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Exhibit 23.7

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-00000) of Hilltop Holdings Inc. and the related Prospectus of Hilltop Holdings Inc. for the registration of 10,261,900 shares of Hilltop Holdings Inc. and to the use therein of our report dated March 15, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company and our report dated February 28, 2013, with respect to the financial statements of First Southwest Company.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Dallas, Texas
May 28, 2014

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Exhibit 23.7

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm