Hilltop (HTH) 10-Q 2018 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 1-31987

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	84-1477939
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX	75219
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(214) 855-2177

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐
	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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐  No ☒

The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding at October 25, 2018 was 94,595,843.

HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
	Schedule I - Insurance Incurred and Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss and Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance	62
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	63
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	103
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	106
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	107
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	107
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	108
Item 6.	Exhibits	109

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HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	405,682	$	486,977
Federal funds sold		468		405
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes		220,115		186,578
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		164,656		186,537
Securities:
Trading, at fair value		660,314		730,685
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $893,500 and $748,255, respectively)		874,496		744,319
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $332,388 and $349,939, respectively)		348,163		355,849
Equity, at fair value		21,555		21,241
		1,904,528		1,852,094
Loans held for sale		1,524,980		1,715,357
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income		6,796,278		6,273,669
Allowance for non-covered loan losses		(58,861)		(60,957)
Non-covered loans, net		6,737,417		6,212,712
Covered loans, net of allowance of $1,291 and $2,729, respectively		142,737		179,400
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables		1,491,507		1,464,378
Premises and equipment, net		236,172		177,577
FDIC indemnification asset		22,831		29,340
Covered other real estate owned		29,856		36,744
Other assets		551,758		549,447
Goodwill		291,435		251,808
Other intangible assets, net		40,394		36,432
Total assets	$	13,764,536	$	13,365,786
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	2,525,677	$	2,411,849
Interest-bearing		5,764,556		5,566,270
Total deposits		8,290,233		7,978,119
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables		1,396,401		1,287,563
Short-term borrowings		1,216,649		1,206,424
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value		179,582		232,821
Notes payable		220,192		208,809
Junior subordinated debentures		67,012		67,012
Other liabilities		430,309		470,231
Total liabilities		11,800,378		11,450,979
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 13 and 14)
Stockholders' equity:
Hilltop stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 94,593,561 and 95,982,184 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		946		960
Additional paid-in capital		1,504,467		1,526,369
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(14,722)		(394)
Retained earnings		448,923		384,545
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net		860		848
Employee stock trust (10,971 and 11,672 shares, at cost, respectively)		(252)		(247)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity		1,940,222		1,912,081
Noncontrolling interests		23,936		2,726
Total stockholders' equity		1,964,158		1,914,807
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,764,536	$	13,365,786

See accompanying notes.

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HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	$	113,535	$	102,546	$	317,403	$	306,330
Securities borrowed		16,346		11,404		50,132		29,054
Securities:
Taxable		11,994		10,214		35,463		25,647
Tax-exempt		1,717		1,471		5,186		4,090
Other		4,734		3,309		13,542		8,370
Total interest income		148,326		128,944		421,726		373,491
Interest expense:
Deposits		12,353		6,841		31,164		16,995
Securities loaned		13,984		8,935		42,798		22,756
Short-term borrowings		7,831		4,567		18,340		9,633
Notes payable		2,702		2,680		7,636		8,320
Junior subordinated debentures		955		774		2,695		2,229
Other		160		167		484		502
Total interest expense		37,985		23,964		103,117		60,435
Net interest income		110,341		104,980		318,609		313,056
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		(371)		1,260		(1,838)		8,818
Net interest income after provision (recovery) for loan losses		110,712		103,720		320,447		304,238
Noninterest income:
Net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income		116,243		138,498		354,488		416,336
Mortgage loan origination fees		27,004		25,256		76,948		70,788
Securities commissions and fees		36,968		38,735		114,005		115,596
Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions		23,487		25,620		63,806		73,359
Net insurance premiums earned		34,185		34,493		102,605		106,653
Other		31,810		35,875		72,422		131,876
Total noninterest income		269,697		298,477		784,274		914,608
Noninterest expense:
Employees' compensation and benefits		205,575		209,747		588,807		611,352
Occupancy and equipment, net		29,015		29,073		84,695		84,285
Professional services		27,984		25,560		78,959		77,301
Loss and loss adjustment expenses		18,712		31,234		58,653		86,118
Other		54,425		58,228		171,316		181,529
Total noninterest expense		335,711		353,842		982,430		1,040,585
Income before income taxes		44,698		48,355		122,291		178,261
Income tax expense		7,600		18,003		26,122		58,792
Net income		37,098		30,352		96,169		119,469
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		1,293		146		2,843		353
Income attributable to Hilltop	$	35,805	$	30,206	$	93,326	$	119,116
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.38	$	0.31	$	0.98	$	1.22
Diluted	$	0.38	$	0.31	$	0.98	$	1.22
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.07	$	0.06	$	0.21	$	0.18
Weighted average share information:
Basic		94,554		96,096		95,264		97,554
Diluted		94,610		96,306		95,355		97,803

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income	$	37,098	$	30,352	$	96,169	$	119,469
Other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of tax of $(847), $263, $(3,335) and $1,190, respectively		(2,900)		473		(11,751)		2,109
Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income, net of tax of $7,  $0,  $7 and $(5), respectively		24		—		24		(9)
Comprehensive income		34,222		30,825		84,442		121,569
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		1,293		146		2,843		353
Comprehensive income applicable to Hilltop	$	32,929	$	30,679	$	81,599	$	121,216

See accompanying notes.

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HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

						Accumulated				Deferred					Total
				Additional		Other				Compensation		Employee			Hilltop				Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Comprehensive		Retained		Employee Stock		Stock Trust			Stockholders’		Noncontrolling		Stockholders’
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Income		Earnings		Trust, Net		Shares	Amount		Equity		Interest		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2016	98,544	$	985	$	1,572,877	$	485	$	295,568	$	903	15	$	(309)	$	1,870,509	$	4,011	$	1,874,520
Net income	—		—		—		—		119,116		—	—		—		119,116		353		119,469
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		2,100		—		—	—		—		2,100		—		2,100
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—		8,396		—		—		—	—		—		8,396		—		8,396
Common stock issued to board members	12		—		327		—		—		—	—		—		327		—		327
Issuance of common stock related to share-based awards, net	264		3		(2,433)		—		—		—	—		—		(2,430)		—		(2,430)
Repurchases of common stock	(2,916)		(29)		(53,998)		—		(20,427)		—	—		—		(74,454)		—		(74,454)
Dividends on common stock ($0.18 per share)	—		—		—		—		(17,384)		—	—		—		(17,384)		—		(17,384)
Deferred compensation plan	—		—		—		—		—		(63)	(3)		68		5		—		5
Net cash distributed to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—		(1,193)		(1,193)
Balance, September 30, 2017	95,904	$	959	$	1,525,169	$	2,585	$	376,873	$	840	12	$	(241)	$	1,906,185	$	3,171	$	1,909,356
Balance, December 31, 2017	95,982	$	960	$	1,526,369	$	(394)	$	384,545	$	848	12	$	(247)	$	1,912,081	$	2,726	$	1,914,807
Net income	—		—		—		—		93,326		—	—		—		93,326		2,843		96,169
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(11,727)		—		—	—		—		(11,727)		—		(11,727)
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—		6,725		—		—		—	—		—		6,725		—		6,725
Common stock issued to board members	22		—		513		—		—		—	—		—		513		—		513
Issuance of common stock related to share-based awards, net	292		3		(1,811)		—		—		—	—		—		(1,808)		—		(1,808)
Repurchases of common stock	(1,702)		(17)		(27,329)		—		(11,475)		—	—		—		(38,821)		—		(38,821)
Dividends on common stock ($0.21 per share)	—		—		—		—		(20,074)		—	—		—		(20,074)		—		(20,074)
Deferred compensation plan	—		—		—		—		—		12	(1)		(5)		7		—		7
Adoption of accounting standards (Note 2)	—		—		—		(2,601)		2,601		—	—		—		—		—		—
Net cash contributed from noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—		18,367		18,367
Balance, September 30, 2018	94,594	$	946	$	1,504,467	$	(14,722)	$	448,923	$	860	11	$	(252)	$	1,940,222	$	23,936	$	1,964,158

See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017
Operating Activities
Net income	$	96,169	$	119,469
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		(1,838)		8,818
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net		3,558		(11,300)
Net realized gains on securities		—		(14)
Net change in fair value of equity securities		396		—
Deferred income taxes		653		6,013
Other, net		6,355		8,540
Net change in securities purchased under agreements to resell		21,881		(45,224)	��
Net change in trading securities		70,371		(410,877)
Net change in broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables		(42,516)		(157,908)
Net change in FDIC indemnification asset		—		24,637
Net change in other assets		39,208		(35,967)
Net change in broker-dealer and clearing organization payables		85,409		223,043
Net change in other liabilities		(79,283)		(100,970)
Net change in securities sold, not yet purchased		(53,239)		19,620
Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights asset		9,303		17,499
Net gains from sales of loans		(354,488)		(416,336)
Loans originated for sale		(11,148,919)		(11,251,438)
Proceeds from loans sold		11,665,782		11,520,363
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		318,802		(482,032)
Investing Activities
Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions of securities held to maturity		36,729		42,185
Proceeds from sales, maturities and principal reductions of securities available for sale		190,266		248,578
Proceeds from sales, maturities and principal reductions of equity securities		3		—
Purchases of securities held to maturity		(29,377)		(58,831)
Purchases of securities available for sale		(276,710)		(415,282)
Purchases of equity securities		(719)		—
Net change in loans		(113,918)		(206,362)
Purchases of premises and equipment and other assets		(60,473)		(20,093)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment and other real estate owned		18,440		27,333
Net cash received from (paid for) Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock		(5,447)		14,540
Net cash paid for acquisition		(63,245)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(304,451)		(367,932)
Financing Activities
Net change in deposits		(40,850)		547,163
Net change in short-term borrowings		10,225		59,912
Proceeds from notes payable		455,776		285,806
Payments on notes payable		(444,312)		(303,472)
Payments to repurchase common stock		(38,821)		(27,388)
Dividends paid on common stock		(20,074)		(17,384)
Net cash contributed from (distributed to) noncontrolling interest		18,367		(1,193)
Taxes paid on employee stock awards netting activity		(1,806)		(2,431)
Other, net		(551)		(501)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(62,046)		540,512
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(47,695)		(309,452)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		673,960		871,757
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	626,265	$	562,305
Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash to Consolidated Balance Sheets
Cash and due from banks	$	405,682	$	354,569
Federal funds sold		468		400
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes		220,115		207,336
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	626,265	$	562,305
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest	$	101,402	$	57,504
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$	5,806	$	69,863
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities
Construction in progress related to build-to-suit lease obligations	$	23,773	$	—
Conversion of loans to other real estate owned	$	5,868	$	8,319
Additions to mortgage servicing rights	$	21,090	$	8,429

See accompanying notes.

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Hilltop Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies

Nature of Operations

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (“Hilltop” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. The Company’s primary line of business is to provide business and consumer banking services from offices located throughout Texas through PlainsCapital Bank (the “Bank”). In addition, the Company provides an array of financial products and services through its broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance subsidiaries.

The Company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides its products and services through three primary business units, PlainsCapital Corporation (“PCC”), Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC (“Securities Holdings”) and National Lloyds Corporation (“NLC”). PCC is a financial holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, traditional banking, wealth and investment management and treasury management services primarily in Texas and residential mortgage lending throughout the United States. Securities Holdings is a holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, investment banking and other related financial services, including municipal advisory, sales, trading and underwriting of taxable and tax-exempt fixed income securities, equity trading, clearing, securities lending, structured finance and retail brokerage services throughout the United States. NLC is a property and casualty insurance holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the southern United States.

On August 1, 2018, the Company acquired privately-held, Houston-based The Bank of River Oaks (“BORO”) in an all-cash transaction (the “BORO Acquisition”).  Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, the Company paid cash in the aggregate amount of $85 million to the shareholders and option holders of BORO. Based on preliminary purchase date valuations, the fair value of the assets acquired was $434.8 million, including $326.6 million in loans, while the fair value of liabilities assumed was $389.4 million, consisting primarily of $376.4 million in deposits.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (“2017 Form 10-K”). Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year or any future period.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates regarding the allowance for loan losses, the fair values of financial instruments, the amounts receivable from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) under loss-share agreements (the “FDIC Indemnification Asset”), reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”), the mortgage loan indemnification liability, and the potential impairment of assets are particularly subject to change. The Company has applied its critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the BORO Acquisition purchase date valuations associated with loans, intangibles and taxes are considered preliminary because management’s review and approval of certain key assumptions is not complete.

Hilltop owns 100% of the outstanding stock of PCC. PCC owns 100% of the outstanding stock of the Bank and 100% of the membership interest in Hilltop Opportunity Partners LLC, formerly known as PlainsCapital Equity, LLC, a merchant

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

bank utilized to facilitate investments in companies engaged in non-financial activities. The Bank owns 100% of the outstanding stock of PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company (“PrimeLending”).

PrimeLending owns a 100% membership interest in PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC (“Ventures Management”), which holds an ownership interest in and is the managing member of certain affiliated business arrangements (“ABAs”).

PCC also owns 100% of the outstanding common securities of PCC Statutory Trusts I, II, III and IV (the “Trusts”), which are not included in the consolidated financial statements under the requirements of the Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”) Subsections of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) because the primary beneficiaries of the Trusts are not within the consolidated group.

Hilltop has a 100% membership interest in Securities Holdings, which operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Hilltop Securities Inc. (“Hilltop Securities”), Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc. (“HTS Independent Network”) (collectively, the “Hilltop Broker-Dealers”) and First Southwest Asset Management, LLC. Hilltop Securities is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and a member of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), HTS Independent Network is an introducing broker-dealer that is also registered with the SEC and FINRA, and First Southwest Asset Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Hilltop also owns 100% of NLC, which operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, National Lloyds Insurance Company (“NLIC”) and American Summit Insurance Company (“ASIC”).

In addition, Hilltop owns 100% of the membership interest in each of HTH Hillcrest Project LLC and Hilltop Investments I, LLC. Hilltop Investments I, LLC owns 50% of the membership interest in HTH Diamond Hillcrest Land LLC which is consolidated under the aforementioned VIE Subsections of the ASC. These entities are related to the Hilltop Plaza investment discussed in detail in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the above-named entities. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Noncontrolling interests have been recorded for minority ownership in entities that are not wholly owned and are presented in compliance with the provisions of Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary Subsections of the ASC.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform with the current period presentation, including reclassifications due to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, subsequent events were evaluated through the time the financial statements were issued. Financial statements are considered issued when they are widely distributed to all stockholders and other financial statement users, or filed with the SEC.

Significant accounting policies are detailed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K. As a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01 and ASU 2016-18, the Company has updated its accounting policies related to securities and cash flow reporting, respectively, as presented below.

Securities

Management classifies securities at the time of purchase and reassesses such designation at each balance sheet date. Securities held for resale to facilitate principal transactions with customers are classified as trading, and are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Hilltop reports interest income on trading securities as interest income on securities and other changes in fair value as other noninterest income.

Debt securities held but not intended to be held to maturity or on a long-term basis are classified as available for sale. Securities included in this category are those that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability management

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

strategy and that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, resultant prepayment risk, and other factors related to interest rate and resultant prepayment risk changes. Debt securities available for sale are carried at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on debt securities available for sale, net of taxes, are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the effective interest method and consider any optionality that may be embedded in the security.

Equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values are initially recorded at cost and are remeasured when there is (i) an observable transaction involving the same investment, (ii) an observable transaction involving a similar investment from the same issuer or (iii) an impairment. These remeasurements are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations.

Purchases and sales (and related gain or loss) of securities are recorded on the trade date, based on specific identification. Declines in the fair value of available-for-sale debt securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses to the extent the other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) is related to credit losses. The amount of the OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). In estimating OTTI, management considers in developing its best estimate of cash flows, among other things, (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (iii) the historic and implied volatility of the security, (iv) failure of the issuer to make scheduled interest payments and (v) changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency.

Cash Flow Reporting

For the purpose of presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are defined as the amounts included in the consolidated balance sheet captions “Cash and due from banks”, “Federal funds sold” and “Assets segregated for regulatory purposes.” Cash equivalents have original maturities of three months or less.

2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

In June 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-07 which expands the scope of ASC 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The amendment is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company early adopted the amendment as of July 1, 2018, which did not have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements. 

In February 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-02 to help organizations address certain stranded income tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Legislation”). The amendment provides an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within AOCI to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the changes in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Legislation (or portion thereof) is recorded. The amendment also includes disclosure requirements regarding the issuer’s accounting policy for releasing income tax effects from AOCI. The amendment is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. As permitted within the amendment, the Company elected to early adopt and apply the provisions of this amendment as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of the amendment resulted in a reclassification of $0.1 million from AOCI to retained earnings, representing an increase to retained earnings. This reclassification is included within the adoption of accounting standards line item in the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.

In May 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-09 which provides clarity and reduces both diversity in practice and cost and complexity associated with changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award and, specifically, which changes require an entity to apply modification accounting. The amendments in this update are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted the

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amendments as of January 1, 2018, which did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-01 which provides guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The amendment is effective for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, using the prospective method. The Company adopted the amendment as of January 1, 2018 and will prospectively apply its provisions.

In November 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-18 which requires that restricted cash be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statements of cash flows. We have adopted the requirements of the new standard as of January 1, 2018. As a result, assets segregated for regulatory purposes, which consist of cash and cash equivalents, are now included in the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Furthermore, the consolidated statements of cash flows now include disclosure of the line items in the consolidated balance sheets which make up cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. The quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2018 and July 26, 2018, respectively, incorrectly included the change in assets segregated for regulatory purposes in the operating section of the statements of cash flows. Previously disclosed net changes in assets segregated for regulatory purposes of ($11.6) million and $58.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and six months ended June 30,  2018, respectively, should have been excluded from the cash flows from operating activities and the beginning-of-period and end-of-period balances of assets segregated for regulatory purposes should have been included in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. Accordingly, net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018, originally reported as $173.9 million, should have been $185.5  million, and net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018, originally reported as ($261.2) million, should have been ($319.4) million. Management has evaluated the quantitative and qualitative impact of the error to previously issued unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows and concluded that the previously issued consolidated financial statements were not materially misstated. However, management has elected to revise the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and six months ended June 30, 2018 in its future filings in order to correctly reflect the change in presentation of assets segregated for regulatory purposes. The balance of assets segregated for regulatory purposes was $186.6 million, $198.2 million and $128.4 million at January 1, 2018 (the date of adoption), March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively.  The correction had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations for the periods presented. 

In October 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-16 which addresses improvement in accounting for income tax consequences of intra-equity transfers of assets other than inventory. The amendment requires that an entity recognize the income tax consequences of the intra-equity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The amendment was effective for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, using the modified retrospective transition method. The Company adopted the amendment as of January 1, 2018, which did not have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-15 to add or clarify guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows and to eliminate the diversity in practice related to such classifications. The amendments are effective for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 using a retrospective transition method. The Company adopted the amendments as of January 1, 2018, which did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-01 related to financial instruments and subsequently issued technical corrections to the amendment in ASU 2018-03. The amendments require that most equity investments be measured at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in net income. The amendments also impact financial liabilities under the Fair Value Option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments and modify the required process used to evaluate deferred tax assets on available for sale securities. The amendments are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The

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Company adopted the amendments as of January 1, 2018, which resulted in $21.2 million of securities being reclassified from available for sale to equity within the consolidated balance sheets consistent with the provisions of the amendments, while certain other equity investments of $42.8 million are included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2018. The adoption of the amendments also resulted in $2.5 million being reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings, representing an increase to retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. This reclassification is included within the adoption of accounting standards line item in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. All subsequent changes in fair value related to these equity investments will be recognized in net income. Additionally, the enhanced disclosures required by the amendments are included within the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosure of the fair value of the loan portfolio using an exit price method instead of the prior discounted cash flow method. These disclosure changes did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,using the modified, cumulative-effect approach wherein the guidance is applied only to existing contracts as of the date of initial application and to new contracts entered into thereafter. The new standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the payment to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Revenue from the Company’s mortgage origination and insurance segments are not in the scope of the new guidance, while certain revenue from contracts with customers within the broker-dealer and banking segments are subject to the new guidance.

The revenue recognition policies within the Company’s broker-dealer segment were affected upon adoption of ASC 606. Specifically, the new guidance required changes to the principal versus agent conclusion for certain advisory and underwriting revenues and expenses which, as of January 1, 2018, are recorded on a gross basis while legacy guidance required these revenues to be recognized net of the related expenses. Conversely, certain contract costs related to clearing and retail operations are now netted against the revenues while the legacy guidance required these revenues and expenses to be recognized on a gross basis. These changes did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. As the measurement and timing of revenue recognition was not affected for any of the Company’s revenue streams, the implementation of the new guidance had no impact on opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. 

The Company’s broker-dealer segment has six primary lines of business: (i) public finance, (ii) capital markets, (iii) retail, (iv) structured finance, (v) clearing services and (vi) securities lending. Revenue from contracts with customers subject to the guidance in ASC 606 from the broker-dealer segment is included within the securities commissions and fees and investment and securities advisory fees and commissions line items within the consolidated statements of operations. Commissions and fees revenue is generally recognized at a point in time upon the delivery of contracted services based on a predefined contractual amount or on the trade date for trade execution services based on prevailing market prices and internal and regulatory guidelines.

The Company’s banking segment has three primary lines of business: (i) business banking, (ii) personal banking and (iii) wealth and investment management. Revenue from contracts with customers subject to the guidance in ASC 606 from the banking segment (certain retail and trust fees) is included within the other noninterest income line item within the consolidated statements of operations. Retail and trust fees are generally recognized at the time the related transaction occurs or when services are completed. Fees are based on the dollar amount of the transaction or are otherwise predefined in contracts associated with each customer account depending on the type of account and services provided. There were no material changes to the revenue recognition policies of the banking segment upon adoption.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-15 which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs

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incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software licenses). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this update. The amendment also includes presentation and disclosure provisions regarding capitalized implementation costs. The amendment is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019.  Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the amendment and the impact on its future consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13 which includes various removals, modifications and additions to existing guidance regarding fair value disclosures. The amendments are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the amendments but does not expect the amendments to have a material impact on its future consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-09 which clarifies, corrects and makes minor improvements to a wide variety of topics in the ASC. The amendments make the ASC easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The transition and effective dates are based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment, with some amendments becoming effective upon issuance of the ASU, and others becoming effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Those amendments that were effective upon issuance of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the other amendments on its future consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, FASB issued ASU 2017-12 which provides targeted improvements to accounting for hedging activities. The purpose of the amendment is to better align a company’s risk management activities with its financial reporting for hedging relationships, to simplify the hedge accounting requirements and to improve the disclosures of hedging arrangements. The amendment is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, and all transition requirements and elections should be applied to hedging relationships existing on the date of adoption. The Company has not historically applied hedge accounting to its derivative transactions. However, the Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the amendment and the impact, if any, on its future consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13 which sets forth a “current expected credit loss” (CECL) model which requires entities to measure all credit losses expected over the life of an exposure (or pool of exposures) for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The new standard, which is codified in ASC 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost and applies to some off-balance sheet credit exposures. The new standard also requires enhanced disclosures to help financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an entity’s portfolio. The new standard is effective for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the reporting period of adoption. The Company does not intend to adopt the provisions of the new standard early. The Company’s cross-functional team has begun the implementation of new credit forecasting models and a credit scoring system that will be utilized to estimate the likelihood of default and loss severity as a part of its credit loss estimation methodology in accordance with the new standard. In addition, the Company continues to identify and assess key interpretive policy issues, as well as design and build new or modified policies and procedures that will be used to calculate its credit loss reserves. However, the magnitude of the change in allowance for loan losses upon adoption will depend on, among other things, the portfolio composition and quality at the adoption date, as well as economic conditions and forecasts at that time.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02 related to leases and subsequently issued amendments and technical corrections in ASU 2018-01, ASU 2018-10 and ASU 2018-11. The new standard, which is codified in ASC 842, Leases, is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations and require lessees to record a right-to-use asset and liability representing the obligation to make lease payments for long-term leases. Accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged. The new standard is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual

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periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Adoption will require a modified retrospective transition where the lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the date of adoption which is January 1, 2019 for calendar year-end entities. The Company’s implementation efforts are ongoing, including the installation of an enhanced technology solution, which will aid in determining the magnitude of the increases in assets and liabilities and their impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Company expects to recognize lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets (at their present value) related to predominantly all of the future minimum lease payments required under operating leases as disclosed in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2017 Form 10-K. Upon implementation, the balance sheet effects of the new lease accounting standard will also impact regulatory capital ratios, performance ratios, and other measures which are dependent upon asset or liability balances. The Company expects to record operating lease liabilities in the range of approximately $105 million to $125 million and right-to-use assets in the range of approximately $100 million to $120 million upon adoption of the new standard. However, the population of contracts subject to balance sheet recognition, their initial measurement and the expected impact to the aforementioned balances and measures remain under evaluation.

3. Acquisition

BORO Acquisition

On August 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of BORO in an $85 million all-cash transaction as discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. The operations of BORO are included in the Bank’s operating results beginning August 1, 2018. BORO’s results of operations prior to the acquisition date are not included in the Company’s consolidated operating results. 

The BORO Acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, and accordingly, purchased assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities were recorded at their respective acquisition date fair values. The resulting preliminary fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed from BORO at August 1, 2018 are summarized in the following table (in thousands).

Cash and due from banks	$	21,756
Securities		60,477
Non-covered loans, net		326,618
Other assets		25,912
Total identifiable assets acquired		434,763
Deposits		376,393
Short-term borrowings		10,000
Other liabilities		2,996
Total liabilities assumed		389,389
Net identifiable assets acquired		45,374
Preliminary goodwill resulting from the acquisition		39,627
Net assets acquired	$	85,001

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The preliminary goodwill of $39.6 million resulting from the acquisition represents the inherent long-term value expected from the business opportunities created from combining BORO with the Company. The Company used significant estimates and assumptions to value the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Because  management’s review and approval of certain key assumptions is not yet complete, the purchase date valuations related to loans, intangibles and taxes are considered preliminary and are subject to change for up to one year after the acquisition date. While the Company is in the process of finalizing its purchase price allocation, significant changes are not anticipated. The amount of goodwill recorded in connection with the Company’s acquisition of BORO is not deductible for tax purposes.

Included within the fair value of other assets in the table above are identifiable core deposits intangible assets recorded in connection with the BORO Acquisition of $10.0 million.  

During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, transaction- and integration-related expenses of $6.6 million associated with the BORO Acquisition are included in noninterest expense within the consolidated statement of operations. Such expenses were for professional services and other incremental employee costs associated with the integration of BORO’s operations.

In connection with the BORO Acquisition, the Company acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. The acquired loans were initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. Acquired loans were segregated between those considered to be purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition.

The following table presents details on acquired loans at the acquisition date (in thousands).

	Loans, excluding		PCI		Total
	PCI Loans		Loans		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	98,259	$	2,127	$	100,386
Real estate		174,675		5,389		180,064
Construction and land development		37,134		—		37,134
Consumer		9,021		13		9,034
Total	$	319,089	$	7,529	$	326,618

The following table presents information about the PCI loans at acquisition (in thousands).

Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	10,730
Nonaccretable difference		2,859
Cash flows expected to be collected		7,871
Accretable difference		342
Fair value of loans acquired with a deterioration of credit quality	$	7,529

The following table presents information about the acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition (in thousands).

Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	381,551
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected		15,286
Fair value at acquisition		319,089

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4. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

The Company determines fair values in compliance with The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the ASC (the “Fair Value Topic”). The Fair Value Topic defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Fair Value Topic defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Fair Value Topic assumes that transactions upon which fair value measurements are based occur in the principal market for the asset or liability being measured. Further, fair value measurements made under the Fair Value Topic exclude transaction costs and are not the result of forced transactions.

The Fair Value Topic includes a fair value hierarchy that classifies fair value measurements based upon the inputs used in valuing the assets or liabilities that are the subject of fair value measurements. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs, as indicated below.

· Level 1 Inputs: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access at the measurement date.

· Level 2 Inputs: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, credit risks and loss severities), and inputs that are derived from or corroborated by market data, among others.

· Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. Level 3 inputs include pricing models and discounted cash flow techniques, among others.

Fair Value Option

The Company has elected to measure substantially all of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale and retained mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) asset at fair value, under the provisions of the Fair Value Option. The Company elected to apply the provisions of the Fair Value Option to these items so that it would have the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the aggregate fair value of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale accounted for under the Fair Value Option was $1.39 billion and $1.58 billion, respectively, and the unpaid principal balance of those loans was $1.35 billion and $1.53 billion, respectively. The interest component of fair value is reported as interest income on loans in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company holds a number of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, either by the application of the Fair Value Option or other authoritative pronouncements. The fair values of those instruments are determined primarily using Level 2 inputs. Those inputs include quotes from mortgage loan investors and derivatives dealers and data from independent pricing services. The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using an exit price method.

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The following tables present information regarding financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands).

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
September 30, 2018	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Fair Value
Trading securities	$	2,341	$	657,973	$	—	$	660,314
Available for sale securities		—		874,496		—		874,496
Equity securities		21,555		—		—		21,555
Loans held for sale		—		1,333,257		54,365		1,387,622
Derivative assets		—		45,979		—		45,979
MSR asset		—		—		68,804		68,804
Securities sold, not yet purchased		116,965		62,617		—		179,582
Derivative liabilities		—		15,291		—		15,291

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
December 31, 2017	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value
Trading securities	$	3,329	$	727,356	$	—	$	730,685
Available for sale securities		—		744,319		—		744,319
Equity securities		21,241		—		—		21,241
Loans held for sale		—		1,544,631		36,972		1,581,603
Derivative assets		—		34,150		—		34,150
MSR asset		—		—		54,714		54,714
Securities sold, not yet purchased		156,586		76,235		—		232,821
Derivative liabilities		—		13,197		—		13,197

The following tables include a rollforward for those financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs (in thousands).

							Total Gains or Losses
							(Realized or Unrealized)
	Balance at								Included in Other
	Beginning of		Purchases/		Sales/		Included in		Comprehensive		Balance at
	Period		Additions		Reductions		Net Income		Income (Loss)		End of Period
Three months ended  September 30, 2018
Loans held for sale	$	40,781	$	19,156	$	(4,614)	$	(958)	$	—	$	54,365
MSR asset		57,373		11,361		—		70		—		68,804
Total	$	98,154	$	30,517	$	(4,614)	$	(888)	$	—	$	123,169
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
Loans held for sale	$	36,972	$	39,706	$	(17,127)	$	(5,186)	$	—	$	54,365
MSR asset		54,714		21,090		(9,303)		2,303		—		68,804
Total	$	91,686	$	60,796	$	(26,430)	$	(2,883)	$	—	$	123,169
Three months ended  September 30, 2017
Loans held for sale		30,037		8,881		(5,685)		(1,688)		—		31,545
MSR asset		43,580		5,939		—		(1,753)		—		47,766
Total	$	73,617	$	14,820	$	(5,685)	$	(3,441)	$	—	$	79,311
Nine months ended September 30, 2017
Loans held for sale		35,801		25,384		(23,108)		(6,532)		—		31,545
MSR asset		61,968		8,429		(17,499)		(5,132)		—		47,766
Total	$	97,769	$	33,813	$	(40,607)	$	(11,664)	$	—	$	79,311

All net realized and unrealized gains (losses) in the tables above are reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The unrealized gains (losses) relate to financial instruments still held at September 30, 2018.

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For Level 3 financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2018, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements were as follows.

			Range
Financialinstrument	ValuationTechnique	Unobservable Inputs	(Weighted-Average)
Loansheld for sale	Discounted cash flows / Market comparable	Projected price	92	-	96	%	(	95	%)
MSR asset	Discounted cash flows	Constant prepayment rate			9.15		%
		Discount rate			11.11		%

The fair value of certain loans held for sale that cannot be sold through normal sale channels or are non-performing is measured using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of such loans is generally based upon estimates of expected cash flows using unobservable inputs, including listing prices of comparable assets, uncorroborated expert opinions, and/or management’s knowledge of underlying collateral.

The MSR asset, which is included in other assets within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, is reported at fair value using Level 3 inputs. The MSR asset is valued by projecting net servicing cash flows, which are then discounted to estimate the fair value. The fair value of the MSR asset is impacted by a variety of factors. Prepayment rates and discount rates, the most significant unobservable inputs, are discussed further in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

The Company had no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the periods presented.

