These cards are accepted almost everywhere, and they let you avoid overdrafts and the hassle of carrying cash. Plus, you can choose how much money you want to load onto a prepaid debit card—putt ...

Below are our staff picks for the year's best prepaid and debit cards. Unlike traditional credit cards, these cards require that cardholders load funds onto the card before using. Disclosure: When you ...

Eric Bank is an M.B.A. who has covered financial and business topics since 1985, appearing regularly on Credible, eHow, WiseBread, The Nest, Zacks, Chron, BadCredit.org and dozens of other outlets.

No single prepaid card towers above the rest when it comes to the maximum allowable balance or load rate. That said, a few reloadable prepaid debit cards deserve mention, including the PayPal Prepaid ...

If you want to plan a budget and limit your spending, a prepaid debit card can help. Prepaid debit cards work similarly to regular debit cards, but they aren't linked to a checking account.

Netspend, a major issuer of prepaid debit and payroll cards, will pay more than $1 million to settle an accusation by New York’s attorney general that the company froze customers’ bank ...

They work similarly to a debit card in that you can use a prepaid card to pay bills, set up direct deposit and use mobile check deposit, plus they're reloadable. You'll even receive the same $ ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Netspend, a provider of reloadable debit cards and payroll cards, will pay about $1.1 million to settle New York state accusations it illegally charged low-income customers ...

Green Dot Prepaid Cards are a convenient money-management solution for consumers looking for help sticking to their budget. Unlike a traditional credit card, Green Dot’s prepaid cards do not let ...