FEDERATED GUARANTY <FDGC.O> SETS STOCK SPLIT Federated Guaranty corp said its board declared a two-for-one stock split and raised the quarterly dividend to 6-1/2 cts per share post-split from six cts, both payable June One, record May 15. The company said shareholders at the annual meeting approved an increase in authorized common shares to 19 mln from 10 mln and a name change to Alfa Corp. It said the name change should take effect next week, along with a NASDAQ ticker symbol change to <ALFA.O>.