The following table presents those changes in fair value of instruments recognized in the consolidated statements of operations that are accounted for under the Fair Value Option (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018						Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
			Other		Total				Other		Total
	Net		Noninterest		Changes in		Net		Noninterest		Changes in
	Gains (Losses)		Income		Fair Value		Gains (Losses)		Income		Fair Value
Loans held for sale	$	(20,417)	$	—	$	(20,417)	$	(4,443)	$	—	$	(4,443)
MSR asset		70		—		70		(1,753)		—		(1,753)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
			Other		Total				Other		Total
	Net		Noninterest		Changes in		Net		Noninterest		Changes in
	Gains (Losses)		Income		Fair Value		Gains (Losses)		Income		Fair Value
Loans held for sale	$	(12,693)	$	—	$	(12,693)	$	26,650	$	—	$	26,650
MSR asset		2,303		—		2,303		(5,132)		—		(5,132)

The Company also determines the fair value of certain assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis. In addition, facts and circumstances may dictate a fair value measurement when there is evidence of impairment. Assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis include the items discussed below.

Impaired Loans — The Company reports individually impaired loans based on the underlying fair value of the collateral through specific allowances within the allowance for loan losses. PCI loans with a fair value of $172.9 million, $822.8 million, $73.5 million and $7.5 million were acquired by the Company upon completion of the merger with PCC (the “PlainsCapital Merger”), the FDIC-assisted transaction whereby the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Edinburg, Texas-based First National Bank (“FNB”) on September 13, 2013 (the “FNB Transaction”), the acquisition of SWS Group, Inc. (“SWS”) in a stock and cash transaction (the "SWS Merger"), whereby SWS’s banking subsidiary, Southwest Securities, FSB, was merged into the Bank, and the BORO Acquisition, respectively (collectively, the “Bank Transactions”). Substantially all PCI loans acquired in the FNB Transaction were covered by FDIC loss-share agreements. The fair value of PCI loans was determined using Level 3 inputs, including estimates of expected cash flows that incorporated significant unobservable inputs regarding default rates, loss severity rates assuming default, prepayment speeds on acquired loans accounted for in pools (“Pooled Loans”), and estimated collateral values.

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At September 30, 2018, estimates for these significant unobservable inputs were as follows.

	PCI Loans
	PlainsCapital		FNB		SWS		BORO
	Merger		Transaction		Merger		Acquisition
Weighted average default rate	83	%	35	%	70	%	63	%
Weighted average loss severity rate	67	%	13	%	28	%	45	%
Weighted average prepayment speed	0	%	6	%	0	%	0	%

At September 30, 2018, the resulting weighted average expected loss on PCI loans associated with the PlainsCapital Merger, FNB Transaction, SWS Merger and BORO Acquisition was 55%,  5%,  20% and 26%, respectively.

The Company obtains updated appraisals of the fair value of collateral securing impaired collateral-dependent loans at least annually, in accordance with regulatory guidelines. The Company also reviews the fair value of such collateral on a quarterly basis. If the quarterly review indicates that the fair value of the collateral may have deteriorated, the Company orders an updated appraisal of the fair value of the collateral. Because the Company obtains updated appraisals when evidence of a decline in the fair value of collateral exists, it typically does not adjust appraised values.

Other Real Estate Owned — The Company determines fair value primarily using independent appraisals of other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties. The resulting fair value measurements are classified as Level 2 inputs. In the FNB Transaction, the Bank acquired OREO of $135.2 million, all of which were covered by FDIC loss-share agreements. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the estimated fair value of covered OREO was $29.9 million and $36.7 million, respectively, and the underlying fair value measurements utilized Level 2 inputs. The fair value of non-covered OREO at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $2.7 million and $3.9 million, respectively, and is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets. During the reported periods, all fair value measurements for non-covered OREO subsequent to initial recognition utilized Level 2 inputs.

The following table presents information regarding certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for which a change in fair value has been recorded during reporting periods subsequent to initial recognition (in thousands).

									Total Gains (Losses) for the				Total Gains (Losses) for the
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
September 30, 2018	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Fair Value		2018		2017		2018		2017
Non-covered impaired loans	$	—	$	—	$	17,749	$	17,749	$	(15)	$	793	$	(1,486)	$	323
Covered impaired loans		—		—		63,194		63,194		683		(787)		1,429		(1,764)
Non-covered other real estate owned		—		529		—		529		(91)		(135)		(167)		(258)
Covered other real estate owned		—		19,555		—		19,555		(303)		(388)		(2,027)		(2,523)

The Fair Value of Financial Instruments Subsection of the ASC requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, including the financial assets and liabilities previously discussed. In accordance with ASU 2016-01, effective January 1, 2018, the fair values of non-covered and covered loans are measured using an exit price method. There have been no other changes to the methods for determining estimated fair value for financial assets and liabilities as described in detail in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K.

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The following tables present the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis (in thousands).

			Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2018	Amount		Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	406,150	$	406,150	$	—	$	—	$	406,150
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes		220,115		220,115		—		—		220,115
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		164,656		—		164,656		—		164,656
Held to maturity securities		348,163		—		332,388		—		332,388
Loans held for sale		137,358		—		137,358		—		137,358
Non-covered loans, net		6,737,417		—		593,276		6,240,441		6,833,717
Covered loans, net		142,737		—		—		217,503		217,503
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables		1,491,507		—		1,491,507		—		1,491,507
FDIC indemnification asset		22,831		—		—		22,831		22,831
Other assets		70,998		—		69,940		1,058		70,998
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		8,290,233		—		8,279,098		—		8,279,098
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables		1,396,401		—		1,396,401		—		1,396,401
Short-term borrowings		1,216,649		—		1,216,649		—		1,216,649
Debt		287,204		—		284,921		—		284,921
Other liabilities		6,032		—		6,032		—		6,032

			Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
December 31, 2017	Amount		Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	487,382	$	487,382	$	—	$	—	$	487,382
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes		186,578		186,578		—		—		186,578
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		186,537		—		186,537		—		186,537
Held to maturity securities		355,849		—		349,939		—		349,939
Loans held for sale		133,754		—		133,754		—		133,754
Non-covered loans, net		6,212,712		—		577,889		5,828,868		6,406,757
Covered loans, net		179,400		—		—		269,386		269,386
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables		1,464,378		—		1,464,378		—		1,464,378
FDIC indemnification asset		29,340		—		—		20,122		20,122
Other assets		64,862		—		59,053		5,809		64,862
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		7,978,119		—		7,973,101		—		7,973,101
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables		1,287,563		—		1,287,563		—		1,287,563
Short-term borrowings		1,206,424		—		1,206,424		—		1,206,424
Debt		275,821		—		289,719		—		289,719
Other liabilities		4,795		—		4,795		—		4,795

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The Company held equity investments other than securities of $42.8 million and $38.7 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which are included within other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Of the $42.8 million of such equity investments held at September 30, 2018, $26.4 million do not have readily determinable fair values and each is measured at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. The following table presents the adjustments to the carrying value of these investments (in thousands).

	Three months ended,		Nine months ended,
	September 30, 2018		September 30, 2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	26,151	$	22,946
Additional investments		—		1,411
Upward adjustments		265		3,642
Impairments and downward adjustments		(1)		(1,584)
Dispositions		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	26,415	$	26,415

5. Securities

The fair value of trading securities is summarized as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
U.S. Treasury securities	$	2,328	$	—
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds		30,223		52,078
Residential mortgage-backed securities		360,091		372,817
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		5,781		6,125
Collateralized mortgage obligations		35,708		5,122
Corporate debt securities		74,249		96,182
States and political subdivisions		119,751		170,413
Unit investment trusts		24,013		22,612
Private-label securitized product		4,806		1,631
Other		3,364		3,705
Totals	$	660,314	$	730,685

The Hilltop Broker-Dealers enter into transactions that represent commitments to purchase and deliver securities at prevailing future market prices to facilitate customer transactions and satisfy such commitments. Accordingly, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers’ ultimate obligations may exceed the amount recognized in the financial statements. These securities, which are carried at fair value and reported as securities sold, not yet purchased in the consolidated balance sheets, had a value of $179.6 million and $232.8 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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The amortized cost and fair value of available for sale and held to maturity securities are summarized as follows (in thousands).

	Availablefor Sale
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
September 30, 2018	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities	$	18,314	$	—	$	(150)	$	18,164
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds		80,879		326		(858)		80,347
Residential mortgage-backed securities		379,759		81		(10,627)		369,213
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		11,760		34		(205)		11,589
Collateralized mortgage obligations		290,576		213		(7,614)		283,175
Corporate debt securities		56,647		277		(507)		56,417
States and political subdivisions		55,565		477		(451)		55,591
Totals	$	893,500	$	1,408	$	(20,412)	$	874,496

	Availablefor Sale
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
December 31, 2017	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities	$	24,665	$	107	$	(103)	$	24,669
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds		96,177		829		(366)		96,640
Residential mortgage-backed securities		246,707		538		(3,740)		243,505
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		11,966		105		(48)		12,023
Collateralized mortgage obligations		237,848		106		(4,142)		233,812
Corporate debt securities		66,868		1,819		(25)		68,662
States and political subdivisions		64,024		1,099		(115)		65,008
Totals	$	748,255	$	4,603	$	(8,539)	$	744,319

	Held toMaturity
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
September 30, 2018	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds	$	39,017	$	—	$	(2,283)	$	36,734
Residential mortgage-backed securities		22,804		—		(605)		22,199
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		87,296		5		(3,065)		84,236
Collateralized mortgage obligations		148,399		—		(7,264)		141,135
States and political subdivisions		50,647		17		(2,580)		48,084
Totals	$	348,163	$	22	$	(15,797)	$	332,388

	Held toMaturity
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
December 31, 2017	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds	$	39,015	$	—	$	(1,188)	$	37,827
Residential mortgage-backed securities		16,130		44		—		16,174
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		71,373		241		(735)		70,879
Collateralized mortgage obligations		173,928		19		(3,969)		169,978
States and political subdivisions		55,403		437		(759)		55,081
Totals	$	355,849	$	741	$	(6,651)	$	349,939

Additionally, the Company had unrealized net gains of $0.1 million and $1.6 million from equity securities with fair values of $21.6 million and $21.2 million held at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company recognized net gains of $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, and net losses of $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, due to changes in the fair value of equity securities still held

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at the balance sheet date. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, net gains recognized from equity securities sold were nominal.

Information regarding available for sale, held to maturity and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Number of			Unrealized		Number of			Unrealized
	Securities	Fair Value		Losses		Securities	Fair Value		Losses
Available for Sale
U.S. treasury securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	5	$	12,855	$	91	6	$	15,449	$	69
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	4		5,309		59	1		4,150		34
	9		18,164		150	7		19,599		103
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	10		33,051		152	10		83,476		366
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2		20,192		705	—		—		—
	12		53,243		857	10		83,476		366
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	37		219,163		3,721	15		121,968		820
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	18		130,927		6,906	11		93,358		2,920
	55		350,090		10,627	26		215,326		3,740
Commercial mortgage-backed securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1		2,882		9	1		5,048		48
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	1		4,883		196	—		—		—
	2		7,765		205	1		5,048		48
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	19		86,977		1,383	16		90,886		819
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	25		126,497		6,231	17		80,492		3,323
	44		213,474		7,614	33		171,378		4,142
Corporate debt securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	29		34,933		432	1		5,073		25
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	1		1,923		76	—		—		—
	30		36,856		508	1		5,073		25
States and political subdivisions:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	80		28,786		182	9		6,981		97
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	11		6,100		269	9		2,876		18
	91		34,886		451	18		9,857		115
Total available for sale:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	181		418,647		5,970	58		328,881		2,244
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	62		295,831		14,442	38		180,876		6,295
	243	$	714,478	$	20,412	96	$	509,757	$	8,539

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	September 30, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Number of			Unrealized		Number of			Unrealized
	Securities	Fair Value		Losses		Securities	Fair Value		Losses
Held to Maturity
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1	$	5,674	$	326	1	$	5,950	$	50
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3		31,060		1,957	3		31,877		1,138
	4		36,734		2,283	4		37,827		1,188
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	4		22,199		605	—		—		—
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—		—	—		—		—
	4		22,199		605	—		—		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	11		40,122		1,057	7		39,396		271
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	7		37,325		2,008	2		12,659		464
	18		77,447		3,065	9		52,055		735
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		16,262		519	10		37,064		264
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	18		124,873		6,745	12		128,270		3,705
	25		141,135		7,264	22		165,334		3,969
States and political subdivisions:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	55		23,981		681	22		11,079		71
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	51		19,179		1,899	46		18,598		688
	106		43,160		2,580	68		29,677		759
Total held to maturity:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	78		108,238		3,188	40		93,489		656
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	79		212,437		12,609	63		191,404		5,995
	157	$	320,675	$	15,797	103	$	284,893	$	6,651
Equity
Common and preferred stock:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	—		—		—	1		944		13
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—		—	1		6,800		103
	—	$	—	$	—	2	$	7,744	$	116

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not record any OTTI. While some of the securities held in the Company’s investment portfolio have decreased in value since the date of acquisition, the severity of loss and the duration of the loss position are not significant enough to warrant recording any OTTI of the securities. Factors considered in the Company’s analysis include the reasons for the unrealized loss position, the severity and duration of the unrealized loss position, credit worthiness, and forecasted performance of the investee. The Company does not intend to sell, nor does the Company believe that it is likely that the Company will be required to sell, these securities before the recovery of the cost basis.

Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties. The amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading and equity securities, at September 30, 2018 are shown by contractual maturity below (in thousands).

	Available for Sale				Heldto Maturity
	Amortized				Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	49,477	$	49,466	$	1,398	$	1,396
Due after one year through five years		104,633		103,861		25,735		24,447
Due after five years through ten years		34,663		34,218		4,914		4,769
Due after ten years		22,632		22,974		57,617		54,206
		211,405		210,519		89,664		84,818
Residential mortgage-backed securities		379,759		369,213		22,804		22,199
Collateralized mortgage obligations		290,576		283,175		148,399		141,135
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		11,760		11,589		87,296		84,236
	$	893,500	$	874,496	$	348,163	$	332,388

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The Company realized net gains from its trading portfolio of $3.2 million and $5.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $5.1 million and $18.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In addition, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers realized net gains from structured product trading activities of $12.2 million and $21.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $29.7 million and $38.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. All such realized net gains are recorded as a component of other noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations.

Securities with a carrying amount of $571.3 million and $738.5 million (with a fair value of $552.4 million and $730.1 million, respectively) at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, were pledged by the Bank to secure public and trust deposits, federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law. Substantially all of these pledged securities were included in our available for sale and held to maturity securities portfolios at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations consist primarily of Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) pass-through and participation certificates. GNMA securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States, while FNMA and FHLMC securities are fully guaranteed by those respective United States government-sponsored agencies, and conditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, NLC had investments on deposit in custody for various state insurance departments with aggregate carrying values of $12.1 million and $9.3 million, respectively.

6. Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses

Non-covered loans refer to loans not covered by the FDIC loss-share agreements. Covered loans are discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements. Non-covered loans summarized by portfolio segment are as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Commercial and industrial	$	1,722,097	$	1,681,205
Real estate		3,381,757		3,011,524
Construction and land development		1,052,409		962,605
Consumer		46,739		40,446
Broker-dealer (1)		593,276		577,889
		6,796,278		6,273,669
Allowance for non-covered loan losses		(58,861)		(60,957)
Total non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	6,737,417	$	6,212,712

(1) Represents margin loans to customers and correspondents associated with our broker-dealer segment operations.

In connection with the Bank Transactions, the Company acquired non-covered loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. The following table presents the carrying values and the outstanding balances of non-covered PCI loans (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Carrying amount	$	32,553	$	37,204
Outstanding balance		47,698		51,064

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Changes in the accretable yield for non-covered PCI loans were as follows (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,259	$	9,793	$	7,013	$	13,116
Additions		340		—		340		—
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference, net(1)		1,053		277		1,603		854
Disposals of loans		—		(603)		(98)		(664)
Accretion		(1,504)		(1,851)		(3,710)		(5,690)
Balance, end of period	$	5,148	$	7,616	$	5,148	$	7,616

(1) Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference are primarily due to net increases in expected cash flows in the quarterly recasts. Reclassifications to nonaccretable difference occur when accruing loans are moved to non-accrual and expected cash flows are no longer predictable and the accretable yield is eliminated.

The remaining nonaccretable difference for non-covered PCI loans was $21.3 million and $19.2 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Impaired loans exhibit a clear indication that the borrower’s cash flow may not be sufficient to meet contractual principal and interest payments, which generally occurs when a loan is 90 days past due unless the asset is both well secured and in the process of collection. Non-covered impaired loans include non-accrual loans, troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), PCI loans and partially charged-off loans.

The amounts shown in the following tables include loans accounted for on an individual basis, as well as acquired Pooled Loans. For Pooled Loans, the recorded investment with allowance and the related allowance consider impairment measured at the pool level. Non-covered impaired loans, segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition, are summarized by class in the following tables (in thousands).

	Unpaid		Recorded		Recorded		Total
	Contractual		Investment with		Investment with		Recorded		Related
September 30, 2018	Principal Balance		No Allowance		Allowance		Investment		Allowance
PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	15,988	$	4,392	$	1,136	$	5,528	$	22
Unsecured		2,108		1,385		—		1,385		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		30,671		13,556		7,514		21,070		891
Secured by residential properties		6,149		1,879		1,974		3,853		319
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		1,189		183		524		707		112
Consumer		2,039		10		—		10		—
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—		—
		58,144		21,405		11,148		32,553		1,344
Non-PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		25,012		12,878		5,010		17,888		2,739
Unsecured		590		13		—		13		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		6,717		3,076		3,130		6,206		782
Secured by residential properties		1,225		769		—		769		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		15		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		3,475		2,857		545		3,402		49
Consumer		152		45		—		45		—
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—		—
		37,186		19,638		8,685		28,323		3,570
	$	95,330	$	41,043	$	19,833	$	60,876	$	4,914

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	Unpaid		Recorded		Recorded		Total
	Contractual		Investment with		Investment with		Recorded		Related
December 31, 2017	Principal Balance		No Allowance		Allowance		Investment		Allowance
PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	19,752	$	3,610	$	2,489	$	6,099	$	89
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		34,598		7,583		12,092		19,675		1,391
Secured by residential properties		12,600		5,307		4,558		9,865		325
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		2,001		428		1,010		1,438		215
Consumer		2,377		12		115		127		18
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—		—
		71,328		16,940		20,264		37,204		2,038
Non-PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		23,666		15,308		2,072		17,380		365
Unsecured		761		616		—		616		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		15,504		10,934		3,686		14,620		932
Secured by residential properties		1,596		1,177		—		1,177		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		15		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		653		—		611		611		93
Consumer		162		56		—		56		—
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—		—
		42,357		28,091		6,369		34,460		1,390
	$	113,685	$	45,031	$	26,633	$	71,664	$	3,428

Average recorded investment in non-covered impaired loans is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	23,654	$	20,452	$	23,448	$	18,717
Unsecured		912		713		1,007		817
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		28,488		35,458		30,786		36,606
Secured by residential properties		4,677		11,412		7,832		11,387
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		14
Commercial construction loans and land development		2,798		2,590		3,079		3,204
Consumer		52		324		119		382
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—
	$	60,581	$	70,949	$	66,271	$	71,127

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Non-covered non-accrual loans, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	21,310	$	20,262
Unsecured		13		616
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		7,506		14,620
Secured by residential properties		1,178		1,614
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		3,402		611
Consumer		45		56
Broker-dealer		—		—
	$	33,454	$	37,779

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, non-covered non-accrual loans included non-covered PCI loans of $5.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, for which discount accretion has been suspended because the extent and timing of cash flows from these non-covered PCI loans can no longer be reasonably estimated. In addition to the non-covered non-accrual loans in the table above, $3.3 million and $2.7 million of real estate loans secured by residential properties and classified as held for sale were in non-accrual status at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Interest income, including recoveries and cash payments, recorded on non-covered impaired loans was $0.2 million and nominal during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except as noted above, non-covered PCI loans are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method.

The Bank classifies loan modifications as TDRs when it concludes that it has both granted a concession to a debtor and that the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. Loan modifications are typically structured to create affordable payments for the debtor and can be achieved in a variety of ways. The Bank modifies loans by reducing interest rates and/or lengthening loan amortization schedules. The Bank may also reconfigure a single loan into two or more loans (“A/B Note”). The typical A/B Note restructure results in a “bad” loan which is charged off and a “good” loan or loans, the terms of which comply with the Bank’s customary underwriting policies. The debt charged off on the “bad” loan is not forgiven to the debtor.

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The Bank did not grant any TDRs during three or nine months ended September 30, 2018 or during the three months ended September 30, 2017. Information regarding TDRs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands). At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank had nominal unadvanced commitments to borrowers whose loans have been restructured in TDRs.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Number of	Balance at		Balance at
	Loans	Extension		End of Period
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	1	$	1,357	$	1,235
Unsecured	—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	1		1,481		1,385
Secured by residential properties	—		—		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	1		655		626
Consumer	—		—		—
Broker-dealer	—		—		—
	3	$	3,493	$	3,246

All of the non-covered loan modifications included in the tables above involved payment term extensions. The Bank did not grant principal reductions on any restructured non-covered loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. 

The following table presents information regarding TDRs granted during the twelve months preceding September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for which a payment was at least 30 days past due (dollars in thousands).

	Twelve Months Preceding September 30, 2018					Twelve Months Preceding September 30, 2017
	Number of	Balance at		Balance at		Number of	Balance at		Balance at
	Loans	Extension		End of Period		Loans	Extension		End of Period
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	—	$	—	$	—	—	$	—	$	—
Unsecured	—		—		—	—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	1		3,294		3,130	1		1,481		1,385
Secured by residential properties	—		—		—	—		—		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—		—		—	—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	—		—		—	—		—		—
Consumer	—		—		—	—		—		—
Broker-dealer	—		—		—	—		—		—
	1	$	3,294	$	3,130	1	$	1,481	$	1,385

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An analysis of the aging of the Company’s non-covered loan portfolio is shown in the following tables (in thousands).

															Accruing Loans (Non-PCI)
	Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Total		Current		PCI		Total		Past Due
September 30, 2018	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days or More		Past Due Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	17,853	$	12,710	$	6,035	$	36,598	$	1,528,645	$	5,528	$	1,570,771	$	3,544
Unsecured		2,417		460		—		2,877		147,064		1,385		151,326		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		6,970		3,130		1,821		11,921		2,445,812		21,070		2,478,803		—
Secured by residential properties		1,248		663		696		2,607		896,494		3,853		902,954		688
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		739		—		—		739		240,901		—		241,640		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		3,100		1,035		—		4,135		805,927		707		810,769		—
Consumer		373		1,293		—		1,666		45,063		10		46,739		—
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—		593,276		—		593,276		—
	$	32,700	$	19,291	$	8,552	$	60,543	$	6,703,182	$	32,553	$	6,796,278	$	4,232

															Accruing Loans (Non-PCI)
	Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Total		Current		PCI		Total		Past Due
December 31, 2017	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days or More		Past Due Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	2,060	$	312	$	5,714	$	8,086	$	1,544,131	$	6,099	$	1,558,316	$	640
Unsecured		642		—		—		642		122,247		—		122,889		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		442		—		2,195		2,637		2,213,331		19,675		2,235,643		—
Secured by residential properties		1,490		1,290		418		3,198		762,818		9,865		775,881		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		315		—		—		315		176,937		—		177,252		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		1,370		101		—		1,471		782,444		1,438		785,353		—
Consumer		194		20		—		214		40,105		127		40,446		—
Broker-dealer		—		—		—		—		577,889		—		577,889		—
	$	6,513	$	1,723	$	8,327	$	16,563	$	6,219,902	$	37,204	$	6,273,669	$	640

In addition to the non-covered loans shown in the tables above, PrimeLending had $76.4 million and $84.5 million of loans included in loans held for sale (with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $77.2 million and $85.2 million, respectively) that were 90 days past due and accruing interest at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. These loans are guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and include loans that are subject to repurchase, or have been repurchased, by PrimeLending.

Management tracks credit quality trends on a quarterly basis related to: (i) past due levels, (ii) non-performing asset levels, (iii) classified loan levels, (iv) net charge-offs, and (v) general economic conditions in state and local markets.

The Company utilizes a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each of the loans in its portfolio with the exception of broker-dealer margin loans. A risk rating is assigned based on an assessment of the borrower’s management, collateral position, financial capacity, and economic factors. The general characteristics of the various risk grades are described below.

Pass – “Pass” loans present a range of acceptable risks to the Company. Loans that would be considered virtually risk-free are rated Pass – low risk. Loans that exhibit sound standards based on the grading factors above and present a reasonable risk to the Company are rated Pass – normal risk. Loans that exhibit a minor weakness in one or more of the grading criteria but still present an acceptable risk to the Company are rated Pass – high risk.

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Special Mention – “Special Mention” loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in a deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loans and weaken the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to require adverse classification.

Substandard – “Substandard” loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Many substandard loans are considered impaired.

PCI – “PCI” loans exhibited evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition that made it probable that all contractually required principal payments would not be collected.

The following tables present the internal risk grades of non-covered loans, as previously described, in the portfolio by class (in thousands).

September 30, 2018	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		PCI		Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	1,499,468	$	7,289	$	58,486	$	5,528	$	1,570,771
Unsecured		148,499		122		1,320		1,385		151,326
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		2,399,783		—		57,950		21,070		2,478,803
Secured by residential properties		885,974		—		13,127		3,853		902,954
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		241,640		—		—		—		241,640
Commercial construction loans and land development		806,594		—		3,468		707		810,769
Consumer		46,634		—		95		10		46,739
Broker-dealer		593,276		—		—		—		593,276
	$	6,621,868	$	7,411	$	134,446	$	32,553	$	6,796,278

December 31, 2017	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		PCI		Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	1,483,502	$	17,354	$	51,361	$	6,099	$	1,558,316
Unsecured		121,774		—		1,115		—		122,889
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		2,154,595		7,647		53,726		19,675		2,235,643
Secured by residential properties		756,091		—		9,925		9,865		775,881
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		177,252		—		—		—		177,252
Commercial construction loans and land development		780,905		2,259		751		1,438		785,353
Consumer		40,211		—		108		127		40,446
Broker-dealer		577,889		—		—		—		577,889
	$	6,092,219	$	27,260	$	116,986	$	37,204	$	6,273,669

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is subject to regulatory examinations and determinations as to adequacy, which may take into account such factors as the methodology used to calculate the allowance and the size of the allowance. The Company’s analysis of the level of the allowance for loan losses to ensure that it is appropriate for the estimated credit losses in the portfolio consistent with the Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and the Receivables and Contingencies Topics of the ASC is described in detail in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K.

Changes in the allowance for non-covered loan losses, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).

	Commercial and				Construction and
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	23,517	$	28,584	$	7,271	$	207	$	417	$	59,996
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		(242)		450		443		27		(371)		307
Loans charged off		(1,820)		—		—		(26)		—		(1,846)
Recoveries on charged off loans		366		31		—		7		—		404
Balance, end of period	$	21,821	$	29,065	$	7,714	$	215	$	46	$	58,861

	Commercial and				Construction and
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	23,674	$	28,775	$	7,844	$	311	$	353	$	60,957
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		(123)		186		(130)		(82)		(307)		(456)
Loans charged off		(5,236)		(30)		—		(69)		—		(5,335)
Recoveries on charged off loans		3,506		134		—		55		—		3,695
Balance, end of period	$	21,821	$	29,065	$	7,714	$	215	$	46	$	58,861

	Commercial and				Construction and
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	21,834	$	28,734	$	7,645	$	524	$	471	$	59,208
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		2,165		(1,278)		144		(147)		(405)		479
Loans charged off		(1,264)		(5)		(3)		(33)		—		(1,305)
Recoveries on charged off loans		280		88		4		25		—		397
Balance, end of period	$	23,015	$	27,539	$	7,790	$	369	$	66	$	58,779

	Commercial and				Construction and
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	21,369	$	25,236	$	7,002	$	424	$	155	$	54,186
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		3,376		2,424		796		74		(89)		6,581
Loans charged off		(3,070)		(305)		(13)		(194)		—		(3,582)
Recoveries on charged off loans		1,340		184		5		65		—		1,594
Balance, end of period	$	23,015	$	27,539	$	7,790	$	369	$	66	$	58,779

The non-covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).

	Commercial and				Construction and
September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	17,255	$	5,947	$	3,402	$	—	$	—	$	26,604
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,697,929		3,350,887		1,048,300		46,729		593,276		6,737,121
PCI Loans		6,913		24,923		707		10		—		32,553
	$	1,722,097	$	3,381,757	$	1,052,409	$	46,739	$	593,276	$	6,796,278

	Commercial and				Construction and
December 31, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	16,819	$	13,782	$	611	$	—	$	—	$	31,212
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,658,287		2,968,202		960,556		40,319		577,889		6,205,253
PCI Loans		6,099		29,540		1,438		127		—		37,204
	$	1,681,205	$	3,011,524	$	962,605	$	40,446	$	577,889	$	6,273,669

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The allowance for non-covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).

	Commercial and				Construction and
September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	2,739	$	782	$	49	$	—	$	—	$	3,570
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		19,060		27,073		7,553		215		46		53,947
PCI Loans		22		1,210		112		—		—		1,344
	$	21,821	$	29,065	$	7,714	$	215	$	46	$	58,861

	Commercial and				Construction and
December 31, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Broker-Dealer		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	365	$	932	$	93	$	—	$	—	$	1,390
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		23,220		26,127		7,536		293		353		57,529
PCI Loans		89		1,716		215		18		—		2,038
	$	23,674	$	28,775	$	7,844	$	311	$	353	$	60,957

7. Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset

At the close of business on September 30, 2018, the loss-share agreement for commercial assets with the FDIC expired, except for certain obligations on the part of the Bank that survived. As discussed in Note 25 to the consolidated financial statements, on October 17, 2018, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which each of the loss-share agreements for single family residential assets and commercial assets were terminated in exchange for the payment by the FDIC to the Bank of $6.26 million.

The Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of FNB in connection with an FDIC-assisted transaction on September 13, 2013 (the “Bank Closing Date”). As part of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement by and among the FDIC (as receiver of FNB), the Bank and the FDIC (the “P&A Agreement”), the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-share agreements covering future losses incurred on certain acquired loans and OREO. As of September 30, 2018, the Company refers to acquired commercial and single family residential loan portfolios and OREO that are subject to the loss-share agreements as “covered loans” and “covered OREO”, respectively, and these assets are presented as separate line items in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Collectively, covered loans and covered OREO were referred to as “covered assets”. Pursuant to the loss-share agreements, the FDIC had agreed to reimburse the Bank the following amounts with respect to the covered assets: (i) 80% of net losses on the first $240.4 million of net losses incurred; (ii) 0% of net losses in excess of $240.4 million up to and including $365.7 million of net losses incurred; and (iii) 80% of net losses in excess of $365.7 million of net losses incurred. Net losses were defined as book value losses plus certain defined expenses incurred in the resolution of assets, less subsequent recoveries. Under the loss-share agreement for commercial assets through September 30, 2018, the amount of subsequent recoveries that were reimbursable to the FDIC for a particular asset was limited to book value losses and expenses actually billed plus any book value charge-offs incurred prior to the Bank Closing Date. There was no limit on the amount of subsequent recoveries reimbursable to the FDIC under the loss-share agreement for single family residential assets. The loss-share agreements for commercial and single family residential assets were originally in effect for approximately five years and ten years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date, and the loss recovery provisions to the FDIC were in effect for eight years and ten years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date. The asset arising from the loss-share agreements, referred to as the “FDIC Indemnification Asset,” is measured separately from the covered loan portfolio because the agreements were not contractually embedded in the covered loans and were not transferable should the Bank had chosen to dispose of the covered loans.

In accordance with the loss-share agreements, the Bank may have been required to make a “true-up” payment to the FDIC approximately ten years following the Bank Closing Date if its actual net realized losses over the life of the loss-share agreements were less than the FDIC’s initial estimate of losses on covered assets. The “true-up” payment was calculated using a defined formula set forth in the P&A Agreement. At September 30, 2018, the Bank had recorded a related “true-up” payment accrual of  $16.6 million based on the then-current estimate of aggregate realized losses on covered assets over the life of the loss-share agreements.

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Covered Loans and Allowance for Covered Loan Losses

Loans acquired in the FNB Transaction that were subject to a loss-share agreement are referred to as “covered loans” and reported separately in the consolidated balance sheets. Covered loans are reported exclusive of the cash flow reimbursements that may be received from the FDIC.

The Bank’s portfolio of acquired covered loans had a fair value of $1.1 billion as of the Bank Closing Date, with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. Acquired covered loans were preliminarily segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition.

In connection with the FNB Transaction, the Bank acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. The Company’s accounting policies for acquired covered loans, including covered PCI loans, are consistent with the accounting policies for acquired non-covered loans, as described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company has established under its PCI accounting policy a framework to aggregate certain acquired covered loans into various loan pools based on a minimum of two layers of similar risk characteristics for the purpose of determining their respective fair values as of their acquisition dates, and for applying the subsequent recognition and measurement provisions for income accretion and impairment testing.

