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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2025

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-31987

84-1477939

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification
No.)

6565 Hillcrest Avenue

Dallas, Texas

75205

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 855-2177

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

HTH

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 30, 2025, Hilltop Holdings Inc., or the Company, issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition as of and for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024. The text of the release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01  Other Events.

On January 30, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable on February 27, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2025.

Additionally, on January 30, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a new stock repurchase program through January 2026. Under the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $100.0 million of its outstanding common stock in open market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions as permitted under Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The extent to which the Company repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchases will depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations, as determined by the Company’s management team. Any repurchases are expected to be funded from available cash balances.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, the Company does not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s plans, objectives, strategies, expectations, intentions and other statements that are not statements of historical fact, and may be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “building,” “continue,” “could,” “drive,” “estimates,” “expects,” “extent,” “focus,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “position,” “probable,” “progressing,” “projects,” “prudent,” “seeks,” “should,” “target,” “view,” “will” or “would” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. For a list of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, see the risk factors described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)Financial statements of businesses acquired.

Not applicable.

(b)Pro forma financial information.

Not applicable.

(c)Shell company transactions.

Not applicable.

(d)Exhibits.

The following exhibit(s) are filed or furnished, depending on the relevant item requiring such exhibit, in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K and Instruction B.2 to this form.

Exhibit

Number

Description of Exhibit

99.1

Press Release issued January 30, 2025 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02).

104

Cover Page Interactive File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Hilltop Holdings Inc.,

a Maryland corporation

Date:

January 30, 2025

By:

/s/ COREY PRESTIDGE

Name:

Corey G. Prestidge

Title:

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Relations Contact:

Matt Dunn

214-525-4636

mdunn@hilltop.com

Hilltop Holdings Inc. Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024

DALLAS — (BUSINESS WIRE) January 30, 2025 — Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. Hilltop produced income to common stockholders of $35.5 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $28.7 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. Income to common stockholders for the full year 2024 was $113.2 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, compared to $109.6 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, for the full year 2023. Hilltop’s financial results for the fourth quarter, compared with the same period in 2023, included an increase in net interest income and a reversal of credit losses, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expenses within the banking segment, net revenues and noninterest expenses increased within the broker-dealer segment, and the mortgage origination segment had an increase in noninterest income. Hilltop’s financial results for the full year 2024, compared with 2023, included a decline in net interest income, partially offset by a decline in the provision for credit losses within the banking segment, net revenues and noninterest expenses increased within the broker-dealer segment, and the mortgage origination segment had decreases in both noninterest income and expense.

Hilltop also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share, a 6% increase from the prior quarter, payable on February 27, 2025, to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2025. Additionally, the Hilltop Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program through January 2026, under which Hilltop may repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $100.0 million of its outstanding common stock. During 2024, Hilltop paid $19.9 million to repurchase an aggregate of 640,042 shares of its common stock at an average price of $31.04 per share pursuant to the 2024 stock repurchase program. These shares were returned to the pool of authorized but unissued shares of common stock.

On January 15, 2025, Hilltop redeemed all of its outstanding 5% senior notes due April 15, 2025 at a redemption price equal to the aggregate principal amount of $150 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest using cash on hand. In addition, on January 27, 2025, Hilltop announced that its merchant bank subsidiary entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of the capital stock of Moser Acquisition, Inc. Our approximate 30% aggregate interest in Moser Holdings, LLC, which owns Moser Acquisition, Inc., is expected to result in an estimated net gain on sale of approximately $23 million to $27 million. The closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2025, is subject to customary closing conditions.

The extent of the impact of uncertain economic conditions on our financial performance during 2025 will depend in part on developments outside of our control, including, among others, the timing and significance of further changes in U.S. Treasury yields and mortgage interest rates, changes in funding costs, inflationary pressures, changes in the political environment and international armed conflicts and their impact on supply chains.

Jeremy B. Ford, President and CEO of Hilltop, said, “Over the course of 2024, Hilltop adapted to a new operating environment as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since the spring of 2020, and we delivered a year over year increase in pre-tax profitability. During the fourth quarter, PlainsCapital Bank grew customer deposit balances and improved loan pipeline pull through rates. HilltopSecurities capitalized on tailwinds in its Structured Finance and Wealth Management business lines to deliver a pre-tax margin of 16%. PrimeLending realized a 24% increase in origination volume, when compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, but continued to face a challenging mortgage market due to a lack of inventory and stressed affordability for potential home buyers.

