Prepaid cards are everywhere. Here's what I suggest to steady the ship without making things worse for the consumers who really have no other option:
Curtis Arnold | Posted 05.02.2012
Debit cards have also sprouted in the wallets of young Americans. Unable to get credit cards until age 21, more Generation Y consumers rely on debit cards for routine money management.
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.19.2012
Credit card companies are finding ways around new regulations that restrict how they can market their cards to college students. A number of lende...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.11.2012
Increasingly shut out of traditional bank accounts, more Americans are turning to prepaid debit cards often notorious for their high fees. Prepaid ...
AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.13.2012
WASHINGTON — Three major issuers of prepaid debit cards said Tuesday they will test a new fee-disclosure box designed to help people understand ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 02.28.2012
This year South Carolina income tax refunds will arrive on prepaid debit cards unless taxpayers specifically opt for a check or direct deposit. The...
Emily Cohn | Posted 02.14.2012
Paying for access to your own money might not sound like a popular concept, but the growth of the prepaid debit card market seems to prove this assump...
HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 01.01.2012
Out of work and living on a $189-a-week unemployment check, Rob Linville needs to watch every penny. Lately, he has been watching too many pennies dis...
Jeanne Kelly | Posted 10.05.2011
If you want to start taking baby steps in teaching healthy money use, you can always start with a prepaid card. These cards do not go on your credit report; they cannot go over a limit.
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.11.2011
WASHINGTON -- Many states shortchange the jobless by distributing unemployment benefits on debit cards loaded with obnoxious fees, according to a new ...
Tim Chen | Posted 05.25.2011
No matter what your feelings are about credit cards or on the card industry as a whole, the fact is that Americans live off of credit. Our houses and...
nytimes.com | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 05.25.2011
For many people who do not have bank accounts, or cannot get a credit card, the appeal is irresistible, making the reloadable cards among the consumer...
Credit.com | Posted 06.01.2012