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Has your stimulus check arrived yet? Still waiting on that $600 (or $1200 or $300) to arrive so you can go stimulate the economy?
Well, it turns out that if you got a Refund Anticpation Loan (RAL), you may have to wait a little longer.
USA Today says “taxpayers whose fees were deducted or who took out refund-anticipation loans are receiving paper checks because those loans involve a third-party bank account.” (see the full article here)
Now I personally believe these RALs are a RIP-off. They allow you to file your taxes and then get your money in about a day or two. For fees of $200 or more. I know people who got their refund check in under two weeks. So let’s say your refund is $400, you take a RAL (or “rapid refund”) and walk out with $200. You’ve effectively borrowed that $200 for two weeks. I don’t even want to think about the interest rate involved.
But now, to make matters worse, your stimulus check is being delayed because of that. Where’s the good in this?
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