“As we enter 2025, we remain focused on protecting our balance sheet and executing on our strategic plan to further build on Hilltop’s franchise value by serving our customers and the communities in which we operate.­

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Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights for Hilltop:

The reversal of credit losses was $5.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a reversal of credit losses of $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2024 and a provision for credit losses of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023;
oThe reversal of credit losses during the fourth quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by net charge-offs, loan portfolio changes and changes in the U.S. economic outlook associated with collectively evaluated loans, partially offset by a build in the allowance related to specific reserves within the banking segment since the prior quarter.
For the fourth quarter of 2024, net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income and mortgage loan origination fees was $73.7 million, compared to $69.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 6.4% increase;
oMortgage loan origination production volume was $2.3 billion during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023;
oNet gains from mortgage loans sold to third parties increased to 226 basis points during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 224 basis points in the third quarter of 2024.
Hilltop’s consolidated annualized return on average assets and return on average stockholders’ equity for the fourth quarter of 2024 were 0.92% and 6.50%, respectively, compared to 0.75% and 5.46%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2023;
Hilltop’s book value per common share increased to $33.71 at December 31, 2024, compared to $33.51 at September 30, 2024;
Hilltop’s total assets were $16.3 billion and $15.9 billion at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively;
Loans1, net of allowance for credit losses, were $7.5 billion at both December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively;
Non-accrual loans were $88.1 million, or 1.00% of total loans, at December 31, 2024, compared to $91.2 million, or 1.02% of total loans, at September 30, 2024;
Loans held for sale decreased by 8.0% from September 30, 2024 to $858.7 million at December 31, 2024;
Total deposits were $11.1 billion and $10.8 billion at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively;
oTotal estimated uninsured deposits were $5.7 billion, or approximately 52% of total deposits, while estimated uninsured deposits, excluding collateralized deposits of $363.1 million, were $5.3 billion, or approximately 48% of total deposits, at December 31, 2024.
Hilltop maintained strong capital levels2 with a Tier 1 Leverage Ratio3 of 12.57% and a Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 21.23% at December 31, 2024;
Hilltop’s consolidated net interest margin4 decreased to 2.72% for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 2.84% in the third quarter of 2024;
For the fourth quarter of 2024, noninterest income was $195.6 million, compared to $179.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, an 9.3% increase;
For fourth quarter of 2024, noninterest expense was $262.8 million, compared to $250.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 4.7% increase; and
Hilltop’s effective tax rate was 14.2% during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 18.7% during the same period in 2023.
oThe effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2024 was lower than the applicable statutory rate primarily due to changes in accumulated tax reserves, state income tax reductions realized during the quarter and investments in tax-exempt instruments, partially offset by the impact of nondeductible expenses, nondeductible compensation expense and other permanent adjustments.


1  “Loans” reflect loans held for investment excluding broker-dealer margin loans, net of allowance for credit losses, of $363.7 million and $340.4 million at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

2  Capital ratios reflect Hilltop’s decision to elect the transition option as issued by the federal banking regulatory agencies in March 2020 that permits banking institutions to mitigate the estimated cumulative regulatory capital effects from CECL over a five-year transitionary period through December 31, 2024. As of January 1, 2025, Hilltop had fully captured the day-one regulatory capital effects resulting from the implementation of CECL.

3  Based on the end of period Tier 1 capital divided by total average assets during the quarter, excluding goodwill and intangible assets.

4  Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

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Consolidated Financial and Other Information

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

(in 000's)

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2023

Cash and due from banks

$

2,298,977

$

1,961,627

$

798,300

$

1,710,066

$

1,858,700

Federal funds sold

650

3,650

5,650

650

650

Assets segregated for regulatory purposes

70,963

55,628

51,046

70,717

57,395

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

88,728

81,766

111,914

91,608

80,011

Securities:

 

Trading, at fair value

524,916

540,836

721,384

657,700

515,991

Available for sale, at fair value, net (1)

1,396,549

1,405,700

1,433,107

1,480,555

1,507,595

Held to maturity, at amortized cost, net (1)

737,899

754,824

777,456

790,550

812,677

Equity, at fair value

297

287

254

315

321

2,659,661

2,701,647

2,932,201

2,929,120

2,836,584

Loans held for sale

 

