Exhibit 99.1

VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY EARNINGS

AND STRONG LOAN GROWTH FOR THIRD QUARTER 2012

PLANO, Texas, October 25, 2012 — ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VPFG) (the “Company”), the holding company for ViewPoint Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), today announced third quarter 2012 net income of $11.3 million, an increase of $4.8 million, or 74.3%, from $6.5 million for the second quarter of 2012. Earnings per share of $0.30 increased $0.13, or 76.5%, from $0.17 for the second quarter of 2012.

Third Quarter 2012 Highlights Compared to Second Quarter 2012

“We are very pleased with our quarterly performance and with the continued execution of our plans,” said President and CEO Kevin Hanigan. “Not only did the Company post record quarterly earnings, our net interest margin is also at a record high, and our C&I, commercial real estate and warehouse lending programs showed solid growth. In addition, our employees were able to accomplish these results in concert with the successful system conversion and integration of the former Highlands Bank to ViewPoint Bank.”

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Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Third quarter net interest income increased by $2.4 million, or 8.3%, to $31.6 million, compared to the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to a $2.4 million increase in interest income earned on loans. The increase in interest income on loans was driven by a $205.6 million increase in the average balance of mortgage loans held for sale (due to Warehouse Purchase Program), a $37.7 million increase in the average balance of commercial real estate loans and a $20.9 million increase in average C&I loans. The increase in interest income on loans was partially offset by a $559,000 decrease in interest income earned on securities, as the average balance of the securities portfolio (including FHLB and FRB stock) declined by $61.8 million, or 6.3%, during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2012.

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Interest expense on deposits decreased by $591,000 during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2012, primarily due to interest-bearing demand and time deposits. The average balances of interest-bearing demand and time deposits decreased by $31.2 million and $53.3 million, respectively, while the average rate paid on interest-bearing demand and time deposits declined by 23 basis points and six basis points, respectively. A $21.8 million increase in non-interest-bearing checking average balances helped to offset these balance declines.

The net interest margin for the third quarter of 2012 was 3.70%, an eight basis point increase from the second quarter of 2012, and an 83 basis point increase from the third quarter of 2011. The increase in the net interest margin was primarily attributable to changes in the earning asset mix, lower deposit and borrowing rates paid, and the accretion of the Highlands purchase accounting discount.

Non-interest Income

Third quarter non-interest income declined $694,000, or 8.2%, to $7.8 million compared to the second quarter of 2012, primarily reflecting a $1.8 million gain in the value of an investment in a community development-oriented private equity fund used for Community Reinvestment Act purposes recorded in the second quarter of 2012, with no corresponding gain in the third quarter. Also, due to the third quarter 2012 sale of ViewPoint Mortgage (VPM), net gain on the sale of mortgage loans decreased by $1.1 million in the third quarter when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The decreases in non-interest income for the third quarter were partially offset by the $818,000 second quarter goodwill impairment charge due to the sale of ViewPoint Mortgage, with no corresponding charge in the third quarter of 2012, and a $782,000 increase in gain on the sale of available-for- sale securities in the third quarter.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expense totaled $21.2 million for the third quarter of 2012, a decrease of $5.1 million, or 19.4%, from $26.3 million for the second quarter of 2012. The decrease in non-interest expenses was primarily due to a $3.5 million decrease in acquisition costs and a $1.4 million decrease in salaries and employee benefits. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits primarily resulted from the sale of VPM, as well as $308,000 in unrestricted stock awarded to the Company’s newly appointed CEO in the second quarter, with no corresponding charge in the third quarter of 2012.

Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2012 included Highlands-related acquisition costs of $242,000 and severance and benefits costs of $273,000 paid for the departure of our Chief Operating Officer in August 2012, while non-interest expense for the second quarter of 2012 included Highlands-related acquisition costs of $3.7 million and severance costs of $493,000 related to the Highlands acquisition, the sale of VPM, and the departure of our General Counsel.

Financial Condition

Total assets decreased by $56.8 million to $3.64 billion at September 30, 2012, from $3.69 billion at June 30, 2012, primarily due to a $184.7 million decrease in securities, partially offset by a $139.9 million increase in gross loans. The decrease in securities reflects a shift in the average earning asset mix as we transition from lower yielding securities to higher yielding commercial loans.

Gross loans (including $1.01 billion in mortgage loans held for sale at September 30, 2012) increased by $139.9 million, or 5.5%, to $2.67 billion at September 30, 2012, from $2.53 billion at June 30, 2012. Mortgage loans held for sale (Warehouse Purchase Program loans) increased $88.8 million from the prior quarter, while commercial loans grew $79.7 million. C&I loans grew $45.7 million, or 25.3%, during the quarter and totaled $226.4 million at September 30, 2012. These increases were partially offset by a $34.5 million decline in one- to four-family loan balances.

