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  • TARP Ends but Taxpayers Hold Investments in Plenty of Turkeys [View article]
    ytpj Feed the ducks when they’re quacking. That’s the refrain I heard endlessly on the trading floor at my alma mater, Morgan... More »
    Comment by Mad Hedge Fund Trader
    Jan 4 12:47 pm |
    Rating: +2 -2
  • TARP Ends but Taxpayers Hold Investments in Plenty of Turkeys [View article]
    'preferred stock that taxpayers bought would do little to encourage banks to lend'/ anybody seen any lending yet? lots of need for loans... More »
    Comment by john s. gordon
    Jan 4 09:17 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • TARP Ends but Taxpayers Hold Investments in Plenty of Turkeys [View article]
    The link to the paper mentioned is at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1527270
    Comment by Linus Wilson
    Jan 4 04:53 am |
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  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Jackson Hewitt is going to get all the RAL money that it needs from Republic Bank. they just announced it in 8-Ks filed on December... More »
    Comment by banktalk
    Jan 2 10:55 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Couldn't believe the date on this article--great research on the RALs that has played out accordingly. HRB seems to be back on track to... More »
    Comment by GonzoB
    Dec 27 21:52 pm |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    It seems that JTX is walking down a pier in the dark. The PCBC CFO quite today. Additionally, PCBC funded the RALs last year by buying... More »
    Comment by iron40
    Dec 9 22:38 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Robert, sorry for the delayed response. Republic plans to cut its fees in half and both RBCAA and JTX claim to have no impact on their... More »
    Comment by Shareholder Watchdog
    Dec 7 19:01 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    I just saw that JTX and Republic Bank filed an 8k this evening. From my understanding, JTX is saying that they "should" not be impacted... More »
    Comment by 388478
    Nov 24 19:47 pm |
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  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Application fees, if truly charged to all applicants, are not part of the APR. Nonetheless, it would still likely lead to a product... More »
    Comment by RALexpert
    Nov 5 17:55 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Commonsense70: I am on the sidelines on RBCAA. I would pay a payday lender type multiple for their tax earnings -- which would imply... More »
    Comment by Shareholder Watchdog
    Nov 5 15:28 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Interested in the author's opinion on RBCAA. Is it a short with the APR restriction, regulatory risk and risk of customers losing... More »
    Comment by Commonsense70
    Nov 5 14:41 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Sharpshooter9443, according to HRB's 3Q09 10-q, page 9: "Our contract with HSBC provides for them to fund RALs through 2011, with an... More »
    Comment by Shareholder Watchdog
    Nov 4 19:27 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Thank you for a very interesting analysis. I heard years ago that JPM tried to sell the acquired BankOne's RAL business and got no... More »
    Comment by Sharpshooter9443
    Nov 4 16:08 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    KSTHANE, I am no legal expert but from my understanding, application fees are typically included in the APR. Some fees can be excluded.... More »
    Comment by Shareholder Watchdog
    Nov 3 14:28 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • H&R Block: Stars Are Aligning [View article]
    Whos the author of this article / statistics represented?
    Comment by daniel1
    Nov 3 12:53 pm |
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