858,665

933,724

1,264,437

842,324

943,846

Loans held for investment, net of unearned income

7,950,551

7,979,630

8,173,520

8,062,693

8,079,745

Allowance for credit losses

 

(101,116)

(110,918)

(115,082)

(104,231)

(111,413)

Loans held for investment, net

7,849,435

7,868,712

8,058,438

7,958,462

7,968,332

Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables

1,452,366

1,220,784

1,297,175

1,473,561

1,573,931

Premises and equipment, net

 

148,245

157,803

161,746

165,557

168,856

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

90,563

92,041

93,994

95,343

88,580

Mortgage servicing assets

5,723

45,742

52,902

95,591

96,662

Other assets

470,073

528,839

517,811

501,244

517,545

Goodwill

267,447

267,447

267,447

267,447

267,447

Other intangible assets, net

6,633

6,995

7,429

7,943

8,457

Total assets

$

16,268,129

$

15,926,405

$

15,620,490

$

16,209,633

$

16,466,996

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing

$

2,768,707

$

2,831,539

$

2,845,441

$

3,028,543

$

3,007,101

Interest-bearing

 

8,296,615

7,959,908

7,528,415

7,855,553

8,056,091

Total deposits

11,065,322

10,791,447

10,373,856

10,884,096

11,063,192

Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables

 

1,331,902

1,110,373

1,285,226

1,436,462

1,430,734

Short-term borrowings

834,023

914,645

897,613

892,574

900,038

Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value

57,234

47,773

75,546

60,562

34,872

Notes payable

347,667

347,533

347,402

347,273

347,145

Operating lease liabilities

109,103

110,799

113,096

114,518

109,002

Other liabilities

304,566

397,976

365,140

314,718

431,684

Total liabilities

14,049,817

13,720,546

13,457,879

14,050,203

14,316,667

Common stock

650

650

650

653

652

Additional paid-in capital

1,052,219

1,050,497

1,047,523

1,049,831

1,054,662

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(111,497)

(98,168)

(119,171)

(119,606)

(121,505)

Retained earnings

1,248,593

1,224,117

1,205,467

1,201,013

1,189,222

Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net

1

115

228

Employee stock trust

(1)

(142)

(292)

Total Hilltop stockholders' equity

2,189,965

2,177,096

2,134,469

2,131,864

2,122,967

Noncontrolling interests

28,347

28,763

28,142

27,566

27,362

Total stockholders' equity

2,218,312

2,205,859

2,162,611

2,159,430

2,150,329

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

$

16,268,129

$

15,926,405

$

15,620,490

$

16,209,633

$

16,466,996


(1)At December 31, 2024, the amortized cost of the available for sale securities portfolio was $1,498,415, while the fair value of the held to maturity securities portfolio was $649,872.

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Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Consolidated Income Statements

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

(in 000's, except per share data)

    

2024

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Interest income:

Loans, including fees

$

131,726

$

139,821

$

138,096

$

544,505

$

542,274

Securities borrowed

17,492

19,426

18,659

77,785

71,924

Securities:

Taxable

29,212

26,265

28,763

107,007

108,250

Tax-exempt

2,944

2,438

2,545

10,186

10,763

Other

27,216

23,092

28,704

96,906

105,164

Total interest income

208,590

211,042

216,767

836,389

838,375

Interest expense:

 

Deposits

67,411

70,641

68,339

275,291

223,179

Securities loaned

16,407

18,499

17,247

72,614

65,175

Short-term borrowings

10,992

10,878

13,495

44,134

57,857

Notes payable

3,910

3,555

3,596

14,659

15,448

Other

4,386

2,426

2,864

11,893

9,869

Total interest expense

103,106

105,999

105,541

418,591

371,528

Net interest income

105,484

105,043

111,226

417,798

466,847

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

(5,852)

(1,270)

1,265

941

18,392

Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses

111,336

106,313

109,961

416,857

448,455

Noninterest income:

 

Net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income

43,553

47,816

36,387

190,021

172,150

Mortgage loan origination fees

30,111

32,119

32,844

123,066

144,539

Securities commissions and fees

35,338

30,434

27,380

125,655

100,532

Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions

37,514

42,220

35,780

142,952

134,327

Other

49,074

47,854

46,587

189,262

177,425

Total noninterest income

195,590

200,443

178,978

770,956

728,973

Noninterest expense:

