Meredith Whitney, CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, returned to CNBC May 14, 2026 with a warning that cuts against the “resilient consumer” refrain from bank earnings calls. Her argument: middle-income America has shifted from living paycheck to paycheck into something more fragile, and the traditional banking system can no longer see it. The Shadow ... Meredith Whitney Warns: The One Money Move Middle-Income Americans Are Making to Survive Each Month