Dividend doldrums

A number of the nation's largest banks reduced their quarterly dividend payments to shareholders this past year in an attempt to retain cash amid soaring loan losses. Among them:

Current dividend32 cents

Previous dividend64 cents

Change-50 percent

Current dividend16 cents

Previous dividend32 cents

Change-50 percent

Previous dividend18.75 cents

Change-67 percent

Current dividend32 cents

Previous dividend43 cents

Change-26 percent

Previous dividend77 cents

Change-30 percent