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Conjonctures, adaptation et croissance : le Crédit foncier franco-canadien (1880-1979)

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[fre] Résumé Entré en scène pour appliquer strictement les règles du crédit hypothécaire, le C.F.F.C connaît un parcours sans ruptures majeures. L'objectif de cette étude consiste à expliquer les causes d'une croissance. S'agissant d'une histoire d'entreprise, l'analyse, volontairement empirique, procède autant que possible de l'intérieur de la société. Le contexte économique général n'est exposé que par rapport à l'évolution du CF.F.C. D'autre part, des ratios significatifs de l'activité de la société sont préférés aux données brutes des bilans. Trois étapes caractérisent la croissance du C.F.F.C. De 1880 à 1914, la société, après le retranchement de la fin du siècle, étend rapidement ses opérations à la faveur de l'expansion économique qui s'affirme vers 1903. De 1914 à 1939, le C.F.F.C. participe d'abord à la prospérité des années 1920 tout en diminuant son activité de Crédit foncier. Scandée par des procès, cette période fait place aux années de crise qui laissent le C.F.F.C. dans une situation précaire. De 1939 à 1979, la forte demande de crédiťhypo- thécaire assure le développement sans précédent du C.F.F.C. Cependant, oblige de moduler ses opérations en fonction de l'instabilité des taux au cours des années 1970, il doit aussi envisager la perspective d'un rapprochement avec d'autres sociétés. [eng] Established to adhere strictly to the rules of mortgage lending, the C.F.F.C. evolved without major disruptions. The object of this study is to explain the causes of the company's growth. Focusing as it does on the history of a business, analysys is intentionally empirical and conducted as much as possible from inside the company. Attention is paid to the general economic situation only in connection with the history of the C.F.F.C. Moreover, significant ratios of the firm's activity are given preference over raw data from the balance sheets. Three stages can be distinguished in the growth of the C.F.F.C. From 1880 to 1914, the company, following a period of retrenchment at the end of the century, rapidly widened the range of its operations in the context of the economic expansion setting in around 1903. From 1914 to 1939, the C.F.F.C. at first partook in the prosperity of the 1920s while reducing its activity as a mortgage lender. Interspersed with lawsuits, this period was followed by years of crisis which left the CF.F.C in a precarious position. From 1939 to 1979, the unprecedented development of the firm was quaranteed by strong demand for mortgage credit. Nevertheless, the CF.F.C. was compelled to adjust its operations in light of the instability of interest rates in the 1970s, as well as to consider the prospect of closer ties with other companies.

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  • Samir Saul, 1986. "Conjonctures, adaptation et croissance : le Crédit foncier franco-canadien (1880-1979) ," Histoire, économie & société, Programme National Persée, vol. 5(2), pages 297-328.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:hiseco:hes_0752-5702_1986_num_5_2_1428
    DOI: 10.3406/hes.1986.1428
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