Plains Capital Corporation
Headquartered in Dallas, PlainsCapital Corporation is one of the largest independent financial institutions in the U.S. with 330 locations in 42 states and over 3,700 employees. PlainsCapital was founded by current Chairman and CEO Alan B. White and a group of investors in 1987.
The PlainsCapital Corporation family of companies includes: PlainsCapital Bank with more than $6.3 billion in assets as of Sept. 30, 2012; FirstSouthwest, public finance advisory firm and investment bank with locations across the U.S.; national mortgage company PrimeLending; and Hester Capital Management, an Austin-based asset management firm.
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