DALLAS, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steve Dalri has joined Southwest Securities, FSB, the commercial banking subsidiary of SWS Group, Inc. (NYSE: SWS), as Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer at the bank's Southlake location. Mr. Dalri brings nearly two decades of North Texas banking experience to his new role with Southwest Securities, FSB. He served most recently as Senior Vice President at Peoples Bank in Colleyville, where his duties included expanding the community bank's presence and customer base not only in Colleyville, but Northeast Tarrant County as well. Prior to his time there, Mr. Dalri was Senior Commercial Lending Officer at Colleyville's Colonial Bank where he oversaw the opening of that bank's entry into the Colleyville market and assisted in the bank's overall entry into Tarrant County. He has also held the position of Vice President of Commercial Lending and Service Officer for Southwest Bank in Dallas. Since beginning his banking career with Bank One, Mr. Dalri has also held senior-level positions with Chase Bank in Dallas, and SouthTrust Bank in Hurst and Irving. With his experience in building commercial banking relationships, Mr. Dalri will be an important part of Southwest Securities, FSB's team, said Chief Operating Officer Jerry Pavlas. "Steve has earned a reputation for providing top quality personal service and he has built solid banking relationships with customers across North Texas," Mr. Pavlas said. "With Southwest Securities, FSB's well established and successful relationship-banking model, we know Steve is going to fit in well with our way of doing business. We look forward to his contributions toward helping our customers and communities grow." Southwest Securities, FSB, one of the largest banks headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, was established in 1986 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of SWS Group, Inc. in 2000. Based in Texas, the bank conducts relationship banking across the southwestern United States and is involved in all areas of lending, from commercial loans and residential construction loans to nationwide mortgage warehouse lending. Southwest Securities, FSB offers a variety of commercial 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. DATASOURCE: Southwest Securities, FSB CONTACT: Ben Brooks, Corporate Communications of Southwest Securities, FSB, +1-214-859-6351,

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