Talk:Refund Anticipation Loan

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NPOV alert: 70.69.239.136 (talk • contribs) has been systematically removing information unfavorable to H&R Block. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-03-02 04:35Z

I've temporarily blocked 70.69.239.136 (talk • contribs). —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-03-22 05:27Z

[edit] Ronald Smith?

I removed this sentence:

The Refund Anticipation Loan system was first invented, developed and implemented in Virginia Beach, Virginia by an accountant named Ronald Smith in 1985 and was quickly copied by major tax firms across the United States and the world.

pending verification - I couldn't verify it despite User:Wikistatman claiming (back in January) that there is ample media coverage on Ronald Smith on CNN, Dateline, USA Today, etc. I found no relevant Google hits except for Wikipedia mirrors. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ronald A. Smith. The deleted article Ronald A. Smith made the same claim of inventing RALs and other unverifiable claims, and the same user also created Inventor Advance Rapid Refund and Inventor Advance Rapid Tax Refunds as copy&paste forks. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-08-10 03:03Z

[edit] NPOV?

I added an NPOV tag to this article because I only see one sentence that talks about the support for this product. Everthing else in this article seems to be against the marketing or sale of this product.

I work for a tax preparation company, and do not push these on people, though we offer them. I explain to a customer all of their options, and let them chose the one that best fits their needs. The Georgetown study that is referenced in the article states in the Executive Summary that there are people who need this type of product, and, for the most part, they are the ones buying it.

I welcome all discussion on this topic. Thanks.--Keith 17:01, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree the article needs more positive info to balance the criticisms; please go ahead and add information supporting this product, with references. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-08-23 01:02Z