The following table presents the carrying value of the covered loans summarized by portfolio segment (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Commercial and industrial	$	890	$	1,055
Real estate		141,858		179,359
Construction and land development		1,280		1,715
		144,028		182,129
Allowance for covered loans		(1,291)		(2,729)
Total covered loans, net of allowance	$	142,737	$	179,400

The following table presents the carrying value and the outstanding contractual balance of covered PCI loans (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Carrying amount	$	65,004	$	87,113
Outstanding balance		138,490		179,019

Changes in the accretable yield for covered PCI loans were as follows (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	81,393	$	128,307	$	91,833	$	143,731
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference, net (1)		5,649		4,096		15,364		27,120
Transfer of loans to covered OREO (2)		(142)		(77)		(989)		(857)
Accretion		(6,987)		(10,040)		(26,295)		(47,708)
Balance, end of period	$	79,913	$	122,286	$	79,913	$	122,286

(1) Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference are primarily due to net increases in expected cash flows in the quarterly recasts, but may also include the reclassification and immediate income recognition of nonaccretable difference due to the favorable resolution of loans accounted for individually. Reclassifications to nonaccretable difference occur when accruing loans are moved to non-accrual and expected cash flows are no longer predictable and the accretable yield is eliminated.

(2) Transfer of loans to covered OREO is the difference between the value removed from the pool and the expected cash flows for the loan.

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(Unaudited)

The remaining nonaccretable difference for covered PCI loans was $51.5 million and $72.7 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, a combination of factors affecting the inputs to the Bank’s quarterly recast process led to the reclassifications from nonaccretable difference to accretable yield. These transfers resulted from revised cash flows that reflect better-than-expected performance of the covered PCI loan portfolio as a result of the Bank’s strategic decision to dedicate resources to the liquidation of covered loans during the noted periods.

Covered impaired loans include non-accrual loans, TDRs, PCI loans and partially charged-off loans. The amounts shown in the following tables include Pooled Loans, as well as loans accounted for on an individual basis. For Pooled Loans, the recorded investment with allowance and the related allowance consider impairment measured at the pool level.

Covered impaired loans, segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition, are summarized by class in the following tables (in thousands).

	Unpaid		Recorded		Recorded		Total
	Contractual		Investment with		Investment with		Recorded		Related
September 30, 2018	Principal Balance		No Allowance		Allowance		Investment		Allowance
PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	3,156	$	—	$	130	$	130	$	14
Unsecured		5,380		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		50,379		1,580		6,671		8,251		469
Secured by residential properties		112,174		186		56,437		56,623		785
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		643		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		9,790		—		—		—		—
		181,522		1,766		63,238		65,004		1,268
Non-PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		44		—		—		—		—
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		—		—		—		—		—
Secured by residential properties		7,236		6,048		—		6,048		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		9		5		—		5		—
		7,289		6,053		—		6,053		—
	$	188,811	$	7,819	$	63,238	$	71,057	$	1,268

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(Unaudited)

	Unpaid		Recorded		Recorded		Total
	Contractual		Investment with		Investment with		Recorded		Related
December 31, 2017	Principal Balance		No Allowance		Allowance		Investment		Allowance
PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	3,783	$	—	$	194	$	194	$	19
Unsecured		5,732		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		80,223		2,388		21,171		23,559		1,817
Secured by residential properties		125,361		249		63,107		63,356		861
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		672		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		11,118		4		—		4		—
		226,889		2,641		84,472		87,113		2,697
Non-PCI
Commercial and industrial:
Secured		44		—		—		—		—
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		—		—		—		—		—
Secured by residential properties		6,279		5,370		—		5,370		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		18		12		—		12		—
		6,341		5,382		—		5,382		—
	$	233,230	$	8,023	$	84,472	$	92,495	$	2,697

Average investment in covered impaired loans is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	139	$	396	$	162	$	775
Unsecured		—		105		—		170
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		12,817		28,110		15,905		39,323
Secured by residential properties		63,082		68,843		65,699		73,093
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		5		1,384		11		2,762
	$	76,043	$	98,838	$	81,777	$	116,123

Covered non-accrual loans are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—	$	—
Unsecured		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		—		—
Secured by residential properties		5,772		5,087
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		5		17
	$	5,777	$	5,104

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At both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no covered non-accrual loans included in covered PCI loans for which discount accretion had been suspended because the extent and timing of cash flows from these covered PCI loans could no longer be reasonably estimated.

Interest income, including recoveries and cash payments, recorded on covered impaired loans was $0.3 million and  $0.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,  respectively, while interest income, including recoveries and cash payments, recorded on covered impaired loans during was $0.6 million and $1.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except as noted above, covered PCI loans are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method.

The Bank classifies loan modifications of covered loans as TDRs in a manner consistent with that of non-covered loans as discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. The Bank did not grant any TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Pooled Loans are not in the scope of the disclosure requirements for TDRs. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank had nominal unadvanced commitments to borrowers whose loans have been restructured in TDRs.

There were no TDRs granted during the twelve months preceding September 30, 2018 or 2017 for which payment was at least 30 days past due.

An analysis of the aging of the Bank’s covered loan portfolio is shown in the following tables (in thousands).

															Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Total		Current		PCI		Total		(Non‑PCI)Past Due
September 30, 2018	30‑59 Days		60‑89 Days		90 Days or More		Past Due Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	760	$	130	$	890	$	—
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		65		—		—		65		8,799		8,251		17,115		—
Secured by residential properties		2,342		555		2,293		5,190		62,930		56,623		124,743		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		—		—		—		—		1,280		—		1,280		—
	$	2,407	$	555	$	2,293	$	5,255	$	73,769	$	65,004	$	144,028	$	—

															Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Total		Current		PCI		Total		(Non‑PCI)Past Due
December 31, 2017	30‑59 Days		60‑89 Days		90 Days or More		Past Due Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	861	$	194	$	1,055	$	—
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		209		113		—		322		11,472		23,559		35,353		—
Secured by residential properties		5,624		1,211		3,226		10,061		70,589		63,356		144,006		283
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		38		—		—		38		1,673		4		1,715		—
	$	5,871	$	1,324	$	3,226	$	10,421	$	84,595	$	87,113	$	182,129	$	283

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(Unaudited)

The Bank assigns a risk grade to each of its covered loans in a manner consistent with the existing loan review program and risk grading matrix used for non-covered loans, as described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. The following tables present the internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio by class (in thousands).

September 30, 2018	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		PCI		Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	379	$	—	$	381	$	130	$	890
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		8,168		—		696		8,251		17,115
Secured by residential properties		64,100		395		3,625		56,623		124,743
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		1,264		—		16		—		1,280
	$	73,911	$	395	$	4,718	$	65,004	$	144,028

December 31, 2017	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		PCI		Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	429	$	—	$	432	$	194	$	1,055
Unsecured		—		—		—		—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties		10,961		—		833		23,559		35,353
Secured by residential properties		68,544		356		11,750		63,356		144,006
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development		1,649		—		62		4		1,715
	$	81,583	$	356	$	13,077	$	87,113	$	182,129

The Bank’s impairment methodology for covered loans is consistent with the methodology for non-covered loans, and is discussed in detail in Notes 5 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K.

Changes in the allowance for covered loan losses, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).

	Commercial and				Construction and
Three months ended  September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	19	$	1,955	$	—	$	1,974
Recovery of loan losses		(1)		(677)		—		(678)
Loans charged off		—		(6)		—		(6)
Recoveries on charged off loans		—		1		—		1
Balance, end of period	$	18	$	1,273	$	—	$	1,291

	Commercial and				Construction and
Nine months ended September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	24	$	2,702	$	3	$	2,729
Recovery of loan losses		(6)		(1,367)		(9)		(1,382)
Loans charged off		—		(63)		—		(63)
Recoveries on charged off loans		—		1		6		7
Balance, end of period	$	18	$	1,273	$	—	$	1,291

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	Commercial and				Construction and
Three months ended  September 30, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	47	$	684	$	628	$	1,359
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		34		1,093		(346)		781
Loans charged off		—		—		—		—
Recoveries on charged off loans		—		—		1		1
Balance, end of period	$	81	$	1,777	$	283	$	2,141

	Commercial and				Construction and
Nine months ended September 30, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	35	$	378	$	—	$	413
Provision for loan losses		46		1,915		276		2,237
Loans charged off		(6)		(521)		—		(527)
Recoveries on charged off loans		6		5		7		18
Balance, end of period	$	81	$	1,777	$	283	$	2,141

The covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).

	Commercial and				Construction and
September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		760		76,984		1,280		79,024
PCI Loans		130		64,874		—		65,004
	$	890	$	141,858	$	1,280	$	144,028

	Commercial and				Construction and
December 31, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		861		92,444		1,711		95,016
PCI Loans		194		86,915		4		87,113
	$	1,055	$	179,359	$	1,715	$	182,129

The allowance for covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).

	Commercial and				Construction and
September 30, 2018	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		4		19		—		23
PCI Loans		14		1,254		—		1,268
	$	18	$	1,273	$	—	$	1,291

	Commercial and				Construction and
December 31, 2017	Industrial		Real Estate		Land Development		Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		5		24		3		32
PCI Loans		19		2,678		—		2,697
	$	24	$	2,702	$	3	$	2,729

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Covered Other Real Estate Owned

A summary of the activity in covered OREO is as follows (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	34,895	$	42,304	$	36,744	$	51,642
Additions to covered OREO		438		1,039		5,284		6,166
Dispositions of covered OREO		(5,173)		(2,612)		(10,145)		(14,942)
Valuation adjustments in the period		(304)		(388)		(2,027)		(2,523)
Balance, end of period	$	29,856	$	40,343	$	29,856	$	40,343

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Bank wrote down certain covered OREO assets to fair value to reflect new appraisals on certain OREO acquired in the FNB Transaction and OREO acquired from the foreclosure on certain FNB loans acquired in the FNB Transaction. Although the Bank recorded a fair value discount on the acquired assets upon acquisition, in some cases additional downward valuations were required. The downward valuations recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were related to covered assets subject to the loss-share agreements with the FDIC, which were terminated on October 17, 2018.

These additional downward valuation adjustments reflect changes to the assumptions regarding the fair value of the OREO, including in some cases the intended use of the OREO, due to the availability of more information as well as the passage of time. The process of determining fair value is subjective in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Although the Bank makes market-based assumptions when valuing acquired assets, new information may come to light that causes estimates to increase or decrease. When the Bank determines, based on subsequent information, that its estimates require adjustment, the Bank records the adjustment. The accounting for such adjustments requires that the decreases to the initially recorded fair value be recorded at the time such new information is received, while increases to fair value are recorded when the asset is subsequently sold.

FDIC Indemnification Asset

A summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset is as follows (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	23,525	$	40,304	$	29,340	$	71,313
FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)		(694)		(5,348)		(6,509)		(13,533)
Transfers to due from FDIC and other		—		(1,813)		—		(24,637)
Balance, end of period	$	22,831	$	33,143	$	22,831	$	33,143

As of September 30, 2018, the Bank had billed $147.8 million to and collected $145.8 million from the FDIC, which represented reimbursable covered losses and expenses through September 30, 2017. The previously discussed termination of the FDIC loss-share agreements includes settlement of all unbilled amounts since September 30, 2017.  

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8. Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following tables present the changes in fair value of the Company’s MSR asset, as included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets, and other information related to the serviced portfolio (dollars in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	57,373		$	43,580		$	54,714	$	61,968
Additions		11,361			5,939			21,090		8,429
Sales		—			—			(9,303)		(17,499)
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions(1)		1,311			(550)			5,984		(1,757)
Due to customer payoffs		(1,241)			(1,203)			(3,681)		(3,375)
Balance, end of period	$	68,804		$	47,766		$	68,804	$	47,766
	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Mortgage loans serviced for others	$	4,939,171		$	4,762,042
MSR asset as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans		1.39	%		1.15	%

(1) Primarily represents normal customer payments, changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates and the refinement of other MSR model assumptions.

The key assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the Company’s MSR asset were as follows.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Weighted average constant prepayment rate	9.15	%	10.93	%
Weighted average discount rate	11.11	%	11.03	%
Weighted average life (in years)	7.7		6.9

A sensitivity analysis of the fair value of the Company’s MSR asset to certain key assumptions is presented in the following table (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Constant prepayment rate:
Impact of 10% adverse change	$	(1,962)	$	(1,948)
Impact of 20% adverse change		(3,980)		(3,839)
Discount rate:
Impact of 10% adverse change		(2,899)		(2,135)
Impact of 20% adverse change		(5,556)		(4,103)

This sensitivity analysis presents the effect of hypothetical changes in key assumptions on the fair value of the MSR asset. The effect of such hypothetical change in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in one key assumption to the change in the fair value of the MSR asset is not linear. In addition, in the analysis, the impact of an adverse change in one key assumption is calculated independent of any impact on other assumptions. In reality, changes in one assumption may change another assumption.

Contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and ancillary fees earned of $5.4 million and $4.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $17.3 million and $15.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were included in net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income within the consolidated statements of operations.

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9. Deposits

Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	2,525,677	$	2,411,849
Interest-bearing:
NOW accounts		1,256,547		1,202,752
Money market		2,559,451		2,222,555
Brokered - money market		11,547		101,624
Demand		407,059		411,771
Savings		184,869		218,812
Time		1,345,083		1,313,482
Brokered - time		—		95,274
	$	8,290,233	$	7,978,119

10. Short-term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Federal funds purchased	$	88,075	$	101,775
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		459,574		539,149
Federal Home Loan Bank		400,000		250,000
Short-term bank loans		269,000		315,500
	$	1,216,649	$	1,206,424

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase generally mature daily, on demand, or on some other short-term basis. The Bank and the Hilltop Broker-Dealers execute transactions to sell securities under agreements to repurchase with both customers and other broker-dealers. Securities involved in these transactions are held by the Bank, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers or a third-party dealer.

Information concerning federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017
Average balance during the period	$	683,835		$	549,425
Average interest rate during the period		1.76	%		0.98	%
	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Average interest rate at end of period		2.01	%		1.21	%
Securities underlying the agreements at end of period:
Carrying value	$	474,266		$	581,636
Estimated fair value	$	490,719		$	598,300

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Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) short-term borrowings mature over terms not exceeding 365 days and are collateralized by FHLB Dallas stock, nonspecified real estate loans and certain specific commercial real estate loans.  Other information regarding FHLB short-term borrowings is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017
Average balance during the period	$	253,022		$	435,531
Average interest rate during the period		2.04	%		1.05	%
		September 30,			December 31,
		2018			2017
Average interest rate at end of period		2.33	%		1.30	%

The Hilltop Broker-Dealers use short-term bank loans periodically to finance securities owned, margin loans to customers and correspondents, and underwriting activities. Interest on the borrowings varies with the federal funds rate. The weighted average interest rate on the borrowings at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was 3.08% and 2.27%, respectively.

11. Notes Payable

Notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Senior Notes due April 2025, net of discount of $1,431 and $1,545, respectively	$	148,569	$	148,455
FHLB notes, net of premium of $241 and $436, respectively, with maturities ranging from September 2020 to June 2030		4,497		19,402
NLIC note payable due May 2033		10,000		10,000
NLIC note payable due September 2033		10,000		10,000
ASIC note payable due April 2034		7,500		7,500
Insurance company line of credit due December 31, 2018		—		1,000
Ventures Management lines of credit due January 2019		39,626		12,452
	$	220,192	$	208,809

12. Income Taxes

The Company applies an estimated annual effective rate to interim period pre-tax income to calculate the income tax provision for the quarter in accordance with the principal method prescribed by the accounting guidance established for computing income taxes in interim periods. The Company’s effective tax rates were 17.0% and 37.2% during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 21.4% and 33.0% during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The 2018 effective tax rates are lower than the applicable statutory rates due to tax planning strategies in conjunction with the Tax Legislation and research and development studies. In addition, a tax benefit was recognized from the portion of the indemnification reserve that was a deductible settlement amount from the PrimeLending inquiry from the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as discussed in Note 13 and Note 25 to the consolidated financial statements. The effective tax rate during the three months ended September 30, 2017 was higher than the statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes. The effective tax rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to a nontaxable increase to other noninterest income recorded as part of the resolution of the SWS matter as discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, as the SWS Merger was a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) the Internal Revenue Code. The decreases in the Company’s effective tax rates from periods in 2017 to periods in 2018 were primarily driven by the reduction in the

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corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% pursuant to the enactment of the Tax Legislation. Deferred tax asset amounts recorded in December 2017 following enactment of the Tax Legislation are final as of September 30, 2018.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

The Company is subject to loss contingencies related to litigation, claims, investigations and legal and administrative cases and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates these contingencies based on information currently available, including advice of counsel. The Company establishes accruals for those matters when a loss contingency is considered probable and the related amount is reasonably estimable. Any accruals are periodically reviewed and may be adjusted as circumstances change. A portion of the Company’s exposure with respect to loss contingencies may be offset by applicable insurance coverage. In determining the amounts of any accruals or estimates of possible loss contingencies, the Company does not take into account the availability of insurance coverage, other than that provided by reinsurers in the insurance segment. When it is practicable, the Company estimates loss contingencies for possible litigation and claims, whether or not there is accrued probable loss. When the Company is able to estimate such probably losses, and when it estimates that it is reasonably possible it could incur losses in excess of amounts accrued, the Company is required to make a disclosure of the aggregate estimation. As available information changes, however, the matters for which the Company is able to estimate, as well as the estimate themselves, will be adjusted accordingly.

Assessments of litigation and claims exposures are difficult due to many factors that involve inherent unpredictability. Those factors include the following: the varying stages of the proceedings, particularly in the early stages; unspecified, unsupported, or uncertain damages; damages other than compensatory, such as punitive damages; a matter presenting meaningful legal uncertainties, including novel issues of law; multiple defendants and jurisdictions; whether discovery has begun or is complete; whether meaningful settlement discussions have commenced; and whether the claim involves a class action and if so, how the class is defined. As a result of some of these factors, the Company may be unable to estimate reasonably possible losses with respect to some or all of the pending and threatened litigation and claims asserted against the Company.

Following completion of Hilltop’s acquisition of SWS, several purported holders of shares of SWS common stock (the “Petitioners”) filed petitions in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”) seeking appraisal for their shares pursuant to Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. These petitions were consolidated as In re SWS Group, Inc., C.A. No. 10554-VCG. On May 30, 2017, the Court issued its Memorandum Opinion in the matter.  The Court found the “fair value” of the shares of SWS common stock as of the date of the transaction was $6.38 per share. Accordingly, Hilltop paid cash of $6.38 per share, plus statutory interest from the effective date of the merger until the date of payment, to the Petitioners and the other stockholders of SWS who properly demanded appraisal rights under Delaware law, collectively representing 7,438,453 shares. Each outstanding share of SWS common stock, other than shares held by Hilltop, in treasury by SWS or by stockholders who properly demanded appraisal rights under Delaware law, was converted into the right to receive 0.2496 shares of Hilltop common stock and $1.94 in cash, the aggregate value of which was $6.92 per share of SWS common stock as of the effective date of the merger. The resolution of this matter resulted in 1,856,638 shares of HTH common stock, which had been held in escrow during the pendency of the proceeding, being returned to the Company’s pool of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and a pre-tax net increase to other noninterest income of $11.6 million during the second quarter of 2017. This change in common stock is reflected in repurchases of common stock within the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity. Certain Petitioners filed an appeal to the Court’s Memorandum Opinion. On February 23, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the lower Court.

The Company is involved in information-gathering requests and investigations (both formal and informal), as well as reviews, examinations and proceedings (collectively, “Inquiries”) by various governmental regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities and self-regulatory bodies regarding certain of its businesses, business practices and policies, as well as the conduct of persons with whom it does business. Additional Inquiries will arise from time to time. In connection with those Inquiries, the Company receives document requests, subpoenas and other requests for information.

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The Inquiries, including the Inquiry described below, could develop into administrative, civil or criminal proceedings or enforcement actions that could result in consequences that have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a whole. Such consequences could include adverse judgments, findings, settlements, penalties, fines, orders, injunctions, restitution, or alterations in the Company’s business practices, and could result in additional expenses and collateral costs, including reputational damage.

As a part of an industry-wide Inquiry, PrimeLending received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) regarding mortgage-related practices, including those relating to origination practices for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (the “FHA”). On August 20, 2014, PrimeLending received a Civil Investigative Demand from the DOJ related to this Inquiry. According to the Civil Investigative Demand, the DOJ is conducting an investigation to determine whether PrimeLending has violated the False Claims Act in connection with originating and underwriting single-family residential mortgage loans insured by the FHA. In order to avoid the delay, uncertainty, inconvenience and expense of protracted ligation, on October 23, 2018, PrimeLending entered into a Settlement Agreement and an Indemnification Agreement with the DOJ and HUD, respectively. In these agreements, PrimeLending did not admit to any liability or wrongdoing, and the DOJ and HUD did not make any concessions with respect to their alleged claims. These agreements provide for payments to each of the DOJ and HUD of $6.75 million.  In exchange for these payments, each of the DOJ and HUD released any civil claims it may have related to certain loans originated by PrimeLending. As of September 30, 2018, the amount was included in the Company's recorded indemnification reserve liability. Accordingly, the Company’s operating results or financial condition will not be materially impacted in future periods. 

While the final outcome of litigation and claims exposures or of any Inquiries is inherently unpredictable, management is currently of the opinion that the outcome of pending and threatened litigation and Inquiries will not, except related to specific matters disclosed above, have a material effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a whole. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is reasonably possible that an adverse outcome in any matter, including the matters discussed above, could be material to the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for any particular reporting period of occurrence.

Indemnification Liability Reserve

The mortgage origination segment may be responsible to agencies, investors, or other parties for errors or omissions relating to its representations and warranties that each loan sold meets certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. If determined to be at fault, the mortgage origination segment either repurchases the affected loan from or indemnifies the claimant against loss. The mortgage origination segment has established an indemnification liability reserve for such probable losses.

Generally, the mortgage origination segment first becomes aware that an agency, investor, or other party believes a loss has been incurred on a sold loan when it receives a written request from the claimant to repurchase the loan or reimburse the claimant’s losses. Upon completing its review of the claimant’s request, the mortgage origination segment establishes a specific claims reserve for the loan if it concludes its obligation to the claimant is both probable and reasonably estimable.

An additional reserve has been established for probable agency, investor or other party losses that may have been incurred, but not yet reported to the mortgage origination segment based upon a reasonable estimate of such losses. Factors considered in the calculation of this reserve include, but are not limited to, the total volume of loans sold exclusive of specific claimant requests, actual claim settlements and the severity of estimated losses resulting from future claims, and the mortgage origination segment’s history of successfully curing defects identified in claim requests. While the mortgage origination segment’s sales contracts typically include borrower early payment default repurchase provisions, these provisions have not been a primary driver of claims to date, and therefore, are not a primary factor considered in the calculation of this reserve.

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At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the mortgage origination segment’s indemnification liability reserve totaled $24.2 million and $23.5 million, respectively. The provision for indemnification losses was $0.9 million and $2.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2.6 million and $4.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The following tables provide for a rollforward of claims activity for loans put-back to the mortgage origination segment based upon an alleged breach of a representation or warranty with respect to a loan sold and related indemnification liability reserve activity (in thousands).

	Representation and Warranty Specific Claims
	Activity - Origination Loan Balance
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	30,545	$	32,554	$	33,702	$	40,669
Claims made		5,477		10,618		17,827		27,647
Claims resolved with no payment		(578)		(10,991)		(12,331)		(29,079)
Repurchases		(3,513)		(1,326)		(6,847)		(3,014)
Indemnification payments		—		—		(420)		(5,368)
Balance, end of period	$	31,931	$	30,855	$	31,931	$	30,855
	Indemnification Liability Reserve Activity
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	23,910	$	22,367	$	23,472	$	18,239
Additions for new sales		857		2,488		2,599		4,480
Repurchases		(228)		(158)		(474)		(283)
Early payment defaults		(72)		(41)		(259)		(170)
Indemnification payments		(4)		—		(124)		(713)
Change in reserves for loans sold in prior years		(292)		—		(1,043)		3,103
Balance, end of period	$	24,171	$	24,656	$	24,171	$	24,656
	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Reserve for Indemnification Liability (1):
Specific claims	$	14,375	$	646
Incurred but not reported claims		9,796		22,826
Total	$	24,171	$	23,472

(1) As a result of the DOJ and HUD agreements discussed above, at September 30, 2018, the Reserve for Indemnification Liability reflects $13.5 million of specific claims that were included in incurred but not reported claims in prior periods.

Although management considers the total indemnification liability reserve to be appropriate, there may be changes in the reserve over time to address incurred losses due to unanticipated adverse changes in the economy and historical loss patterns, discrete events adversely affecting specific borrowers or industries, and/or actions taken by institutions or investors. The impact of such matters is considered in the reserving process when probable and estimable.

Hilltop Plaza Investment

On July 31, 2018, HTH Diamond Hillcrest Land LLC (“Hillcrest Land LLC”) purchased approximately 1.7 acres of land in the City of University Park, Texas for $38.5 million. Hillcrest Land LLC is owned equally between Hilltop Investments I, LLC, a wholly owned entity of Hilltop, and Diamond Ground, LLC, an affiliate of Gerald J. Ford, the current Chairman of the Board of Hilltop. Each of Hilltop Investments I, LLC and Diamond Ground, LLC contributed $19.3 million to Hillcrest Land LLC to complete the purchase. As the voting rights of Hillcrest Land LLC are shared equally between the Company and Diamond Ground, LLC, there is no primary beneficiary, and Diamond Ground,

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LLC’s interest in Hillcrest Land LLC has been reflected as a noncontrolling interest in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Therefore, the Company has consolidated Hillcrest Land LLC under the VIE model according to the “most-closely associated” test. The purchased land is included within premises and equipment, net in the consolidated balance sheets. Any income (loss) associated with Hillcrest Land LLC is included within other noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Gerald J. Ford beneficially owned 16.4% of Hilltop common stock as of September 30, 2018 and is the father of Jeremy Ford, a director and the President and Co-Principal Executive Officer of Hilltop, and the father-in-law of Corey Prestidge, the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Hilltop. Trusts for which Jeremy Ford and the wife of Corey Prestidge are a beneficiary own 10.2% and 10.1%, respectively, of Diamond Ground, LLC.

In connection with the purchase of the land, Hillcrest Land LLC entered into a 99-year ground lease of the land with three tenants-in-common: SPC Park Plaza Partners LLC (“Park Plaza LLC”), an unaffiliated entity which received an undivided 50% leasehold interest; HTH Hillcrest Project LLC (“HTH Project LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop, which received an undivided 25% leasehold interest; and Diamond Hillcrest, LLC (“Diamond Hillcrest”), an entity owned by Mr. Gerald J. Ford, which received an undivided 25% leasehold interest (collectively, the “Co-Owners”). The ground lease is triple net. The base rent from the Co-Owners under the ground lease commences 18 months after the ground lease was signed at $1.8 million per year and increases 1.0% per year each January 1 thereafter. The ground lease was classified as an operating lease under ASC 840, and the accounting commencement date was determined to be July 31, 2018, the date the land was available to the Co-Owners. 

Concurrent with the ground lease, the Co-Owners entered into an agreement to purchase the improvements currently being constructed on the land, which is a mixed-use project containing a six-story building (“Hilltop Plaza”). HTH Project LLC and Diamond Hillcrest each own an undivided 25% interest in Hilltop Plaza. Park Plaza LLC owns the remaining undivided 50% interest in Hilltop Plaza. Park Plaza LLC has agreed to serve as the Co-Owner property manager under the Co-Owners Agreement; however, certain actions require unanimous approval of all Co-Owners. Hilltop Plaza will be funded through a $41.0 million construction loan from an unaffiliated third party bank, as well as cash contributions of $5.3 million from each of HTH Project LLC and Diamond Hillcrest. HTH Project LLC’s undivided interest in Hilltop Plaza is accounted for as an equity method investment as the tenants-in-common have joint control over decisions regarding Hilltop Plaza. The investment is included within other assets in the consolidated balance sheets and any income (loss) is included within other noninterest income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Hilltop and the Bank entered into leases for an aggregate of approximately 72,000 of the total 120,000 square feet of rentable space in Hilltop Plaza to serve as the headquarters for both companies. The two separate 129-month office and retail leases have combined total base rent of approximately $35 million with the first nine months of rent abated. Move-in is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. The office and retail leases were considered under the build-to-suit provisions of ASC 840, and the Company was determined to be the accounting owner of the project as its affiliate, HTH Project LLC, has an equity investment in the project. As such, the assets of Hilltop Plaza are recognized during the construction period as costs are incurred to construct the asset, with a corresponding liability representing the costs paid for by the lessor (the Co-Owners). At September 30, 2018, the $23.8 million of costs incurred to date are included within premises and equipment and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company will reassess its accounting ownership of the assets under construction as of January 1, 2019 upon implementation of ASC 842, the new lease accounting standard. 

All intercompany transactions associated with the Hilltop Plaza investment and the related transactions discussed above are eliminated in consolidation.

14. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

The Bank is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that involve varying degrees of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Such financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated financial statements when

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they are funded or related fees are incurred or received. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement (and therefore the exposure to credit loss) the Bank has in particular classes of financial instruments.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer provided that the terms established in the contract are met. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and may require payment of fees. Because some commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan commitments to customers.

In the aggregate, the Bank had outstanding unused commitments to extend credit of $2.2 billion at September 30, 2018 and outstanding financial and performance standby letters of credit of $23.3 million at September 30, 2018.

The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and standby letters of credit as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, in these transactions is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies but may include real estate, accounts receivable, marketable securities, interest-bearing deposit accounts, inventory, and property, plant and equipment.

In the normal course of business, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers execute, settle, and finance various securities transactions that may expose the Hilltop Broker-Dealers to off-balance sheet risk in the event that a customer or counterparty does not fulfill its contractual obligations. Examples of such transactions include the sale of securities not yet purchased by customers or for the accounts of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers, use of derivatives to support certain non-profit housing organization clients and to hedge changes in the fair value of certain securities, clearing agreements between the Hilltop Broker-Dealers and various clearinghouses and broker-dealers, secured financing arrangements that involve pledged securities, and when-issued underwriting and purchase commitments.

15. Stock-Based Compensation

Pursuant to the Hilltop Holdings Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”), the Company may grant nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance awards, dividend equivalent rights and other awards to employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and outside directors of the Company. In the aggregate, 4,000,000 shares of common stock may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2012 Plan. At September 30, 2018,  1,205,713 shares of common stock remained available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2012 Plan, excluding shares that may be delivered pursuant to outstanding awards. Compensation expense related to the 2012 Plan was $2.4 million and $2.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $7.2 million and $8.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, Hilltop granted 22,269 and 11,959 shares of common stock, respectively, pursuant to the 2012 Plan to certain non-employee members of the Company’s board of directors for services rendered to the Company.

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Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes information about nonvested RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (shares in thousands).

		RSUs
			Weighted
			Average
			Grant Date
		Outstanding	Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2017		1,318	$	20.89
	Granted	510	$	24.00
	Vested/Released	(369)	$	19.84
	Forfeited	(103)	$	19.98
Balance, September 30, 2018		1,356	$	22.42

Vested/Released RSUs include an aggregate of 77,444 shares withheld to satisfy employee statutory tax obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Pursuant to certain RSU award agreements, an aggregate of 17,481 vested RSUs at September 30, 2018 require deferral of the settlement in shares and statutory tax obligations to a future date.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company awarded certain executives and key employees an aggregate of 486,155 RSUs pursuant to the 2012 Plan. At September 30, 2018,  387,197 of these outstanding RSUs are subject to time-based vesting conditions and generally cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and 84,626 of these outstanding RSUs will cliff vest based upon the achievement of certain performance goals over a three-year period.

At September 30, 2018, in the aggregate, 1,096,759 of the outstanding RSUs are subject to time-based vesting conditions and generally cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and 258,773 outstanding RSUs cliff vest based upon the achievement of certain performance goals over a three-year period. At September 30, 2018, unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs of $16.0 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.47 years.  

16. Regulatory Matters

Banking and Hilltop

PlainsCapital, which includes the Bank and PrimeLending, and Hilltop are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory — and possibly additional discretionary — actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct, material effect on the consolidated financial statements. The regulations require PlainsCapital and Hilltop to meet specific capital adequacy guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company performs reviews of the classification and calculation of risk-weighted assets to ensure accuracy and compliance with the Basel III regulatory capital requirements. The capital classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the companies to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to total average assets (as defined), and minimum ratios of common equity Tier 1, Tier 1 and total capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined).