 

Employees' compensation and benefits

173,334

177,987

160,390

687,149

678,310

Occupancy and equipment, net

25,707

22,317

21,524

91,233

89,326

Professional services

12,791

11,645

13,170

44,437

49,100

Other

50,925

52,363

55,761

210,737

211,573

Total noninterest expense

262,757

264,312

250,845

1,033,556

1,028,309

Income before income taxes

44,169

42,444

38,094

154,257

149,119

Income tax expense

 

6,285

9,539

7,132

31,047

31,140

Net income

37,884

32,905

30,962

123,210

117,979

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

2,365

3,212

2,291

9,997

8,333

Income attributable to Hilltop

$

35,519

$

29,693

$

28,671

$

113,213

$

109,646

Earnings per common share:

Basic

$

0.55

$

0.46

$

0.44

$

1.74

$

1.69

Diluted

$

0.55

$

0.46

$

0.44

$

1.74

$

1.69

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.17

$

0.17

$

0.16

$

0.68

$

0.64

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic

64,935

64,928

65,136

65,036

65,043

Diluted

64,943

64,946

65,138

65,046

65,045

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

Segment Results

Mortgage

    

    

All Other and

    

Hilltop

(in 000's)

    

Banking

    

Broker-Dealer

    

Origination

    

Corporate

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

Net interest income (expense)

$

94,946

$

12,046

$

(3,627)

$

(3,277)

$

5,396

$

105,484

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

(5,665)

 

(187)

 

 

 

 

(5,852)

Noninterest income

 

11,411

 

114,321

 

73,740

 

1,767

 

(5,649)

 

195,590

Noninterest expense

 

61,426

 

106,181

 

80,022

 

15,379

 

(251)

 

262,757

Income (loss) before taxes

$

50,596

$

20,373

$

(9,909)

$

(16,889)

$

(2)

$

44,169

Year Ended December 31, 2024

Segment Results

Mortgage

    

    

All Other and

    

Hilltop

(in 000's)

    

Banking

    

Broker-Dealer

    

Origination

    

Corporate

    

Eliminations

    

Consolidated

Net interest income (expense)

$

372,546

$

48,942

$

(16,867)

$

(12,838)

$

26,015

$

417,798

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

 

992

 

(51)

 

941

Noninterest income

 

43,295

 

422,801

313,229

18,515

(26,884)

 

770,956

Noninterest expense

 

232,954

 

408,283

330,088

63,110

(879)

 

1,033,556

Income (loss) before taxes

$

181,895

$

63,511

$

(33,726)

$

(57,433)

$

10

$

154,257

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Three Months Ended

    

Year Ended

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

    

December 31,

December 31,

Selected Financial Data

2024

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Hilltop Consolidated:

 

Return on average stockholders' equity

6.50%

5.51%

5.46%

5.29%

5.31%

Return on average assets

0.92%

0.84%

0.75%

0.78%

0.71%

Net interest margin (1)

2.72%

2.84%

2.96%

2.81%

3.07%

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2):

As reported

2.74%

 

2.85%

2.98%

2.83%

3.09%

Impact of purchase accounting

 

3 bps

2 bps

4 bps

4 bps

6 bps

Book value per common share ($)

33.71

33.51

32.58

33.71

32.58

Shares outstanding, end of period (000's)

64,968

64,960

65,153

64,968

65,153

Dividend payout ratio (3)

31.08%

 

37.17%

36.35%

39.06%

37.97%

Banking Segment:

Net interest margin (1)

2.98%

3.05%

2.94%

3.04%

3.13%

Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2):

As reported

2.99%

3.06%

2.95%

3.04%

3.14%

Impact of purchase accounting

4 bps

3 bps

5 bps

4 bps

7 bps

Accretion of discount on loans ($000's)

1,076

737

1,202

5,057

8,632

Net recoveries (charge-offs) ($000's)

(3,950)

(2,894)

(674)

(11,238)

(2,421)

Return on average assets

1.24%

1.14%

1.12%

1.10%

1.15%

Fee income ratio

10.7%

10.3%

11.2%

10.4%

10.3%

Efficiency ratio

57.8%

55.2%

53.2%

56.0%

51.0%

Employees' compensation and benefits ($000's)

