General Motors (GM) Bdeclared a second quarter 2015 dividend of 36 cents per share on its common stock, an increase of 20 percent from the 30-cent quarterly dividend paid since the first quarter of 2014. This increase is consistent with the company's capital allocation framework to generate high returns on investments in the business, maintain an investment-grade balance sheet and return capital to shareholders. The second quarter dividend is payable Tuesday, June 23, 2015 to all common stockholders of record as of Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

Tallgrass Energy Partners (TEP) declared a quarterly cash distribution to partners of $0.52 per common unit for the first quarter of 2015, or $2.08 on an annualized basis. This represents a 60 percent increase from the first quarter of 2014 and a 7.2 percent sequential increase from the fourth quarter 2014 distribution of $0.485. The quarterly distribution will be paid on Thursday, May 14, 2015, to unitholders of record as of the close of business on Friday, April 24, 2015.

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETH) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, an increase of 16.7%, which will be payable to shareholders of record as of July 9, 2015 and will be paid on July 24, 2015.

The Fastenal Company (FAST) declared a dividend of $0.28 per share to be paid in cash on May 26, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 28, 2015.

CMS Energy has declared a quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is 29 cents per share. It is payable May 29, 2015, to shareholders of record on May 8, 2015.

American Capital Agency (AGNC) has declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock for April 2015. The dividend is payable on May 8, 2015 to common shareholders of record as of April 30, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of April 28, 2015.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) have declared a quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable June 1, 2015, to shareholders of record on May 1, 2015.

And, A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.19 per share on the company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on May 15 to shareholders of record April 30.