I understand the need for advertising but I thought the site was for H&R Block until I saw your logo to the left. Maybe the design needs to be a little more in keeping with the logo than the banner? That's my first thought.
Is this a ground-up build or is it based on a CMS? It just looks a little too much like a CMS with a paid-for template - there's nothing in there that's styled like your logo for instance, nothing that really stamps your brand all over the design.
Also, I'm a bit traditionalist so I prefer to see my news stories "above the fold" - the machine I'm viewing from is just a 1024x768 so I don't see your featured articles straight away, just that clever window where lots of offers flash past.
Overall it's OK though, I shall bookmark and come back soon
