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Bank of England scrutinises Barclays over private credit risk claim
The Bank of England is scrutinising Barclays over a complaint about the bank’s private credit exposure.
The complaint alleges that Barclays traders misrepresented that exposure.
It says the UK lender understated the risk of derivatives it used to finance private credit loans.
The concern is about how much risk those derivatives carried, rather than a confirmed finding of wrongdoing.
The scrutiny involves a major UK lender and the financing of private credit loans.
No outcome or next step has been reported, so it is not clear what the regulator will decide.
The Bank of England is scrutinising Barclays over a complaint about its private credit exposure.
The complaint alleges that the UK lender understated the risk of derivatives it used to finance private credit loans.
The Financial Times reported the scrutiny and complaint.
The report said traders may have misrepresented the exposure.
- Who
- The Bank of England and Barclays. The complaint concerns Barclays traders.
- What
- The Bank of England is scrutinising Barclays over a complaint alleging it understated the risk of derivatives used to finance private credit loans.
- When
- The report was published on 19 October 2026.
- Where
- The UK.
- Why
- The regulator received a complaint alleging that Barclays understated the risk of the derivatives.
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- Regulator
- Bank of England
- Lender
- Barclays
- Complaint
- Alleged Barclays understated derivative risk
- Financing
- Derivatives used to finance private credit loans
- Report date
- 19 October 2026