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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Southwest Securities, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Hilltop Holdings
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Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2011
Date: March 7, 2011
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Southwest Securities, Inc. of Dallas $500,000 for using paid consultants to solicit municipal securities business and for violations of other Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) rules.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking, brokerage and insurance
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