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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7668764 | Spending vehicles for payments A system and method for associating payments with spending vehicles so that an individual who is entitled to receive periodic or special payments such as social security checks receives in place of the payment a spending vehicle such as a discount card, rebate, or c... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7177829 | Tax refund system A tax refund system is disclosed in which in exchange for a taxpayer assigning all or a portion of his or her tax refund, a participating provider provides to the taxpayer a spending vehicle with buying power at participating outlets. Tax return data for an individu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7127425 | System and method for providing a loan to a taxpayer based on a pre year-end tax refund A system and method for providing to a taxpayer a loan in an amount based on the taxpayer's estimated tax refund amount due for a current year, the loan being provided to the taxpayer prior to year end of the current tax year and prior to completion and filing of th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7072862 | Spending vehicles for payments The present invention is a system and method for associating payments with spending vehicles so that an individual who is entitled to receive periodic or special payments (e.g., Social Security checks, 401(k) distributions, dividend payments, tax refunds, etc.) may ... | 07/04/2006 |