Total deposits decreased by $36.5 million, or 1.6%, to $2.19 billion at September 30, 2012, compared to $2.23 billion at June 30, 2012. Decreases in interest-bearing demand and time deposits of $38.0 million and $18.1 million, respectively, primarily drove the decline, offset by increases of $12.0 million in savings and money market funds and $7.6 million in non-interest-bearing demand deposits.

Shareholders’ equity was $516.4 million at September 30, 2012, compared to $505.6 million at June 30, 2012. There were approximately 39.6 million common shares outstanding at September 30, 2012. On October 25, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, up $0.02, or 25%, from $0.08 per share in the prior quarter.

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On August 22, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing its intention to repurchase up to 5% of its total common shares outstanding, or approximately 1,978,871 shares. The stock repurchase program, which is open-ended, commenced on August 27, 2012, and allows the Company to repurchase its shares from time to time in the open market and in negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions. The Board of Directors of the Company also authorized management to enter into a trading plan with Sandler O’Neill & Partners, LP in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to facilitate repurchases of its common stock pursuant to the above- mentioned stock repurchase program. There were no repurchases of common stock in the third or second quarters of 2012.

The Company’s tangible common equity ratio was 13.45% at September 30, 2012, an increase of 49 basis points from June 30, 2012. The Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio decreased 39 basis points, to 22.16% at September 30, 2012, from June 30, 2012.

Credit Quality

The provision for loan losses was $814,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $633,000, or 43.7%, from the three months ended June 30, 2012. In the third quarter of 2012, the decrease in provision expense was primarily driven by management’s assessment, and subsequent decrease, of qualitative factors on certain portfolios where trends have indicated decreased loss exposure. The balance of the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2012, was $19.8 million, an increase of $606,000 from $19.2 million at June 30, 2012, which was primarily due to loan growth. The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio was 1.20% for both the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

Our non-performing loans to total loans ratio at September 30, 2012, was 1.70%, compared to 1.41% at June 30, 2012. Non-performing loans increased by $5.5 million to $28.1 million at September 30, 2012, from $22.6 million at June 30, 2012. This increase was primarily due to three substandard line of credit C&I loans acquired from Highlands totaling $2.9 million that were placed on nonaccrual in the third quarter of 2012. The $1.6 million in purchase accounting discounts applied to these loans cover any estimated losses. At September 30, 2012, no purchased credit impaired loans from the Highlands transaction were included in non-performing loans. Our allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans ratio was 70.63% at September 30, 2012, compared to 85.25% as of June 30, 2012.

ViewPoint Mortgage Sale

On June 5, 2012, the Bank and its wholly owned subsidiary, ViewPoint Bankers Mortgage, Inc., doing business as ViewPoint Mortgage (“VPM”), entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) with Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd. (“HRM”) to sell substantially all of the assets of VPM to HRM, subject to certain closing conditions. The terms of the Agreement provided for HRM to, subject to certain conditions contained in the Agreement, (i) purchase VPM’s loan pipeline and all of VPM’s existing construction loan portfolio, together with certain furniture, fixtures and equipment, (ii) assume substantially all of VPM’s loan production office leases and its equipment leases, (iii) hire no less than 95% of the current VPM employees and satisfactorily release VPM from certain employment contracts, and (iv) make additional earn out payments to VPM. The sale closed during the third quarter of 2012, and the Agreement provides an opportunity for the Bank to partner with HRM to continue providing the Bank’s customers with residential mortgage services.

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Conference Call

The Company will host an investor conference call to review these results on Friday, October 26, 2012, at 10 a.m., Central Time. Participants are asked to call (toll-free) 1-877-317-6789 at least five minutes prior to the call. International participants are asked to call 1-412-317-6789 and participants in Canada are asked to call (toll-free) 1-866-605-3852.

The call and corresponding presentation slides will be webcast live on the home page of the Company’s website, www.viewpointfinancialgroup.com. An audio replay will be available one hour after the conclusion of the call at 1-877-344-7529, Conference #10017636. This audio replay, as well as the webcast, will be available until the Company’s next quarterly webcast/conference call.

About ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.

ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. is the holding company for ViewPoint Bank, National Association. ViewPoint Bank, N.A. operates 31 community bank offices, including two First National Bank of Jacksboro locations in Jack and Wise Counties. For more information, please visit www.viewpointbank.com or www.viewpointfinancialgroup.com.

When used in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in the Company’s press releases or other public or shareholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “intends” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among other things: changes in economic conditions; legislative changes; changes in policies by regulatory agencies; fluctuations in interest rates; the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; the Company’s ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; demand for loans and deposits in the Company’s market area; the industry-wide decline in mortgage production; competition; changes in management’s business strategies; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems and management personnel we have acquired or may acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; and other factors set forth under Risk Factors in the Company’s Form 10-K that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. The factors listed above could materially affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.

The Company does not undertake—and specifically declines any obligation—to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

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VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

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VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income

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VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income