Southwest Securities is a holding company offering investmentand financial services through wholly owned subsidiaries ofSouthwest Securities Inc., Mydiscountbroker.com, First Savings Bankand its online division of MyBankUSA.com, SWS Financial ServicesInc., Westwood Management Corp. and Westwood Trust, SW CapitalCorp. and SWS Technologies Corp.

Meanwhile, Centex Corp.'s board is issuing a 4 cents per sharequarterly cash dividend to common shareholders of record at theSept. 5 close of business. Dallas-based Cenex is one of thecountry's leading single-family homebuilders, non-bank-affiliatedretail mortgage lenders and general building contractors. Centexalso operates an investment real estate firm and owns about 65%publicly held construction products company.

Meanwhile, Centex subsidiary, CTX Mortgage Co., is forming apartnership with Fannie Mae to set up a new $5 billion affordablemortgage lending entity. Through the deal, CTX plans to increaseits affordable mortgage lending services to more than 55,000underserved families over the next five years.