Dividend Announcement Thread!

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U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is recommending a 7.1% boost to its quarterly dividend to $0.30, and authorized a buyback of up to $2.6B in common stock.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875194-u-s...pital-plan

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Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) -- expected to come out well in the CCAR review -- has authorized a $1.74B buyback plan and will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.09.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875193-reg...increasing

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American Express (NYSE: AXP) plans to raise its dividend to $0.35 and buy back up to $4.4B in common shares during the CCAR review period.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875192-ame...ion-common

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Worthington (NYSE: WOR) declares $0.21/share quarterly dividend, 5% increase from prior dividend of $0.20.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3276150-wo...1-dividend

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Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is boosting its dividend to $0.39 from $0.38 as of Q3, and allowing for up to $11.5B in buybacks through Q2 2018.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875188-wel...pital-plan

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CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) has a plan that boosts its dividend by a penny, to $0.16 from $0.15, and commmon stock buybacks of up to $225M.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875212-cit...pital-plan

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BBVA Compass (NYSE: BBVA) has a capital plan calling for $200M in dividends for the covered period.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875213-bbv...pital-plan

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KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) plans to increase its quarterly dividend to $0.105 from $0.095, starting in Q4, with a potential bigger increase to $0.12 for Q2 2018. It's also calling for buybacks of up to $800M.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875205-key...-new-share

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Citizens Financial (NYSE: CFG) will boost its quarterly dividend 29%, to $0.18, and has authorized buybacks of common shares up to $850M (up 23% Y/Y). It's planning the potential to boost its dividend to $0.22 in 2018.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875202-cit...pital-plan

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BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) has authorized a buyback of up to $2.6B, as well as repurchasing an additional $500M contingent on issuing $500M in preferred stock. It's also boosting its quarterly dividend to $0.24 from $0.19.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875204-bny...t-0_24-per

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Citigroup (NYSE: C) is boosting its quarterly dividend to $0.32 and set a stock repurchase program of up to $15.6B through Q2 2018, for a total capital action of $18.9B over four quarters.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3276152-ba...y-bbva-cit

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Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN) plans to boost its dividend 38%, to $0.11, starting in Q4. It's also authorizing buying back up to $308M in common stock, and maintaining its dividends on outstanding preferred stock and trust preferred securities.

https://seekingalpha.com/pr/16875260-hun...-2017-ccar