Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	H&R Block's Taxing Supbrime Exposure H&R Block looks to put its subprime woes behind it. But as it stands currently, smaller rival Jackson Hewitt is a purer play on tax services, with plenty of real estate to cover and with new store branches.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: H&R Block Unloads Subprime Business H&R Block is up nearly 4% today, simply for selling its subprime mortgage business, Option One Mortgage.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Option Weighs Down H&R Block H&R Block's misguided venture into the subprime mortgage business cost the company almost $1 billion last year, and selling off the unit is proving difficult.
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Dean Foust	The Mortgage Biz Has Lost Its Fizz Goodbye, refi boom. Hello, sinking profits and industry consolidation. The roots of the industry's problems are no mystery. Mortgage activity has fallen off sharply since the Fed began hiking rates last spring.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	The H&R Block Time Warp Shares of H&R Block are trading at almost the same price they were at in 2002. But is the stock a buy?
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 April Taylor	H&R Block Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know H&R Block shares are down 11.5% in trading today, with more than three times the volume of an average day.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Block in Blue The tax prep specialist H&R Block finds itself in familiar territory for its latest fiscal second quarter. It's in the red for the period, losing $0.52 a share as revenues fell by 5% to hit $539 million.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	H&R Block Files One Away Declining mortgage margins sink the tax-preparation specialist's first quarter.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Lending Isn't Helping at H&R Block The tax specialist has been a value trap for more than four years now, but perhaps the decision to consider divesting the mortgage business is the catalyst it needs to get growth moving in the right direction again.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Chip Off the Old H&R Block The tax prep specialist announces its seasonally strongest quarter.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	H&R Block Party? With competitive pressure building, H&R's not celebrating yet.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	H&R's Blockhead Diversification The stock looks reasonably valued but some core businesses are struggling to grow.
BusinessWeek December 11, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	A Farewell To ARMs? Not Quite Yet New classes of lenders are jumping in to offer high-risk mortgages.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Did Berkshire Throw In the Towel on H&R Block? Berkshire recently trimmed its H&R Block holding, but that doesn't make it a sell.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2005 Richard Gibbons	One Cheap Stock The shares seem unreasonably cheap, despite major challenges for the company. H&R Block's price presents investors with the opportunity to buy into a great company at a discount to intrinsic value.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 Sean Williams	This Is the Worst Stock in the S&P 500 Increased regulations, erratic cash flows, and a housing bubble spell doom for financial service company H&R Block.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Early Christmas for Mortgage Borrowers There's some good news on the mortgage front for a change. Lending has not come to a grinding halt. In fact, for those who have good credit and qualify for standard fixed-rate loans, mortgages have actually gotten more affordable.
CFO April 1, 2008 Kate Plourd	Form 1040-SOS Jackson Hewitt and H&R Block have more in common than their line of work. After being rocked by scandals, both have new CFOs.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2004 W.D. Crotty	H&R Block: Good or Great? H&R Block offers timely advice, but does it offer value?
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Justin Hibbard	So Many Lenders, So Few Takers As housing slumps, the roof is falling in on the overbuilt mortgage industry.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	Volume Growth Fails to Elevate H&R Block H&R's profits adversely impacted by regulations stopping tax-refund loans.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: H&R's Reality Block With the books finally closed on fiscal fourth-quarter, the nation's leading paid tax preparer, H&R Block, reports on the tax season (and full fiscal year) that was tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool March 14, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	H&R Block Upbeat Despite Third-Quarter Losses Despite a net loss, the company has lots of positive things to look forward to.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 W.D. Crotty	H&R Block Cuts Quite the Figures The tax company finishes the year on a strong note and expects a strong fiscal 2006.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Cindy Johnson	Profit From Something You Hate There's no escaping taxes; instead, profit from them by investing in H&R Block.
