Hilltop Federal Services provides consulting and accounting advisory services to the “finance sector” of the Federal government (agencies that make loans, guarantee borrower repayment, securitize loans or are financial services regulators). Hilltop has access to GSA’s Financial and Business Services (FABS) contract 520 SINs #2, 3, 7, 11 and 18 (Hilltop Advisors GSA information is shown below) which deal with a federal agency’s needs for financial management, asset management, risk management, budgeting, accounting, and auditing services.
Hilltop has a number of subcontracts with a number of large and small disadvantaged consulting firms. Where appropriate, Hilltop Federal Services is a teaming partner with Hilltop Advisors and/or Hilltop Government Solutions (HGS) to be able to bring the right resources and type of services to our Federal agency clients.
We carry our credit analysis capabilities into the governmental agency arena, as well as, our regulatory compliance skills. Important to the Federal government is its focus on Credit Reform. We have a number of consultants who have extensive experience with Credit Reform’s implementation, compliance and required calculations of loss reserves. Like the lenders, government agencies exposed to credit risk are expected to monitor and record reserves for such risk exposures. Similarly, conducting “material loss reviews” or performing “shared loss” calculations is a requirement for these federal agencies.
The Federal “financial sector” agencies are those that are involved in direct lending, “guaranteeing/insuring” the repayment of loans made by banks or lenders, securitize the resulting loans and regulate/oversee the financial services industry. The following is a summary of the government agencies that we consider in this segment are as follows:
- Direct Lending
- Education
- Farm Credit Admin
- DOE (Energy)
- Other programs in various agencies
- Guarantee/insure the repayment of loans made by banks and lenders
- FHA
- VA
- SBA
- Guarantee mortgage securitizations or issuers/servicers
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- Ginnie Mae
- Federal Home Loan Banks
- Farmer Mac
- Provide oversight/regulation of banks and other financial services entities:
- OCC
- FDIC
- CFPB
- FED
- Treasury
- FHA
- VA
- Ginnie Mae
- SBA
- of Energy
- Education
- of Agriculture
- GSEs
- Others
We provide most of the same types of services to these Federal agencies as we do for the financial services companies (See “Our Services”). Credit risk analysis and compliance capabilities are generally more important to these governmental agencies. Like the lenders, government agencies exposed to credit risk are expected to monitor and record reserves for such credit risk exposures. We have a number of consultants who have extensive experience with Credit Reform’s implementation (including compliance and required calculations of loss reserves). Similarly, conducting “material loss reviews” or performing “shared loss” calculations has been completed for several agencies by our team members.
All of the above agencies have monumental tasks in defining, proposing and enforcing regulations, to ensure the stability and transparency of financial markets, notwithstanding making new loans. Hilltop Federal Services’ team has a deep understanding of these agencies’ critical missions and also understands the business and risks related to the financial services companies.
All of the Hilltop companies have teamed with large consulting/accounting firms including Booz Allen, Capco, CapGemini, CohnReznick, IBM, KPMG, PwC and disadvantaged small business companies including ISN, Unissant, iWorks and others.
Our Federal GSA contract information between GSA and Hilltop Advisors LLC is summarized below:
Hilltop Advisors LLC
GSA Contract #: GS23F0039X
TIN: 20-3281607
DUNS: 860005904,
Under the Professional Services Schedule 520, Hilltop Advisors is approved for contracts using the following Special Item Numbers (SINs):
SIN 520.2 Transaction Specialists
SIN 520.3 Due Diligence and Support Services
SIN 520.7 Financial and Performance Audits
SIN 520.11 Accounting
SIN 520.17 Risk Assessment and Mitigation Services
We are approved to perform due diligence and financial advisory work for government agencies (SINs 2 and 3) because we have been involved in loan/asset sales for the FDIC, HUD, Ginnie Mae, SBA and Education during our collective careers. We are also heavily involved in corporate/asset acquisitions conducted in the financial services industry. We understand the process and the requirements to execute a successful sale (from both the seller’s and buyer’s perspectives).
Our accounting and audit approval for GSA contracts reflects the overall skills in these areas that The Hilltop Companies brings to bear. Likewise, our heavy focus on the risk management area within the financial services and real estate industries, carries over into the government financial sector agencies.
Our Services are described in more detail in that section of our website. Please contact Hilltop if there is a need that you have that is not listed as we may be able to assist.