Banks saw big hits to dividends during the financial crisis, and even Wells Fargo proved to be no exception. Yet since then, the company has boosted its dividend on five separate occasions and now pays more than seven times as much as it did during the bust years of 2009 and 2010. However, Wells Fargo's dividend growth has slowed over time, and 2015's quarterly increase of $0.025 per share to $0.375 is the stingiest increase in a long time, with the 7% raise representing a big deceleration from 2014's 17% boost.