POWER OF ATTORNEY


       Know all by these presents that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of
 Scott Almy and Sherrie Tawwater, signing singly,
the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for an on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigneds capacity as an officer
and/or director of ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. (the Company),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
 Form 3, 4 or 5, and timely file such report with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
 and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
 to be executed as of this 30th day of July 2012.


	Signature

	/s/ Bruce W. Hunt

 unders