NEW YORK — Banks and credit investors are pulling back from the debt that has financed the artificial intelligence boom, tightening their scrutiny of new loans and growing reluctant to increase their exposure to the sector, just days after a sharp stock market selloff erased $2.5 trillion from the Nasdaq 100 and sent the index into correction. The shift, reported by Reuters on Monday, 9 November 2026, is the first broad sign that the lenders who bankrolled the AI build-out are asking harder questions about repayment. Illustration: Bankers are taking a harder look at AI loans after a sharp market selloff changed the mood in credit markets. What Happened Some banks that only a few weeks ago were lining up to fund AI deals are now telling market participants they would be reluctant to finance additional deals, even with guarantees from marquee technology companies, according to several banking and credit sources cited by Reuters. The change, the sources said, has come in just the p...