Visa Attacks Prepaid Fee Confusion

It’s getting harder and harder for prepaid card issuers to be sneaky about their fees. Earlier this year the Pew Charitable Trusts issued a report detailing the lack of uniformity when it comes to prepaid fee disclosures and proposed a model disclosure box to make it easy for consumers to compare the fees associated with… Continue reading Visa Attacks Prepaid Fee Confusion

The Comeback Card – Secured credit cards offer a helpful route to the real thing

The horror stories about credit cards are real. Far too many people have used them irresponsibly and dug themselves a deep, deep financial hole that takes years or decades to get out of. But those unfortunate tales shouldn’t overshadow the very real fact that credit cards have revolutionized how we live, arguably doing for commerce… Continue reading The Comeback Card – Secured credit cards offer a helpful route to the real thing

Bankrate Surveys Prepaid Cards

One indication of the mainstreaming of prepaid debit cards is the amount of attention these once fringe financial products are attracting from the media. The most recent example of that is an in-depth survey of the fee structures of 30 prepaid cards by Bankrate.com, a leading personal finance website. Released on April 7th, Bankrate’s analysis… Continue reading Bankrate Surveys Prepaid Cards

Chase Liquid Adopts Disclosure Recommendations

Chase has adopted consumer-friendly disclosure recommendations for its Chase Liquid prepaid card. At the same time that the Pew Charitable Trusts unveiled detailed suggestions about the types of fees and other disclosures all prepaid debit card issuers should make available to consumers, Chase announced that it would do exactly what Pew advised. The popular Chase… Continue reading Chase Liquid Adopts Disclosure Recommendations

Walmart MoneyCard Prepaid Visa Debit Card

The Walmart MoneyCard prepaid Visa debit card is one of the cards that have the most attractive features on the market. Normally what attracts a person to a prepaid debit card is not its physical look but its usable features. The Walmart reloadable prepaid Visa debit card is not lacking in these either. The first… Continue reading Walmart MoneyCard Prepaid Visa Debit Card

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