The CFPB says BNPL is really a credit card. Will this squelch the industry? Kate Fitzgerald has the story for American Banker americanbanker.com/payments/news/…

July 7th 1100PM CDT Update: National Weather Service Doppler radar near Houston, Texas and Hurricane Hunters aircraft data indicate #Beryl has strengthened and is again a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. For the latest visit hurricanes.gov

BREAKING: Donald Trump has been escorted off the stage by Secret Service during a rally after loud noises ring out in the crowd. apnews.com/article/trump-…

The big lesson here? Bullying works.

Weds 7/24 4:30PM ET I'll be interviewing Darrel Hackett, CEO of BMO's US bank, about his acquisition and integration of Bank of the West and what comes next. Join us live in the American Banker Leaders Forum: americanbanker.com/leaders/how-bm… #banking

What's next for regional banks? I'll be interviewing KeyBank's Ken Gavrity on Thurs, July 25, at 1 PM ET live in the American Banker Leaders Forum. Join us: americanbanker.com/leaders/ken-ga… #banking

Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan in a major multi-country prisoner swap trib.al/HM9mDMz

Credit card customers are better able to pay their bills, evidence that the US economy might not be headed for a recession, writes Polo Rocha in American Banker americanbanker.com/news/new-data-… #banking #creditcards

Congrats to this year's The Most Powerful Women in Banking honorees. Once again, Jane Fraser tops our annual list. #MPWIB #MPWIB2024 bit.ly/3XF3pag

Congrat to this year's Top Women in Finance honorees. Learn more about these impressive women in our annual list. #MPWIB #MPWIB2024 bit.ly/3XJFzui

8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on

American Banker editor in chief Chana Schoenberger breaks down big bank earnings:

🏦The Most Powerful Women in Banking 2024🏦 TODAY at 5pm ET - Laura Zarrow is joined by Reading Cooperative CEO Julie Thurlow & Chana Schoenberger to talk about American Banker's Most Powerful Women in #Banking! Learn about the Women Changing the Banking Landscape! 🔊#SiriusXM132🔊

How will the new Trump administration shape the future of crypto? How will that impact the security of and general landscape for banks and the financial services industry as a whole? Hear from experts like Coinbase 🛡️ CPO Faryar Shirzad 🛡️ and NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris

Today Superintendent Harris was the keynote speaker at American Banker’s Cyber Risk Summit. She joined @PennyCrosman for a discussion on cybersecurity, virtual assets, and how DFS is helping financial institutions stay ahead of emerging risk.

At @amerbanker's Cyber Risk Summit, several experts said they expect the regulatory environment for banks to change radically regarding crypto in the new Trump administration, Penny Crosman writes americanbanker.com/news/banks-cou… #banking #crypto

“As our special gift to you, we’ll let you out a little early at 4:45pm this Friday so you can spend more time with your family this holiday season”

Check out the American Banker liveblog this afternoon on the FOMC meeting with Kyle Campbell, right on our homepage. See all our Fed coverage here: americanbanker.com/organization/f… #interestrates #FederalReserve

Administrator of the U.S. EPA Lee Zeldin reveals to Elana Schor a new water reuse plan policy. "We'll be announcing Water Reuse Action Plan 2.0, which is very important for the environment. It's very important for industry. There's so much use of water in industry. We hear it with