It was a rather volatile first half of the year for financial stocks, particularly banks. That has created some buying opportunities for investors, as valuations have come down.

But some financial stocks have been able to not only maintain their dividends but also raise them. In the third quarter, two companies did just that: Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) and Regions Financial (NYSE: RF). Let's examine the dividends of these two stocks and determine if these stocks would make good additions to an income-focused investment portfolio.

Broadridge Financial provides public companies with investor communication materials like proxy statements, annual reports, quarterly reports, prospectuses, and other shareholder documents.

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