The Center for American Progress responds to the 2011 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Signs for American Express, MasterCard, and Visa credit cards are shown on a New York ...

A comparison between checking-account offerings from top issuers and popular reloadable prepaid debit cards suggests that in some cases the cards are a better value, new research suggests. The Network ...

Unless you’re a whiz at managing your money, a checking account is going to cost you more than a prepaid debit card, a new report concludes. And if you do a really poor job handling your personal ...

Discover how to transfer Visa gift card balances to your bank account, explore traditional and alternative methods, and ...

A Prepaid card works like a pay-as-you-go mobile phone contract – you top it up and use it like any other payment card until the balance reaches zero, at which point you can reload it with cash before ...

In most cases, checking accounts are a better value than are accounts tied to prepaid cards, new research suggest. Because checking accounts tend to impose less fees than prepaid debit cards and ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are concerned these days about two related trends: the rising numbers of “unbanked” Americans and the proliferation of ...

Shopping online is easier than ever, but with convenience comes risk. Whether it’s credit card fraud, hidden subscription charges, or data breaches, there’s always a small voice in the back of your ...

A prepaid business card is a type of debit card that requires funds to be preloaded onto the card before it can be used for business purchases. The total amount that can be spent is limited by how ...