Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity	17. Stockholders’ Equity Dividends During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.18 and $0.16 per common share, or an aggregate of $16.3 million and $15.0 million, respectively. On July 23, 2020, Hilltop’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share, payable on August 31, 2020, to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 14, 2020. Stock Repurchases In January 2020, the Hilltop board of directors authorized a new stock repurchase program through January 2021, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $75.0 million of its outstanding common stock, inclusive of repurchases to offset dilution related to grants of stock-based compensation. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company paid $15.2 million to repurchase an aggregate of 720,901 shares of common stock at an average price of $21.13 per share. The Company’s stock repurchase program, prior year repurchases and related accounting policy are discussed in detail in Note 1 and Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. As previously announced on April 30, 2020, in light of the uncertain outlook for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Hilltop’s commitment to maintain strong capital and liquidity to meet the needs of its customers and communities during this exceptional period of economic uncertainty, Hilltop’s board of directors suspended its stock repurchase program. Hilltop’s board of directors has the ability to reinstate the stock repurchase program at its discretion as circumstances warrant.

Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

17. Stockholders’ Equity

Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.18 and $0.16 per common share, or an aggregate of $16.3 million and $15.0 million, respectively.

On July 23, 2020, Hilltop’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share, payable on August 31, 2020, to all common stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 14, 2020.

Stock Repurchases

In January 2020, the Hilltop board of directors authorized a new stock repurchase program through January 2021, pursuant to which the Company is authorized to repurchase, in the aggregate, up to $75.0 million of its outstanding common stock, inclusive of repurchases to offset dilution related to grants of stock-based compensation.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company paid $15.2 million to repurchase an aggregate of 720,901 shares of common stock at an average price of $21.13 per share. The Company’s stock repurchase program, prior year repurchases and related accounting policy are discussed in detail in Note 1 and Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.

As previously announced on April 30, 2020, in light of the uncertain outlook for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Hilltop’s commitment to maintain strong capital and liquidity to meet the needs of its customers and communities during this exceptional period of economic uncertainty, Hilltop’s board of directors suspended its stock repurchase program. Hilltop’s board of directors has the ability to reinstate the stock repurchase program at its discretion as circumstances warrant.