I agree that numbering repeated measures is problematic. What I have done is to create a new category to redefine the font and distance from the staff for repeat measure numbers. Although I have not found a way to have Finale use it automatically, I then move the measure numbers to the new category and opt to have them assume the default font and position of the new category.

Thanks, J.  

I still had to update each of the measure numbers in Expression Designer but that was much easier than right clicking every number on the staff, then changing.  

I appreciate the tip!   It still needs to be fixed.

If via Edit Categories, you edit the size, position of the expressions in a dedicated category, you can apply these parameters to all the expressions of that category in one operation (Reset to Category -> Fonts; Position).

P.S.: The plug-ins JW Measure Numbers and JW Pattern offer many additional possibilities regarding measure numbers. Worth a look.

And you can select and cut/paste all the repeat-measure numbers into the new category in bulk.

Thanks for the tips. guys. I had overlooked updating the category attributes.   It will still be better if the measure number fonts could be updated directly instead of the copy/paste/update method.