同时，监管者还施加压力让借款方减少股息，在大量贷款损失的情况下支撑住他们的财务。

At that time, regulators also pressured lenders to cut dividends and shore up their finances as loan losses mounted.

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这可能高于历史平均水平，但可能也只是反映了股息今年可能会大幅减少的预期，从而会从一个更低的位置反弹。

That may be higher than the historical average but may simply reflect the expectation that dividends may be cut sharply this year, and will thus rebound from a much lower base.

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但减少支付的股息也打击了普通投资者持有银行股的积极性，加大了银行股股价下跌的压力。

But falling dividends also reduce the incentive for ordinary investors to hold bank shares, increasing the pressure on their prices.

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