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WASHINGTON—London-based fintech Revolut is taking a major step toward expanding in the United States, filing for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and FDIC, according to PYMNTS.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--Black Book, a division of Hearst, said its seasonally adjusted Used Vehicle Retention Index rose 2.3% in February to 145.0, up from 141.7 in January. Despite the monthly increase, the index remains 1.0% below its level a year earlier, when it stood at 146.4.

TROY, Mich.— Buy Now, Pay Later use continues to gain ground with U.S. consumers, and the latest data from J.D. Power suggest the trend is becoming increasingly mainstream—especially among younger users—even as traditional financial institutions are beginning to outperform fintech providers on customer satisfaction.

WASHINGTON--Recent Regulatory Alerts from America’s Credit Unions detail pending proposals that will affect credit unions, along with upcoming deadlines to file comments. Members are encouraged to send comments to America’s Credit Unions, sharing insights to help inform the comments submitted for each proposal.

WASHINGTON— Stablecoin users will not receive any form of federal deposit insurance under the new U.S. stablecoin framework, with Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Travis Hill saying the FDIC plans to make clear that payment stablecoins also will be barred from so-called pass-through insurance, according to reporting by CoinDesk.

WASHINGTON--The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis in February, after rising 0.2% in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

WASHINGTON— The Defense Credit Union Council is urging the Senate to adopt a bipartisan amendment from Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) that would restore and modernize the NCUA’s Central Liquidity Facility, arguing the move is essential to ensuring credit unions—especially those serving military communities—retain access to a critical emergency liquidity backstop.