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H&R Block's Refund Anticipation Loan Card Eats Your Refund

Poor Sam didn't take our advice. He let H&R Block do his taxes and then took out a refund anticipation loan. The money, which was deposited on an H&R Block Emerald Card, is now tied up by several inexplicable holds for transactions he didn't make....

10:25 AM on Sat Mar 28 2009, by Carey Alexander, 10,912 views, 45 comments

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's Childhood Home Sold After Foreclosure

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is from a small town in South Carolina called Dillon — a town where the impact of the economic meltdown is being felt keenly.

11:06 AM on Mon Mar 16 2009, by Meg Marco, 4,503 views, 17 comments

H&R Block Screwup Costs You $10,000

Last year H&R Block told the IRS that reader Tuyen made $33,000 in charitable donations. Tuyen, who earns $60,000 per year, collected a huge rebate, but when he returned to H&R Block this year, he learned that thanks to the screwup he now owes the...

12:50 PM on Sun Mar 15 2009, by Carey Alexander, 19,387 views, 92 comments

Thanks For Giving My Tax Refund To Someone Else, H & R Block

Q:What happens when HR Block copies your bank information incorrectly and deposits your tax refund into someone else's account? A:The other person spends it and H & R Block shrugs and tells you to call the police.

9:36 AM on Fri Mar 6 2009, by Meg Marco, 19,493 views, 96 comments

H&R Block now has a Twitter account. You can send your problems/mundane wisps of reality their way via @hrblock .

10:00 AM on Tue Feb 10 2009, by Alex Jarvis, 360 views, 7 comments

Morning Deals

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9:21 AM on Wed Feb 4 2009, by Ben Popken, 4,129 views, 10 comments

Consumerist's Super Bowl Ad Liveblog

The super fantastic Super Bowl ad liveblog kicks off now! Click this post's title to go inside...

by Ben Popken, 35,178 views, 181 comments

A Complete List Of Starbucks Locations That Will Be Closing

Starbucks has released the complete list of stores that will be closing. You can browse the full list, organized alphabetically by state, inside.

2:30 PM on Fri Jul 18 2008, by Meg Marco, 30,492 views, 129 comments

H&R Block Offering $100 Coupons Or Free Software To Same-Sex Couples Who Were Denied Online Service

It's too late for this year's tax season (unless you're doing it wrong), but H&R has issued an apology of sorts by announcing it will give a $100 coupon or free TaxCut software to gay couples who were shut out of their online programs this year...

11:20 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008, by Chris Walters, 1,674 views, 10 comments

H&R Block says you paid it $2.8 billion to do your taxes this year. It was their best tax season in 9 years thanks to the company's decision to increase fees by 7%-9.8% [CNNMoney ]

1:39 PM on Mon May 12 2008, by Meg Marco, 203 views, 3 comments