ASA Expands Membership, Launches Affiliate Program with HilltopSecurities

ASA is proud to partner with industry leader HilltopSecurities to launch a new affiliate member program expanding our nationwide footprint and increasing our voice in Washington

WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today announced an expansion of its membership through a new partnership with member firm HilltopSecurities, adding 50 additional broker-dealers and Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) firms to support the association’s advocacy agenda.

“ASA is proud to partner with industry leader HilltopSecurities to launch a new affiliate member program expanding our nationwide footprint and increasing our voice in Washington,” said ASA CEO Chris Iacovella. “Growing our membership in this way enhances our grassroots advocacy efforts to promote trust and confidence in the U.S. capital markets on behalf of America’s mom-and-pop investors, small businesses, and municipalities.”

“We are excited to provide our correspondent firms across the country with affiliate memberships to the American Securities Association and the range of benefits it offers,” said HilltopSecurities President and CEO Brad Winges. “As a full-service municipal investment bank, HilltopSecurities represents all sectors across the financial markets and the ASA allows us to expand the reach of our advocacy to better serve the needs of our diverse client base.”

ASA represents members in all 50 states, financing the growth and prosperity of America. We provide representation, a leadership platform, and a voice for regional financial services companies, their clients, and their chief executives.

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ASA’s regional financial services companies work in communities across the country to create jobs, grow the economy, and increase prosperity for all Americans. The ASA exclusively represents the capital market and private client interests of its members and seeks to promote free market principles making it easier to access financial advice and capital. ASA members help Americans save for retirement, provide Main Street businesses with capital to grow, and advise hardworking Americans how to create and preserve wealth. For the latest updates follow @AmerSecurities and learn more at http://americansecurities.org/.

About HilltopSecurities

Hilltop Securities Inc. delivers forthright advice and tailored solutions for municipal issuers, institutions, broker-dealers, and individuals. The full-service municipal investment bank and registered investment adviser is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices across the United States. Areas of focus include public finance; municipal and taxable fixed income underwriting, sales, and trading; retail brokerage services; securities clearing; structured finance; and securities lending. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), HilltopSecurities’ affiliates include Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc., PlainsCapital Bank, and PrimeLending. Learn more at www.HilltopSecurities.com. Member: NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.