U.S. Banker July 2008 Paul Muolo	The Year of Living Dangerously: Banks Cope with Fallout Subprime-origination volumes were hammered last year after concerns about delinquencies, credit quality and declining home values ravished the market.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Anders Bylund	H&R Block Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of financial services veteran H&R Block are plunging today like a scandalous neckline, dipping more than 10% from last night's closing in intraday trading.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Here Come the Mortgage Regulators With subprime lending continuing to plummet, House and Senate hearings run the risk of further retarding a recovery in housing.
This Old House L. Gallant & D. Snoonian	The Mortgage Crisis: Where to Go for Help The Fed's decision to lower interest rates means more people might be looking for home loans again. These Web-based resources can help you avoid the risky ones, and find the loan that's right for you.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Alyce Lomax	H&R Chopping Block H&R Block's shares have crumbled to a 52-week low this week. The company is standing by its financial guidance for the coming year, though it's already admitting to slow customer traffic. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 William Trent	A Tale of Two Turnarounds One of these stocks might be ready to revive. Take a look at retailer Talbots, and tax-preparer H&R Block.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Seth Jayson	Three-Headed Hell-Hound Chokes on Block Cerberus Capital has gotten out of its deal to purchase the ailing mortgage unit of battered tax-prepper H&R Block.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Thomas P. Vartanian	Crisis and Opportunity In Subprime Mortgage Markets Problems in the subprime mortgage business will inevitably lead to opportunities for those who can evaluate, service or manage the underlying loans, securities and real estate.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	H&R Block Is Cheap in All the Wrong Ways Despite incurring losses, H&R Block shows high growth prospects.
BusinessWeek April 9, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	A Builder's Lending Under Scrutiny Federal investigators are looking into Beazer's mortgage practices.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 Rich Smith	Battle of the Tax-Prep Earnings Revisions What's with tax advisors these days? They've turned into a bunch of flip-floppers: Intuit thinks ahead, while H&R Block sinks. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Bad Blood Over Bad Loans Mortgage defaults are rising. Wall Street thinks banks should mop up the mess.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Namita Devidayal	True to Form H&R Block's ubiquity in tax-preparation has pigeon-holed the firm and hampered its efforts to become a serious player in the financial advisory business.
Registered Rep. September 14, 2005 John Churchill	H&R Block On a Recruiting Spree The firm known primarily for its tax preparation services is ramping up its financial advisory force.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Bill Mann	Jeopardy! Gives Block Awesome Branding When Ken Jennings ended his 74-time Jeopardy! winning streak, H&R Block won. Tax preparation isn't likely to be a business that investors would get that excited about -- but the performance and potential at Block suggests that they should.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 April Taylor	Jackson Hewitt Tax Services Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Last month, Jackson Hewitt competitor H&R Block announced that it may not be able to provide consumers tax refund loans as it has in years past because of a disagreement with HSBC.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2011 Jeff Bailey	H&R Block Gains Market Share, Steadies Itself; Still a Bargain Is H&R Block a smart buy right now?
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Mortgage Lenders: Who's Most At Risk As delinquency rates rise, red flags are flying over some aggressive finance outfits.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Jackson's High Five The country's second-largest tax-preparation specialist behind H&R Block went public back in June. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service posted its first quarterly results as a stand-alone entity.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Nightmare Mortgages They promise the American Dream: A home of your own - with ultra-low rates and payments anyone can afford. Now, the trap has sprung.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 John Rosevear	Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history.
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Mara Der Hovanesian et al.	Making Sense Of The Mortgage Mess The economy should be able to withstand the downdraft in the mortgage market.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Subprime Symptoms Starting to Spread? It seems that subprime mortgage difficulties have already started to spread. There will almost certainly be a more protracted softness for housing than we might have anticipated as recently as the final quarter of last year.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Countrywide Still Growing Mortgage business teetering? No way. Naturally, there's no guarantee that Countrywide will keep inching higher. Investors, the climate can change in a hurry. Take note.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	ETrade Wants to Be Homeless ETrade is bowing out of the mortgage business, dramatically slashing its guidance as it maps out its exit strategy.