Western Alliance Bancorporation of Phoenix left its dividend unchanged at 36 cents a share in May and yields 3%.
As of Friday, the bank's common stock still yields 7.1%, albeit down from 8.5% as recently as May.
Comerica Bank in Dallas pays a dividend equivalent to a 5.5% yield, down from 7.9% in May.
The banks' yields have fallen as the stocks have recovered some of their losses from earlier in the year.
To judge the safety of bank dividends, take a look at their dividend payout ratios , which measure the percentage of earnings paid out in dividends.
Persons:
Janney Montgomery Scott, Janney, Daniel Cardenas, — CNBC's Michael Bloom
Organizations:
PacWest Bancorp, Western Alliance, Truist Financial Corp, Rhode, Financial, Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, Comerica Bank, Heritage Commerce, Northrim BanCorp, Financial of, National Bancorp of
Locations:
Phoenix, Charlotte , North Carolina, Cleveland, Dallas, 2H23, Los Angeles, San Jose , California, Alaska, Financial of Ohio, National Bancorp of New Jersey