U.S. financial stocks fell sharply on Monday, July 27, after the insolvency of UK-based private credit firm Market Financial Solutions (MFS) unnerved investors. Shares of major Wall Street institutions with exposure to MFS were hit hardest: Morgan Stanley dropped more than 6%, Goldman Sachs over 7%, and Jefferies more than 9% by the close. Court filings showed MFS may have double pledged collateral to multiple lenders, leaving a reported £930 million ($1.3 billion) shortfall. The firm had raised over £2 billion from banks and funds including Jefferies, Barclays, Santander, Wells Fargo, and Apollo, intensifying scrutiny of the $3 trillion private credit market.

By Emily Rhodes | JQJO News