click on the tickers for more about each bank click here for tomi kilgores detailed guide to the wealth of information available for free on the marketwatch quote page before investing in any individual stock you should do your own research to form your own opinion of a companys longterm viability for example office real estate is a concern for reits concentrated within the space and for some banks but within banking exposure to commercial restate may be quite limited for a bank if loantovalue ratios are factored in and the timing of loan maturities and what may be a long recovery for the sector may also be factored in for the banks the dividend yields are as of the close on aug 7 which means yields may have moved a bit higher in the wake of credit rating downgrades and reviews for possible downgrades of banks by moodys another concern for the banks is that federal regulators proposed new capital rules may limit dividend increases or even force banks to cut payouts as they build up capital but under the proposed rules the banks have a long runway with a generous timeline starting in july 2025 and with a threeyear phasein according to oppenheimer analyst chris kotowski there may be plenty of time for the banks to adjust to the new environment without taking drastic measures the high freecashflow yields or eps or affo yields on this list may point to opportunities for wellsupported dividends for years but only your own research can provide enough information for a longterm investment dont miss these 20 companies are big winners this earnings season what do analysts think about their stocks this content was created by marketwatch which is operated by dow jones  co marketwatch is published independently from dow jones newswires and the wall street journal