In order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, stock repurchases and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers, Basel III also implemented a capital conservation buffer, which requires a banking organization to hold a buffer above its minimum risk-based capital requirements. This buffer will help to ensure that banking organizations conserve capital when it is most needed, allowing them to better weather periods of economic stress. The buffer is measured relative to risk-weighted assets. The phase-in of the capital

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conservation buffer requirements began on January 1, 2016 for Hilltop and PlainsCapital. Based on the actual ratios as shown in the table below, Hilltop and PlainsCapital exceed each of the capital conservation buffer requirements in effect as of September 30, 2018, as well as the fully phased-in requirements through 2019.

The following table shows PlainsCapital’s and Hilltop’s actual capital amounts and ratios in accordance with Basel III compared to the regulatory minimum capital requirements including conservation buffer in effect at the end of the period and on a fully phased-in basis as if such requirements were currently in effect as measured at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively (dollars in thousands). Based on actual capital amounts and ratios shown in the following table, PlainsCapital’s ratios place it in the “well capitalized” (as defined) capital category under regulatory requirements.

					Minimum Capital Requirements
					Including Conservation Buffer
					In Effect at		Fully		To Be Well
	Actual				End of Period		Phased In		Capitalized
	Amount		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio
September 30, 2018
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
PlainsCapital	$	1,151,669	11.86	%	4.0	%	4.0	%	5.0	%
Hilltop		1,675,285	12.40	%	4.0	%	4.0	%	N/A
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
PlainsCapital		1,151,669	13.88	%	6.375	%	7.0	%	6.5	%
Hilltop		1,629,899	16.95	%	6.375	%	7.0	%	N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
PlainsCapital		1,151,669	13.88	%	7.875	%	8.5	%	8.0	%
Hilltop		1,675,285	17.42	%	7.875	%	8.5	%	N/A
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
PlainsCapital		1,213,970	14.63	%	9.875	%	10.5	%	10.0	%
Hilltop		1,718,018	17.87	%	9.875	%	10.5	%	N/A
					Minimum Capital Requirements
					Including Conservation Buffer
					In Effect at		Fully		To Be Well
	Actual				End of Period		Phased In		Capitalized
	Amount		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio		Ratio
December 31, 2017
Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
PlainsCapital	$	1,147,527	12.32	%	4.0	%	4.0	%	5.0	%
Hilltop		1,688,358	12.94	%	4.0	%	4.0	%	N/A
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
PlainsCapital		1,147,527	14.47	%	5.75	%	7.0	%	6.5	%
Hilltop		1,639,009	17.71	%	5.75	%	7.0	%	N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
PlainsCapital		1,147,527	14.47	%	7.25	%	8.5	%	8.0	%
Hilltop		1,688,358	18.24	%	7.25	%	8.5	%	N/A
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
PlainsCapital		1,212,793	15.29	%	9.25	%	10.5	%	10.0	%
Hilltop		1,738,325	18.78	%	9.25	%	10.5	%	N/A

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As discussed in Note 25 to the consolidated financial statements, on October 17, 2018, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which each of the loss-share agreements for single family residential assets and commercial assets were terminated. As a result, for purposes of risk-based capital calculations in future periods, the risk-weighting of the assets that were previously covered by the loss-share agreements with the FDIC will increase from 20% to 100%. 

Broker-Dealer

Pursuant to the net capital requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Hilltop Securities has elected to determine its net capital requirements using the alternative method. Accordingly, Hilltop Securities is required to maintain minimum net capital, as defined in Rule 15c3-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, equal to the greater of $250,000 and $1,000,000, respectively, or 2% of aggregate debit balances, as defined in Rule 15c3-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the net capital rule of the NYSE provides that equity capital may not be withdrawn or cash dividends paid if resulting net capital would be less than 5% of the aggregate debit items. HTS Independent Network follows the primary (aggregate indebtedness) method, as defined in Rule 15c3-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, which requires the maintenance of the larger of minimum net capital of $250,000 or 1/15 of aggregate indebtedness.

At September 30, 2018, the net capital position of each of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers was as follows (in thousands). 

				HTS
	Hilltop			Independent
	Securities			Network
Net capital	$	214,906		$	3,307
Less: required net capital		9,836			250
Excess net capital	$	205,070		$	3,057
Net capital as a percentage of aggregate debit items		43.7	%
Net capital in excess of 5% aggregate debit items	$	190,317

Under certain conditions, Hilltop Securities may be required to segregate cash and securities in a special reserve account for the benefit of customers under Rule 15c3-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Assets segregated under the provisions of the Exchange Act are not available for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers held cash of $220.1 million and $186.6 million, respectively, segregated in special reserve bank accounts for the benefit of customers. The Hilltop Broker-Dealers were not required to segregate cash and securities in special reserve accounts for the benefit of proprietary accounts of introducing broker-dealers at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.  

Mortgage Origination

As a mortgage originator, PrimeLending and its subsidiaries are subject to minimum net worth and liquidity requirements established by HUD and GNMA, as applicable. On an annual basis, PrimeLending and its subsidiaries submit audited financial statements to HUD and GNMA, as applicable, documenting their respective compliance with minimum net worth and liquidity requirements. As of September 30, 2018, PrimeLending and its subsidiaries’ net worth and liquidity exceeded the amounts required by both HUD and GNMA, as applicable.

Insurance

The statutory financial statements of the Company's insurance subsidiaries, which are domiciled in the State of Texas, are presented on the basis of accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas has adopted the statutory accounting practices of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) as the basis of its statutory accounting practices with certain differences that are not significant to the insurance company subsidiaries’ statutory equity.

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A summary of statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income (loss) of each insurance subsidiary is as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Statutory capital and surplus:
National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	99,195	$	93,812
American Summit Insurance Company		18,158		22,778

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Statutory net income (loss):
National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	5,442	$	(4,147)	$	6,576	$	(10,663)
American Summit Insurance Company		(2,765)		(1,216)		(1,482)		(693)

Regulations of the Texas Department of Insurance require insurance companies to maintain minimum levels of statutory surplus to ensure their ability to meet their obligations to policyholders. At September 30, 2018, the Company's insurance subsidiaries had statutory surplus in excess of the minimum required.

The NAIC has adopted a risk based capital (“RBC”) formula for insurance companies that establishes minimum capital requirements indicating various levels of available regulatory action on an annual basis relating to insurance risk, asset credit risk, interest rate risk and business risk. The RBC formula is used by the NAIC and certain state insurance regulators as an early warning tool to identify companies that require additional scrutiny or regulatory action. At September 30, 2018, the Company's insurance subsidiaries' RBC ratio exceeded the level at which regulatory action would be required.

17. Stockholders’ Equity

Dividends

On October 25, 2018, the Company announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per common share, payable on November  30, 2018, to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 2018.

Stock Repurchase Program

In January 2018, the Hilltop board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program through January 2019 pursuant to which the Company was originally authorized to repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $50.0 million of its outstanding common stock. In July 2018, the Hilltop board of directors authorized an increase to the aggregate amount of common stock the Company may repurchase under this program to $100.0 million, which is inclusive of repurchases to offset dilution related to grants of stock-based compensation.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company paid $38.8 million to repurchase an aggregate of 1,702,696 shares of common stock at an average price of $22.81 per share. These shares were returned to the Company’s pool of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The purchases were funded from available cash balances. The Company’s stock repurchase program and related accounting policy are discussed in detail in Note 1 and Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K.

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18. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses various derivative financial instruments to mitigate interest rate risk. The Bank’s interest rate risk management strategy involves effectively managing the re-pricing characteristics of certain assets and liabilities to mitigate potential adverse impacts from changes in interest rates on the Bank’s net interest margin. PrimeLending has interest rate risk relative to interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) and its inventory of mortgage loans held for sale. PrimeLending is exposed to such interest rate risk from the time an IRLC is made to an applicant to the time the related mortgage loan is sold. To mitigate interest rate risk, PrimeLending executes forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities (“MBSs”) and Eurodollar futures. Additionally, PrimeLending has interest rate risk relative to its MSR asset and uses derivative instruments, including interest rate swaps, swaptions, and U.S. Treasury bond futures and options to hedge this risk. The Hilltop Broker-Dealers use forward commitments to both purchase and sell MBSs to facilitate customer transactions and as a means to hedge related exposure to interest rate risk in certain inventory positions. Additionally, Hilltop Securities uses both U.S. Treasury bond and Eurodollar futures to hedge changes in the fair value of their securities.

Non-Hedging Derivative Instruments and the Fair Value Option

As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has elected to measure substantially all mortgage loans held for sale at fair value under the provisions of the Fair Value Option. The election provides the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without applying complex hedge accounting provisions. The fair values of PrimeLending’s IRLCs, forward commitments, interest rate swaps and swaptions, and U.S. Treasury bond futures and options are recorded in other assets or other liabilities, as appropriate, and changes in the fair values of these derivative instruments are recorded as a component of net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income. The fair value of PrimeLending’s derivative instruments increased $2.2 million and decreased $9.9  million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and increased $9.0 million and decreased $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These changes in fair value are attributable to changes in the volume of IRLCs, mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to purchase and sell MBSs and MSR assets, and changes in market interest rates. Changes in market interest rates also conversely affect the value of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale and its MSR asset, which are measured at fair value under the Fair Value Option. The effect of the change in market interest rates on PrimeLending’s loans held for sale and MSR asset is discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. The fair values of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers’ and the Bank’s derivative instruments are recorded in other assets or other liabilities, as appropriate. The fair values of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers’ derivative instruments increased $3.6 million and decreased $3.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, while the fair values of the Bank’s derivative instruments changed nominally during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The fair values of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers’ derivative instruments increased $1.4 million and $12.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, while the fair values of the Bank’s derivative instruments increased $0.1 million and $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Derivative positions are presented in the following table (in thousands).

	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Notional		Estimated		Notional		Estimated
	Amount		Fair Value		Amount		Fair Value
Derivative instruments:
IRLCs	$	1,023,165	$	20,427	$	850,850	$	18,851
Customer-based written options		31,200		(122)		21,637		38
Customer-based purchased options		31,200		122		21,637		(38)
Commitments to purchase MBSs		2,832,755		2,172		2,831,635		(921)
Commitments to sell MBSs		4,858,032		7,894		4,963,498		2,972
Interest rate swaps		22,780		195		25,971		51
U.S. Treasury bond futures and options (1)		242,900		—		214,500		—
Eurodollar futures (1)		696,000		—		—		—

(1)    Changes in the fair value of these contracts are settled daily with the respective counterparties of PrimeLending and the Hilltop Broker-Dealers. 

PrimeLending had cash collateral advances totaling $8.4 million and $0.8 million to offset net liability derivative positions on its commitments to sell MBSs at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. In addition, PrimeLending and the Hilltop Broker-Dealers advanced cash collateral totaling $2.3 million and  $3.2 million on U.S. Treasury bond futures and options and Eurodollar futures at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. These amounts are included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets.

19. Balance Sheet Offsetting

Certain financial instruments, including resale and repurchase agreements, securities lending arrangements and derivatives, may be eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheets and/or subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, repurchase agreements, or similar agreements with offsetting rights (in thousands).

							Gross Amounts Not Offset in
					Net Amounts		the Balance Sheet
	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts		of Assets				Cash
	of Recognized		Offset in the		Presented in the		Financial		Collateral		Net
	Assets		Balance Sheet		Balance Sheet		Instruments		Pledged		Amount
September 30, 2018
Securities borrowed:
Institutional counterparties	$	1,453,985	$	—	$	1,453,985	$	(1,395,791)	$	—	$	58,194
Interest rate options:
Customer counterparties		122		—		122		—		—		122
Interest rate swaps:
Institutional counterparties		195		—		195		(223)		—		(28)
Reverse repurchase agreements:
Institutional counterparties		164,656		—		164,656		(163,869)		—		787
Forward MBS derivatives:
Institutional counterparties		13,684		(293)		13,391		(6,160)		—		7,231
	$	1,632,642	$	(293)	$	1,632,349	$	(1,566,043)	$	—	$	66,306
December 31, 2017
Securities borrowed:
Institutional counterparties	$	1,386,821	$	—	$	1,386,821	$	(1,327,536)	$	—	$	59,285
Interest rate options:
Customer counterparties		38		—		38		—		—		38
Reverse repurchase agreements:
Institutional counterparties		186,537		—		186,537		(186,026)		—		511
Forward MBS derivatives:
Institutional counterparties		3,576		—		3,576		(3,576)		—		—
	$	1,576,972	$	—	$	1,576,972	$	(1,517,138)	$	—	$	59,834

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							Gross Amounts Not Offset in
					Net Amounts		the Balance Sheet
	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts		of Liabilities				Cash
	of Recognized		Offset in the		Presented in the		Financial		Collateral		Net
	Liabilities		Balance Sheet		Balance Sheet		Instruments		Pledged		Amount
September 30, 2018
Securities loaned:
Institutional counterparties	$	1,340,502	$	—	$	1,340,502	$	(1,283,453)	$	—	$	57,049
Interest rate options:
Institutional counterparties		122		—		122		—		—		122
Repurchase agreements:
Institutional counterparties		409,424		—		409,424		(409,424)		—		—
Customer counterparties		50,150		—		50,150		(50,150)		—		—
Forward MBS derivatives:
Institutional counterparties		3,325		—		3,325		(3,325)		—		—
	$	1,803,523	$	—	$	1,803,523	$	(1,746,352)	$	—	$	57,171
December 31, 2017
Securities loaned:
Institutional counterparties	$	1,215,093	$	—	$	1,215,093	$	(1,157,198)	$	—	$	57,895
Interest rate options:
Institutional counterparties		38		—		38		—		—		38
Interest rate swaps:
Institutional counterparties		35		(86)		(51)		(1,059)		—		(1,110)
Repurchase agreements:
Institutional counterparties		409,058		—		409,058		(409,058)		—		—
Customer counterparties		130,091		—		130,091		(130,091)		—		—
Forward MBS derivatives:
Institutional counterparties		2,696		(1,171)		1,525		(1,295)		—		230
	$	1,757,011	$	(1,257)	$	1,755,754	$	(1,698,701)	$	—	$	57,053

Secured Borrowing Arrangements

Secured Borrowings (Repurchase Agreements)  — The Company participates in transactions involving securities sold under repurchase agreements, which are secured borrowings and generally mature one to thirty days from the transaction date or involve arrangements with no definite termination date. Securities sold under repurchase agreements are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transactions. The Company may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities, which is monitored on a daily basis.

Securities Lending Activities — The Company’s securities lending activities include lending securities for other broker-dealers, lending institutions and its own clearing and retail operations. These activities involve lending securities to other broker-dealers to cover short sales, to complete transactions in which there has been a failure to deliver securities by the required settlement date and as a conduit for financing activities.

When lending securities, the Company receives cash or similar collateral and generally pays interest (based on the amount of cash deposited) to the other party to the transaction. Securities lending transactions are executed pursuant to written agreements with counterparties that generally require securities loaned to be marked-to-market on a daily basis.  The Company receives collateral in the form of cash in an amount generally in excess of the fair value of securities loaned. The Company monitors the fair value of securities loaned on a daily basis, with additional collateral obtained or refunded, as necessary. Collateral adjustments are made on a daily basis through the facilities of various clearinghouses. The Company is a principal in these securities lending transactions and is liable for losses in the event of a failure of any other party to honor its contractual obligation. Management sets credit limits with each counterparty and reviews these limits regularly to monitor the risk level with each counterparty. The Company is subject to credit risk through its securities lending activities if securities prices decline rapidly because the value of the Company’s collateral could fall below the amount of the indebtedness it secures. In rapidly appreciating markets, credit risk increases due to short positions. The Company’s securities lending business subjects the Company to credit risk if a counterparty fails to perform or if collateral securing its obligations is insufficient. In securities transactions, the Company is subject to credit risk during the period between the execution of a trade and the settlement by the customer.

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The following tables present the remaining contractual maturities of repurchase agreement and securities lending transactions accounted for as secured borrowings (in thousands). The Company had no repurchase-to-maturity transactions outstanding at both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

	Remaining Contractual Maturities
	Overnight and						Greater Than
September 30, 2018	Continuous		Up to 30 Days		30-90 Days		90 Days		Total
Repurchase agreement transactions:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	86,476	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	86,476
Asset-backed securities		373,098		—		—		—		373,098
Securities lending transactions:
Corporate securities		182		—		—		—		182
Equity securities		1,340,320		—		—		—		1,340,320
Total	$	1,800,076	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,800,076
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreement and securities lending transactions in offsetting disclosure above									$	1,800,076
Amount related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosure above									$	—
	Remaining Contractual Maturities
	Overnight and						Greater Than
December 31, 2017	Continuous		Up to 30 Days		30-90 Days		90 Days		Total
Repurchase agreement transactions:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	181,915	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	181,915
Asset-backed securities		357,234		—		—		—		357,234
Securities lending transactions:
Corporate securities		11,499		—		—		—		11,499
Equity securities		1,203,594		—		—		—		1,203,594
Total	$	1,754,242	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,754,242
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreement and securities lending transactions in offsetting disclosure above									$	1,754,242
Amount related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosure above									$	—

20. Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables

Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables consisted of the following (in thousands). 

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Receivables:
Securities borrowed	$	1,453,985	$	1,386,821
Securities failed to deliver		18,294		25,491
Trades in process of settlement		—		29,412
Other		19,228		22,654
	$	1,491,507	$	1,464,378
Payables:
Securities loaned	$	1,340,502	$	1,215,093
Correspondents		22,477		30,160
Securities failed to receive		15,663		37,864
Trades in process of settlement		12,043		—
Other		5,716		4,446
	$	1,396,401	$	1,287,563

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21. Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

A summary of NLC’s reserve for unpaid losses and LAE, as included in other liabilities within the consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Reserve for unpaid losses and allocated LAE balance, net	$	16,831	$	17,470
Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses		5,038		11,495
Unallocated LAE		934		1,248
Reserve for unpaid losses and LAE balance, gross	$	22,803	$	30,213

A summary of claims loss reserve development activity is presented in the following table (dollars in thousands).

					September 30, 2018
					Total of
					IBNR Reserves
					Plus Expected		Cumulative
Accident	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018				Development on		Number of
Year	Paid		Incurred		Reported Claims		Reported Claims
2014	$	83,703	$	84,000	$	45		13,104
2015		86,453		87,157		279		15,034
2016		82,967		84,439		874		21,373
2017		85,787		88,566		1,885		22,027
2018		43,442		54,709		5,880		10,039
Total		382,352	$	398,871
		312	All outstanding reserves prior to 2014, net of reinsurance
	$	16,831	Reserve for unpaid losses and allocated LAE, net of reinsurance

22. Reinsurance Activity

NLC limits the maximum net loss that can arise from large risks or risks in concentrated areas of exposure by reinsuring (ceding) certain levels of risk. Substantial amounts of business are ceded, and these reinsurance contracts do not relieve NLC from its obligations to policyholders. Such reinsurance includes quota share, excess of loss, catastrophe, and other forms of reinsurance on essentially all property and casualty lines of insurance. Net insurance premiums earned, losses and LAE and policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses are reported net of the amounts related to reinsurance ceded to other companies. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers related to the portions of the liability for losses and LAE and unearned insurance premiums ceded to them are reported as assets. Failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to NLC; consequently, allowances are established for amounts deemed uncollectible as NLC evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors concentrations of credit risk arising from similar geographic regions, activities, or economic characteristics of the reinsurers to minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurer insolvencies. At September 30, 2018,  total reinsurance recoverables and receivables had a carrying value of $9.1 million, which is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets. There was no allowance for uncollectible accounts at September 30, 2018, based on NLC’s quality requirements.

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The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned are summarized as follows (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018				2017				2018				2017
	Written		Earned		Written		Earned		Written		Earned		Written		Earned
Premiums from direct business	$	32,738	$	33,399	$	33,909	$	36,096	$	101,624	$	100,139	$	107,497	$	110,048
Reinsurance assumed		3,414		3,181		3,200		2,993		10,023		9,292		9,427		8,721
Reinsurance ceded		(2,353)		(2,395)		(4,028)		(4,596)		(6,698)		(6,826)		(10,215)		(12,116)
Net premiums	$	33,799	$	34,185	$	33,081	$	34,493	$	104,949	$	102,605	$	106,709	$	106,653

The effects of reinsurance on incurred losses and LAE are as follows (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Losses and LAE incurred	$	19,158	$	67,152	$	56,479	$	122,806
Reinsurance recoverables		(446)		(35,918)		2,174		(36,688)
Net loss and LAE incurred	$	18,712	$	31,234	$	58,653	$	86,118

Catastrophic coverage

At September 30, 2018, NLC had catastrophic excess of loss reinsurance coverage of losses per event in excess of $8 million retention by NLIC and $1.5 million retention by ASIC. ASIC maintained an underlying layer of coverage, providing $6.0 million of reinsurance coverage in excess of its $2.0 million retention to bridge to the primary program. The reinsurance for NLIC and ASIC in excess of $8 million is comprised of three layers of protection: $17 million in excess of $8 million retention and/or loss; $30 million in excess of $25 million loss; and $50 million in excess of $55 million loss. NLIC and ASIC retain no participation in any of the layers, beyond the first $8 million and $1.5 million, respectively. At September 30, 2018, total retention for any one catastrophe that affects both NLIC and ASIC was limited to $8 million in the aggregate.

Effective January 1, 2018, NLC renewed its underlying excess of loss contract that provides $10 million aggregate coverage in excess of NLC’s per event retention of $1.0 million and aggregate retention of $17.5 million for sub-catastrophic events. As of January 1, 2018, NLC retains 17.5% participation in this coverage, up from no participation during 2017.

23. Segment and Related Information

The Company currently has four reportable business segments that are organized primarily by the core products offered to the segments’ respective customers. These segments reflect the manner in which operations are managed and the criteria used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker function to evaluate segment performance, develop strategy and allocate resources. The chief operating decision maker function consists of the Company’s President and Co-Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer.

The banking segment includes the operations of the Bank, and since August 1, 2018, the operations of the former BORO acquired in the BORO Acquisition. The broker-dealer segment includes the operations of Securities Holdings, the mortgage origination segment is composed of PrimeLending, and the insurance segment is composed of NLC.

Corporate includes certain activities not allocated to specific business segments. These activities include holding company financing and investing activities, merchant banking investment opportunities and management and administrative services to support the overall operations of the Company including, but not limited to, certain executive management, corporate relations, legal, finance, acquisition costs and the activities related to the Hilltop Plaza investment.

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Balance sheet amounts not discussed previously and the elimination of intercompany transactions are included in “All Other and Eliminations.” The following tables present certain information about reportable business segment revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets (in thousands).

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	94,921	$	12,432	$	363	$	733	$	(3,275)	$	5,167	$	110,341
Recovery of loan losses		—		(371)		—		—		—		—		(371)
Noninterest income		11,365		82,834		144,400		36,724		523		(6,149)		269,697
Noninterest expense		67,714		85,713		140,006		33,807		8,656		(185)		335,711
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	38,572	$	9,924	$	4,757	$	3,650	$	(11,408)	$	(797)	$	44,698
					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	269,517	$	37,873	$	2,009	$	2,313	$	(7,848)	$	14,745	$	318,609
Recovery of loan losses		(1,531)		(307)		—		—		—		—		(1,838)
Noninterest income		32,188		224,969		434,262		108,288		1,246		(16,679)		784,274
Noninterest expense		192,626		241,456		420,736		104,532		23,399		(319)		982,430
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	110,610	$	21,693	$	15,535	$	6,069	$	(30,001)	$	(1,615)	$	122,291

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	89,322	$	12,215	$	94	$	864	$	(2,589)	$	5,074	$	104,980
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		1,665		(405)		—		—		—		—		1,260
Noninterest income		11,414		91,418		163,758		36,839		182		(5,134)		298,477
Noninterest expense		62,750		83,836		151,056		47,015		9,325		(140)		353,842
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	36,321	$	20,202	$	12,796	$	(9,312)	$	(11,732)	$	80	$	48,355

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	273,595	$	31,052	$	(791)	$	1,982	$	(7,413)	$	14,631	$	313,056
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		8,907		(89)		—		—		—		—		8,818
Noninterest income		49,323		266,779		487,033		113,562		12,792		(14,881)		914,608
Noninterest expense		186,075		252,395		444,263		133,444		25,010		(602)		1,040,585
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	127,936	$	45,525	$	41,979	$	(17,900)	$	(19,631)	$	352	$	178,261

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
September 30, 2018
Goodwill	$	247,368	$	7,008	$	13,071	$	23,988	$	—	$	—	$	291,435
Total assets	$	9,946,278	$	3,341,891	$	1,767,554	$	283,253	$	2,136,398	$	(3,710,838)	$	13,764,536
December 31, 2017
Goodwill	$	207,741	$	7,008	$	13,071	$	23,988	$	—	$	—	$	251,808
Total assets	$	9,558,718	$	3,394,911	$	1,937,327	$	291,639	$	2,106,978	$	(3,923,787)	$	13,365,786

The Company performs required annual impairment tests of its goodwill as of October 1st. The goodwill impairment tests require the Company to make judgments in determining what assumptions to use in the calculations. The process consists of estimating the fair value of each reporting unit based on valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow model using revenue and profit forecasts and recent industry transaction and trading multiples of peers, and comparing those estimated fair values with the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit, which includes the allocated goodwill.

The broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance reporting units have experienced lower-than-forecasted operating results during the first nine months of 2018. These conditions will be considered during the respective annual impairment evaluations of goodwill as of October 1, 2018. If the estimated fair value is less than the carrying value, the Company would be required to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

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(Unaudited)

24. Earnings per Common Share

Nonvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method prescribed by the Earnings Per Share Topic of the ASC. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Restricted Stock Awards were the only instruments issued by Hilltop which previously qualified as participating securities through August 2017 when these awards vested.

Net earnings, less any preferred dividends accumulated for the period (whether or not declared), is allocated between the common stock and participating securities pursuant to the two-class method. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding participating nonvested restricted shares.

Diluted earnings per common share is computed in a similar manner, except that first the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares, excluding the participating securities, were issued using the treasury stock method. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, RSUs were the only potentially dilutive non-participating instruments issued by Hilltop.  Next, the Company determines and includes in the diluted earnings per common share calculation the more dilutive effect of the participating securities using the treasury stock method or the two-class method. Undistributed losses are not allocated to the nonvested share-based payment awards (the participating securities) under the two-class method as the holders are not contractually obligated to share in the losses of the Company.

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share data).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Basic earnings per share:
Income attributable to Hilltop	$	35,805	$	30,206	$	93,326	$	119,116
Less: income applicable to participating shares		—		—		—		—
Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	35,805	$	30,206	$	93,326	$	119,116
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		94,554		96,096		95,264		97,554
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.38	$	0.31	$	0.98	$	1.22
Diluted earnings per share:
Income attributable to Hilltop	$	35,805	$	30,206	$	93,326	$	119,116
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		94,554		96,096		95,264		97,554
Effect of potentially dilutive securities		56		210		91		249
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		94,610		96,306		95,355		97,803
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.38	$	0.31	$	0.98	$	1.22

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Hilltop Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Unaudited)

25. Subsequent Events

On October 16, 2018, the Company’s merchant bank subsidiary, Hilltop Opportunity Partners, disposed of an investment made in December 2017 for $16.2 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $5 million. This gain will be recognized as a component of other noninterest income within our consolidated statement of operations during the fourth quarter of 2018.

At the close of business on September 30, 2018, the loss-share agreement for commercial assets with the FDIC expired, except for certain obligations on the part of the Bank that survived. On October 17, 2018, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which each of the loss-share agreements terminated in exchange for the payment by the FDIC to the Bank of $6.26 million. These funds were received on October 19, 2018. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Bank and the FDIC under the FDIC loss-share agreements, including, among others, the true-up provisions and the settlement of loss-share and expense reimbursement claims, have been resolved and terminated. In October 2018, in conjunction with the receipt of the $6.26 million noted above, the FDIC Indemnification Asset of $22.8 million and the FDIC true-up accrual of $16.6 million were removed with no further impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. 

As previously discussed in detail within Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, on October 23, 2018, PrimeLending entered into a Settlement Agreement and an Indemnification Agreement with the DOJ and HUD, respectively. In these agreements, PrimeLending did not admit to any liability or wrongdoing, and the DOJ and HUD did not make any concessions with respect to their alleged claims. These agreements provide for payments of $13.5 million to the DOJ and HUD in the aggregate. In exchange for these payments, each of the DOJ and HUD released any civil claims they may have related to certain loans originated by PrimeLending. As of September 30, 2018, the amount was included in the Company's recorded indemnification liability reserve. Accordingly, the Company’s operating results or financial condition will not be materially impacted in future periods.

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SCHEDULE I – Insurance Incurred and Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses,

Net of Reinsurance

(dollars in thousands)

	Incurred Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance										September 30, 2018
											Total of
											Incurred
											But Not
											Reported
											Reserves Plus		Cumulative
	September 30, 2018										Development		Number of
Accident	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		On Reported		Reported
Year	Unaudited		Unaudited		Unaudited		Unaudited		Unaudited		Claims		Claims
2014	$	107,793	$	85,037	$	84,221	$	84,074	$	84,000	$	45	13,104
2015				89,646		88,477		87,262		87,157		279	15,034
2016						84,771		85,189		84,439		874	21,373
2017								87,899		88,566		1,885	22,027
2018										54,709		5,880	10,039
									$	398,871
	Cumulative Paid Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
	September 30, 2018
Accident	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018
Year	Unaudited		Unaudited		Unaudited		Unaudited		Unaudited
2014	$	70,831	$	79,713	$	81,684	$	83,346	$	83,703
2015				71,820		82,940		85,507		86,453
2016						71,543		81,682		82,967
2017								77,675		85,787
2018										43,442
Total									$	382,352
All outstanding reserves prior to 2014, net of reinsurance										312
Reserve for unpaid losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance									$	16,831

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated historical financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) and the financial information set forth in the tables herein.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, all references in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A, to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “ours” or similar words are to Hilltop Holdings Inc. and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, references to “Hilltop” refer solely to Hilltop Holdings Inc., references to “PCC” refer to PlainsCapital Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop), references to “Securities Holdings” refer to Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop), references to “Hilltop Securities” refer to Hilltop Securities Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Securities Holdings that was formerly known as Southwest Securities, Inc.), references to “HTS Independent Network” refer to Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Securities Holdings that was formerly known as SWS Financial Services, Inc.),  Hilltop Securities and HTS Independent Network are collectively referred to as the “Hilltop Broker-Dealers”, references to the “Bank” refer to PlainsCapital Bank (a wholly owned subsidiary of PCC), references to “FNB” refer to First National Bank, references to “SWS” refer to the former SWS Group, Inc., references to “PrimeLending” refer to PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank) and its subsidiaries as a whole, references to “NLC” refer to National Lloyds Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop) and its subsidiaries as a whole, references to “NLIC” refer to National Lloyds Insurance Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of NLC) and references to “ASIC” refer to American Summit Insurance Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of NLC).

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report that address results or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, and statements that are preceded by, followed by or include, words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “probable,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “target,” “view” or “would” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases, including such things as our business strategy, our financial condition, our efforts to make, and the timing of, strategic acquisitions, the costs of integration of the operations of acquired businesses, our revenue, our liquidity and sources of funding, market trends, operations and business, taxes, information technology expenses, capital levels, mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) assets, stock repurchases, dividend payments, expectations concerning mortgage loan origination volume and interest rate compression, expected levels of refinancing as a percentage of total loan origination volume, projected losses on mortgage loans originated, loss estimates related to natural disasters, construction costs, total expenses and cost savings expected from PrimeLending’s cost reduction efforts, the effects of government regulation applicable to our operations, the appropriateness of, and changes in, our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses, anticipated investment yields, our expectations regarding accretion of discount on loans in future periods, the collectability of loans, cybersecurity incidents and the outcome of litigation are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If an event occurs, our business, business plan, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ include, among others:

the credit risks of lending activities, including our ability to estimate loan losses as well as the effects of changes in the level of, and trends in, loan delinquencies and write-offs;

changes in the interest rate environment;

changes in general economic, market and business conditions in areas or markets where we compete, including changes in the price of crude oil;

· risks associated with concentration in real estate related loans;

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risks associated with merger and acquisition integration;

severe catastrophic events in Texas and other areas of the southern United States;

effectiveness of our data security controls in the face of cyber attacks;

· the effects of our indebtedness on our ability to manage our business successfully, including the restrictions imposed by the indenture governing our indebtedness;

· cost and availability of capital;

changes in state and federal laws, regulations or policies affecting one or more of our business segments, including changes in regulatory fees, deposit insurance premiums, capital requirements and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”);

changes in key management;

competition in our banking, broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance segments from other banks and financial institutions as well as investment banking and financial advisory firms, mortgage bankers, asset-based non-bank lenders, government agencies and insurance companies;

legal and regulatory proceedings;

failure of our insurance segment reinsurers to pay obligations under reinsurance contracts; and

our ability to use excess capital in an effective manner.

