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TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has unveiled a 99 cents per mortgage origination score for VantageScore 4.0. TransUnion said the price reduction is designed to support the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s focus on increasing score competition in the mortgage market between...

TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

by Phil Hall | Mar 9, 2026

“Prior to this announcement, TransUnion’s charge for VantageScore in mortgage origination was $4.00,” said TransUnion’s David M. Blumberg, Continue Reading TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

Lowe’s Seeks Communities to Submit Projects for ‘Bucket List’ Renovations

by Phil Hall | Feb 18, 2026

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is calling on communities across the US to nominate “bucket list” renovation projects that will improve nonprofit, municipal and community spaces. The home improvement retail company will award Lowe's Community Impact Grants to 100...

Single-Family Housing Starts Up in December

by Phil Hall | Feb 18, 2026

Single-family housing starts in December were at a rate of 981,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.1% above the revised November figure of 942,000. Privately-owned housing starts in December were...

NYC Mayor Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Hike if State Rejects His Call for a New Wealth Tax

by Phil Hall | Feb 18, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is threatening to raise property taxes by 9.5% unless the state government agrees to his demand to raise taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents. Property taxes are the city’s largest revenue source, and the mayor does not require...