.50 per share quarterly … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending December 23

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending December 23. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week 8point3 Energy Partners (CAFD): now $0.249 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2406. ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (GRI): now $0.460527 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.382421. ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): now $0.906383 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.271693. Amgen (AMGN): now $1.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.00. Boston Prop (BXP): now $0.75 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.65. Camden National … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 18

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 18. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Artesian Resources (ARTNA): now $0.2216 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2183. Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT): now $0.62 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.52. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.405. Elmer Bancorp, Inc. (ELMA): now $0.33 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.32. The First of Long Island (FLIC): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Golden Enterprise (GLDC): now $0.03375 … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending December 19

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 19. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week 3M (MMM): now $1.025 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.855. AES (AES): now $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Amgen (AMGN): now $0.79 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.61. Andersons (ANDE): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. Apollo Residential Mortgage (AMTG): now $0.45 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.44. AT&T (T): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46. Balchem (BCPC): now $0.30 … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending June 20

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending June 20. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $0.72 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.70. Apollo Residential Mortgage (AMTG): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40, First Bancorp (FNLC): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB): now $0.13  per quarterly dividend, was $0.12. Horizon Bancorp (HBNC): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. John Wiley & Sons (JW.A): now $0.29 per … Read more

Dividend Increases for the Week Ending September 27

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends for the week ending September 27. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports, please click here (or use our ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header). Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Accenture (ACN): now $0.93 per share semi-annual dividend, was $0.81. Alico (ALCO): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. Bank of South Carolina Corp (BKSC): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. Banner Corp (BANR):  now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. Campbell Soup (CPB): now $0.312 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS): now$0.27 per share … Read more

The Mortgage Refinancing Boom Could Be Ending

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Early Wednesday morning, the Mortgage Banker’s Association (MBA) announced that refinancing activity declined 20% from one week earlier. Adjusted for the Labor Day weekend, total mortgage applications dropped 13.5% from the previous week. Consistent with the dramatic upward movement in interest rates, refinancing activity is down 71% since it peaked during the week of May 3, 2013. Why Do We Monitoring Refinancing Activity? When homeowners refinance, a couple outcomes can occur that pump more dollars into the economy. First, with a refinanced mortgage, owners may choose to take equity out of the home, allowing for large purchases like vehicles or even home remodeling. CoreLogic recently reported that 2.5 million more residential properties have returned to positive equity in the second quarter … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week March 19

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 19. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (ARESF): now CAD 0.05 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0464. Aura Minerals (ARMZF): now $0.83 per share special dividend, was $0.92. Badger Daylighting (BADFF): now CAD 0.0525 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0500. Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend. Brigham Minerals (MNRL): … Read more

Why We Don’t Like Dividends of Banking Firms: 4 Very Good Reasons

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Untermyer: Is not commercial credit based primarily upon money or property? Morgan: No, sir. The first thing is character. Untermyer: Before money or property? Morgan: Before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it … a man I do not trust could not get money from me on all the bonds in Christendom. –Mr. JP Morgan’s testimony before the Pujo Committee (questioning from Samuel Untermyer), 1912-1913 Reason #1: A Bank Run Is Always Possible Though the history of banking dates back to as early as 2000 BC in Babylonia, the makings of the present-day banking system in the US really didn’t take hold until the beginning of the 20th century. Some financial historians may argue for a later date, but we … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week September 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 24. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Accenture (ACN): now $0.97 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.88. Aerocentury (ACY): now $0.6468 per share special dividend. Altabancorp (ALTA): now $0.46 per share special dividend, was $0.17. Alvopetro Energy (ALVOF): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend. APA (APA): now $0.0625 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0250. Ardagh Group (ARD): now $1.25 per share special dividend, was $0.15. Artesian Resources (ARTNA): now $0.2675 per share quarterly … Read more