33,313

31,920

29,420

130,974

123,345

Broker-Dealer Segment:

Net revenue ($000's) (4)

126,367

124,258

119,989

471,743

456,432

Employees' compensation and benefits ($000's)

75,150

75,912

68,746

286,700

266,395

Variable compensation expense ($000's)

42,484

42,569

39,435

153,062

144,984

Compensation as a % of net revenue

59.5%

61.1%

57.3%

60.8%

58.4%

Pre-tax margin (5)

16.1%

13.7%

16.8%

13.5%

16.1%

Mortgage Origination Segment:

Mortgage loan originations - volume ($000's):

Home purchases

1,909,706

2,096,009

1,698,009

7,759,812

7,701,758

Refinancings

343,400

211,454

117,018

856,541

541,373

Total mortgage loan originations - volume

2,253,106

2,307,463

1,815,027

8,616,353

8,243,131

Mortgage loan sales - volume ($000's)

2,065,356

2,569,678

1,874,001

8,223,734

8,046,585

Net gains from mortgage loan sales (basis points):

Loans sold to third parties

226

224

189

226

198

Impact of loans retained by banking segment

(5)

0

0

(4)

(4)

As reported

221

224

189

222

194

Mortgage servicing rights asset ($000's) (6)

5,723

45,742

96,662

5,723

96,662

Employees' compensation and benefits ($000's)

56,402

60,573

53,766

231,293

251,119

Variable compensation expense ($000's)

30,784

33,862

24,085

121,720

118,977


(1)Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(2)Net interest margin (taxable equivalent), a non-GAAP measure, is defined as taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Taxable equivalent adjustments are based on the applicable 21% federal income tax rate for all periods presented. The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest margins for all earning assets, we use net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. The taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income for Hilltop (consolidated) were $0.7 million, $0.6 million, $0.6 million, $2.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, for the periods presented and for the banking segment were $0.2 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million, $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for the periods presented.
(3)Dividend payout ratio is defined as cash dividends declared per common share divided by basic earnings per common share.
(4)Net revenue is defined as the sum of total broker-dealer net interest income and total broker-dealer noninterest income.
(5)Pre-tax margin is defined as income before income taxes divided by net revenue.
(6)Reported on a consolidated basis and therefore does not include mortgage servicing rights assets related to loans serviced for the banking segment, which are eliminated in consolidation.

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

Capital Ratios

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2023

Tier 1 capital (to average assets):

PlainsCapital

 

9.99%

 

10.34%

11.36%

11.00%

10.55%

Hilltop

12.57%

 

12.95%

12.87%

12.49%

12.23%

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

PlainsCapital

15.35%

 

14.94%

15.58%

15.87%

15.44%

Hilltop

 

21.23%

 

20.48%

19.45%

19.73%

19.32%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):

 

 

PlainsCapital

15.35%

 

14.94%

15.58%

15.87%

15.44%

Hilltop

 

21.23%

 

20.48%

19.45%

19.73%

19.32%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):

PlainsCapital

 

16.54%

 

16.13%

16.77%

17.06%

16.58%

Hilltop

24.40%

 

23.68%

22.57%

22.79%

22.34%

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December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

Non-Performing Assets Portfolio Data

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2023

Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis ($000's):

 

Commercial real estate:

Non-owner occupied

$

7,166

$

8,042

$

6,894

$

34,661

$

36,440

Owner occupied

6,092

2,410

6,437

4,846

5,098

Commercial and industrial

59,025

66,929

80,755

12,165

9,502

Construction and land development

3,003

2,682

485

698

3,480

1-4 family residential

12,863

11,123

11,092

12,363

13,801

Consumer

1

3

6

Broker-dealer

Non-accrual loans ($000's)

$

88,149

$

91,186

$

105,664

$

64,736

$

68,327

Non-accrual loans as a % of total loans

 

1.00%

 

1.02%

1.12%

0.73%

0.76%

Other real estate owned ($000's)

2,848

2,744

2,973

5,254

5,095

Other repossessed assets ($000's)

98

413

464

472

Non-performing assets ($000's)

91,095

94,343

109,101

70,462

73,422

Non-performing assets as a % of total assets

0.56%

 

0.59%

0.70%

0.43%

0.45%

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing ($000's) (1)

22,090

140,763

122,451

112,799

115,090


(1)Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing were primarily comprised of loans held for sale and guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, including loans that are subject to repurchase, or have been repurchased, by PrimeLending.

