PrimeLending Ranked in Nation’s Top 10 Purchase Lenders Maintains Position for Four Years in a Row

National Residential Mortgage Lender Ranked by Marketrac^® for 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

DALLAS (February 5, 2016) – National residential home loan lender PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY^® and subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), announced today that it was ranked No. 6 among the top 10 home purchase lenders in the nation for 2015 by Marketrac^®, a provider of market data for lenders, title companies, and builders. This is the fourth year in a row PrimeLending was ranked in the top 10 purchase lenders by Marketrac^®.

“To consistently be recognized as a top-ten lender for purchase units speaks volumes about the people and culture at PrimeLending,” said Todd Salmans, Chairman and CEO of PrimeLending. “We are a best-in-class sales force backed up by a best-in-class support team, both driven by an unshakable commitment to one another. This honor is an endorsement to our service beyond expectations and one team one purpose commitment to our customers, business partners and one another. It resonates in the marketplace as the right approach for enduring success.”

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2016, PrimeLending has grown from a staff of 20 to more than 2,500 professionals. PrimeLending has more than 300 branches in 42 states and is licensed to originate and close home loans in all 50 states. Since 1986, the company has helped simplify the process of buying a home for more than 500,000 customers, delivering on its promise of Home Loans Made SimpleSM. For more information about home loans, please contact a PrimeLending loan officer at a branch near you.