And then you have money to fund the dividend with.

然后你就有钱来支付股息。

If the crisis worsens (or regulators step in), banks in America, which have suspended buy-backs, may do the same with dividends, which they have kept.

如果危机进一步恶化(或者监管机构介入)，已经暂停回购股票的美国银行可能会对已经保留了的股息采取同样的措施。