Barclays began blocking months ago certain transactions linked to a UK-based mortgage provider that collapsed suddenly last week amid fraud allegations, before freezing all accounts tied to the firm in early January.
The bank is among lenders, including private credit firm Castlelake, that identified issues with London-based Market Financial Solutions after the back-to-back failures of US companies Tricolor Holdings and First Brands Group, according to people familiar with the situation.
The collapse of these US companies, which now both face fraud investigations by the US Department of Justice, sent shockwaves through the global financial sector last year and triggered due diligence checks in the loan books of lenders to MFS.
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