Stock dividends

Bank’s earnings fall 69% in the first quarter; this week’s earnings reports could determine whether banks will need to suspend dividends.

Parties talking about a temporary lift of Wells' asset cap; GDP would have to drop an “unlikely” 35% in Q2 before JPMorgan would be forced to stop payouts.

Banks will tell the Fed they would remain strong after payouts; customers would need $250,000 in liquid assets on deposit at the bank to qualify to refinance.

In supporting the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, lenders have a chance to restore public trust damaged in the last financial crisis. But they face tough decisions on dividend cuts, executive pay, furloughs and deeper changes to their business model in the process.

SBA loans could pour billions into bank coffers; Fed bailed out government-backed market, others may suffer.

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the top Democrat on the Banking Committee, said financial institutions "need to be investing in their communities right now, not investing in their CEOs’ stock portfolios.”

Complaints made by legacy shareholders of Freddie Mac have no value after the Treasury Department pumped up Freddie and Fannie Mae through conservatorship.

The bank is considering eliminating as many as 20,000 jobs; BIS doesn’t want central banks to fall behind private cybercurrency efforts.

Some large banks, including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, will increase dividends and stock repurchases by double digits.

Wells Fargo is once again flirting with something that no major U.S. bank has done in a decade: have a dividend yield north of 4%. Don't expect a celebration.