Street Capital Announces Phase II of Ongoing Strategic Realignment

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Street Capital Group Inc. ("Street Capital" or the "Company") (TSX: SCB), which operates primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary Street Capital Bank of Canada ("Street Capital Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced further progress on its strategic realignment, which was first announced on December 21, 2018 – Street Capital Announces Phase I of Strategic Realignment and New Funding Capability. As part of the second phase of this strategic realignment, the Company has undertaken a workforce reduction affecting approximately 30 positions. This will result in a one-time charge against income of approximately $2.5 million in Q1-2019.

"Last month, the Company's management team and board of directors committed to taking further steps to improve Street Capital's profitability and to explore various avenues to strengthen the Bank's capital base," said Duncan Hannay, President and CEO of Street Capital. "The announcement today represents an important part of the second phase of an ongoing strategic realignment that is designed to address challenges facing the business. The realignment comes with difficult but necessary decisions, such as the workforce reduction announced today. I would like to personally thank all of our staff for their dedication and efforts during this challenging period."

About Street Capital Group Inc. (streetcapitalgroup.ca)
Street Capital Group Inc. (TSX: SCB) is a public company operating through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Street Capital Bank of Canada, a federally regulated Schedule I Bank offering residential mortgage loans with the strategic goal of introducing additional retail banking products in the coming years. Street Capita Bank of Canada sources its mortgage products primarily through a network of independent mortgage brokers across Canada with whom it has built relationships. Street Capital Bank of Canada offers a broad line-up of high ratio and conventional mortgages to borrowers and either sells the mortgages it underwrites to top tier financial institutions or holds them on balance sheet. Street Capital Bank of Canada lends throughout all of the Provinces of Canada (other than Quebec) and has offices in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. For more information please visit streetcapital.ca.

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SOURCE Street Capital