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A Texas Banking Billionaire and His Children Are Locked in a Bitter Succession Drama

Billionaire Gerald J. Ford and his children are fighting over control of Hilltop Holdings, a $2 billion financial-services company.

Billionaire Gerald J. Ford and his children are fighting over control of Hilltop Holdings, a $2 billion financial-services company.

BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 12

Why it matters

This is a private-family succession dispute involving a mid-sized financial-services company, which is routine operating activity with limited broader market impact or systemic relevance.

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