For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business and that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (“2017 Form 10-K”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 15, 2018, this Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” herein and other filings we have made with the SEC. We caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive, and new factors may emerge, or changes to the foregoing factors may occur, that could impact our business. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning our business attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, relating to the matters discussed in this Quarterly Report except to the extent required by federal securities laws.

OVERVIEW

We are a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. Our primary line of business is to provide business and consumer banking services from offices located throughout Texas through the Bank. We also provide an array of financial products and services through our broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance segments. The following includes additional details regarding the financial products and services provided by each of our primary business units.

PCC.  PCC is a financial holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, traditional banking and wealth, investment and treasury management services primarily in Texas and residential mortgage loans throughout the United States.

Securities Holdings.  Securities Holdings is a holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, investment banking and other related financial services, including municipal advisory, sales, trading and underwriting of taxable and tax-exempt fixed income securities, equity trading, clearing, securities lending, structured finance and retail brokerage services throughout the United States.

NLC.  NLC is a property and casualty insurance holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the southern United States.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, our net income to common stockholders was $35.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, and $93.3 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, respectively.  We declared total common dividends of $0.07 and $0.21 per share during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, which resulted in dividend payout ratios of 18.48% and 21.44%, respectively. Dividend payout ratio is defined as cash dividends declared per common share divided by basic earnings per common share. We also paid an aggregate of $38.8 million to repurchase our common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. 

We reported $44.7 million and $122.3 million of consolidated income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, including the following contributions from our four reportable business segments.

· The banking segment contributed $38.6 million and $110.6 million of income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively;

· The broker-dealer segment contributed $9.9 million and $21.7 million of income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively;

· The mortgage origination segment contributed $4.8 million and $15.5 million of income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively; and

· The insurance segment contributed $3.7 million and $6.1 million of income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

At September 30, 2018, on a consolidated basis, we had total assets of $13.8 billion, total deposits of $8.3 billion, total loans, including loans held for sale, of $8.4 billion and stockholders’ equity of $2.0 billion.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, our consolidated income before taxes included the recognition within corporate of a pre-tax net increase to other noninterest income of $11.6 million related to the resolution of the appraisal proceedings from our acquisition of SWS (the “SWS Merger”) as discussed in detail in Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies, in addition to the recognition within the Bank of other noninterest income of $15.0 million from coverage provided by an insurance policy for forgery.

Recent Developments

On August 1, 2018, we acquired privately-held, Houston-based The Bank of River Oaks (“BORO”) in an all-cash transaction (the “BORO Acquisition”).  Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, we paid cash in the aggregate amount of $85 million to the shareholders and option holders of BORO. Based on preliminary purchase date valuations, the fair value of the assets acquired was $434.8 million, including $326.6 million in loans, while the fair value of liabilities assumed was $389.4 million, consisting primarily of $376.4 million in deposits. The operations of BORO were included in our operating results beginning August 1, 2018. The estimated fair value of the core deposit intangible asset acquired as of August 1, 2018 was $10.0 million and resulting goodwill was $39.6 million. In connection with the acquisition, we merged BORO into the Bank, and all customer accounts were converted to the PlainsCapital Bank platform.

On August 3, 2018, we made a $24.6 million investment in a new real estate development in Dallas’ University Park.  This investment consisted of $5.3 million for the building, which is currently under construction, and $19.3 million for the land on which the building is being constructed.  Joining Hilltop in the transaction is our chairman and largest shareholder, Gerald J. Ford, who will be an equal investing partner in the project. Hilltop and the Ford family each own 25% of the 119,000-square-foot commercial office building and 50% of the 1.7-acre tract on which the building will sit. Construction commenced in the fourth quarter of 2017, and total construction costs are expected to be approximately $62 million. Hilltop and the Bank have agreed to lease approximately 68,000 square feet of corporate office space in the building as well as an approximate 4,000-square-foot PlainsCapital Bank branch. The building will be named Hilltop Plaza and is expected to serve as headquarters for both Hilltop and the Bank beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019.

On October 23, 2018, PrimeLending entered into a Settlement Agreement and an Indemnification Agreement with the DOJ and HUD, respectively. In these agreements, PrimeLending did not admit to any liability or wrongdoing, and the DOJ and HUD did not make any concessions with respect to their alleged claims. These agreements provide for payments of $13.5 million to the DOJ and HUD in the aggregate. In exchange for these payments, each of the DOJ and HUD released any civil claims they may have related to certain loans originated by PrimeLending. As of September 30,

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2018, the amount was included in the Company's recorded indemnification liability reserve. Accordingly, the Company’s operating results or financial condition will not be materially impacted in future periods.

At the close of business on September 30, 2018, the loss-share agreement for commercial assets with the FDIC expired, except for certain obligations on the part of the Bank that survived. On October 17, 2018, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which each of the loss-share agreements terminated in exchange for the payment by the FDIC to the Bank of $6.26 million. These funds were received on October 19, 2018. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Bank and the FDIC under the FDIC loss-share agreements, including, among others, the true-up provisions and the settlement of loss-share and expense reimbursement claims, have been resolved and terminated. In October 2018, in conjunction with the receipt of the $6.26 million noted above, the FDIC Indemnification Asset of $22.8 million and the FDIC true-up accrual of $16.6 million were removed with no further impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Technology Enhancements and Corporate Initiatives

In furtherance of our goal of building a premier, diversified financial services company, we regularly evaluate strategic opportunities to invest in our business and technology platforms. Such investments are intended to support long-term technological competitiveness and improved operational efficiencies throughout our organization. During 2018, we have started making significant investment in new technological solutions, substantial core system upgrades and other technology enhancements, and are working on preliminary plans for additional investments in such solutions, upgrades and enhancements. In combination with these technology enhancements, we have begun the consolidation of common back office functions. We believe that costs incurred related to these technology investments and corporate initiatives will continue to represent an increasingly significant portion of our noninterest expenses in the near term, but we are making such investments with the expectation that they will result in cost savings over the long term. 

Segment Information

We have three primary business units, PCC (banking and mortgage origination), Securities Holdings (broker-dealer) and NLC (insurance). Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), our business units are comprised of four reportable business segments organized primarily by the core products offered to the segments’ respective customers: banking, broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance. Consistent with our historical segment operating results, we anticipate that future revenues will be driven primarily from the banking segment, with the remainder being generated by our broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance segments. Operating results for the mortgage origination segment have historically been more volatile than operating results for the banking, broker-dealer and insurance segments.

The banking segment includes the operations of the Bank, and since August 1, 2018, the operations of the former BORO acquired in the BORO Acquisition. The banking segment primarily provides business and consumer banking services from offices located throughout Texas and generates revenue from its portfolio of earning assets. The Bank’s results of operations are primarily dependent on net interest income. The Bank also derives revenue from other sources, including service charges on customer deposit accounts and trust fees.

The broker-dealer segment includes the operations of Securities Holdings. The broker-dealer segment generates a majority of its revenues from fees and commissions earned from investment advisory and securities brokerage services. Hilltop Securities is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and a member of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), HTS Independent Network is an introducing broker-dealer that is also registered with the SEC and FINRA, and First Southwest Asset Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Securities Holdings, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

The mortgage origination segment includes the operations of PrimeLending, which offers a variety of loan products and generates revenue predominantly from fees charged on the origination of loans and from selling these loans in the secondary market.

The insurance segment includes the operations of NLC, which operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, NLIC and ASIC, in Texas and other areas of the southern United States. Insurance segment income is primarily generated from

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revenue earned on net insurance premiums less loss and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) and policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses.

Corporate includes certain activities not allocated to specific business segments. These activities include holding company financing and investing activities, merchant banking investment opportunities, and management and administrative services to support the overall operations of the Company including, but not limited to, certain executive management, corporate relations, legal, finance, acquisition costs and the activities related to the Hilltop Plaza investment.  

The elimination of intercompany transactions are included in “All Other and Eliminations.” Additional information concerning our reportable segments is presented in Note 23, Segment and Related Information, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. The following tables present certain information about the operating results of our reportable segments (in thousands).

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	94,921	$	12,432	$	363	$	733	$	(3,275)	$	5,167	$	110,341
Recovery of loan losses		—		(371)		—		—		—		—		(371)
Noninterest income		11,365		82,834		144,400		36,724		523		(6,149)		269,697
Noninterest expense		67,714		85,713		140,006		33,807		8,656		(185)		335,711
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	38,572	$	9,924	$	4,757	$	3,650	$	(11,408)	$	(797)	$	44,698

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	269,517	$	37,873	$	2,009	$	2,313	$	(7,848)	$	14,745	$	318,609
Recovery of loan losses		(1,531)		(307)		—		—		—		—		(1,838)
Noninterest income		32,188		224,969		434,262		108,288		1,246		(16,679)		784,274
Noninterest expense		192,626		241,456		420,736		104,532		23,399		(319)		982,430
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	110,610	$	21,693	$	15,535	$	6,069	$	(30,001)	$	(1,615)	$	122,291

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	89,322	$	12,215	$	94	$	864	$	(2,589)	$	5,074	$	104,980
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		1,665		(405)		—		—		—		—		1,260
Noninterest income		11,414		91,418		163,758		36,839		182		(5,134)		298,477
Noninterest expense		62,750		83,836		151,056		47,015		9,325		(140)		353,842
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	36,321	$	20,202	$	12,796	$	(9,312)	$	(11,732)	$	80	$	48,355

					Mortgage						All Other and		Hilltop
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017	Banking		Broker-Dealer		Origination		Insurance		Corporate		Eliminations		Consolidated
Net interest income (expense)	$	273,595	$	31,052	$	(791)	$	1,982	$	(7,413)	$	14,631	$	313,056
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		8,907		(89)		—		—		—		—		8,818
Noninterest income		49,323		266,779		487,033		113,562		12,792		(14,881)		914,608
Noninterest expense		186,075		252,395		444,263		133,444		25,010		(602)		1,040,585
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	127,936	$	45,525	$	41,979	$	(17,900)	$	(19,631)	$	352	$	178,261

Goodwill

We perform required annual impairment tests of our goodwill as of October 1st. The goodwill impairment tests require that we make judgments in determining what assumptions to use in the calculations. The process consists of estimating the fair value of each reporting unit based on valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow model using revenue and profit forecasts and recent industry transaction and trading multiples of peers, and comparing those estimated fair values with the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit, which includes the allocated goodwill.

Our broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance reporting units have experienced lower-than-forecasted operating results during the first nine months of 2018, due to conditions discussed in detail within the respective discussion of segment results that follow. These conditions will be considered and may require downward revisions to forecasts of future operating performance in the respective annual impairment evaluation of goodwill as of October 1, 2018.

Any downward revisions to current year actual and future forecasted operating performance, in conjunction with any changes to long-term growth rates or discount rates, may cause the fair value of the respective reporting unit to decline. If the estimated fair value is less than the carrying value, we would be required to recognize an impairment charge for

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the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

How We Generate Revenue

We generate revenue from net interest income and from noninterest income. Net interest income represents the difference between the income earned on our assets, including our loans and investment securities, and our cost of funds, including the interest paid on the deposits and borrowings that are used to support our assets. Net interest income is a significant contributor to our operating results. Fluctuations in interest rates, as well as the amounts and types of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities we hold, affect net interest income. We generated $318.6 million and $313.1 million in net interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Changes in net interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2017,  primarily included a  decrease within our banking segment and increases within our broker-dealer and mortgage origination segments.

The other component of our revenue is noninterest income, which is primarily comprised of the following:

(i) Income from broker-dealer operations.  Through Securities Holdings, we provide investment banking and other related financial services. We generated $177.8 million and $189.0 million in securities commissions and fees and investment and securities advisory fees and commissions, and $36.2  million and $70.2 million in gains from derivative and trading portfolio activities (included within other noninterest income), during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(ii) Income from mortgage operations.  Through PrimeLending, we generate noninterest income by originating and selling mortgage loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we generated $431.4 million and $487.1 million, respectively, in net gains from the sale of loans, other mortgage production income (including income associated with retained mortgage servicing rights), and mortgage loan origination fees.

(iii) Income from insurance operations.  Through NLC, we provide fire and limited homeowners insurance for low value dwellings and manufactured homes. We generated $102.6 million and $106.7 million in net insurance premiums earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

In the aggregate, we generated $784.3 million and $914.6 million in noninterest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. This year-over-year decrease in noninterest income was predominantly attributable to decreases of  $61.8 million in net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income, $33.9 million in gains from derivative and trading portfolio activities and  $9.6 million in investment and securities advisory fees and commissions.  Additionally, the nine months ended September 30, 2017 reflect $15.0 million of other noninterest income within the banking segment related to coverage provided by an insurance policy for forgery, and $11.6 million within corporate related to the resolution of the appraisal proceedings from the SWS Merger, both of which were nonrecurring.

We also incur noninterest expenses in the operation of our businesses. Our businesses engage in labor intensive activities and, consequently, employees’ compensation and benefits represent the majority of our noninterest expenses.

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Consolidated Operating Results

Net income applicable to common stockholders during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $35.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with net income applicable to common stockholders of $30.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, during the three months ended September 30, 2017.  Net income applicable to common stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $93.3 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared with net income applicable to common stockholders of $119.1 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Certain items included in net income for 2018 and 2017 resulted from purchase accounting associated with the merger of PlainsCapital Corporation with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop on November 30, 2012 (the “PlainsCapital Merger”) and the FDIC-assisted transaction (the “FNB Transaction”) whereby the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of FNB, the SWS Merger and the BORO Acquisition (collectively, the “Bank Transactions”). Income before taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 included the following purchase accounting items related to the Bank Transactions (in thousands).

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Net accretion on earning assets and liabilities	$	610	$	4,236	$	416	$	2,560	$	7,822
Amortization of identifiable intangibles		(1,448)		(107)		(195)		(476)		(2,226)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Net accretion on earning assets and liabilities	$	1,550	$	19,530	$	1,665	$	2,560	$	25,305
Amortization of identifiable intangibles		(4,344)		(336)		(585)		(476)		(5,741)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Net accretion on earning assets and liabilities	$	1,272	$	8,074	$	811	$	-	$	10,157
Amortization of identifiable intangibles		(1,590)		(145)		(217)		-		(1,952)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Net accretion on earning assets and liabilities	$	3,195	$	38,466	$	2,590	$	-	$	44,250
Amortization of identifiable intangibles		(4,770)		(450)		(650)		-		(5,870)

In addition, the Bank recorded “true-up” accruals with respect to the FNB Transaction loss-share agreements with the FDIC of  $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $0.1 million and $1.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. There was no adjustment to the true-up accrual recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2018. The total true-up accrual at September 30, 2018 was $16.6 million. This true-up accrual was based on a formula within the loss-share agreements, pursuant to which we agreed to reimburse the FDIC if the actual losses incurred and billed to the FDIC through loss sharing were below a stated threshold. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Bank also recorded $0.7 million and $6.5 million, respectively, of amortization of the FDIC Indemnification Asset due to lower projected collections from the FDIC than were originally estimated at the acquisition date. As previously discussed, the loss-share agreements with the FDIC were terminated on October 17, 2018.

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We consider the ratios shown in the table below to be key indicators of our performance.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Performance Ratios:
Return on average stockholder's equity	7.41	%	6.32	%	6.52	%	8.44	%
Return on average assets	1.07	%	0.90	%	0.96	%	1.24	%
Net interest margin (1) (2) (4) (5)	3.48	%	3.44	%	3.49	%	3.63	%
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (2)(3) (4) (5)	3.49	%	3.46	%	3.50	%	3.65	%

(1) Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(2) Noted measures during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 reflect certain asset category reclassifications within the detailed calculations to conform with the current period presentation.

(3) Net interest margin (taxable equivalent), a non-GAAP measure, is defined as taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Annualized taxable equivalent adjustments are based on the applicable corporate federal income tax rates of 21%  and 35% for the periods presented in 2018 and 2017, respectively. See footnote 2 to the following tables for the taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income.

(4) The securities financing operations within our broker-dealer segment had the effect of lowering both the net interest margin and taxable equivalent net interest margin by 41 basis points and 43 basis points during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 41 basis points and 48 basis points during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(5) During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,  purchase accounting contributed 28 basis points and 37 basis points, respectively,  to both net interest margin and taxable equivalent net interest margin. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, purchase accounting contributed 31 basis points and 56 basis points, respectively, to both net interest margin and taxable equivalent net interest margin.

We present net interest margin in the table above, and net interest margin and net interest income in the following discussion and tables below, on a taxable equivalent basis. 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.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, purchase accounting contributed 28 and 37 basis points,  respectively, to our consolidated taxable equivalent net interest margin of 3.49% and 3.46%, respectively, and primarily related to the following purchase accounting items associated with the Bank Transactions (in thousands). 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Accretion of discount on loans	$	915	$	4,236	$	435	$	2,560	$	8,147
Amortization of premium on acquired securities		(305)		-		-		-		(305)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Accretion of discount on loans	$	1,692	$	8,074	$	775	$	-	$	10,541
Amortization of premium on acquired securities		(382)		-		-		-		(382)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, purchase accounting contributed 31 and 56 basis points, respectively, to our consolidated taxable equivalent net interest margin of 3.50% and 3.65%, respectively, and primarily related to the following purchase accounting items associated with the Bank Transactions (in thousands).

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Accretion of discount on loans	$	2,602	$	19,530	$	1,665	$	2,560	$	26,357
Amortization of premium on acquired securities		(1,052)		-		-		-		(1,052)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017		PlainsCapital Merger		FNB Transaction		SWS Merger		BORO Acquisition		Total
Accretion of discount on loans	$	4,905	$	38,466	$	2,432	$	-	$	45,803
Amortization of premium on acquired securities		(1,597)		-		-		-		(1,597)

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The tables below provide additional details regarding our consolidated net interest income (dollars in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017
	Average		Interest		Annualized		Average		Interest		Annualized
	Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or		Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or
	Balance		Paid		Rate		Balance		Paid		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Loans held for sale	$	1,718,410	$	20,409	4.75	%	$	1,787,119	$	18,469	4.13	%
Loans held for investment, gross (1)		6,767,004		93,126	5.41	%		6,290,685		84,077	5.26	%
Investment securities - taxable		1,625,368		11,964	2.94	%		1,538,890		10,191	2.65	%
Investment securities - non-taxable (2)		250,042		1,950	3.12	%		229,089		2,032	3.54	%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		202,274		956	1.87	%		139,398		284	0.81	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		379,160		1,915	2.00	%		477,904		1,514	1.26	%
Securities borrowed		1,550,902		16,346	4.12	%		1,548,039		11,404	2.88	%
Other		89,718		1,879	8.33	%		87,281		1,536	7.00	%
Interest-earning assets, gross (2)		12,582,878		148,545	4.66	%		12,098,405		129,507	4.23	%
Allowance for loan losses		(61,736)						(61,243)
Interest-earning assets, net		12,521,142						12,037,162
Noninterest-earning assets		1,299,974						1,311,454
Total assets	$	13,821,116					$	13,348,616
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	5,608,748	$	12,353	0.87	%	$	5,350,959	$	6,841	0.51	%
Securities loaned		1,415,231		13,984	3.92	%		1,398,922		8,935	2.53	%
Notes payable and other borrowings		1,720,823		11,648	2.68	%		1,781,498		8,188	1.81	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		8,744,802		37,985	1.72	%		8,531,379		23,964	1.11	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		2,538,833						2,290,151
Other liabilities		602,983						627,907
Total liabilities		11,886,618						11,449,437
Stockholders’ equity		1,918,977						1,896,838
Noncontrolling interest		15,521						2,341
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,821,116					$	13,348,616
Net interest income (2)			$	110,560					$	105,543
Net interest spread (2)					2.94	%					3.12	%
Net interest margin (2)					3.49	%					3.46	%

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017
	Average		Interest		Annualized		Average		Interest		Annualized
	Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or		Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or
	Balance		Paid		Rate		Balance		Paid		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Loans held for sale	$	1,535,489	$	53,264	4.63	%	$	1,538,390	$	48,212	4.18	%
Loans held for investment, gross (1)		6,485,223		264,139	5.39	%		6,120,887		258,118	5.59	%
Investment securities - taxable		1,634,095		35,378	2.89	%		1,343,753		25,579	2.54	%
Investment securities - non-taxable (2)		253,756		5,892	3.10	%		226,977		5,684	3.34	%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		206,940		2,296	1.48	%		134,826		604	0.60	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		476,035		6,283	1.76	%		567,179		4,162	0.98	%
Securities borrowed		1,544,198		50,132	4.28	%		1,516,004		29,054	2.53	%
Other		76,718		5,021	8.74	%		86,587		3,673	5.66	%
Interest-earning assets, gross (2)		12,212,454		422,405	4.59	%		11,534,603		375,086	4.31	%
Allowance for loan losses		(63,615)						(58,303)
Interest-earning assets, net		12,148,839						11,476,300
Noninterest-earning assets		1,271,811						1,355,165
Total assets	$	13,420,650					$	12,831,465
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	5,490,398	$	31,164	0.76	%	$	5,144,173	$	16,995	0.44	%
Securities loaned		1,387,949		42,798	4.12	%		1,383,329		22,756	2.20	%
Notes payable and other borrowings		1,503,572		29,155	2.58	%		1,515,767		20,684	1.81	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		8,381,919		103,117	1.64	%		8,043,269		60,435	1.00	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		2,484,040						2,266,361
Other liabilities		634,524						632,384
Total liabilities		11,500,483						10,942,014
Stockholders’ equity		1,913,513						1,886,874
Noncontrolling interest		6,654						2,577
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	13,420,650					$	12,831,465
Net interest income (2)			$	319,288					$	314,651
Net interest spread (2)					2.94	%					3.31	%
Net interest margin (2)					3.50	%					3.65	%

(1) Average balance includes non-accrual loans.

(2) Presented on a taxable equivalent basis with annualized taxable equivalent adjustments based on the applicable corporate federal income tax rates of 21% and 35% for the periods presented in 2018 and 2017, respectively. The adjustment to interest income was $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0.7 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

The banking segment’s net interest margin exceeds our consolidated net interest margin shown above. Our consolidated net interest margin includes certain items that are not reflected in the calculation of our net interest margin within our banking segment and reduce our consolidated net interest margin, such as the borrowing costs of Hilltop and the yields and costs associated with certain items within interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities in the broker-dealer segment, including items related to securities financing operations that particularly decrease net interest margin. In addition, yields and costs on certain interest-earning assets, such as warehouse lines of credit extended to subsidiaries by the banking segment, are eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

On a consolidated basis, net interest income increased $5.4 million and $5.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017.  The increases in net interest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same periods in 2017,  were primarily related to improved spreads on customer balances within our broker-dealer segment, offset by a decrease in accretion of discount on loans and changes attributable to both volumes and yields within our banking segment.

The provision (recovery) for loan losses is determined by management as the amount to be added to (recovered from) the allowance for loan losses after net charge-offs have been deducted to bring the allowance to a level which, in management’s best estimate, is necessary to absorb probable losses within the existing loan portfolio. The consolidated provision (recovery) for loan losses, substantially all of which related to the banking segment,  was  ($0.4)  million and $1.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the provision (recovery) for loan losses was comprised of charges relating to newly originated loans and acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition of $0.4 million and the recovery of charges on PCI loans of $0.8 million, compared to charges relating to newly originated loans and acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition of $1.4 million and PCI loans of $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the consolidated provision (recovery) for loan losses, substantially all of which related to the banking segment, was ($1.8) million and $8.8 million, respectively. During the nine months

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ended September 30, 2018, the provision (recovery) for loan losses was comprised of charges relating to newly originated loans and acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition of $0.3 million and the recovery of charges on PCI loans of $2.1 million, compared to charges relating to newly originated loans and acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition of $7.5 million and PCI loans of $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.   

Consolidated noninterest income decreased $28.8 million and $130.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017. Consolidated noninterest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 included the previously mentioned increase to other noninterest income of $15.0 million in our banking segment related to an insurance policy for forgery and the pre-tax net increase to other noninterest income of $11.6 million within corporate related to the resolution of the appraisal proceedings from the SWS Merger. The year-over-year changes in noninterest income, other than the previously mentioned non-recurring items, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  compared with the same periods in 2017,  were primarily driven by decreases in noninterest income within our broker-dealer and mortgage origination segments. 

Consolidated noninterest expense  decreased $18.1 million and $58.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, was primarily driven by decreases within our mortgage origination and insurance segments, partially offset by BORO Acquisition-related transaction expenses. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017,  was primarily driven by decreases in noninterest expense within our broker-dealer, mortgage origination and insurance segments, partially offset by a wire fraud loss and BORO Acquisition-related transaction expenses incurred within the banking segment during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as discussed in more detail in the banking segment discussion below. 

Consolidated income tax expense during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $7.6 million and $18.0 million, respectively, reflecting effective tax rates of 17.0% and 37.2%, respectively. Consolidated income tax expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $26.1 million and $58.8 million, respectively, reflecting effective tax rates of 21.4% and 33.0%, respectively.  The 2018 effective tax rates are lower than the applicable statutory rates due to tax planning strategies in conjunction with the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Legislation”) and research and development tax planning studies. In addition, a tax benefit was recognized from the portion of the indemnification reserve that was a deductible settlement amount from the PrimeLending inquiry from the DOJ. The effective tax rate during the three months ended September 30, 2017 was higher than the statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes. The effective tax rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to a nontaxable increase to other noninterest income recorded as part of the resolution of the SWS matter as discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, as the SWS Merger was a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) the Internal Revenue Code. The decreases in our effective tax rates from periods in 2017 to 2018 were driven by the reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% pursuant to the enactment of the Tax Legislation. Deferred tax asset amounts recorded in December 2017 following enactment of the Tax Legislation are final as of September 30, 2018. 

Segment Results

Banking Segment

Income before income taxes in our banking segment during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $38.6 million and $36.3 million, respectively, while income before income taxes in our banking segment during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $110.6 million and $127.9 million, respectively.  The increase in income before income taxes during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, was primarily due to an increase in net interest income associated with net volume and yield changes of $5.4 million and a decrease in covered asset-related expenses of $4.8 million, offset by $6.6 million of transaction expenses related to the BORO Acquisition. The decrease in income before income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, was primarily due to a decline in accretion, increases in deposit rates, the previously mentioned BORO Acquisition-related transaction expenses and a $4.5 million wire fraud loss and related expenses,  partially offset by an increase in interest income associated with increases in both rate and volume on the loan portfolio,  a decrease in covered asset-related expenses and the previously mentioned $15.0 million noninterest income recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to an insurance policy for forgery.  The previously mentioned wire fraud loss was a result of an unauthorized third party gaining remote access to a single employee’s email account through “spear phishing” and did not involve unauthorized access to other systems or accounts, or to our

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network. We discovered and blocked the unauthorized access on May 14, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, in addition to the $4.0 million wire fraud loss, we incurred approximately $0.5  million in costs related to the incident, all of which were expensed as incurred within the banking segment. We also may incur expenses, including legal and professional services expenses, and claims for damages related to this incident in the future. We have not recorded an accrual for future claims as we have not concluded that such a loss is probable. We expect available insurance coverage will reduce our overall financial exposure and we continue to seek recovery of the wire fraud loss arising from this incident.  We cannot currently estimate the amount of any future legal or insurance recoveries related to this loss.

We consider the ratios shown in the table below to be key indicators of the performance of our banking segment.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Performance Ratios:
Efficiency ratio (1)	63.71	%	62.29	%	63.85	%	57.62	%
Return on average assets	1.19	%	0.94	%	1.20	%	1.17	%
Net interest margin (2) (4)	4.13	%	4.03	%	4.13	%	4.34	%
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) (3) (4)	4.14	%	4.05	%	4.14	%	4.36	%

(1) Efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expenses divided by the sum of total noninterest income and net interest income for the period.

(2) Net interest margin is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(3) Net interest margin (taxable equivalent), a non-GAAP measure, is defined as taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Annualized taxable equivalent adjustments are based on the applicable corporate federal income tax rates of 21%  and 35%  for the periods presented in 2018 and 2017, respectively. See footnote 2 to the following tables for the taxable equivalent adjustments to interest income.

(4) During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,  purchase accounting contributed 39 basis points and 51 basis points, respectively, to net interest margin and taxable equivalent net interest margin. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, purchase accounting contributed 44 basis points and 77 basis points to net interest margin and taxable equivalent net interest margin.

The banking segment presents net interest margin in the table above, and net interest margin and net interest income in the following discussion and tables below, on a taxable equivalent basis. 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.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, purchase accounting contributed 39 and 51 basis points, respectively, to the banking segment’s taxable equivalent net interest margin of 4.14% and 4.05%, respectively, and primarily related to the purchase accounting items associated with the Bank Transactions as detailed in the tables presented in the Consolidated Operating Results above. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, purchase accounting contributed 44 and 77 basis points, respectively, to the banking segment’s taxable equivalent net interest margin of 4.14%  and 4.36%, respectively, and primarily related to the purchase accounting items associated with the Bank Transactions as detailed in the tables presented in the Consolidated Operating Results above.

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The tables below provide additional details regarding our banking segment’s net interest income (dollars in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017
	Average		Interest		Annualized		Average		Interest		Annualized
	Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or		Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or
	Balance		Paid		Rate		Balance		Paid		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Loans, gross (1)	$	6,161,885	$	87,086	5.56	%	$	5,806,508	$	78,769	5.34	%
Subsidiary warehouse lines of credit		1,589,914		17,495	4.31	%		1,669,633		15,991	3.75	%
Investment securities - taxable		989,634		5,894	2.38	%		877,080		4,308	1.96	%
Investment securities - non-taxable (2)		113,326		946	3.34	%		125,848		1,195	3.80	%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		2,672		14	2.14	%		571		—	0.27	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		189,945		929	1.94	%		244,017		780	1.27	%
Other		65,532		687	4.19	%		72,362		646	3.57	%
Interest-earning assets, gross (2)		9,112,908		113,051	4.88	%		8,796,019		101,689	4.55	%
Allowance for loan losses		(61,564)						(61,099)
Interest-earning assets, net		9,051,344						8,734,920
Noninterest-earning assets		924,395						948,062
Total assets	$	9,975,739					$	9,682,982
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	5,293,104	$	14,572	1.09	%	$	5,056,539	$	9,479	0.74	%
Notes payable and other borrowings		694,383		3,372	1.90	%		915,818		2,478	1.06	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		5,987,487		17,944	1.19	%		5,972,357		11,957	0.79	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		2,522,622						2,293,091
Other liabilities		48,549						49,031
Total liabilities		8,558,658						8,314,479
Stockholders’ equity		1,417,081						1,368,503
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	9,975,739					$	9,682,982
Net interest income (2)			$	95,107					$	89,732
Net interest spread (2)					3.69	%					3.76	%
Net interest margin (2)					4.14	%					4.05	%

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017
	Average		Interest		Annualized		Average		Interest		Annualized
	Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or		Outstanding		Earned or		Yield or
	Balance		Paid		Rate		Balance		Paid		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Loans, gross (1)	$	5,927,810	$	245,451	5.48	%	$	5,643,019	$	243,017	5.70	%
Subsidiary warehouse lines of credit		1,423,044		44,638	4.14	%		1,425,476		40,622	3.76	%
Investment securities - taxable		946,201		16,053	2.26	%		841,048		12,014	1.90	%
Investment securities - non-taxable (2)		114,329		2,871	3.35	%		125,310		3,565	3.79	%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		1,259		16	1.69	%		7,808		50	0.86	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		253,723		3,254	1.71	%		307,624		2,389	1.04	%
Other		52,569		1,734	4.40	%		71,533		1,804	3.36	%
Interest-earning assets, gross (2)		8,718,935		314,017	4.77	%		8,421,818		303,461	4.77	%
Allowance for loan losses		(63,138)						(58,144)
Interest-earning assets, net		8,655,797						8,363,674
Noninterest-earning assets		898,958						959,370
Total assets	$	9,554,755					$	9,323,044
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	5,157,673	$	38,227	0.99	%	$	4,863,393	$	23,136	0.64	%
Notes payable and other borrowings		478,608		5,693	1.57	%		796,086		5,501	0.91	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities (3)		5,636,281		43,920	1.04	%		5,659,479		28,637	0.67	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits		2,465,268						2,249,786
Other liabilities		47,906						53,063
Total liabilities		8,149,455						7,962,328
Stockholders’ equity		1,405,300						1,360,716
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	9,554,755					$	9,323,044
Net interest income (2)			$	270,097					$	274,824
Net interest spread (2)					3.72	%					4.09	%
Net interest margin (2)					4.14	%					4.36	%

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(1) Average balance includes non-accrual loans.

