Hilltop (HTH) 10-Q/A 2008 Q3 Quarterly report (amended)

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification of PEO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Larry D. Willard, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ LARRY D. WILLARD
Name:	Larry D. Willard
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	March 16, 2009

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Exhibit 32.1