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Second National cuts, then suspends dividends; more banks, S&Ls expected to follow emerging trend. (Second National Federal Savings Bank; savings and loan associations)

Washington Business Journal

| October 08, 1990 | O'Hara, Terence H. | COPYRIGHT 1985 American City Business Journals, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Second National cuts, then suspends dividends

More banks, S&Ls expected to follow emerging trend

Second National Federal Savings Bank in Annapolis, stinging from a recently ended exam by federal regulators, will dramatically increase its loan loss reserves and suspend the quarterly dividend on its common stock.

The move mirrors one taken only by a small number of local financial institutions this year as the real estate market and new regulations make capital too valuable to give up in the form of dividends. Some analysts say the suspension of dividends could be on the rise.

In Second National's case, the move was prompted by a recent …

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