Tyler Foster
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Fannie Mae opened VantageScore 4.0 to every approved lender
Mortgage lenders that sell loans to Fannie Mae no longer need written permission to use VantageScore 4.0, and as of October 1 the pricing for...
Kroger is closing about 60 stores by the end of 2026, and FOX Business counted at least 39 already shut across nine banners by mid-August
Kroger told investors in June 2025 that it would close approximately 60 stores over the next 18 months, and that clock runs out at the...
FHA will accept newer credit score models on case numbers from January 1
Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration will be scored on a wider menu of credit models next year. For case numbers assigned on or...
Homes listed for sale rose to 1.60 million in September, a 4.8-month supply, NAR reports
The number of homes on the U.S. market rose to 1.60 million in September, enough to last 4.8 months at the current pace of sales,...
Medigap birthday rules now let policyholders in Virginia and West Virginia switch without health questions, with New Mexico joining January 1
Medigap policyholders in Virginia and West Virginia can now switch to a new supplement policy without answering health questions, and New Mexico adds the same...
Leslie’s filed for bankruptcy with 943 company-operated stores as of July 4 and is closing 76 more, but says gift cards, store credit, returns and loyalty benefits will still be honored
Leslie’s, the pool-supply chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 30 with 943 company-operated stores in 38 states as of July 4, and it...
About 1.08 million people who booked dental appointments through the LocalMed portal can claim from a $5.75 million privacy settlement by January 25
A $5.75 million settlement over how a dental scheduling portal handled patient information covers about 1.08 million people, and anyone in that group has until...
New Hampshire limits electric shutoffs from November 15 to March 31 and makes utilities get regulator approval to cut off customers 65 and older
New Hampshire’s winter shutoff rules run from November 15 through March 31, and during those months an electric utility is sharply restricted in when it...
Freddie Mac retires its standalone energy-efficiency mortgage for applications received January 25 or later
Freddie Mac is retiring GreenCHOICE, the standalone mortgage it created to finance energy-efficiency improvements. The cutoff is a lender’s application received date of January 25,...
The OneTouchPoint breach claim window closes November 16
People whose information was swept up in the OneTouchPoint breach have until November 16, 2026 to file a claim in a class action settlement. The...
Johnson & Johnson will pay $1.34 a share on December 8 to holders of record November 24
Johnson & Johnson’s board has declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.34 a share, payable December 8 to shareholders of record at the close of business...
Rhode Island drops the full-retirement-age test from its Social Security tax break in 2027, leaving only the income limits, $107,000 and $133,750 in 2025
Rhode Island will stop requiring retirees to reach full retirement age before they can keep Social Security out of state taxable income. The change starts...
Fidelity is closing five of its exchange-traded funds, and anyone still holding FDFF, FMED, FDIF, FMET or FPRO after November 12 is cashed out around November 19
Fidelity is shutting down five of its exchange-traded funds, and the clock is short. Shareholders can sell until the market closes on November 12. Anyone...
Social Security does not let a met school-plan goal stand on its own as proof a young adult can work, under a ruling applied October 1
A school plan can say a student met a goal and still leave open whether that student could hold a job. Social Security’s new ruling...
Social Security’s watchdog projects more than 469,000 overpayment notices in a single year were missing, inaccurate or lacked the explanation and appeal rights the agency’s own policy requires
Social Security’s inspector general estimates that more than 469,000 overpayment notices in fiscal 2023 were not issued in line with the agency’s own rules. Some...
Genesis HealthCare, the only hospital system across six southeastern Ohio counties, is ending Medicare Advantage contracts with Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medical Mutual and CareSource after December 31
Genesis HealthCare System, the only hospital system in six southeastern Ohio counties, has told four insurers it will end its Medicare Advantage contracts after December...