Three Months Ended December 31,

2024

2023

    

Average

    

Interest

    

Annualized

    

Average

    

Interest

    

Annualized

    

Outstanding

Earned

Yield or

Outstanding

Earned

Yield or

Net Interest Margin (Taxable Equivalent) Details (1)

Balance

or Paid

Rate

Balance

or Paid

Rate

Assets

Interest-earning assets

Loans held for sale

$

1,011,036

$

13,278

 

5.25

%  

$

841,715

$

13,239

 

6.29

%  

Loans held for investment, gross (2)

7,931,572

118,448

 

5.93

%  

7,902,814

124,857

 

6.27

%  

Investment securities - taxable

 

2,443,886

29,213

 

4.78

%  

2,629,808

28,763

 

4.37

%  

Investment securities - non-taxable (3)

 

360,622

3,666

 

4.07

%  

313,714

3,157

 

12.08

%  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

96,066

 

1,797

 

7.42

%  

 

153,785

 

2,082

 

5.37

%  

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

2,033,482

 

23,052

 

4.50

%  

 

1,646,885

 

21,948

 

5.29

%  

Securities borrowed

1,361,481

17,492

 

5.03

%  

1,371,092

 

18,659

 

5.33

%  

Other

 

130,624

 

2,367

 

7.19

%  

 

48,120

 

4,675

 

38.54

%  

Interest-earning assets, gross (3)

 

15,368,769

 

209,313

 

5.40

%  

 

14,907,933

 

217,380

 

5.79

%  

Allowance for credit losses

 

(110,191)

 

(110,832)

Interest-earning assets, net

 

15,258,578

 

14,797,101

Noninterest-earning assets

 

1,065,783

 

1,473,839

Total assets

$

16,324,361

$

16,270,940

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits

$

8,176,034

$

67,411

 

3.27

%  

$

7,966,770

$

68,339

 

3.40

%  

Securities loaned

1,353,195

16,407

4.81

%  

1,324,887

17,247

5.16

%  

Notes payable and other borrowings

 

1,399,178

 

19,288

 

5.47

%  

 

1,439,297

 

19,955

 

5.50

%  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

10,928,407

 

103,106

 

3.74

%  

 

10,730,954

 

105,541

 

3.90

%  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

2,795,588

 

3,096,244

Other liabilities

 

399,964

 

335,307

Total liabilities

 

14,123,959

 

14,162,505

Stockholders’ equity

 

2,172,640

 

2,081,833

Noncontrolling interest

 

27,762

 

26,602

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

16,324,361

$

16,270,940

Net interest income (3)

$

106,207

$

111,839

Net interest spread (3)

 

1.66

%  

 

1.89

%  

Net interest margin (3)

 

2.74

%  

 

2.98

%  

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Year Ended December 31,

2024

2023

    

Average

    

Interest

    

Annualized

    

Average

    

Interest

    

Annualized

    

Outstanding

Earned

Yield or

Outstanding

Earned

Yield or

Net Interest Margin (Taxable Equivalent) Details (1)

Balance

or Paid

Rate

Balance

or Paid

Rate

Assets

Interest-earning assets

Loans held for sale

$

934,983

$

53,073

 

5.60

%  

$

944,470

$

53,736

 

5.69

%  

Loans held for investment, gross (2)

7,921,528

491,432

 

6.20

%  

7,950,878

488,538

 

6.23

%  

Investment securities - taxable

 

2,537,856

 

107,007

 

4.16

%  

 

2,726,763

 

108,250

 

3.97

%  

Investment securities - non-taxable (3)

 

324,684

 

12,638

 

3.84

%  

 

363,493

 

13,463

 

3.70

%  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

98,337

 

7,232

 

7.35

%  

 

145,696

 

8,954

 

6.15

%  

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

1,526,748

 

75,633

 

4.95

%  

 

1,597,865

 

79,657

 

4.99

%  

Securities borrowed

1,355,554

 

77,785

 

5.66

%  

 

1,409,765

 

71,924

 

5.03

%  

Other

 

159,141

 

14,041

 

8.82

%  

 

65,912

 

16,554

 

25.11

%  

Interest-earning assets, gross (3)

 

14,858,831

 

838,841

 

5.65

%  

 

