H&R Block Inc. shed $1.98, or 8.7 percent, to $20.81 today

H&R Block Inc. shed $1.98, or 8.7 percent, to $20.81 after reporting late Thursday it is setting aside $102.1 million to cover possible losses from having to buy back mortgage loans as borrowers are increasingly missing their early payments. The warning pushed shares of banks with large mortgage businesses sharply lower.