(2) Presented on a taxable equivalent basis with annualized taxable equivalent adjustments based on the applicable corporate federal income tax rates of 21% and 35% for the periods presented in 2018 and 2017, respectively. The adjustment to interest income was $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,  respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The banking segment’s net interest margin exceeds our consolidated net interest margin. Our consolidated net interest margin includes certain items that are not reflected in the calculation of our net interest margin within our banking segment and reduce our consolidated net interest margin, such as the borrowing costs of Hilltop and the yields and costs associated with certain items within interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities in the broker-dealer segment, including items related to securities financing operations that particularly decrease net interest margin. In addition, the banking segment’s interest-earning assets include warehouse lines of credit extended to other subsidiaries, which are eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

The following table summarizes the changes in the banking segment’s net interest income for the periods indicated below, including the component changes in the volume of average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and changes in the rates earned or paid on those items (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018 vs. 2017						2018 vs. 2017
	Change Due To (1)						Change Due To (1)
	Volume		Yield/Rate		Change		Volume		Yield/Rate		Change
Interest income
Loans, gross	$	4,782	$	3,535	$	8,317	$	12,143	$	(9,709)	$	2,434
Subsidiary warehouse lines of credit		(753)		2,257		1,504		(68)		4,084		4,016
Investment securities - taxable		557		1,029		1,586		1,498		2,541		4,039
Investment securities - non-taxable (2)		(120)		(129)		(249)		(312)		(382)		(694)
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		1		13		14		(42)		8		(34)
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		(173)		322		149		(419)		1,284		865
Other		(61)		102		41		(477)		407		(70)
Total interest income (2)		4,233		7,129		11,362		12,323		(1,767)		10,556
Interest expense
Deposits	$	443	$	4,650	$	5,093	$	1,400	$	13,691	$	15,091
Notes payable and other borrowings		(592)		1,486		894		(2,167)		2,359		192
Total interest expense		(149)		6,136		5,987		(767)		16,050		15,283
Net interest income (2)	$	4,382	$	993	$	5,375	$	13,090	$	(17,817)	$	(4,727)

(2) Changes attributable to both volume and yield/rate are included in yield/rate column.

(3) Annualized taxable equivalent.

Taxable equivalent net interest income increased $5.4 million and decreased $4.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017. Changes in the yields earned on interest-earning assets increased taxable equivalent net interest income by $7.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, primarily as a result of higher loan yields due to increased market rates, partially offset by a decrease in accretion of discount on loans of $2.5 million. Changes in the yields earned on interest-earning assets decreased taxable equivalent net interest income by $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017,  primarily as a result of  a  decrease in accretion of discount on loans of $19.4 million, partially offset by higher loan yields due to increased market rates. Accretion of discount on loans is expected to continue to decrease in future periods as loans acquired in the Bank Transactions are repaid, refinanced or renewed. While we are seeing an increase in loan yields as a result of the rising interest rate environment, a portion of our loan portfolio remains at applicable rate floors, thereby causing yields on our interest-earning assets to rise more slowly than increases in market interest rates, which have also increased our borrowing costs. Absent a decline in interest rates, we believe this trend will continue until contractual rate resets allow our entire loan portfolio to reprice above applicable rate floors. Changes in the volume of interest-earning assets, primarily due to an increase in the loan portfolio, increased taxable equivalent net interest income by $4.2 million and $12.3 million during the three and nine

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months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017. Changes in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased taxable equivalent net interest income by $6.1 million and $16.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017, due to increases in market interest rates. Short-term interest rates have risen faster than medium and longer term rates, which has reduced the favorable impact of our asset-sensitive position on net interest income. Any changes in interest rates across the term structure will continue to impact net interest income and net interest margin. The impact of rate movements will change with the shape of the yield curve, including any changes in steepness or flatness and inversions at any points on the yield curve.

The banking segment’s noninterest income was $11.4 million during both the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and $32.2 million and $49.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily due to the previously mentioned insurance receivable and related increase in other noninterest income of $15.0 million recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from coverage provided by an insurance policy for forgery related to a single, large loan previously charged off by the Bank.  Other than the previously mentioned insurance receivable, the decrease in noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018,  compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily driven by a decrease in intercompany financing charges.

The banking segment’s noninterest expenses were $67.7  million and $62.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $192.6 million and $186.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase in noninterest expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily due to the $6.6 million in transaction expenses related to the BORO Acquisition, offset by a decrease in covered asset-related expenses. The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily due to the previously mentioned BORO transaction expenses and the wire fraud loss and related expenses of $4.5 million previously discussed, partially offset by net decreases in expenses related to covered assets, other real estate owned (“OREO”) and other operating expenses. 

Broker-Dealer Segment

Income before income taxes in our broker-dealer segment was $9.9 million and $20.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $21.7 million and $45.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.  The decreases in income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same periods in 2017, were primarily the result of decreases of $4.9 million and $33.9 million, respectively, in trading gains earned from our derivative and trading portfolio activities, most notably in our structured finance business. The decreases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same periods in 2017, were primarily due to market volatility, competitive pricing pressures, and decreases of 7% and 25%, respectively, in the structured finance business line’s to-be-announced (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities volume.

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, our broker-dealer segment experienced decreases of  $2.1 million in investment and securities advisory fees and commissions primarily earned on the underwriting of municipal bond transactions within our public finance business line and $1.6 million in securities commissions and fees primarily within the retail business, as well as an increase of $2.7 million in other noninterest expense primarily related to the purchase and development of new software solutions.  These changes were partially offset by a decrease in variable compensation of $1.5 million based on less robust financial results.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, our broker-dealer segment experienced a decrease of $9.6 million in investment and securities advisory fees and commissions primarily earned on the underwriting of municipal bond transactions within our public finance business line and an increase of $5.1 million in other noninterest expense primarily related to the purchase and development of new software solutions. These changes  were partially offset by a 112-basis point increase in the federal funds rate during the twelve months preceding September 30, 2018, which led to an increase of $3.5 million in fees earned on money market and FDIC insured bank deposits, an increase in the net interest income earned from stock lending and margin lending and a decrease in variable compensation of $18.2 million based on less robust financial results.

The broker-dealer segment is subject to interest rate risk as a consequence of maintaining inventory positions, trading in interest rate sensitive financial instruments and maintaining a matched stock loan book. Changes in interest rates are

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likely to have a meaningful impact on our overall financial performance. Our broker-dealer segment has historically earned a significant portion of its revenues from advisory fees upon the successful completion of the client’s transaction. Rapid or significant changes in interest rates could adversely affect the broker-dealer segment’s bond trading, sales, underwriting activities and other interest spread-sensitive activities described below. The broker-dealer segment also receives administrative fees for providing money market and FDIC investment alternatives to clients, which tend to be sensitive to short term interest rates. In addition, the profitability of the broker-dealer segment depends, to an extent, on the spread between revenues earned on customer loans and excess customer cash balances, and the interest expense paid on customer cash balances, as well as the interest revenue earned on trading securities, net of financing costs. 

The following table provides additional details regarding our broker-dealer operating results (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Variance		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Variance
	2018		2017		2018 vs 2017		2018		2017		2018 vs 2017
Net interest income:
Securities lending	$	2,362	$	2,469	$	(107)	$	7,334	$	6,298	$	1,036
Structured finance		2,485		2,907		(422)		7,717		6,350		1,367
Clearing (1)		3,393		2,949		444		9,561		7,702		1,859
Other (1)		4,192		3,890		302		13,261		10,702		2,559
Total net interest income		12,432		12,215		217		37,873		31,052		6,821
Noninterest income:
Securities commissions and fees by business line (2):
Capital markets		9,840		10,711		(871)		30,869		32,369		(1,500)
Retail		19,991		21,836		(1,845)		61,019		61,153		(134)
Clearing		8,747		7,948		799		26,606		25,058		1,548
Other		1,233		957		276		3,887		3,293		594
		39,811		41,452		(1,641)		122,381		121,873		508
Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions by business line:
Public finance		15,031		19,911		(4,880)		42,175		56,599		(14,424)
Capital markets		2,421		104		2,317		4,171		611		3,560
Retail		4,841		4,170		671		13,891		12,017		1,874
Structured finance		870		1,123		(253)		2,584		3,265		(681)
Clearing		295		311		(16)		872		863		9
Other		29		1		28		113		4		109
		23,487		25,620		(2,133)		63,806		73,359		(9,553)
Other:
Structured finance		15,646		17,731		(2,085)		25,546		52,197		(26,651)
Capital markets		3,433		6,285		(2,852)		10,757		17,982		(7,225)
Other		457		330		127		2,479		1,368		1,111
		19,536		24,346		(4,810)		38,782		71,547		(32,765)
Total noninterest income		82,834		91,418		(8,584)		224,969		266,779		(41,810)
Net revenue (3)		95,266		103,633		(8,367)		262,842		297,831		(34,989)
Noninterest expense (4):
Employees' compensation and benefits		59,535		60,365		(830)		164,218		180,445		(16,227)
Other		25,807		23,066		2,741		76,931		71,861		5,070
Total noninterest expense		85,342		83,431		1,911		241,149		252,306		(11,157)
Income before income taxes	$	9,924	$	20,202	$	(10,278)	$	21,693	$	45,525	$	(23,832)

(1) Noted balances during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 include certain reclassifications to conform with current period presentation.

(2) Securities commissions and fees includes income of $2.8 million and $2.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $8.4 million and $6.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, that is eliminated in consolidation. 

(3) Net revenue is defined as the sum of total net interest income and total noninterest income

(4) Noninterest expense includes provision for loan losses associated with the broker-dealer segment within other noninterest expenses.

The broker-dealer segment had net interest income of $12.4 million and $12.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $37.9 million and $31.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In the broker-dealer segment, interest is earned from securities lending activities, interest charged on customer margin loan balances and interest earned on investment securities used to support sales, underwriting and other customer activities. The increases between the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the comparable periods in 2017 were primarily due to improved spreads on customer balances and an increase in net interest earned on trading securities.

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Noninterest income was $82.8 million and $91.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $225.0 million and $266.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease in noninterest income between the three months ended September 30, 2018,  and the comparable period in 2017  was primarily due to decreases of $4.8 million in other noninterest income, $2.1 million in investment and securities advisory fees and commissions and $1.6 million in securities commissions and fees. The decrease in noninterest income between the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and the comparable period in 2017,  was primarily due to decreases of $32.8 million in other noninterest income and  $9.6 million in investment and securities advisory fees and commissions, which were partially offset by an increase of $0.5 million in securities commissions and fees. 

Securities commissions and fees decreased $1.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased $0.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same periods in 2017. The decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to decreases in the commissions earned by our retail brokers. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily attributable to fees earned on money market accounts and FDIC insured bank deposits by the clearing and retail businesses resulting from the 112-basis point increase in the federal funds rate during the twelve months preceding September 30, 2018, offset by the decreases in commissions earned by our retail brokers and our capital markets business line related to changes made on January 1, 2018 in connection with the implementation of Accounting Standards Codification 606,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  

Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions decreased $2.1 million and $9.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017,  primarily due to reductions in the number and the aggregate dollar amount of municipal bond transactions as a number of national municipal issuers elected to accelerate certain capital raising initiatives in the fourth quarter of 2017 before the enactment of the Tax Legislation. As a result, we have experienced lower municipal issuance volume in 2018 compared to 2017 and expect this trend to continue for the remainder of 2018.  Also, near the end of the second quarter of 2018, we lost several bankers in our Houston, Texas office, contributing to the decline in investment and securities advisory fees and commissions revenue.

The decreases in other noninterest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  compared with the same periods in 2017,  were primarily the result of $4.9 million and $33.9 million respective decreases in trading gains earned from our derivative and trading portfolio activities, most notably in our structured finance business primarily due to market volatility, competitive pricing pressures and decreases of 7%  and 25%, respectively, in the business line’s TBA mortgage-backed securities volume. 

Noninterest expenses were $85.3 million and $83.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $241.1 million and  $252.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The increase in noninterest expenses of $1.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily due to the purchase and development of new software solutions partially offset by a decrease in the variable compensation and benefits expense components that are based on performance. The decrease in noninterest expenses of $11.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017,  was primarily due to a  decrease in the variable compensation and benefits expense components that are based on performance partially offset by increases in expenses related to the purchase and development of new software solutions. 

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Selected information concerning the broker-dealer segment follows (dollars in thousands). 

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018				2017		2018				2017
Compensation as a % of net revenue		62.5	%		58.2	%		62.5	%		60.6	%
FDIC insured program balances at the Bank (end of period)							$	1,300,316		$	1,300,732
Other FDIC insured program balances (end of period)							$	873,141		$	1,134,884
Customer margin balances (end of period)							$	351,453		$	230,303
Customer funds on deposit, including short credits (end of period)							$	407,104		$	419,324
Public finance:
Number of issues		285			337			889			1,129
Aggregate amount of offerings	$	17,261,534		$	20,812,898		$	42,977,058		$	60,650,662
Capital markets:
Total volumes	$	14,771,008		$	15,610,712		$	51,147,735		$	50,052,574
Net inventory (end of period)							$	471,263		$	492,844
Retail:
Retail employee representatives (end of period)								125			122
Independent registered representatives (end of period)								210			222
Structured finance:
Lock production/TBA volume	$	1,201,811		$	1,293,493		$	3,581,407		$	4,753,980
Clearing:
Total tickets		384,642			302,809			1,164,158			967,594
Correspondents (end of period)								153			168
Securities lending:
Interest-earning assets - stock borrowed (end of period)							$	1,453,985		$	1,611,885
Interest-bearing liabilities - stock loaned (end of period)							$	1,340,502		$	1,447,570

Mortgage Origination Segment

Income before income taxes in our mortgage origination segment was $4.8 million and $12.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $15.5 million and $42.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decreases in income before income taxes during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same periods in 2017, were primarily due to decreases in noninterest income, partially offset by decreases in noninterest expense. 

The mortgage lending business is subject to variables that can impact loan origination volume, including seasonal and interest rate fluctuations. Historically, the mortgage origination segment has typically experienced increased loan origination volume from purchases of homes during the spring and summer, when more people tend to move and buy or sell homes. An increase in mortgage interest rates tends to result in decreased loan origination volume from refinancings, while a decrease in mortgage interest rates tends to result in increased loan origination volume from refinancings. As mortgage interest rates have increased since the beginning of 2017, refinancing volume as a percentage of total origination volume has decreased from 16.1% to 11.4% and 16.1% to 14.1% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017. Changes in mortgage interest rates have historically had a lesser impact on home purchases volume than on refinancing volume. We do not anticipate additional increases in mortgage interest rates will significantly impact the percentage mix of refinancing and purchase volumes relative to total loan origination volume for the remainder of 2018 and into 2019.

The mortgage origination segment primarily originates its mortgage loans through a retail channel, with limited lending through its affiliated business arrangements (“ABAs”). For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, funded volume through ABAs was approximately 5% of the mortgage origination segment’s total loan volume. Currently, PrimeLending owns a 51% membership interest in five ABAs. We expect production within the ABA channel to increase to approximately 6% of the total loan volume during 2018, a slight increase from 2017.

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The following table provides certain details regarding our mortgage loan originations and selected information for the periods indicated below (dollars in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018				2017				2018				2017
			% of				% of				% of				% of
	Amount		Total		Amount		Total		Amount		Total		Amount		Total
Mortgage Loan Originations - units		15,414				16,904				44,732				46,890
Mortgage Loan Originations - volume	$	3,653,645			$	3,972,505			$	10,720,817			$	10,854,920
Mortgage Loan Originations:
Conventional	$	2,196,734	60.13	%	$	2,359,220	59.39	%	$	6,485,804	60.50	%	$	6,460,144	59.51	%
Government		938,732	25.69	%		952,888	23.99	%		2,693,597	25.12	%		2,629,338	24.22	%
Jumbo		299,652	8.20	%		409,947	10.32	%		929,536	8.67	%		1,064,035	9.80	%
Other		218,527	5.98	%		250,450	6.30	%		611,880	5.71	%		701,403	6.47	%
	$	3,653,645	100.00	%	$	3,972,505	100.00	%	$	10,720,817	100.00	%	$	10,854,920	100.00	%
Home purchases	$	3,237,444	88.61	%	$	3,332,441	83.89	%	$	9,212,128	85.93	%	$	9,103,707	83.87	%
Refinancings		416,201	11.39	%		640,064	16.11	%		1,508,689	14.07	%		1,751,213	16.13	%
	$	3,653,645	100.00	%	$	3,972,505	100.00	%	$	10,720,817	100.00	%	$	10,854,920	100.00	%
Texas	$	655,977	17.95	%	$	819,586	20.63	%	$	1,984,938	18.51	%	$	2,331,162	21.47	%
California		370,555	10.14	%		531,584	13.38	%		1,206,787	11.26	%		1,375,134	12.67	%
Florida		271,743	7.44	%		222,150	5.59	%		798,463	7.45	%		637,097	5.87	%
Ohio		160,685	4.40	%		179,538	4.52	%		461,646	4.31	%		490,750	4.52	%
Arizona		153,113	4.19	%		143,645	3.62	%		444,562	4.15	%		416,327	3.84	%
Washington		145,102	3.97	%		135,267	3.41	%		406,957	3.80	%		340,075	3.13	%
South Carolina		137,433	3.76	%		130,967	3.30	%		371,068	3.46	%		357,796	3.30	%
Missouri		125,622	3.44	%		122,555	3.09	%		353,766	3.30	%		340,099	3.13	%
North Carolina		101,454	2.78	%		112,273	2.83	%		323,559	3.02	%		337,548	3.11	%
Maryland		102,411	2.80	%		115,862	2.92	%		312,948	2.92	%		325,432	3.00	%
All other states		1,429,550	39.13	%		1,459,078	36.71	%		4,056,123	37.82	%		3,903,500	35.96	%
	$	3,653,645	100.00	%	$	3,972,505	100.00	%	$	10,720,817	100.00	%	$	10,854,920	100.00	%
Mortgage Loan Sales - volume	$	4,015,051			$	4,002,195			$	10,727,093			$	10,662,622

Refinancing volume decreased to  $416.2  million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $640.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017 (representing 11.4% and 16.1%, respectively, of total loan origination volume), and decreased to $1.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $1.8 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (representing 14.1% and 16.1%, respectively, of total loan origination volume). Home purchases volume decreased 2.9% to $3.2 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $3.3 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2017, while home purchases volume increased 1.2% to $9.2 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, from $9.1 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The mortgage origination segment’s total loan origination volume during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased 8.0% and 1.2%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017, while income before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased 62.8% and 63.0%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017. The decreases in income before taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same periods in 2017, were primarily due to decreases in net gains from sale of loans, in addition to decreases in the change in net fair value and related derivative activity of interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) and loans held for sale. These changes were partially offset by decreases in segment operating costs and variable compensation. 

Net interest income (expense) of $0.4 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2.0 million and ($0.8) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, was primarily comprised of interest earned on loans held for sale, partially offset by interest incurred on a warehouse line of credit held with the Bank as well as related intercompany financing costs. The year-over-year improvement in net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included the effects of slightly increased average hold periods and net yields on mortgage loans held for sale.

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Noninterest income was $144.4 million and $163.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $434.3 million and $487.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and was comprised of the following (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Variance		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Variance
	2018		2017		2018 vs 2017		2018		2017		2018 vs 2017
Net gains from sale of loans	$	132,331	$	149,958	$	(17,627)	$	350,155	$	392,081	$	(41,926)
Mortgage loan origination fees and other related income		27,304		25,256		2,048		77,848		70,788		7,060
Other mortgage production income:
Change in net fair value and related derivative activity:
Interest rate lock commitments and loans held for sale		(19,199)		(14,003)		(5,196)		(6,705)		10,526		(17,231)
Mortgage servicing rights asset		(1,475)		(1,631)		156		(4,305)		(2,059)		(2,246)
Servicing fees		5,439		4,178		1,261		17,269		15,697		1,572
Total noninterest income	$	144,400	$	163,758	$	(19,358)	$	434,262	$	487,033	$	(52,771)

Net gains from sale of loans decreased 11.8% and 10.7% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017. Mortgage loan origination fees increased 8.1% and 10.0% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017. The decreases in net gains from sale of loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same periods in 2017, were primarily a result of decreases in average loan sales margin, partially offset by slight increases in total loan sales volume of 0.3% and 0.6% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017.  The decreases in average loan sales margin were primarily attributable to competitive pricing pressure resulting from home inventory shortages and a reduction in national refinancing volume. The increases in mortgage loan origination fees were primarily the result of increases in average mortgage loan origination fees, partially offset by a slight decrease in total loan origination volume, during three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same periods in 2017.

Noninterest income included decreases of $19.2 million and $6.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with a decrease of $14.0 million and an increase of $10.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, in the net fair value of the mortgage origination segment’s IRLCs and loans held for sale and the related activity associated with forward commitments used by the mortgage origination segment to mitigate interest rate risk associated with its IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily the result of a decrease in the volume of IRLCs and mortgage loans, partially offset by an increase in the average value of individual IRLCs and mortgage loans. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily the result of a decrease in the average value of individual IRLCs and mortgage loans, while the volume of IRLCs and mortgage loans remained relatively unchanged.  

The mortgage origination segment sells substantially all mortgage loans it originates to various investors in the secondary market, the majority servicing released. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the mortgage origination segment retained servicing on approximately 18% of loans sold, compared to 14% during the same period in 2017. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the mortgage origination segment retained servicing on approximately 14% of loans sold, compared to 7% during the same period in 2017. The mortgage origination segment’s determination of whether to retain or release servicing on mortgage loans it sells is impacted by, among other things, changes in mortgage interest rates, and refinancing and market activity. The related MSR asset was valued at $70.6 million on $5.1 billion of serviced loan volume at September 30, 2018, compared with a value of $55.8 million on $4.9 billion of serviced loan volume at December 31, 2017. The mortgage origination segment may, from time to time, manage its MSR asset through different strategies, including varying the percentage of mortgage loans sold servicing released and opportunistically selling MSR assets. The mortgage origination segment has also retained servicing on certain loans sold to the banking segment. Gains and losses associated with such sales to the banking segment and the related MSR asset are eliminated in consolidation. The mortgage origination segment uses derivative financial instruments, including U.S. Treasury bond futures and options, as a means to mitigate interest rate risk associated with its MSR asset. Changes in the net fair value of the MSR asset and the related derivatives associated with normal customer payments, changes in discount rates, prepayment speed assumptions and customer payoffs resulted in net losses of  $1.5 million and $4.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared to net losses of $1.6 million and $2.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Additionally, net servicing income was  $2.4 million and $7.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with $1.8 million and $6.7 million during the same periods in 2017. In May 2018 and  

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March 2017, the mortgage origination segment sold MSR assets of $9.3 million and $17.5 million, respectively, which represented $834.3  million and $1.7 billion of its serviced loan volume at the time. 

Noninterest expenses were $140.0 million and $151.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $420.7 million and $444.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Noninterest expenses were comprised of the items set forth in the table below (in thousands). Reclassifications of $1.5 million and $6.0 million from variable compensation to segment operating costs were made to the amounts presented below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, to conform with the current period presentation. 

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Variance		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Variance
	2018		2017		2018 vs 2017		2018		2017		2018 vs 2017
Variable compensation	$	58,686	$	64,956	$	(6,270)	$	171,509	$	179,242	$	(7,733)
Segment operating costs		73,030		77,060		(4,030)		223,684		236,414		(12,730)
Lender paid closing costs		5,270		6,705		(1,435)		16,096		19,594		(3,498)
Servicing expense		3,020		2,335		685		9,447		9,013		434
Total noninterest expense	$	140,006	$	151,056	$	(11,050)	$	420,736	$	444,263	$	(23,527)

During the three months ended September 30, 2018, PrimeLending committed to a plan to close certain underperforming branches, while at the same time reducing its fulfillment and corporate support staff. The purpose of this plan was to better align resources and lower PrimeLending’s cost structure. Lease exit and severance costs incurred as a result of this plan were  $0.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, which were included in segment operating costs in the table above. Costs under this plan are expected to total up to $1.5 million, the majority of which we expect to recognize by the end of 2018.  We expect to realize cost savings as a result of this plan of approximately  $1.0 million per month beginning in 2019.

Employees’ compensation and benefits accounted for the majority of noninterest expenses incurred during all periods presented. Variable compensation decreased $6.3 million and $7.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017, and comprised 57.5% and 58.5% of total employees’ compensation and benefits expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 56.3% and 56.7% of total employees’ compensation and benefits expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Variable compensation, which is primarily driven by loan origination volume, tends to fluctuate to a greater degree than loan origination volume because mortgage loan originator and fulfillment staff incentive compensation plans are structured to pay at increasing rates as higher monthly volume tiers are achieved. However, certain other incentive compensation plans driven by non-mortgage production criteria may alter this trend. A decrease in the average incentive rate paid and the impact of incentive plans driven by non-mortgage production criteria were both responsible for the decreases in variable compensation. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was also partially due to a decrease in loan origination volume. Loan origination volume during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was relatively unchanged compared to the same period in 2017.

While total loan origination volume decreased 8.0% and 1.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017, the mortgage origination segment’s operating costs decreased 5.2% and 5.4%, respectively. The decrease in segment operating costs during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily due to a decrease in non-variable compensation and related benefits, in addition to decreases in administrative and loan origination costs, partially offset by an increase in software license and maintenance fees. The decrease in segment operating costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily due to a decrease in indemnification liability reserve expense, in addition to decreases in administrative, non-variable compensation and related benefits, and loan origination costs, partially offset by an increase in professional fees associated with software development projects.  The decreases in non-variable compensation and benefits during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, were due to reductions in loan processing, loan fulfillment, and corporate headcount primarily resulting from PrimeLending’s cost reduction plan initiated during the three months ended September 30, 2018. Historically, segment operating costs tend to fluctuate with, but at a lesser magnitude than, loan origination volume, as these costs are comprised of salaries, benefits, occupancy and administrative costs, which are not normally highly sensitive to changes in loan origination volume.

In exchange for a higher interest rate, customers may opt to have PrimeLending pay certain costs associated with the origination of their mortgage loans (“lender paid closing costs”). Fluctuations in lender paid closing costs are not always

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aligned with fluctuations in loan origination volume. Other loan pricing conditions, including the mortgage loan interest rate, loan origination fees paid by the customer, and a customer’s willingness to pay closing costs, may influence fluctuations in lender paid closing costs.

Between January 1, 2009 and September 30, 2018, the mortgage origination segment sold mortgage loans totaling $110.0 billion. These loans were sold under sales contracts that generally include provisions that hold the mortgage origination segment responsible for errors or omissions relating to its representations and warranties that loans sold meet certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. In addition, the sales contracts typically require the refund of purchased servicing rights plus certain investor servicing costs if a loan experiences an early payment default. While the mortgage origination segment sold loans prior to 2009, it does not anticipate experiencing significant losses in the future on loans originated prior to 2009 as a result of investor claims under these provisions of its sales contracts.

When a claim for indemnification of a loan sold is made by an agency, investor, or other party, the mortgage origination segment evaluates the claim and determines if the claim can be satisfied through additional documentation or other deliverables. If the claim is valid and cannot be satisfied in that manner, the mortgage origination segment negotiates with the claimant to reach a settlement of the claim. Settlements typically result in either the repurchase of a loan or reimbursement to the claimant for losses incurred on the loan.

Following is a summary of the mortgage origination segment’s claims resolution activity relating to loans sold between January 1, 2009 and September 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands).

	OriginalLoanBalance			LossRecognized
			% of			% of
			Loans			Loans
	Amount		Sold	Amount		Sold
Claims resolved with no payment	$	212,589	0.19%	$	—	0.00%
Claims resolved because of a loan repurchase or payment to an investor for losses incurred (1)		215,506	0.20%		11,748	0.01%
	$	428,095	0.39%	$	11,748	0.01%

(1) Losses incurred include refunded purchased servicing rights.

The mortgage origination segment has established a specific claims indemnification liability reserve for each loan it concludes its obligation to a claimant is both probable and reasonably estimable. An additional indemnification liability reserve has been established for probable agency, investor or other party losses that may have been incurred, but not yet reported to the mortgage origination segment based upon a reasonable estimate of such losses. 

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the mortgage origination segment’s indemnification liability reserve totaled $24.2 million and $23.5 million, respectively. The related provision for indemnification losses was $0.9 million and $2.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,  respectively, and $2.6 million and $4.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

As discussed in the Overview, on October 23, 2018, PrimeLending, the DOJ and the HUD entered into Settlement Agreements which provide for aggregate payments of $13.5 million to the DOJ and HUD. In exchange for these payments, each of the DOJ and HUD released any claims it may have related to certain loans originated by PrimeLending. As of September 30, 2018, the amount was included in the Company's recorded indemnification liability reserve.  Accordingly, the Company’s  operating results or financial condition will not be materially impacted in future periods.

Insurance Segment

Income (losses) before income taxes in our insurance segment were $3.7 million and  ($9.3)  million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $6.1 million and ($17.9) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The improvements in income (losses) before income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same periods in 2017, were driven primarily by decreases in loss and LAE due to fewer weather-related events, partially offset by a decline in net insurance premiums earned. Hurricane Harvey and other non-catastrophic weather-related losses, which occurred during the nine months

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ended September 30, 2017, are the primary drivers of the reduction in loss and LAE during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same periods in 2017. We are currently evaluating the potential losses our insurance segment may have incurred through our insurance business in Georgia as a result of Hurricane Michael. 

The insurance segment is subject to claims arising out of severe weather, the incidence and severity of which are inherently unpredictable. Generally, the insurance segment’s insured risks exhibit higher losses in the second and third calendar quarters due to a seasonal concentration of weather-related events in its primary geographic markets. Although weather-related losses (including hail, high winds, tornadoes, monsoons and hurricanes) can occur in any calendar quarter, the second calendar quarter, historically, has experienced the highest frequency of losses associated with these events. Hurricanes, however, are more likely to occur in the third calendar quarter of the year.

The insurance segment periodically reviews the pricing of its primary products in each state of operation utilizing a consulting actuarial firm to supplement normal review processes resulting in filings to adjust rates as deemed necessary. The benefit of these rate actions are not fully realized until all policies under the old rates expire, which typically occurs one year from the date of rate change implementation. Concurrently, business concentrations are reviewed and actions initiated, including cancellation of agents, non-renewal of policies and cessation of new business writing on certain products in problematic geographic areas. The insurance segment has historically utilized rate actions to reduce the rate of premium growth for targeted areas when compared with the patterns exhibited in prior quarters and years and reduced the insurance segment’s exposure to volatile weather in these areas, but competition and customer response to rate increases has negatively impacted customer retention and new business. The insurance segment aims to manage and diversify its business concentrations and products to minimize the effects of future weather-related events. We  believe that current initiatives to evaluate product offerings and pricing, streamline business activities and expenses and mitigate the impact of future significant weather-related events are critical to improving the insurance segment’s long-term financial condition and operating results.

The insurance segment’s operations resulted in combined ratios of 93.5% and 131.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 96.6%  and 120.2%  during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The decrease in the combined ratios during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same periods in 2017,  were primarily driven by decreases in the loss and LAE ratios due to fewer weather-related events. The combined ratio is a measure of overall insurance underwriting profitability, and represents the sum of loss and LAE and underwriting expenses divided by net insurance premiums earned.

Noninterest income of $36.7 million and $36.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, included net insurance premiums earned of $34.2 million and $34.5 million, respectively. Noninterest income of $108.3 million and $113.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, included net insurance premiums earned of $102.6 million and $106.7 million, respectively.  The year-over-year decrease in net insurance premiums earned was due to the effect of decreases in net premiums written.

Direct insurance premiums written by major product line are presented in the table below (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Variance		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Variance
	2018		2017		2018 vs 2017		2018		2017		2018 vs 2017
Direct Insurance Premiums Written:
Homeowners	$	13,029	$	13,889	$	(860)	$	39,750	$	43,047	$	(3,297)
Fire		10,412		10,618		(206)		31,584		33,254		(1,670)
Mobile Home		8,658		8,547		111		28,236		28,711		(475)
Commercial		589		785		(196)		1,933		2,338		(405)
Other		50		70		(20)		121		147		(26)
	$	32,738	$	33,909	$	(1,171)	$	101,624	$	107,497	$	(5,873)

The total direct insurance premiums written for our three largest insurance product lines decreased by $1.0 million and $5.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,  respectively, compared with the same periods in 2017.

