Hilltop Securities Inc. (“HTS” or “the firm”) is a Dallas-based, full-service municipal-focused investment bank and broker-dealer with ~790 employees across 39 offices in 16 states. The firm operates through four primary business lines: public finance, wealth management, fixed income, and structured finance.
HTS maintains a leading public finance franchise, ranking as the No. 2 municipal advisory firm nationally by number of issues in 2025. Wealth management includes retail brokerage/advisory, clearing services, and securities lending.
HTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC, which is wholly owned by Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) (KBRA Senior Unsecured Debt Rating: A-). The current HTS platform was formed in 2016 through the combination of FirstSouthwest and Southwest Securities following Hilltop's acquisition of SWS…
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