Julie Fuller Jones Named Bank’s Vice President of SBA Lending

                DALLAS, May 18, 2009 — Julie Fuller Jones has joined Southwest Securities, FSB, the commercial banking subsidiary of SWS Group, Inc. (NYSE: SWS), as Vice President of SBA Lending.

            “We are excited to have Julie join the SBA Sales Team,” Michael Signorelli, Senior Vice President of SBA Sales said.  “She has proven experience generating, structuring and closing SBA transactions. She will be a great addition to the bank.”

Jones comes to Southwest Securities, FSB from Comerica Bank in Dallas, where she was responsible for SBA as well as conventional business transactions. She also has worked at Compass Bank, The Associates (currently CitiGroup Financial), and Bank United.  Jones has 22 years of successful sales, marketing and business development experience. 

As a graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in advertising, Jones began her career in marketing and public relations at 3M Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing and Hampton Roads Magazine. Jones also attended the Parsons School of Design to study environment design and the University of Texas at Arlington, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in advertising communication with a minor in graphic design.

Southwest Securities, FSB, headquartered in Dallas, was established 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 warehouse lending.  Southwest Securities, FSB offers a variety of commercial and 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.