do prepaid cards report to credit bureaus?
Answered on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 by
James Williams

Most prepaid cards do not report to the credit bureaus as these are not about extending credit to you. Prepaid cards are not credit cards, thus they do not help your credit. But these are a good alternative to carrying cash. If you are interested in prepaid cards, browse through the cards here and apply online.

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Almost all prepaid cards allow ATM withdrawals abroad, the only difference is fees. For example, consider the American Express® Prepaid Card. The card offers one free ATM withdrawal per month, and you will be charged $2.00 per ATM withdrawal thereafter. Also this card does not have monthly or annual fee. You can compare this card [...]

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The iAdvance Line of Credit associated with many prepaid debit cards from MetaBank exists no longer. For some reasons the Office of Thrift Supervision, MetaBank’s bank regulator, required Metabank to stop iAdvance program by October 13, 2010 and for good. For more information please contact MetaBank.

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