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Net insurance premiums earned by major product line are presented in the table below (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Variance		Nine Months Ended September 30,				Variance
	2018		2017		2018 vs 2017		2018		2017		2018 vs 2017
Net Insurance Premiums Earned:
Homeowners	$	13,592	$	14,117	$	(525)	$	40,134	$	42,709	$	(2,575)
Fire		10,861		10,796		65		31,889		32,993		(1,104)
Mobile Home		9,064		8,713		351		28,509		28,486		23
Commercial		616		797		(181)		1,951		2,319		(368)
Other		52		70		(18)		122		146		(24)
	$	34,185	$	34,493	$	(308)	$	102,605	$	106,653	$	(4,048)

Net insurance premiums earned during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased compared to the same periods in 2017, primarily due to the decrease in net premiums written noted above.

Noninterest expenses of $33.8 million and $47.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $104.5 million and $133.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, include both loss and LAE expenses and policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses, as well as other noninterest expenses. Loss and LAE are recognized based on formula and case basis estimates for losses reported with respect to direct business, estimates of unreported losses based on past experience and deduction of amounts for reinsurance placed with reinsurers. Loss and LAE during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $18.7 million, compared with $31.2 million during the same period in 2017, resulting in loss and LAE ratios of 54.7% and 90.6%, respectively. Loss and LAE during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $58.7 million, compared with $86.1 million during the same period in 2017, resulting in loss and LAE ratios of 57.2% and 80.7%, respectively. The decrease in the loss and LAE ratio during the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily driven by a 40.1% decrease in loss and LAE expense, compared to premiums earned decreasing by 0.9%.  The decrease in the loss and LAE ratio during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, was primarily driven by a 31.9% decrease in loss and LAE expense, compared to premiums earned decreasing by 3.8%.

Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses encompass all expenses incurred relative to NLC operations, and include elements of multiple categories of expense otherwise reported as noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

The following table details the calculation of the underwriting expense ratio for the periods presented (dollars in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Variance			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Variance
	2018			2017			2018 vs 2017			2018			2017			2018 vs 2017
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	$	8,719		$	8,830		$	(111)		$	27,287		$	27,457		$	(170)
Other underwriting expenses		5,598			6,102			(504)			16,175			17,570			(1,395)
Total		14,317			14,932			(615)			43,462			45,027			(1,565)
Agency expenses		(1,063)			(989)			(74)			(3,045)			(2,914)			(131)
Total less agency expenses	$	13,254		$	13,943		$	(689)		$	40,417		$	42,113		$	(1,696)
Net insurance premiums earned	$	34,185		$	34,493		$	(308)		$	102,605		$	106,653		$	(4,048)
Expense ratio		38.8	%		40.4	%		(1.6)	%		39.4	%		39.5	%		(0.1)	%

Corporate

Corporate includes certain activities not allocated to specific business segments. These activities include holding company financing and investing activities, merchant banking investment opportunities and management and administrative services to support the overall operations of the Company including, but not limited to, certain executive management, corporate relations, legal, finance, acquisition costs and the activities related to the Hilltop Plaza investment. Hilltop’s merchant banking investment activities include the identification of attractive opportunities for capital deployment in companies engaged in non-financial activities through its merchant bank subsidiary, Hilltop Opportunity Partners LLC, formerly known as PlainsCapital Equity, LLC.

As a holding company, Hilltop’s primary investment objectives are to support capital deployment for organic growth and to preserve capital to be deployed through acquisitions,  dividend payments and potential stock repurchases. Investment and interest income earned was $0.8 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and

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2017, respectively, and  $1.6 million and $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Investment and interest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily comprised of dividend income from merchant banking investment activities, in addition to interest income earned on intercompany notes that were contributed to Hilltop by Securities Holdings during the three months ended September 30, 2018.  

Interest expense was  $4.1  million and $2.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $9.4 million and $7.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Interest expense during each period was primarily associated with recurring quarterly interest expense of $1.9 million incurred on our $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5% senior notes due 2025 (“Senior Notes”) and quarterly interest expense of approximately $0.9 million on junior subordinated debentures of $67.0 million issued by PCC (the “Debentures”).

Noninterest income was  $0.5 million and $0.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $1.2 million and $12.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Noninterest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 included net noninterest income associated with activity within our merchant bank subsidiary as well as the Hilltop Plaza investment. Noninterest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily comprised of the previously mentioned pre-tax net increase to other noninterest income of $11.6 million related to the resolution of the appraisal proceedings from the SWS Merger.

Noninterest expenses of $8.7 million and $9.3 million during the  three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $23.4 million and $25.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were primarily comprised of employees’ compensation and benefits and professional fees, including corporate governance, legal and transaction costs. 

Financial Condition

The following discussion contains a more detailed analysis of our financial condition at September 30, 2018 as compared with December 31, 2017.

Securities Portfolio

At September 30, 2018, investment securities consisted of securities of the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government and its agencies, obligations of municipalities and other political subdivisions, primarily in the State of Texas, mortgage-backed, corporate debt, and equity securities. We may categorize investments as trading, available for sale, held to maturity and equity securities.

Trading securities are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term and are carried at fair value, marked to market through operations and held at the Bank and the Hilltop Broker-Dealers. Securities that may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates, changes in securities’ prepayment risk, increases in loan demand, general liquidity needs and other similar factors are classified as available for sale and are carried at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). With the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 in January 2018, we reclassified all equity investments out of available for sale securities, with all subsequent changes in fair value recognized in net income. Securities are classified as held to maturity based on the intent and ability of our management, at the time of purchase, to hold such securities to maturity. These securities are carried at amortized cost.

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The table below summarizes our securities portfolio (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Trading securities, at fair value
U.S. Treasury securities	$	2,328	$	—
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds		30,223		52,078
Residential mortgage-backed securities		360,091		372,817
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		5,781		6,125
Collateralized mortgage obligations		35,708		5,122
Corporate debt securities		74,249		96,182
States and political subdivisions		119,751		170,413
Unit investment trusts		24,013		22,612
Private-label securitized product		4,806		1,631
Other		3,364		3,705
		660,314		730,685
Securities available for sale, at fair value
U.S. Treasury securities		18,164		24,669
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds		80,347		96,640
Residential mortgage-backed securities		369,213		243,505
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		11,589		12,023
Collateralized mortgage obligations		283,175		233,812
Corporate debt securities		56,417		68,662
States and political subdivisions		55,591		65,008
		874,496		744,319
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost
U.S. government agencies:
Bonds		39,017		39,015
Residential mortgage-backed securities		22,804		16,130
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		87,296		71,373
Collateralized mortgage obligations		148,399		173,928
States and political subdivisions		50,647		55,403
		348,163		355,849
Equity securities, at fair value		21,555		21,241
Total securities portfolio	$	1,904,528	$	1,852,094

We had net unrealized losses of $19.0 million and $3.9 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to the available for sale investment portfolio, net unrealized losses associated with the securities held to maturity portfolio of $15.8 million and $5.9 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively,  and net unrealized gains of $0.1 million and $1.6 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to equity securities. 

Banking Segment

The banking segment’s securities portfolio plays a role in the management of our interest rate sensitivity and generates additional interest income. In addition, the securities portfolio is used to meet collateral requirements for public and trust deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other purposes. The available for sale securities portfolio serves as a source of liquidity. Historically, the Bank’s policy has been to invest primarily in securities of the U.S. government and its agencies, obligations of municipalities in the State of Texas and other high grade fixed income securities to minimize credit risk. At September 30, 2018, the banking segment’s securities portfolio of $1.1  billion was comprised of trading securities of $6.1 million, available for sale securities of $768.0 million, equity securities of $0.1 million and held to maturity securities of $348.2 million,  in addition to $13.9 million of other investments included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets. 

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Broker-Dealer Segment

The broker-dealer segment holds securities to support sales, underwriting and other customer activities. The interest rate risk inherent in holding these securities is managed by setting and monitoring limits on the size and duration of positions and on the length of time the securities can be held. The Hilltop Broker-Dealers are required to carry their securities at fair value and record changes in the fair value of the portfolio in operations. Accordingly, the securities portfolio of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers included trading securities of  $654.2 million at September 30, 2018. In addition, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers enter into transactions that represent commitments to purchase and deliver securities at prevailing future market prices to facilitate customer transactions and satisfy such commitments. Accordingly, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers’ ultimate obligations may exceed the amount recognized in the financial statements. These securities, which are carried at fair value and reported as securities sold, not yet purchased in the consolidated balance sheets, had a value of $179.6 million at September 30, 2018.  

Insurance Segment

The insurance segment’s primary investment objective is to preserve capital and manage for a total rate of return. NLC’s strategy is to purchase securities in sectors that represent the most attractive relative value. The insurance segment invests the premiums it receives from policyholders until they are needed to pay policyholder claims or other expenses. At September 30, 2018, the insurance segment’s securities portfolio was comprised of $106.5 million in available for sale securities, $21.4 million of equity securities and $5.8 million of other investments included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets.

Non-Covered Loan Portfolio

Consolidated non-covered loans held for investment are detailed in the tables below, classified by portfolio segment and segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and all other originated or acquired loans (in thousands). PCI loans showed evidence of credit deterioration on the date of acquisition that made it probable that all contractually required principal and interest payments would not be collected.

	Loans, excluding		PCI		Total
September 30, 2018	PCI Loans		Loans		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	1,715,184	$	6,913	$	1,722,097
Real estate		3,356,834		24,923		3,381,757
Construction and land development		1,051,702		707		1,052,409
Consumer		46,729		10		46,739
Broker-dealer		593,276		—		593,276
Non-covered loans, gross		6,763,725		32,553		6,796,278
Allowance for loan losses		(57,517)		(1,344)		(58,861)
Non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	6,706,208	$	31,209	$	6,737,417

	Loans, excluding		PCI		Total
December 31, 2017	PCI Loans		Loans		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	1,675,106	$	6,099	$	1,681,205
Real estate		2,981,984		29,540		3,011,524
Construction and land development		961,167		1,438		962,605
Consumer		40,319		127		40,446
Broker-dealer		577,889		—		577,889
Non-covered loans, gross		6,236,465		37,204		6,273,669
Allowance for loan losses		(58,919)		(2,038)		(60,957)
Non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	6,177,546	$	35,166	$	6,212,712

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Banking Segment

The loan portfolio constitutes the major earning asset of the banking segment and typically offers the best alternative for obtaining the maximum interest spread above the banking segment’s cost of funds. The overall economic strength of the banking segment generally parallels the quality and yield of its loan portfolio. The banking segment’s loan portfolio consists of the non-covered loan portfolio and the covered loan portfolio. The covered loan portfolio consists of loans acquired in the FNB Transaction that were subject to loss-share agreements with the FDIC through October 17, 2018 and is discussed below. The non-covered loan portfolio includes all other loans held by the Bank and is discussed herein.

The banking segment’s total non-covered loans, net of the allowance for non-covered loan losses, were $7.5  billion and $7.2 billion at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The banking segment’s non-covered loan portfolio includes  warehouse lines of credit extended to PrimeLending of $2.3 billion, of which $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion was drawn at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Amounts advanced against the warehouse line of credit are eliminated from net loans on our consolidated balance sheets. The banking segment does not generally participate in syndicated loan transactions and has no foreign loans in its portfolio.

At September 30, 2018, the banking segment had non-covered loan concentrations (loans to borrowers engaged in similar activities) that exceeded 10% of total non-covered loans in its real estate portfolio. The areas of concentration within our non-covered real estate portfolio were non-construction commercial real estate loans, non-construction residential real estate loans, and construction and land development loans, which represented 39.9%,  14.6% and 17.0%, respectively, of the banking segment’s total non-covered loans at September 30, 2018. The banking segment’s non-covered loan concentrations were within regulatory guidelines at September 30, 2018.

Broker-Dealer Segment

The loan portfolio of the broker-dealer segment consists primarily of margin loans to customers and correspondents. These loans are collateralized by the securities purchased or by other securities owned by the clients and, because of collateral coverage ratios, are believed to present minimal collectability exposure. Additionally, these loans are subject to a number of regulatory requirements as well as the Hilltop Broker-Dealers’ internal policies. The broker-dealer segment’s total non-covered loans, net of the allowance for non-covered loan losses, were $593.2 million and $577.5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017,  respectively. This increase from December 31, 2017 to September 30, 2018 was primarily attributable to increases of $1.8 million in borrowings in margin accounts and $14.2 million in receivables from correspondents.

Mortgage Origination Segment

The loan portfolio of the mortgage origination segment consists of loans held for sale, primarily single-family residential mortgages funded through PrimeLending, and IRLCs with customers pursuant to which we agree to originate a mortgage loan on a future date at an agreed-upon interest rate. The components of the mortgage origination segment’s loans held for sale and IRLCs are as follows (in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Loans held for sale:
Unpaid principal balance	$	1,347,544	$	1,528,834
Fair value adjustment		40,077		52,770
	$	1,387,621	$	1,581,604
IRLCs:
Unpaid principal balance	$	1,023,165	$	850,850
Fair value adjustment		20,427		18,851
	$	1,043,592	$	869,701

The mortgage origination segment uses forward commitments to mitigate interest rate risk associated with its loans held for sale and IRLCs. The notional amounts of these forward commitments at both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $2.0 billion, while the related estimated fair values were $7.2 million and ($0.2) million, respectively.

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Covered Loan Portfolio

Banking Segment

At the close of business on September 30, 2018, the loss-share agreement for commercial assets with the FDIC expired, except for certain obligations on the part of the Bank that survived. On October 17, 2018, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which each of the loss-share agreements for single family residential assets and commercial assets were terminated in exchange for the payment by the FDIC to the Bank of $6.26 million.

As of September 30, 2018, loans acquired in the FNB Transaction that were subject to loss-share agreements with the FDIC are referred to as “covered loans” and reported separately in our consolidated balance sheets. Under the terms of the loss-share agreements through October 17, 2018, the FDIC had agreed to reimburse the Bank the following amounts with respect to the covered assets (including covered loans): (i) 80% of net losses on the first $240.4 million of net losses incurred; (ii) 0% of net losses in excess of $240.4 million up to and including $365.7 million of net losses incurred; and (iii) 80% of net losses in excess of $365.7 million of net losses incurred. Net losses were defined as book value losses plus certain defined expenses incurred in the resolution of assets, less subsequent recoveries. Under the loss-share agreement for commercial assets through September 30, 2018, the amount of subsequent recoveries that were reimbursable to the FDIC for a particular asset was limited to book value losses and expenses actually billed plus any book value charge-offs incurred prior to September 13, 2013 (the “Bank Closing Date”). There was no limit on the amount of subsequent recoveries reimbursable to the FDIC under the loss-share agreement for single family residential assets. The loss-share agreements for commercial and single family residential assets were originally in effect for approximately five years and ten years, respectively, and the loss recovery provisions to the FDIC were in effect for eight years and ten years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date. As part of the loss-share agreements, the Bank was subject to annual FDIC compliance audits. In accordance with the loss-share agreements, the Bank may have been required to make a “true-up” payment to the FDIC approximately ten years following the Bank Closing Date if our actual net realized losses over the life of the loss-share agreements were less than the FDIC’s initial estimate of losses on covered assets. The “true-up” payment was calculated using a defined formula set forth in the Purchase and Assumption Agreement by and among the FDIC (as receiver of FNB), the Bank and the FDIC (the “P&A Agreement”). As of September 30, 2018, the Bank had billed $184.7 million of covered net losses to the FDIC, of which 80%, or $147.8 million, were reimbursable under the loss-share agreements. As of September 30, 2018, the Bank had received aggregate reimbursements of $145.8 million from the FDIC, which represented reimbursable covered losses and expenses through September 30, 2017.  The Bank recorded “true-up” payment accrual of $16.6 million at September 30, 2018 based on the then-current estimate of aggregate realized losses on covered assets over the life of the loss-share agreements. 

In connection with the FNB Transaction, the Bank acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. Based on purchase date valuations, the banking segment’s portfolio of acquired covered loans had a fair value of $1.1 billion as of the Bank Closing Date, with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. As a result of the Termination Agreement, loans that were covered by the loss-share agreement will be reclassified and reflected as non-covered in future filings for all periods presented.  

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Covered loans held for investment are detailed in the tables below and classified by portfolio segment (in thousands).

	Loans, excluding		PCI		Total
September 30, 2018	PCI Loans		Loans		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	760	$	130	$	890
Real estate		76,984		64,874		141,858
Construction and land development		1,280		—		1,280
Covered loans, gross		79,024		65,004		144,028
Allowance for loan losses		(23)		(1,268)		(1,291)
Covered loans, net of allowance	$	79,001	$	63,736	$	142,737

	Loans, excluding		PCI		Total
December 31, 2017	PCI Loans		Loans		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	861	$	194	$	1,055
Real estate		92,444		86,915		179,359
Construction and land development		1,711		4		1,715
Covered loans, gross		95,016		87,113		182,129
Allowance for loan losses		(32)		(2,697)		(2,729)
Covered loans, net of allowance	$	94,984	$	84,416	$	179,400

At September 30, 2018,  the banking segment had covered loan concentrations (loans to borrowers engaged in similar activities) that exceeded 10% of total covered loans in its real estate portfolio. The areas of concentration within our covered real estate portfolio were non-construction residential real estate loans and non-construction commercial real estate loans, which represented 86.6% and 11.9%,  respectively, of the banking segment’s total covered loans at September 30, 2018. The banking segment’s covered loan concentrations were within regulatory guidelines at September 30, 2018.  

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in our existing non-covered and covered loan portfolios. Management has responsibility for determining the level of the allowance for loan losses, subject to review by the Loan Review Committee of the Bank’s board of directors.

It is management’s responsibility to, at the end of each quarter, or more frequently as deemed necessary, analyze the level of the allowance for loan losses to ensure that it is appropriate for the estimated credit losses in the portfolio. Estimated credit losses are the probable current amount of loans that we will be unable to collect given facts and circumstances as of the evaluation date. When management determines that a loan, or portion thereof, is uncollectible, the loan, or portion thereof, is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses, or for acquired loans accounted for in pools, charged against the pool discount. Recoveries on charge-offs of loans acquired in the Bank Transactions that occurred prior to their acquisition represent contractual cash flows not expected to be collected and are recorded as accretion income. Recoveries on acquired loans charged-off subsequent to their acquisition are credited to the allowance for loan loss, except for recoveries on loans accounted for in pools, which are credited to the pool discount.

In connection with the Bank Transactions, we acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. PCI loans acquired in each of the PlainsCapital Merger and BORO Acquisition are accounted for on an individual loan basis, while PCI loans acquired in each of the FNB Transaction and the SWS Merger are accounted for in pools as well as on an individual loan basis. We have established under our PCI accounting policy a framework to aggregate certain acquired loans into various loan pools based on a minimum of two layers of common risk characteristics for the purpose of determining their respective fair values as of their acquisition dates, and for applying the subsequent recognition and measurement provisions for income accretion and impairment testing. The common risk characteristics used for the pooling of the FNB and SWS PCI loans are risk grade and loan collateral type. The loans acquired in the Bank Transactions were initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses.

Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations to record the total allowance for loan losses at a level deemed appropriate by the banking segment’s management based on such factors as the volume and type of lending it conducted, the amount of non-performing loans and related collateral security, the present level of the allowance for loan losses, the

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results of recent regulatory examinations, generally accepted accounting principles, general economic conditions and other factors related to the ability to collect loans in its portfolio. The provision (recovery) for loan losses, primarily attributable to the banking segment, was  ($0.4)  million and $1.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and ($1.8) million and $8.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The banking segment has reflected $2.0 million associated with estimated hurricane loss exposures within the qualitative factors used to determine its allowance for loan losses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The allowance for loan losses is subject to regulatory examination, which may take into account such factors as the methodology used to calculate the allowance and the size of the allowance. While we believe we have an appropriate allowance for our existing non-covered and covered portfolios at September 30, 2018, additional provisions for losses on existing loans may be necessary in the future.

The following tables present the activity in our allowance for loan losses within our non-covered and covered loan portfolios for the periods presented (in thousands). Substantially all of the activity shown below occurred within the banking segment.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Non-Covered Portfolio	2018		2017		2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	59,996	$	59,208	$	60,957		$	54,186
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		307		479		(456)			6,581
Recoveries of non-covered loans previously charged off:
Commercial and industrial		366		280		3,506			1,340
Real estate		31		88		134			184
Construction and land development		—		4		—			5
Consumer		7		25		55			65
Broker-dealer		—		—		—			—
Total recoveries		404		397		3,695			1,594
Non-covered loans charged off:
Commercial and industrial		1,820		1,264		5,236			3,070
Real estate		—		5		30			305
Construction and land development		—		3		—			13
Consumer		26		33		69			194
Broker-dealer		—		—		—			—
Total charge-offs		1,846		1,305		5,335			3,582
Net charge-offs		(1,442)		(908)		(1,640)			(1,988)
Balance, end of period	$	58,861	$	58,779	$	58,861		$	58,779
Non-covered allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross non-covered loans						0.87	%		0.96	%

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Covered Portfolio	2018		2017		2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,974	$	1,359	$	2,729		$	413
Provision (recovery) for loan losses		(678)		781		(1,382)			2,237
Recoveries of covered loans previously charged off:
Commercial and industrial		—		—		—			6
Real estate		1		—		1			5
Construction and land development		—		1		6			7
Total recoveries		1		1		7			18
Covered loans charged off:
Commercial and industrial		—		—		—			6
Real estate		6		—		63			521
Construction and land development		—		—		—			—
Total charge-offs		6		—		63			527
Net recoveries (charge-offs)		(5)		1		(56)			(509)
Balance, end of period	$	1,291	$	2,141	$	1,291		$	2,141
Covered allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross covered loans						0.90	%		1.12	%

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The distribution of the allowance for loan losses among loan types and the percentage of the loans for that type to gross loans, excluding unearned income, within our non-covered and covered loan portfolios are presented in the tables below (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
			% of				% of
			Gross				Gross
			Non-				Non-
			Covered				Covered
Non-Covered Portfolio	Reserve		Loans		Reserve		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	21,821	25.34	%	$	23,674	26.80	%
Real estate (including construction and land development)		36,779	65.24	%		36,619	63.35	%
Consumer		215	0.69	%		311	0.64	%
Broker-dealer		46	8.73	%		353	9.21	%
Total	$	58,861	100.00	%	$	60,957	100.00	%

	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
			% of				% of
			Gross				Gross
			Covered				Covered
Covered Portfolio	Reserve		loans		Reserve		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	18	0.62	%	$	24	0.58	%
Real estate (including construction and land development)		1,273	99.38	%		2,705	99.42	%
Total	$	1,291	100.00	%	$	2,729	100.00	%

Potential Problem Loans

Potential problem loans consist of loans that are performing in accordance with contractual terms but for which management has concerns about the ability of an obligor to continue to comply with repayment terms because of the obligor’s potential operating or financial difficulties. Management monitors these loans and reviews their performance on a regular basis. Potential problem loans contain potential weaknesses that could improve, persist or further deteriorate. If such potential weaknesses persist without improving, the loan is subject to downgrade, typically to substandard, in three to six months. Potential problem loans are assigned a grade of special mention within our risk grading matrix. Potential problem loans do not include PCI loans because PCI loans exhibited evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition that made it probable that all contractually required principal payments would not be collected. Within our non-covered loan portfolio, we had seven credit relationships totaling $7.4 million of potential problem loans at September 30, 2018, compared with five credit relationships totaling $27.3 million of non-covered potential problem loans at December 31, 2017. Within our covered loan portfolio, we had  two credit relationships totaling $0.4 million and one credit relationship of $0.4 million of potential problem loans at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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Non-Performing Assets

The following table presents components of our non-covered non-performing assets (dollars in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Non-covered loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
Commercial and industrial	$	21,323		$	20,878
Real estate		11,982			18,978
Construction and land development		3,402			611
Consumer		45			56
Broker-dealer		—			—
	$	36,752		$	40,523
Non-covered non-performing loans as a percentage of total non-covered loans		0.44	%		0.51	%
Non-covered other real estate owned	$	2,662		$	3,883
Other repossessed assets	$	99		$	323
Non-covered non-performing assets	$	39,513		$	44,729
Non-covered non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets		0.29	%		0.33	%
Non-covered loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	80,664		$	85,113
Troubled debt restructurings included in accruing non-covered loans	$	1,086		$	1,150

At September 30, 2018, total non-covered non-performing assets decreased $5.2 million to $39.5 million, compared with $44.7 million at December 31, 2017. Non-covered non-performing loans totaled $36.8 million at September 30, 2018 and $40.5 million at December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2018, non-covered non-accrual loans included 17 commercial and industrial relationships with loans of $21.3 million secured by accounts receivable, life insurance, oil and gas, livestock and equipment. Non-covered non-accrual loans at September 30, 2018 also included $15.4 million characterized as real estate loans, including five commercial real estate loan relationships of $7.5 million and $4.5 million in loans secured by residential real estate, $3.3 million of which were classified as loans held for sale, as well as construction and land development loans of $3.4 million. At December 31, 2017, non-covered non-accrual loans included 19 commercial and industrial relationships with loans of $20.9 million secured by accounts receivable, life insurance, oil and gas, livestock, and equipment. Non-covered non-accrual loans at December 31, 2017 also included $19.0 million characterized as real estate loans, including eight commercial real estate loan relationships totaling $14.6 million and $4.4 million in loans secured by residential real estate, $2.7 million of which were classified as loans held for sale, as well as construction and land development loans of $0.6 million.

Non-covered OREO decreased $1.2 million to  $2.7 million at September 30, 2018,  from $3.9 million at December 31, 2017 due to $1.8 million of disposals and fair valuation decreases related to five properties, offset by the addition of two properties totaling $0.6  million. At September 30, 2018, non-covered OREO included commercial properties of $2.5 million and other real estate properties of $0.2 million, while at December 31, 2017, non-covered OREO included commercial properties of $3.6 million and other real estate properties of $0.3 million.

Non-covered non-PCI loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing were $80.7 million and $85.1 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, substantially all of which were loans held for sale and guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies, including loans that are subject to repurchase, or have been repurchased, by PrimeLending. At both September 30, 2018 and December 30, 2017, non-covered loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing include Government National Mortgage Association related loans subject to repurchase within our mortgage origination segment. Loans subject to repurchase have increased during the twelve months preceding September 30, 2018, partially due to increased delinquencies resulting from the granting of forbearance by loan servicers to provide flexibility to borrowers impacted by natural disasters during 2017.

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At September 30, 2018, troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) on non-covered loans totaled $9.4 million. These TDRs were comprised of $1.1 million of non-covered loans that are considered to be performing and non-covered non-performing loans of $8.3 million reported in non-accrual loans. At December 31, 2017, TDRs on non-covered loans totaled $10.7 million, of which $1.2 million related to non-covered loans that are considered to be performing and non-covered non-performing loans of $9.6 million reported in non-accrual loans.

The following table presents components of our covered non-performing assets (dollars in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Covered loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
Commercial and industrial	$	—		$	—
Real estate		5,772			5,087
Construction and land development		5			17
	$	5,777		$	5,104
Covered non-performing loans as a percentage of total covered loans		4.01	%		2.80	%
Covered other real estate owned:
Real estate - residential	$	2,925		$	2,433
Real estate - commercial		4,311			6,933
Construction and land development - residential		2,485			4,667
Construction and land development - commercial		20,135			22,711
	$	29,856		$	36,744
Other repossessed assets	$	—		$	—
Covered non-performing assets	$	35,633		$	41,848
Covered non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets		0.26	%		0.31	%
Covered loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	—		$	283
Troubled debt restructurings included in accruing covered loans	$	276		$	283

At September 30, 2018, covered non-performing assets decreased by $6.2 million to $35.6 million, compared with $41.8 million at December 31, 2017, due to a decrease in other real estate owned of $6.9 million, partially offset by an increase in non-accrual loans of $0.7 million. Covered non-performing loans totaled $5.8 million at September 30, 2018 and $5.1 million at December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2018, covered non-performing loans included 68 residential real estate loan relationships $5.8 million. At December 31, 2017, covered non-performing loans included 53 residential real estate loan relationships of $5.1 million.

OREO acquired in the FNB Transaction that was  subject to the FDIC loss-share agreements is referred to as “covered OREO” and reported separately in our consolidated balance sheets. Covered OREO decreased $6.9 million to $29.9 million at September 30, 2018, compared with $36.7 million at December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the disposal of 74 properties totaling $10.1 million and fair value valuation decreases of $2.0 million, partially offset by the addition of 39 properties totaling $5.2 million.

There were no covered non-PCI loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing at September 30, 2018.  At  December 31, 2017, covered non-PCI loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing totaled $0.3 million and included four residential real estate loans.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, TDRs on covered loans totaled $1.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Of these TDRs, $0.3 million related to covered loans that were considered to be performing at both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively, related to covered non-performing loans included in non-accrual loans.

The table above reflects covered non-performing assets, including the loans and OREO covered by the loss-share agreements with the FDIC, because the risk of loss was significantly different than those not covered under the loss-

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share agreements, due to the loss protection provided by the FDIC. On October 17, 2018, the Bank entered into a Termination Agreement with the FDIC to terminate all loss-share arrangements in connection with the FNB Transaction. As a result, these covered assets will be reclassified and reflected as non-covered in future filings for all periods presented.

Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Standard

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 which sets forth a “current expected credit loss” (CECL) model which requires entities to measure all credit losses expected over the life of an exposure (or pool of exposures) for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The standard, which will become effective on January 1, 2020, applies to most debt instruments, trade receivables, lease receivables, reinsurance receivables, financial guarantees and loan commitments. We expect the new standard to have a material impact on our allowance for loan losses as it will require financial institutions to determine periodic estimates of lifetime expected credit losses on loans (referred to as the current expected credit loss model) and provides for the expected credit losses as allowances for loan losses. This will change the current method of providing allowances for loan losses that are probable, which we expect to require an increase to our allowance for loan losses upon adoption, and will likely greatly increase the data we will need to collect and review to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses, which we expect will increase our expenses. Any increase in our allowance for loan losses, or expenses incurred to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses, may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Insurance Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our gross reserve for unpaid losses and LAE was $22.8 million and $30.2 million, respectively, including estimated recoveries from reinsurance of $5.0 million and $11.5 million, respectively. The liability for insurance losses and LAE represents estimates of the ultimate unpaid cost of all losses incurred, including losses for claims that have not yet been reported, less a reduction for reinsurance recoverables related to those liabilities. Separately for each of NLIC and ASIC and each line of business, our actuaries estimate the liability for unpaid losses and LAE by first estimating ultimate losses and LAE amounts for each year, prior to recognizing the impact of reinsurance. The amount of liabilities for reported claims is based primarily on a claim-by-claim evaluation of coverage, liability, injury severity or scope of property damage, and any other information considered relevant to estimating exposure presented by the claim.

NLC’s liabilities for unpaid losses represent the best estimate at a given point in time of what it expects to pay claimants, based on facts, circumstances and historical trends then known. During the loss settlement period, additional facts regarding individual claims may become known and, consequently, it often becomes necessary to refine and adjust the estimates of liability. This process is commonly referred to as loss development. To project ultimate losses and LAE, our actuaries examine the paid and reported losses and LAE for each accident year and multiply these values by a loss development factor. The selected loss development factors are based upon a review of the loss development patterns indicated in the companies’ historical loss triangles (which utilize historical trends, adjusted for changes in loss costs, underwriting standards, policy provisions, product mix and other factors) and applicable insurance industry loss development factors. Estimating the liability for unpaid losses and LAE is inherently judgmental and is influenced by factors that are subject to significant variation. Liabilities for LAE are intended to cover the ultimate cost of settling claims, including investigation and defense of lawsuits resulting from such claims.

The reserve analysis performed by our actuaries provides preliminary central estimates of the unpaid losses and LAE. At each quarter-end, the results of the reserve analysis are summarized and discussed with our senior management. The senior management group considers many factors in determining the amount of reserves to record for financial statement purposes. These factors include the extent and timing of any recent catastrophic events, historical pattern and volatility of the actuarial indications, the sensitivity of the actuarial indications to changes in paid and reported loss patterns, the consistency of claims handling processes, the consistency of case reserving practices, changes in our pricing and underwriting, and overall pricing and underwriting trends in the insurance market.

Deposits

The banking segment’s major source of funds and liquidity is its deposit base. Deposits provide funding for its investments in loans and securities. Interest paid for deposits must be managed carefully to control the level of interest

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expense and overall net interest margin. The composition of the deposit base (time deposits versus interest-bearing demand deposits and savings), as discussed in more detail within the section entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Banking Segment” below, is constantly changing due to the banking segment’s needs and market conditions. Average deposits totaled $8.0 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and were  higher than  the average deposits of $7.4 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $7.5 billion during the year ended December 31, 2017. For the periods presented in the table below, the average rates paid associated with time deposits include the effects of amortization of the deposit premiums booked as a part of the Bank Transactions.

