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Date Issued  3/10/2017 Shares Issued  20,000,000       Over Allotment   3,000,000 S&P Rating   NR        Moody Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   NYCB    OTC Grey Market  NYCB-A Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 17th of March, June, September and December beginning on 6/17/2017 Quarterly Dividend   .398   Annual Dividend   1.594 Floating rate starting 3/18/2027…

Specialty insurer and reinsurer Global Indemnity LTD (NASDAQ:GBLI) has sold a new subordinated note issue with a long duration maturity. GBLI is a Cayman Islands based insurer that insures specialty risks such as medical and professional liability insurance, collectibles insurance and property and casualty insurance for small businesses.  While the company is not a large company they are rated “A”,…

Date Issued   3/16/2017 Shares Issued  4,800,000     Overallotment shares  720,000 S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   GBLIL Market Traded ON   NASDAQ Interest Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 7/15/2017 Quarterly Interest   .492   Annual Interest   1.968 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 4/15/2022 for a redemption price of…

Dividendinvestor.com confers its proprietary Allstars™ designation on securities that show sustained dividend growth over an extended period of time. Both of these securities meet that criteria and are designated as three-star Dividend Allstars™. The ex-dividend dates on these two securities are still a few weeks away, leaving enough time to allow interested investors to examine the fundamentals of these companies…

So the Fed meeting is happening today and tomorrow morning and we are awaiting the announce on the 1/4% rate hike.  Then for the big news--what Chair Yellen has to say after the meeting--will she sound hawkish on rates or will she give the typical dovish sounding drivel that would be the norm? So here is how we think this…