With $12.4 billion in assets and $1.7 billion in common equity as of September 30, 2015, Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) is a Texas-based diversified financial holding company specializing in banking, mortgage origination, financial advisory and insurance through its wholly owned subsidiaries, PlainsCapital Corporation, National Lloyds Corporation, and Hilltop Securities Holdings. Hilltop Holdings includes PlainsCapital Corporation, which is the holding company for Dallas-based companies PlainsCapital Bank and PrimeLending. PlainsCapital Bank is the 6th largest Texas-based bank by deposits. PrimeLending is a mortgage originator ranked 6th in the U.S. for purchase units in 2014. On Jan. 1, 2015 Hilltop announced that it had completed its acquisition of Dallas-based SWS. SWSÍs broker-dealer subsidiaries, Southwest Securities, Inc. and SWS Financial Services, Inc., became subsidiaries of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC, a holding company directly under Hilltop and the successor of SWS in the merger. In connection with the merger, FirstSouthwest and its related entities also became subsidiaries of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. On October 5, 2015 Southwest Securities, Inc. was renamed Hilltop Securities Inc. and SWS Financial Services, Inc. was renamed Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc. Hilltop also includes National Lloyds Corporation (formerly NLASCO), a niche property and casualty underwriter providing homeowners insurance for low value dwellings. With origins dating back to 1948, National Lloyds Corporation has an established Texas presence and is based in Waco, TX. The Hilltop Holdings family of companies employs approximately 5,400 people in approximately 425 locations in 44 states and the District of Columbia.