Tax Refund Loans Are resurrected and revamped

Fast, free cash. That’s what H&R Block, the nation’s biggest tax-preparation chain, is advertising on giant ads outside its storefronts plus in TV commercials featuring Jon Hamm of “Mad Men”: “You could easily get a reimbursement advance as high as $1,250. ” This is the first-time in six years that the organization has agreed to front clients some cash from their expected reimbursement.

Two of H&R Block’s biggest competitors, Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax provider, are hyping offers that are nearly identical hanging up to $1,300 money.

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