15,204,842

 

841,076

 

5.53

%  

Allowance for credit losses

 

(110,123)

 

(103,975)

Interest-earning assets, net

 

14,748,708

 

15,100,867

Noninterest-earning assets

 

1,130,198

 

1,404,393

Total assets

$

15,878,906

$

16,505,260

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits

$

7,822,536

$

275,291

 

3.52

%  

$

7,711,570

$

223,179

 

2.89

%  

Securities loaned

1,335,155

72,614

5.44

%  

1,331,443

65,175

4.90

%  

Notes payable and other borrowings

 

1,397,313

 

70,686

 

5.06

%  

 

1,579,170

 

83,174

 

5.27

%  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

10,555,004

 

418,591

 

3.97

%  

 

10,622,183

 

371,528

 

3.50

%  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

2,824,450

 

3,441,437

Other liabilities

 

332,340

 

351,938

Total liabilities

 

13,711,794

 

14,415,558

Stockholders’ equity

 

2,139,732

 

2,063,174

Noncontrolling interest

 

27,380

 

26,528

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

15,878,906

$

16,505,260

Net interest income (3)

$

420,250

$

469,548

Net interest spread (3)

 

1.68

%  

 

2.03

%  

Net interest margin (3)

 

2.83

%  

 

3.09

%  


(1)Information presented on a consolidated basis (dollars in thousands).
(2)Average balance includes non-accrual loans.
(3)Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis with annualized taxable equivalent adjustments based on the applicable 21% federal income tax rate for the periods presented. The adjustment to interest income was $0.7 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $2.5 million and $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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Conference Call Information

Hilltop will host a live webcast and conference call at 8:00 AM Central (9:00 AM Eastern) on Friday, January 31, 2025. Hilltop President and CEO Jeremy B. Ford and Hilltop CFO William B. Furr will review fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results. Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing 800-549-8228 (Toll Free North America) or (+1) 289-819-1520 (International Toll) and then using the conference ID 03956. The conference call also will be webcast simultaneously on Hilltop’s Investor Relations website (http://ir.hilltop.com).

About Hilltop

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 Momentum Independent Network Inc., provide a full complement of securities brokerage, institutional and investment banking services in addition to clearing services and retail financial advisory. At December 31, 2024, Hilltop employed approximately 3,650 people and operated 280 locations in 48 states. Hilltop Holdings’ common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HTH.” Find more information at Hilltop.com, PlainsCapital.com, PrimeLending.com and Hilltopsecurities.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we do not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning such things as our plans, objectives, strategies, expectations, intentions and other statements that are not statements of historical fact, and may be identified by words such as “aim,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “building,” “continue,” “could,” “drive,” “estimates,” “expects,” “extent,” “focus,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “position,” “probable,” “progressing,” “projects,” “prudent,” “seeks,” “should,” “steady,” “target,” “view,” “will” or “would” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: (i) the credit risks of lending activities, including our ability to estimate credit losses and the allowance for credit losses, as well as the effects of changes in the level of, and trends in, loan delinquencies and write-offs; (ii) effectiveness of our data security controls in the face of cyber attacks and any legal, reputational and financial risks following a cybersecurity incident; (iii) changes in general economic, market and business conditions in areas or markets where we compete, including changes in the price of crude oil; (iv) changes in the interest rate environment; (v) risks associated with concentration in real estate related loans; (vi) the effects of indebtedness on our ability to manage our business successfully, including the restrictions imposed by the indenture governing our indebtedness; (vii) disruptions to the economy and financial services industry, risks associated with uninsured deposits and responsive measures by federal or state governments or banking regulators, including increases in the cost of our deposit insurance assessments; (viii) cost and availability of capital; (ix) changes in state and federal laws, regulations or policies affecting one or more of our business segments, including changes in policies under the new Presidential administration, changes in regulatory fees, deposit insurance premiums, capital requirements and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”); (x) changes in key management; (xi) competition in our banking, broker-dealer, and mortgage origination segments from other banks and financial institutions as well as investment banking and financial advisory firms, mortgage bankers, asset-based non-bank lenders and government agencies; (xii) legal and regulatory proceedings; (xiii) risks associated with merger and acquisition integration; and (xiv) our ability to use excess capital in an effective manner. For further discussion of such factors, see the risk factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Source: Hilltop Holdings Inc.

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