In 2019, Home shareholders benefitted from a healthy housing market and stronger financial performance throughout the company. From the growth in our loan portfolio and in our Oaken deposits, to the improvement in the per share measures of book value and earnings, we accomplished a lot this year. This was also the year we made significant investments in our long-term success with the launch of our Home Trust Ignite Program and our first placement of residential mortgage-backed securities.
2019 Financial Highlights
Performance Highlights
Our Sustainable Risk Culture
At Home, we encourage our employees to spend time discussing and understanding risk. Our approach to risk management is a source of strength and a key contributor to the success of our organization. This is embodied in our sustainable risk culture. We take a transparent and proactive approach to managing the risks in our business. We are not trying to eliminate risk, but focus on taking the right risks, especially in those areas where we have a competitive advantage. Effective risk management provides an opportunity for the company, and we make sure that we manage it with that perspective in mind. So we have developed key polices and frameworks for the principal risks we encounter in our operations.
Every employee understands their role as a risk manager and their responsibility to identify, measure, monitor and report on the different types of risks in their business areas. Our Board has established our risk appetite, which it regularly reviews. Our business units work within risk limits that are designed to help us achieve our strategic priorities. Our risk limits enable us to take advantage of our strategic strengths and maximize opportunities where they exist, as well as minimize the impact of possible internal weaknesses. Our risk management team is an integral part of every strategic decision. We believe we have created a system with strong internal controls and accountability, and a culture where the right behaviours are incented and rewarded.
Our Values
Our Legacy
- Over 30 years helping Canadians with home ownership
- 700+ employees dedicated to customer service
- 140,000 and growing homes purchased or refinanced in the last 10 years