The table below presents the average balance of, and rate paid on, consolidated deposits (dollars in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,								Year Ended December 31,
	2018				2017				2017
	Average		Average		Average		Average		Average		Average
	Balance		Rate Paid		Balance		Rate Paid		Balance		Rate Paid
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	2,484,040	0.00	%	$	2,266,361	0.00	%	$	2,309,776	0.00	%
Interest-bearing demand deposits		3,934,066	0.44	%		3,629,012	0.27	%		3,671,521	0.29	%
Savings deposits		207,197	0.13	%		239,817	0.10	%		234,420	0.10	%
Time deposits		1,349,135	1.32	%		1,275,344	1.00	%		1,314,418	1.05	%
	$	7,974,438	0.44	%	$	7,410,534	0.31	%	$	7,530,135	0.33	%

Borrowings

Our borrowings are shown in the table below (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
			Average				Average
	Balance		Rate Paid		Balance		Rate Paid
Short-term borrowings	$	1,216,649	2.00	%	$	1,206,424	1.20	%
Notes payable		220,192	4.95	%		208,809	3.65	%
Junior subordinated debentures		67,012	5.38	%		67,012	4.50	%
	$	1,503,853	2.56	%	$	1,482,245	1.84	%

Short-term borrowings consisted of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and short-term bank loans. The $10.2 million increase  in short-term borrowings at September 30, 2018,  compared with December 31, 2017,  included an increase in borrowings of $136.3 million in our banking segment primarily associated with the increased utilization of available internal funds, partially offset by a decrease of $126.1 million in short-term bank loans and securities sold under agreements to repurchase used by the Bank and the Hilltop Broker-Dealers to finance their activities. Notes payable at September 30, 2018 of $220.2 million was comprised of $148.6 million related to Senior Notes, net of loan origination fees, FHLB borrowings with an original maturity greater than one year within the banking segment of $4.5 million, insurance segment line of credit and term notes of $27.5 million, and mortgage origination segment borrowings of $39.6 million.    

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Hilltop is a financial holding company whose assets primarily consist of the stock of its subsidiaries and invested assets. Hilltop’s primary investment objectives, as a holding company, are to support capital deployment for organic growth and to preserve capital to be deployed through acquisitions, dividend payments and potential stock repurchases. At September 30, 2018, Hilltop had $49.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $47.5 million from $96.8 million at December 31, 2017. This decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to $20.1 million in cash dividends declared, $38.8 million of purchases under our stock repurchase program and other general corporate expenses, and $24.6 million in cash paid related to the Hilltop Plaza transaction, partially offset by $43.5 million of dividends from subsidiaries. Subject to regulatory restrictions, Hilltop has received, and may also continue to receive, dividends from its subsidiaries. If necessary or appropriate, we may also finance acquisitions with the proceeds from equity or debt issuances. We believe that Hilltop’s liquidity is sufficient for the foreseeable future, with current short-term liquidity needs including operating expenses, interest on debt obligations, dividend payments to stockholders and potential stock repurchases.

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Dividend Declaration

On October 25, 2018, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per common share, payable on November 30, 2018 to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 15, 2018.

Future dividends on our common stock are subject to the determination by the board of directors based on an evaluation of our earnings and financial condition, liquidity and capital resources, the general economic and regulatory climate, our ability to service any equity or debt obligations senior to our common stock and other factors.

BORO Acquisition

On August 1, 2018, we acquired BORO in an all-cash transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, we paid cash in the aggregate amount of $85 million to the shareholders and option holders of BORO. The transaction was funded through short-term borrowings made by the Bank. Based on preliminary purchase date valuations, the fair value of the assets acquired was $434.8 million, including $326.6 million in loans, while the fair value of liabilities assumed was $389.4 million, consisting primarily of $376.4 million in deposits. The operations of BORO were included in the Bank’s operating results beginning August 1, 2018. The estimated fair value of the core deposit intangible asset acquired as of August 1, 2018 was $10.0 million and resulting goodwill was $39.6 million.

Senior Notes due 2025

The Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 5% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears in cash on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15, 2015. The Senior Notes will mature on April 15, 2025, unless we redeem the Senior Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on or after January 15, 2025 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes) at our election at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. At September 30, 2018,  $150.0 million of our Senior Notes was outstanding.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

The Debentures have a stated term of 30 years with maturities ranging from July 2031 to February 2038 with interest payable quarterly. The rate on the Debentures, which resets quarterly, is 3-month LIBOR plus an average spread of 3.22%. The total average interest rate at September 30, 2018 was 5.57%. The Debentures are callable at PCC’s discretion with a minimum of a 45 to 60 day notice. At September 30, 2018, $67.0 million of PCC’s Debentures were outstanding.

Stock Repurchase Program

In January 2018, our board of directors authorized a new stock repurchase program through January 2019 pursuant to which we were originally authorized to repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock. In July 2018, our board of directors authorized an increase to the aggregate amount of common stock that we may repurchase under this program to $100.0 million,  which is inclusive of repurchases to offset dilution related to grants of stock-based compensation.  Under the stock repurchase program authorized, we may repurchase shares in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions as permitted under Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Exchange Act. The extent to which we repurchase our shares and the timing of such repurchases depends upon market conditions and other corporate considerations, as determined by Hilltop’s management team. Repurchased shares will be returned to our pool of authorized but unissued shares of common stock. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018,  we paid $38.8 million to repurchase an aggregate of 1,702,696 shares of common stock at an average price of $22.81 per share. The purchases were funded from available cash balances. 

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Regulatory Capital

We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements may prompt certain actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Under capital adequacy and regulatory requirements, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Our capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

In order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments, stock repurchases and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers, Basel III also implemented a capital conservation buffer, which requires a banking organization to hold a buffer above its minimum risk-based capital requirements. This buffer helps to ensure that banking organizations conserve capital when it is most needed, allowing them to better weather periods of economic stress. The buffer is measured relative to risk-weighted assets. The phase-in of the capital conservation buffer requirements began on January 1, 2016 for Hilltop and PlainsCapital. Based on the actual ratios as noted above, Hilltop and PlainsCapital exceed each of the capital conservation buffer requirements in effect as of September 30, 2018, as well as the fully phased-in requirements through 2019.

In addition, under the final rules, bank holding companies with less than $15 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009 are allowed to continue to include junior subordinated debentures in Tier 1 capital, subject to certain restrictions. However, if an institution grows to above $15 billion in assets as a result of an acquisition, or organically grows to above $15 billion in assets and then makes an acquisition, the combined trust preferred issuances must be phased out of Tier 1 and into Tier 2 capital. All of the debentures issued to the PCC Statutory Trusts I, II, III and IV (the “Trusts”), less the common stock of the Trusts, qualified as Tier 1 capital as of September 30, 2018, under guidance issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

At September 30, 2018, Hilltop had a total capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 17.87%, Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 17.42%, common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 16.95% and a Tier 1 capital to average assets, or leverage, ratio of 12.40%. Accordingly, Hilltop’s actual capital amounts and ratios in accordance with Basel III exceeded the regulatory capital requirements including conservation buffer in effect at the end of the period and on a fully phased-in basis as if such requirements were currently in effect.

At September 30, 2018, PlainsCapital had a total capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 14.63%, Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 13.88%, common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio of 13.88% and a Tier 1 capital to average assets, or leverage, ratio of 11.86%. Accordingly, PlainsCapital’s actual capital amounts and ratios in accordance with Basel III resulted in it being considered “well-capitalized” and exceeded the regulatory capital requirements including conservation buffer in effect at the end of the period and on a fully phased-in basis as if such requirements were currently in effect.

On October 17, 2018, as discussed in detail in the Recent Developments section of the Overview above, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which each of the loss-share agreements for single family residential assets and commercial assets were terminated.  As a result, for purposes of risk-based capital calculations, the risk-weighting of the assets that were previously covered by the loss-share agreements with the FDIC will increase from 20% to 100%. We do not expect this change to have a significant effect on the capital ratios of PlainsCapital or Hilltop.

We discuss regulatory capital requirements in more detail in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements, as well as under the caption “Government Supervision and Regulation — Corporate — Capital Adequacy Requirements and BASEL III” set forth in Part I, Item I. of our 2017 Form 10-K.

Banking Segment

Within our banking segment, our primary uses of cash are for customer withdrawals and extensions of credit as well as our borrowing costs and other operating expenses. Our asset and liability group is responsible for continuously monitoring our liquidity position to ensure that our assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet our short-term and long-term cash requirements. Our goal is to manage our liquidity position in a manner such that we can meet our customers’ short-term and long-term deposit withdrawals and anticipated and unanticipated increases in loan demand without penalizing earnings. Funds invested in short-term marketable instruments, the continuous maturing of

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other interest-earning assets, cash flows from self-liquidating investments such as mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, the possible sale of available for sale securities and the ability to securitize certain types of loans provide sources of liquidity from an asset perspective. The liability base provides sources of liquidity through deposits and the maturity structure of short-term borrowed funds. For short-term liquidity needs, we utilize federal fund lines of credit with correspondent banks, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, borrowings from the Federal Reserve and borrowings under lines of credit with other financial institutions. For intermediate liquidity needs, we utilize advances from the FHLB. To supply liquidity over the longer term, we have access to brokered time deposits, term loans at the FHLB and borrowings under lines of credit with other financial institutions.

We had deposits of $8.3 billion at September 30, 2018,  an increase of $312.1 million from $8.0 billion at December 31, 2017. Deposit flows are affected by the level of market interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by competitors, the volatility of equity markets and other factors. The Bank regularly evaluates its deposit products and pricing structures relative to the market to maintain competitiveness over time. At September 30, 2018, money market deposits, including brokered deposits, were $2.6 billion; time deposits, including brokered deposits, were $1.3 billion; and noninterest bearing demand deposits were $2.5 billion. Money market deposits, including brokered deposits, increased by $246.8 million from $2.3 billion and time deposits, including brokered deposits, decreased $63.7 million from $1.4 billion at December 31, 2017.

The Bank’s 15 largest depositors, excluding Hilltop and Hilltop Securities, accounted for 7.44% of the Bank’s total deposits, and the Bank’s five largest depositors, excluding Hilltop and Hilltop Securities, accounted for 4.06% of the Bank’s total deposits at September 30, 2018. The loss of one or more of our largest Bank customers, or a significant decline in our deposit balances due to ordinary course fluctuations related to these customers’ businesses, could adversely affect our liquidity and might require us to raise deposit rates to attract new deposits, purchase federal funds or borrow funds on a short-term basis to replace such deposits.

Broker-Dealer Segment

The Hilltop Broker-Dealers rely on their equity capital, short-term bank borrowings, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing client credit balances, correspondent deposits, securities lending arrangements, repurchase agreement financings and other payables to finance their assets and operations, subject to their respective compliance with broker-dealer net capital and customer protection rules. At September 30, 2018,  Hilltop Securities had credit arrangements with five unaffiliated banks with maximum aggregate commitments of up to $725.0 million. These credit arrangements are used to finance securities owned, securities held for correspondent accounts, receivables in customer margin accounts and underwriting activities. These credit arrangements are provided on an “as offered” basis and are not committed lines of credit. In addition, Hilltop Securities has a committed revolving credit facility with an unaffiliated bank of up to $50.0 million. At September 30, 2018,  Hilltop Securities had borrowed $269.0 million under its credit arrangements and had no borrowings under its credit facility.

Mortgage Origination Segment

PrimeLending funds the mortgage loans it originates through warehouse lines of credit maintained with the Bank which have an aggregate commitment of $2.3 billion, of which $1.3 billion  was drawn at September 30, 2018. PrimeLending sells substantially all mortgage loans it originates to various investors in the secondary market, the majority with servicing released. As these mortgage loans are sold in the secondary market, PrimeLending pays down its warehouse line of credit with the Bank. In addition, PrimeLending has an available line of credit with an unaffiliated bank of up to $1.0 million, of which no borrowings were outstanding at September 30, 2018.

PrimeLending owns a 100% membership interest in PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC (“Ventures Management”) which holds an ownership interest in and is the managing member of certain ABAs. At September 30, 2018, these ABAs have combined available lines of credit totaling $110.0 million, $50.0 million of which was with a single unaffiliated bank, and the remaining $60.0 million of which was with the Bank. At September 30, 2018, Ventures Management had outstanding borrowings of $40.9 million, $1.2 million of which was with the Bank. 

Insurance Segment

Our insurance operating subsidiary’s primary investment objectives are to preserve capital and manage for a total rate of return. NLC’s strategy is to purchase securities in sectors that represent the most attractive relative value. Bonds, cash

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and short-term investments of $161.6 million, or 85.6%, equity investments of $21.4 million and other investments of $5.8 million comprised NLC’s $188.8 million in total cash and investments at September 30, 2018. NLC does not currently have any significant concentration in both direct and indirect guarantor exposure or any investments in subprime mortgages. NLC has custodial agreements with an unaffiliated bank and an investment management agreement with DTF Holdings, LLC.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

Our consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which presently require us to measure financial position and operating results primarily in terms of historic dollars. Changes in the relative value of money due to inflation or recession are generally not considered. The primary effect of inflation on our operations is reflected in increased operating costs. In management’s opinion, changes in interest rates affect the financial condition of a financial institution to a far greater degree than changes in the inflation rate. While interest rates are greatly influenced by changes in the inflation rate, they do not necessarily change at the same rate or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control, including changes in the expected rate of inflation, the influence of general and local economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, its agencies and various other governmental regulatory authorities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments; Guarantees

In the normal course of business, we enter into various transactions, which, in accordance with GAAP, are not included in our consolidated balance sheets. We enter into these transactions to meet the financing needs of our customers. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in our consolidated balance sheets.

We enter into contractual loan commitments to extend credit, normally with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, at specified rates and for specific purposes. Substantially all of our commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards until the time of loan funding. We minimize our exposure to loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and monitoring procedures. We assess the credit risk associated with certain commitments to extend credit and have recorded a liability related to such credit risk in our consolidated financial statements.

Standby letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, we would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. If the commitment is funded, we would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. Our policies generally require that standby letter of credit arrangements contain security and debt covenants similar to those contained in loan agreements.

In the aggregate, the Bank had outstanding unused commitments to extend credit of $2.2 billion at September 30, 2018 and outstanding financial and performance standby letters of credit of $23.3 million at September 30, 2018.

In the normal course of business, the Hilltop Broker-Dealers execute, settle and finance various securities transactions that may expose the Hilltop Broker-Dealers to off-balance sheet risk in the event that a customer or counterparty does not fulfill its contractual obligations. Examples of such transactions include the sale of securities not yet purchased by customers or for the account of the Hilltop Broker-Dealers, use of derivatives to support certain non-profit housing organization clients, clearing agreements between the Hilltop Broker-Dealers and various clearinghouses and broker-dealers, secured financing arrangements that involve pledged securities, and when-issued underwriting and purchase commitments.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our accounting policies are fundamental to understanding our management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition. We have identified certain significant accounting policies which involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in making certain estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. The significant accounting policies which we believe to be the most critical in preparing our consolidated financial statements relate to allowance for loan losses, FDIC Indemnification Asset, reserve

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for losses and LAE, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, mortgage loan indemnification liability, mortgage servicing rights asset and acquisition accounting. Since December 31, 2017, there have been no changes in critical accounting policies as further described under “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Our assessment of market risk as of September 30, 2018 indicates there are no material changes in the quantitative and qualitative disclosures from those previously reported in our 2017 Form 10-K, except as discussed below.

The primary objective of the following information is to provide forward-looking quantitative and qualitative information about our potential exposure to market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may result from changes in value of a financial instrument as a result of changes in interest rates, market prices and the credit perception of an issuer. The disclosure is not meant to be a precise indicator of expected future losses, but rather an indicator of reasonably possible losses, and therefore our actual results may differ from any of the following projections. This forward-looking information provides an indicator of how we view and manage our ongoing market risk exposures.

Banking Segment

The banking segment is engaged primarily in the business of investing funds obtained from deposits and borrowings in interest-earning loans and investments, and our primary component of market risk is sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Consequently, our earnings depend to a significant extent on our net interest income, which is the difference between interest income on loans and investments and our interest expense on deposits and borrowings. To the extent that our interest-bearing liabilities do not reprice or mature at the same time as our interest-bearing assets, we are subject to interest rate risk and corresponding fluctuations in net interest income.

There are several common sources of interest rate risk that must be effectively managed if there is to be minimal impact on our earnings and capital. Repricing risk arises largely from timing differences in the pricing of assets and liabilities.  Reinvestment risk refers to the reinvestment of cash flows from interest payments and maturing assets at lower or higher rates. Basis risk exists when different yield curves or pricing indices do not change at precisely the same time or in the same magnitude such that assets and liabilities with the same maturity are not all affected equally. Yield curve risk refers to unequal movements in interest rates across a full range of maturities.

We have employed asset/liability management policies that attempt to manage our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, thereby attempting to control the volatility of net interest income, without having to incur unacceptable levels of risk. We employ procedures which include interest rate shock analysis, repricing gap analysis and balance sheet decomposition techniques to help mitigate interest rate risk in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the asset/liability management policies permit the use of various derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk or hedge specified assets and liabilities.

An interest rate sensitive asset or liability is one that, within a defined time period, either matures or experiences an interest rate change in line with general market interest rates. The management of interest rate risk is performed by analyzing the maturity and repricing relationships between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities at specific points in time (“GAP”) and by analyzing the effects of interest rate changes on net interest income over specific periods of time by projecting the performance of the mix of assets and liabilities in varied interest rate environments. Interest rate sensitivity reflects the potential effect on net interest income resulting from a movement in interest rates. A company is considered to be asset sensitive, or have a positive GAP, when the amount of its interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a given period exceeds the amount of its interest-bearing liabilities also maturing or repricing within that time period. Conversely, a company is considered to be liability sensitive, or have a negative GAP, when the amount of its interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within a given period exceeds the amount of its interest-earning assets also maturing or repricing within that time period. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative GAP would tend to affect net interest income adversely, while a positive GAP would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. During a period of falling interest rates, a negative GAP would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a positive GAP would tend to affect net interest income adversely. However, it is our intent to remain relatively balanced so that changes in rates do not have a significant impact on earnings.

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As illustrated in the table below, the banking segment is asset sensitive overall. Loans that adjust daily or monthly to the Wall Street Journal Prime rate comprise a large percentage of interest sensitive assets and are the primary cause of the banking segment’s asset sensitivity. To help neutralize interest rate sensitivity, the banking segment has kept the terms of most of its borrowings under one year as shown in the following table (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2018
	3 Months or			> 3 Months to			> 1 Year to			> 3 Years to
	Less			1 Year			3 Years			5 Years			> 5 Years			Total
Interest sensitive assets:
Loans	$	4,449,222		$	1,191,319		$	1,562,145		$	299,122		$	200,794		$	7,702,602
Securities		148,046			116,700			257,297			125,061			476,211			1,123,315
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		468			—			—			—			—			468
Other interest sensitive assets		278,762			—			—			—			29,202			307,964
Total interest sensitive assets		4,876,498			1,308,019			1,819,442			424,183			706,207			9,134,349
Interest sensitive liabilities:
Interest bearing checking	$	3,868,116		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	3,868,116
Savings		184,869			—			—			—			—			184,869
Time deposits		222,919			749,918			358,685			7,817			5,745			1,345,084
Notes payable and other borrowings		538,647			562			3,873			638			5,275			548,995
Total interest sensitive liabilities		4,814,551			750,480			362,558			8,455			11,020			5,947,064
Interest sensitivity gap	$	61,947		$	557,539		$	1,456,884		$	415,728		$	695,187		$	3,187,285
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap	$	61,947		$	619,486		$	2,076,370		$	2,492,098		$	3,187,285
Percentage of cumulative gap to total interest sensitive assets		0.68	%		6.78	%		22.73	%		27.28	%		34.89	%

The positive GAP in the interest rate analysis indicates that banking segment net interest income would generally rise if rates increase. Because of inherent limitations in interest rate GAP analysis, the banking segment uses multiple interest rate risk measurement techniques. Simulation analysis is used to subject the current repricing conditions to rising and falling interest rates in increments and decrements of 1%, 2% and 3% to determine the effect on net interest income changes for the next twelve months. The banking segment also measures the effects of changes in interest rates on economic value of equity by discounting projected cash flows of deposits and loans. Economic value changes in the investment portfolio are estimated by discounting future cash flows and using duration analysis. Investment security prepayments are estimated using current market information. We believe the simulation analysis presents a more accurate picture than the GAP analysis. Simulation analysis recognizes that deposit products may not react to changes in interest rates as quickly or with the same magnitude as earning assets contractually tied to a market rate index. The sensitivity to changes in market rates varies across deposit products. Also, unlike GAP analysis, simulation analysis takes into account the effect of embedded options in the securities and loan portfolios as well as any off-balance-sheet derivatives.

The table below shows the estimated impact of increases of 1%, 2% and 3% and a decrease of 0.5% in interest rates on net interest income and on economic value of equity for the banking segment at September 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands).

Change in	Changes in				Changes in
Interest Rates	Net Interest Income				Economic Value of Equity
(basis points)	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
+300	$	65,519	18.52	%	$	226,113	11.32	%
+200	$	44,304	12.52	%	$	159,769	8.00	%
+100	$	21,021	5.94	%	$	76,754	3.84	%
-50	$	(9,431)	(2.67)	%	$	(44,580)	(2.23)	%

The projected changes in net interest income and economic value of equity to changes in interest rates at September 30, 2018 were in compliance with established internal policy guidelines. These projected changes are based on numerous assumptions of growth and changes in the mix of assets or liabilities.

While we are seeing an increase in loan yields as a result of the rising interest rate environment, a portion of our loan portfolio remains at applicable rate floors, thereby causing yields on our interest-earning assets to rise more slowly than increases in market interest rates, which have also increased our borrowing costs. Absent a decline in interest rates, we believe this trend will continue until contractual rate resets allow our entire loan portfolio to reprice above applicable rate floors. Short-term interest rates have risen faster than medium and longer term rates, which has reduced the

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favorable impact of our asset-sensitive position on net interest income. Any changes in interest rates across the term structure will continue to impact net interest income and net interest margin. The impact of rate movements will change with the shape of the yield curve, including any changes in steepness or flatness and inversions at any points on the yield curve.

Broker-Dealer Segment

Our broker-dealer segment is exposed to market risk primarily due to its role as a financial intermediary in customer transactions, which may include purchases and sales of securities, use of derivatives and securities lending activities, and in our trading activities, which are used to support sales, underwriting and other customer activities. We are subject to the risk of loss that may result from the potential change in value of a financial instrument as a result of fluctuations in interest rates, market prices, investor expectations and changes in credit ratings of the issuer.

Our broker-dealer segment is exposed to interest rate risk as a result of maintaining inventories of interest rate sensitive financial instruments and other interest earning assets including customer and correspondent margin loans and securities borrowing activities. Our exposure to interest rate risk is also from our funding sources including customer and correspondent cash balances, bank borrowings, repurchase agreements and securities lending activities. Interest rates on customer and correspondent balances and securities produce a positive spread with rates generally fluctuating in parallel.

With respect to securities held, our interest rate risk is managed by setting and monitoring limits on the size and duration of positions and on the length of time securities can be held. Much of the interest rates on customer and correspondent margin loans are indexed and can vary daily. Our funding sources are generally short term with interest rates that can vary daily.

The following table categorizes the broker-dealer segment’s net trading securities which are subject to interest rate and market price risk (dollars in thousands).

	September 30, 2018
	1 Year			> 1  Year			> 5 Years
	or Less			to 5 Years			to 10 Years			> 10 Years			Total
Trading securities, at fair value
Municipal obligations	$	804		$	11,850		$	18,495		$	88,601		$	119,750
U.S. government and government agency obligations		(19,122)			(17,576)			(42,958)			389,246			309,590
Corporate obligations		(2,758)			4,011			11,651			22,549			35,453
Total debt securities		(21,076)			(1,715)			(12,812)			500,396			464,793
Corporate equity securities		(17,560)			-			-			-			(17,560)
Other		27,374			-			-			-			27,374
	$	(11,262)		$	(1,715)		$	(12,812)		$	500,396		$	474,607
Weighted average yield
Municipal obligations		1.80	%		2.35	%		2.95	%		3.90	%		5.58	%
U.S. government and government agency obligations		2.52	%		2.86	%		3.06	%		5.22	%		4.59	%
Corporate obligations		2.83	%		3.63	%		4.87	%		6.01	%		4.52	%

Derivatives are used to support certain customer programs and hedge our related exposure to interest rate risks.

Our broker-dealer segment is engaged in various brokerage and trading activities that expose us to credit risk arising from potential non-performance from counterparties, customers or issuers of securities. This risk is managed by setting and monitoring position limits for each counterparty, conducting periodic credit reviews of counterparties, reviewing concentrations of securities and conducting business through central clearing organizations.

Collateral underlying margin loans to customers and correspondents and with respect to securities lending activities is marked to market daily and additional collateral is required as necessary.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the supervision and participation of our Co-Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Based upon that evaluation, our Co-Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act and are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our Co-Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting,  except that we integrated the acquired systems and processes of BORO into our internal control environment.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

For a description of material pending legal proceedings, see the discussion set forth under the heading “Legal Matters” in Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Except as follows, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2017 Form 10-K. For additional information concerning our risk factors, please refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2017 Form 10-K.

We are heavily reliant on technology, and a failure to effectively implement new technological solutions or enhancements to existing systems or platforms could adversely affect our business operations and the financial results of our operations. 

Like most financial services companies, we significantly depend on technology to deliver our products and services and to otherwise conduct business. To remain technologically competitive and operationally efficient, we have either begun the significant investment in or have plans to invest in new technological solutions, substantial core system upgrades and other technology enhancements within each of our operating segments and corporate. Many of these solutions and enhancements have a significant duration, include phased implementation schedules, are tied to critical systems, and require substantial internal and external resources for design and implementation. Such external resources may be relied upon to provide expertise and support to help implement, maintain and/or service certain of our core technology solutions.

Although we take steps to mitigate the risks and uncertainties associated with these solutions and initiatives, we may encounter significant adverse developments in the completion and implementation of these initiatives. These may include significant time delays, cost overruns, loss of key personnel, technological problems, processing failures, distraction of management and other adverse developments. Further, our ability to maintain an adequate control environment may be impacted. 

The ultimate effect of any adverse development could damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business, subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny, or expose us to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could materially affect us, including our control environment, operating efficiency, and results of operations.

Our operational systems and networks have been, and will continue to be, subject to an increasing risk of continually evolving cybersecurity or other technological risks, which could result in a loss of customer business, financial liability, regulatory penalties, damage to our reputation or the disclosure of confidential information.

We rely heavily on communications and information systems to conduct our business and maintain the security of confidential information and complex transactions, which subjects us to an increasing risk of cyber incidents from these activities due to a combination of new technologies and the increasing use of the Internet to conduct financial transactions, as well as a potential failure, interruption or breach in the security of these systems, including those that could result from attacks or planned changes, upgrades and maintenance of these systems. Such cyber incidents could result in failures or disruptions in our customer relationship management, securities trading, general ledger, deposits, computer systems, electronic underwriting servicing or loan origination systems. We also utilize relationships with third parties to aid in, and intend to engage a third party to host, a significant portion of our information systems, communications, data management and transaction processing. These third parties with which we do business may also be sources of cybersecurity or other technological risks, including operational errors, system interruptions or breaches, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and misuse of intellectual property. If our third-party service providers encounter any of these issues, we could be exposed to disruption of service, reputation damages, and litigation risk that could be material to our business.

Although we devote significant resources to maintain and regularly upgrade our systems and networks to safeguard critical business applications, there is no guarantee that these measures or any other measures can provide absolute security. Our computer systems, software and networks may be adversely affected by cyber incidents such as

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unauthorized access; loss or destruction of data (including confidential client information); account takeovers; unavailability of service; computer viruses or other malicious code; cyber-attacks; and other events. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that these measures will promptly detect intrusions, and that we will not experience losses or incur costs or other damage related to intrusions that go undetected or go undetected for significant periods of time, at levels that adversely affect our financial results or reputation. These threats may derive from human error, fraud or malice on the part of employees or third parties, or may result from accidental technological failure. For example, during the second quarter of 2018, we became the victim of a “spear phishing” attack on one of our employees in which we suffered a $4.0 million wire fraud loss and sensitive customer information was stolen. As a result of this attack, we incurred costs to provide identity protections services, including credit monitoring, to customers who may have been impacted and other legal and professional services, and may also incur expenses in the future including legal and professional expenses and claims for damages. Additional challenges are posed by external extremist parties, including foreign state actors, in some circumstances, as a means to promote political ends. If one or more of these events occurs, it could result in the disclosure of confidential client or customer information, damage to our reputation with our clients, customers and the market, customer dissatisfaction, additional costs such as repairing systems or adding new personnel or protection technologies, regulatory penalties, fines, remediation costs, exposure to litigation and other financial losses to both us and our clients and customers. Such events could also cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations. We maintain cyber risk insurance, but this insurance may not be sufficient to cover all of our losses from any future breaches of our systems.

FINRA and the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations have issued guidance, including risk alerts, relating to principles, effective practices, summary examination findings and compliance issues with respect to cybersecurity policies and procedures and preparedness. In 2017, Securities Holdings evaluated its cybersecurity program by participating in various internal and external, independent information security assessments based on the Critical Security Controls (CSCs) standards established by the Center for Internet Security. Nonetheless, these assessments may be insufficient and may fail to identify particular vulnerabilities and risks associated with our cybersecurity policies, procedures and preparedness.

We continue to evaluate our cybersecurity program and will consider incorporating new practices as necessary to meet the expectations of such regulatory agencies in light of such cybersecurity guidance and regulatory actions and settlements for cybersecurity-related failures and violations by other industry participants. Such procedures include management-level engagement and corporate governance, risk management and assessment, technical controls, incident response planning, vendor management and staff training. Even if we implement these procedures, however, we cannot assure you that we will be fully protected from a cybersecurity incident, the occurrence of which could adversely affect our reputation and financial condition.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On  July 12, 2018 and September 30, 2018, we issued an aggregate of 5,368 and 6,877 shares, respectively, of common stock under the Hilltop Holdings Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan to certain non-employee directors as compensation for their service on our board of directors during the second and third quarters of 2018, respectively. The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The following table details our repurchases of shares of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
July 1 - July 31, 2018	—	$	—	—	$	61,169,111
August 1 - August 31, 2018	—		—	—		61,169,111
September 1 - September 30, 2018	—		—	—		61,169,111
Total	—	$	—	—

(1) On January 25, 2018, we announced that our board of directors authorized a new stock repurchase program under which we may repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock through January 2019. As of September 30, 2018, we had repurchased an aggregate of $38.8  million of our outstanding common stock under this stock repurchase program. In July 2018, our board of directors increased the aggregate amount of common stock that we may repurchase under this program to $100.0 million,  which is inclusive of repurchases to offset dilution related to grants of stock-based compensation.

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Item 6. Exhibits. 

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among SWS Group, Inc., Hilltop Holdings Inc. and Peruna LLC, dated as of March 31, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2014 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
2.2	Purchase and Assumption Agreement—Whole Bank, All Deposits, dated as of September 13, 2013, by and among the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, receiver of First National Bank, Edinburg, Texas, PlainsCapital Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2013 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1	Limited Liability Company Agreement of HTH Diamond Hillcrest Land LLC, dated as of July 31, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2018 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2	Ground Lease Agreement by and among HTH Diamond Hillcrest Land LLC, as Ground Lessor, and SPC Park Plaza Partners LLC, HTH Hillcrest Project LLC and Diamond Hillcrest LLC, as Ground Lessees, dated as of July 31, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2018 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3	Hilltop Plaza Co-Owners Agreement, by and among Diamond Hillcrest, LLC, HTH Hillcrest Project LLC and SPC Park Plaza Partners LLC,  dated as of July 31, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2018 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4	Office Lease between SPC Park Plaza Partners, LLC, Diamond Hillcrest, LLC, and HTH Hillcrest Project LLC, as Co-Owners, and Hilltop Holdings Inc., as Tenant, dated July 31, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2018 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5	Retail Lease between SPC Park Plaza Partners, LLC, Diamond Hillcrest, LLC, and HTH Hillcrest Project LLC, as Co-Owners, and PlainsCapital Bank, as Tenant, dated July 31, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2018 (File No. 001-31987) and incorporated herein by reference).
31.1*	Certification of Co-Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*	Certification of Co-Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.3*	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*	Certification of Co-Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

*Filed herewith.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

	HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC.
Date: October 25, 2018	By:	/s/ William B. Furr
		William B. Furr
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized officer)

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