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Home Capital Group—The High Cost of Dishonesty

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  • Kareen Brown
  • Kevin Veenstra

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This instructional case presents the problems that began in the summer of 2015 when Home Capital Group (HCG) announced it had cut ties with 45 mortgage brokers for falsifying figures on mortgage applications regarding the earnings of prospective home purchasers in Canada. The case details the subsequent investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission in 2017 that resulted in a run on the bank and consequent efforts by HCG to stay afloat. While emphasizing the importance of strong corporate governance and corporate social responsibility initiatives, this case also stresses the influence of various stakeholders including short‐sellers, regulators, shareholders, management, depositors, and customers in the evolution of subsequent events. As a whole, this case provides an interesting context for the discussion of stock market efficiency. Home capital group — le lourd tribut de la malhonnéteté Résumé Le cas didactique proposé par les auteurs relate les problèmes qui ont émergé à l’été 2015, au moment où Home Capital Group (HCG) a annoncé avoir mis fin à ses liens avec 45 courtiers hypothécaires au motif qu'ils falsifiaient les données de demandes de prêts hypothécaires quant aux revenus d'acheteurs immobiliers potentiels au Canada. Les auteurs exposent les détails de l'enquête subséquemment menée par la Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario en 2017, de la ruée sur la banque qui s'en est suivie et des efforts qu'a dû déployer HCG pour maintenir la tête hors de l'eau. S'ils insistent sur l'importance d'une solide gouvernance d'entreprise et d'initiatives en matière de responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise, les auteurs soulignent également l'influence exercée par les diverses parties prenantes, notamment les vendeurs à découvert, les autorités de réglementation, les actionnaires, les dirigeants, les déposants et les clients, sur l’évolution de la situation. Dans son ensemble, le cas proposé offre un contexte fort approprié à l’étude de l'efficience des marchés boursiers.

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  • Kareen Brown & Kevin Veenstra, 2018. "Home Capital Group—The High Cost of Dishonesty," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(2), pages 307-322, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:17:y:2018:i:2:p:307-322
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12170
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