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Barclays is pulling back from lending to risky borrowers.
Barclays took a £228m hit from the collapse of mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions amid fraud allegations.
KEY POINTS
- Credit impairment charges at Barclays rose to £823m in Q1 2026, up from £643m a year earlier.
- Barclays is reducing lending to structured finance counterparties with vulnerable business models and weak financial controls.
- The £110m Tricolor loss and MFS collapse have intensified scrutiny of private credit industry lending standards.
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