DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
More than a week after Hurricane Harvey pounded the Texas coastline and
flooded the greater Houston metropolitan area, Dallas-based Hilltop
Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), a diversified financial services holding
company, announced that it had raised $200,000 toward the Gulf Coast
relief and recovery efforts. The amount represents the initial $50,000
corporate donation Hilltop announced on Aug. 31, 2017, plus funds raised
from a recent company-wide donation drive.
In the days immediately following Harvey’s landfall, Hilltop and its
family of companies—PlainsCapital Bank, PrimeLending, HilltopSecurities,
and National Lloyds initiated a hurricane relief campaign and employee
fundraising drive. All of the money raised directly benefits the
hurricane disaster relief efforts by the American Red Cross, Salvation
Army, and SPCA of Texas.
Along with the charitable donations, Hilltop
employees across the state responded to the call for humanitarian aid
and relief response, assisting with water rescue efforts in Houston,
feeding displaced storm victims along the coast, implementing emergency
supply drives, volunteering at shelters, and participating in the
massive clean-up efforts currently underway, among others.
“The remarkable acts of heroism and generosity that we’ve seen from
ordinary citizens across the state, including members of our own Hilltop
family, is awe-inspiring,” said Hilltop Holdings Co-CEO and President
Jeremy B. Ford and Co-CEO and Vice Chairman Alan B. White. “We are
exceptionally proud of our people who stepped into the breach with the
resources they had to help neighbors and strangers in need.”
Referred to as our Hilltop Harvey Heroes, following are some examples of
Hilltop Holdings employees who sprang into action in response to
Hurricane Harvey:
Houston-area Water Rescues
PlainsCapital Bank Houston Market President Brent Johnston and
PrimeLending Dallas Senior Vice President Construction and Lending
Officer Kale Salmans were among the hundreds of citizens who made up the
volunteer flotillas that helped ferry people to safety who were trapped
by the flood waters. View
images and read more here.
Rockport Relief Efforts
PrimeLending San Antonio Loan Officer Scott Caroselli spearheaded a
community-wide donation drive broadcast by a local TV station to help
collect badly-needed supplies, while PlainsCapital Bank employees in the
lower Rio Grande Valley mobilized a cook team that provided hot meals to
first-responders and hurricane victims. View
images and read more here.
Houston Area Clean-up Efforts
With power tools in hand, backed-up by a lot of sweat equity,
HilltopSecurities employees in the Houston-area rolled up their sleeves
and helped community neighbors and firm customers with the tear-out and
clean-up efforts of their flood-damaged homes. View
images and read more here.
“Our hearts continue to be with the victims whose lives were directly
impacted by Hurricane Harvey, including members of our Coastal Bend
family,” said Ford and White. “We are committed to helping them and our
Texas communities recover and rebuild.”
About Hilltop Holdings Inc.
Hilltop Holdings is a Dallas-based financial holding company. Its
primary line of business is to provide business and consumer banking
services from offices located throughout Texas through PlainsCapital
Bank. PlainsCapital Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, PrimeLending,
provides residential mortgage lending throughout the United States.
Hilltop Holdings’ broker-dealer subsidiaries, Hilltop Securities Inc.
and Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc., provide a full
complement of securities brokerage, institutional and investment banking
services in addition to clearing services and retail financial advisory.
Through Hilltop Holdings’ other wholly owned subsidiary, National Lloyds
Corporation, it provides property and casualty insurance through two
insurance companies, National Lloyds Insurance Company and American
Summit Insurance Company. At June 30, 2017, Hilltop employed
approximately 5,400 people and operated approximately 460 locations in
44 states. Hilltop Holdings' common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "HTH." Find more information at Hilltop-Holdings.com,
PlainsCapital.com,
PrimeLending.com,
Nationallloydsinsurance.com
and Hilltopsecurities.com.
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Hilltop Holdings Inc.
Jennifer Sterns, 214-252-4066
jennifer.sterns@hilltop-holdings.com
Source: Hilltop Holdings Inc.