Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 29: Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (SASR) : This bank holding company for Sandy Spring Bankhas witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 12.7% the last 60 days. This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 5.3%, compared with the industry average of 2.9%. Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC) : This bank holding company for Flushing Bank has witnessed the Zac ...