Major bank slapped with £228million hit after mortgage lender collapse

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Major bank slapped with £228million hit after mortgage lender collapse.

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Barclays has reported a rise in first-quarter profits despite taking a £228million hit linked to the collapse of a UK mortgage provider.The Ftse 100 lender posted a three per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £2.8billion for the opening quarter of 2026.Revenues rose to £8.2billion from £7.7billion in the same period last year.The results were impacted by a £228million loss tied to the failure of Market Financial Solutions, which entered administration in February following fraud allegations.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The collapse came less than half a year after failures at First Brands Group and Tricolor Holdings in the United States, raising concerns about underwriting standards in asset-backed lending.Barclays had previously disclosed a £110million loss linked to its exposure to subprime lender Tricolor in October.Chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan described the quarter as "solid" as the bank announced a £500million share buyback programme.He said: "This fraud, as with the...

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