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How Filing a Tax Return Reduces Identity Theft

Mark Steber | Posted 04.03.2012

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Mark Steber

Be cautious and vigilant when it comes to providing any personal information, such as your social security number, bank or credit account numbers over the phone or via e-mail, and avoid carrying your social security card in your wallet.

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Zach Carter

Banks' Share Of Low-Income Tax Refunds Will Fall This Year, Consumer Advocates Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Friday is the Treasury Department's Earned Income Tax Credit Appreciation Day, a celebration of what is arguably the U.S. government's l...

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Regulator Orders HSBC to Stop Financing High-Cost Tax Time Loans

Dory Rand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Hsbc, H&R Block, Predatory Lending, Occ, Jackson Hewitt, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Tax Refund Anticipation Loans, Business News
Dory Rand

While increased regulatory scrutiny is needed in the short term, we look forward to the RAL product's obsolescence.

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Wall Street and Legalized Loan Sharks

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Gary Rivlan notes in his book, Broke USA, "the working poor have become big business." You wouldn't think that poor people would be a growth market, but businesses make big money off people who live paycheck to paycheck.

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An Open Letter to Magic Johnson

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?

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Magic Johnson and the Tax Refund Rip-off

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.

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It's Not Money Like Magic

Tram Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Magic Johnson, Jackson Hewitt, Sports, Business News
Tram Nguyen

Jackson Hewitt, the second largest commercial preparation chain in the country, has been the target of several government lawsuits for its abusive practices.

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