Home Capital Group

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Home Capital Group Inc.
Type Public
TSX:  HCG
Industry Credit Mortgage lending
Founded1977
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Key people
Yousry BissadaCEO
Brad KotushCFO
Products Credit cards Securities
Retirement Savings Plan
Number of employees
704 (Average during 2018)
Divisions Home Trust Company
Website www.homecapital.com/index.asp

Home Capital Group is a Canadian holding company. Through its subsidiary Home Trust Company, it provides Canadians a range of credit products including mortgages, credit cards and deposit services. It is regulated under federal legislation. Home Trust operates mainly in regions considered low risk where above average returns may be achieved; it also tends to focus on areas largely ignored by other mortgage lenders. During the 2008 economic crisis, it faced less competition (the number of competitors was halved over the last couple years) and its customer base is unique (overrepresented by people who have had credit problems). [1] Mortgaged properties are residential and non-residential and include apartment and office buildings, hotels, construction and industrial complexes (retail mortgage lending which is also one of the main sources of organic growth, is at the core of the company's business). In 2009, its stock outperformed that of eight major competitors in the uninsured mortgage market. [1]

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In 2010, it improved the technology used in data/information transfers, which increased the speed and overall efficiency of transactions. When the government of Canada added restrictions to mortgage lending, concerns were raised about new disruptions to Canada's housing market. Home Capital considered it beneficial to the market's overall stability. [2]

History

Home Capital Group was established in 1977 as Sonor Resources Corp. It became Home Capital Group Inc. in 1986. During the 2009 fiscal year its workforce grew 24.3% (from 395 to 491).

Fraud

In July 2015, Home Capital Group suspended 45 brokers for creating mortgages with fraudulent income information;, the estimated value of mortgages from the suspended brokers on Home Capital's books is $1.5-2 billion. [6] [7] In March 2017, President and CEO Martin Reid was fired by the company. This came two weeks after several current and former officers and directors have received enforcement notices from the Ontario Securities Commission related to the company’s past disclosure practices and, in some cases, trades in its shares. [8]

Business

Products include short term deposits, investment certificates, retirement savings plans/income funds, Tax-Free Savings Accounts, and government-insured mortgage securities. Consumer lending provides businesses and individuals services for credit cards (including those paid in full) and other loans. Because it targets the uninsured and those with financing problems (rejected by the large retail banks), people without much credit or past credit problems make up a large part of the client base.

Home Capital operates only in Canada where it holds the largest market share in the uninsured mortgage market. [9] Although traditionally serving the uninsured mortgage market, insured mortgages represent the fastest growing business segment. [9] Assets under administration represent 36.9% of total assets when combined with assets under administration. Residential mortgages make up 49.4% of all loans ($4.7 billion in September 2010). [10]

OSC Accusations

On April 19, 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission accused Home Capital of making "materially misleading statements" to investors. None of the allegations have been proven. [11]

Divisions and subsidiaries

For the first nine months of 2010 new insured mortgages amounted to $2.08 billion (twice that of the corresponding 2009 period) while those uninsured grew from $728.6 mill to $2.17 billion. It was started in 1988 and is 100% owned by Home Capital Group.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Home Capital Group May Double Assets In Four Years". 2010-06-07. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Home Capital's Soloway Says New Mortgage Rules Won't Disrupt Mkt". 2011-01-17.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Home Trust Company news release, December 12, 2013
  4. ↑ If you searching for Home Capital Group Customer Service Number, you are at the right place. In this post, we have provided a list of Home Capital Group Customer Service Phone Numbers. You can call Home Capital Group Customer Support the Home Capital Group 800 Phone Number given here and solve your queries. Home Trust Company news release, November 10, 2014
  5. ↑ "Warren Buffett's company buys into troubled Home Capital Group | CBC News".
  6. ↑ Shmuel, John (30 July 2015). "Home Capital says it cut ties with 45 mortgage brokers after discovering borrower income was falsified". Financial Post. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Home Capital Group Inc's probe into alleged fraud by mortgage brokers widens". Financial Post. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Investors give thumbs down to Home Capital's stock after CEO switch". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  9. 1 2 "Home Capital Annual Report 2009" (PDF). 2010.
  10. ↑ "Home Capital Group 2010 Third Quarter Report" (PDF). 2010.
  11. ↑ "Home Capital loses $300-million in market value after OSC allegations".
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