We study the dividend payouts of U.S. banks during the 2008 financial crisis. Using a difference … the rollover crisis that took place in 2008, increased their dividend payouts relative to less exposed banks. This … relative increase in dividend payouts is concentrated in relatively cash-rich banks. The dividend payout increase was …

Economic literature suggests that banks change their dividend payouts for three main reasons. They may be willing to … to introduction of sector-wide recommendation by regulators to suspend dividend payouts in view of prevailing large …, over a decade and a half preceding the pandemic, bank dividend payouts were adjusted in line with the three motivations …