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Tompor: Tax refund advances often don't pay as much as the ads say

Source: omaha.com - Jan 15, 2018

People looking for fast cash to pay holiday bills, unexpected car repairs or skyrocketing heating bills are being bombarded with TV ads, window signs and other pitches for tax refund advances.

Actor Jon Hamm, in bib overalls, laments being stuck after his old truck breaks down in a Dust Bowl setting in an H&R Block commercial.

“There’s got to be a way to get us some money fast,” Hamm’s character says. “If only there was some kind of advance we could get on our tax refund.”

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