River Valley (RIVR) Declares $0.21 Quarterly Dividend; 6% Yield

River Valley Bancorp (Nasdaq: RIVR) has declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share of its Common Stock, $0.84 annualized. The dividend record date will be as of December 31, 2010 and will be payable on January 14, 2011. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6%.... more

U-Store-It Trust (YSI) Raises Dividend 180%. 3.1% Yield

U-Store-It Trust (NYSE: YSI) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per common share for the period ending December 31, 2010. The dividend is payable on January 21, 2011 to common shareholders of record on January 7, 2011. The quarterly distribution represents an annualized dividend rate of $0.28 per share, an increase of 180% as compared with the previous annualized dividend rate of $0.10 per share. "This significant increase in our dividend marks a return to a more traditional dividend policy for our company and reflects our increasing confidence in the fundamental strength of our portfolio and the self storage sector. The implied $0.28 annual dividend rate per share represents the portion of our estimated 2011 free cash flow that we believe is appropriate to distribute as dividends... more

BB&T Corp. (BBT) Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend; 2.3% Yield

BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share, $0.60 annualized. The dividend will be paid February 1, 2011, to shareholders of record as of January 7, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 5, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 2.3%.... more

Oneida Financial (ONFC) Declares $0.12 Quarterly Dividend; 6.1% Yield

Oneida Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: ONFC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per common share, $0.48 annualized. The dividend is payable January 11, 2011, to stockholders of record as of December 28, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 24, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 6.1%.... more

NB&T Financial (NBTF) Increases Quarterly Dividend 3.5% to $0.30; Yields 5.3%

NB&T Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBTF), parent company of The National Bank and Trust Company, Wilmington, Ohio, has declared a dividend of $0.30 per share, $1.20 annualized. The dividend is a 3.5% increase from the current rate of $0.29. The dividend is payable January 24, 2011 to shareholders as of record December 31, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 29, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5.3%.... more

PNM Resources (PNM) Declares $0.125 Quarterly Dividend; 4% Yield

PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per common share, $0.50 annualized. The dividend is payable February 15, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business January 26, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 24, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 4%.... more

ECB Bancorp (ECBE) Declares $0.07 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield

ECB Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECBE) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share, $0.28 annualized. The dividend is payable January 10, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 27, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 23, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more

Hatteras Financial (HTS) Drops Quarterly Dividend 9.1% to $1.00; Yields 12.8%

Hatteras Financial Corp. (HTS) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per common share, $4.00 annualized. The dividend is a 9.1% reduction from the current rate of $1.10 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 21, 2011, to stockholders of record on December 27, 2010, with an ex-dividend date of December 22, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 20, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 12.8%.... more

WD-40 (WDFC) Declares $0.27 Quarterly Dividend; 2.7% Yield

WD-40 Company (Nasdaq: WDFC) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, $1.08 annualized. The dividend is payable January 31, 2011 to stockholders of record on January 7, 2011. The ex-dividend date is January 5, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 2.7%.... more

Invesco Mortgage (IVR) Lowers Qtr. Dividend to 97c/Share, Yielding 16.53%

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) declares a 97c/share quarterly dividend, which is down from the $1/share quarter dividend declared last quarter. The dividend is payable on Jan. 27 to shareholders of record on Dec. 31. The ex-dividend date is Dec. 29. The dividend yield moves from 17.04% to 16.53%.... more