DALLAS, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- David Foote has joined the team at Southwest Securities, FSB as a senior vice president and commercial loan officer for business development in the downtown Dallas banking center, located in Renaissance Tower. Foote brings an extensive background in real estate, Small Business Administration and non-conventional lending. Foote earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. He lived in Caracas, Venezuela, for 21 years, returning to the United States nine years ago. His experience overseas included architectural design, construction, banking and tourism. Foote is currently an active member of the Harvard Business School Club of Dallas, the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Dallas Chamber and the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University. Southwest Securities, FSB (formerly First Savings Bank) was established in Arlington in 1986 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of SWS Group, Inc. in 2000. Although based in Texas, the bank conducts business nationwide and is involved in all areas of lending, from commercial loans and residential construction loans to mortgage purchase lending. Southwest Securities, FSB offers a variety of community banking services designed to help businesses grow and communities prosper. SWS Group, Inc. is a Dallas-based financial services holding company offering a broad range of investment and financial services through its subsidiaries. The company's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWS. This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's future overall performance. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements, including those predicting or forecasting future events or results, which depend on future events for their accuracy, embody projections or assumptions, or express the intent, belief or current expectations of the company or management, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various factors, some of which are out of our control, including, but not limited to those factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Southwest Securities, FSB CONTACT: Meg Gupton, Communications Coordinator of Southwest Securities, FSB, +1-214-859-6351, Web site: http://www.swsgroupinc.com/

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