The Discover it Secured card has the same rewards program as the Discover it Chrome: 2% cash back at restaurants or gas stations (up to $1,000 in combined purchases each quarter) 1% cash back on all other purchases At the end of your... Read More →
Category - Secured Credit Cards
Graduation From The Discover it Secured Card Now Starts At 7 Months
The Discover it Secured card is easily the best secured credit card on the market, it offers the following: No annual or application fee Card earns at the following rates: 2% cash back at restaurants or gas stations (up to $1,000 in... Read More →
Green Dot Visa Platinum Secured Credit Card Review
When this blog first started covering credit cards, we focused on secured credit cards because I was unhappy with the coverage on other sites. The focus on this site has shifted considerably, but I still cover these secured cards... Read More →
Capital One Secured Cards Can No Longer Have Funds Added To Increase Credit Limit
Capital One secured card holders recently received a letter (below) informing them as of January 19th, 2016 they will no longer be able to add funds to their security deposit to increase their credit limit. They went on to say that if... Read More →
Increase Your Chances Of Receiving The Discover it Secured Card
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll have seen mention of the Discover it secured card. It’s one of the best secured cards currently on the market due to the fact it has the same rewards program as the... Read More →
FNBO Releases The First Secured Credit Card That Comes With A Free FICO Score
[Update: FNBO has answered some of the unknowns about the new card, scroll to the bottom to see] The title isn’t exactly 100% true, Discover actually has a secured credit card that also gives it’s users free access to a FICO... Read More →
Discover Now Offers A Secured Credit Card To Select Applicants
Since December, 2013 – Discover has been experimenting with offering a secured credit card. We’ve finally been able to find out some more information about the Discover Secured Credit Card and it looks like it’ll... Read More →
Secured Credit Cards That Approve Applicants With A Bankruptcy On File
Below is a list of secured credit cards that will approved applicants with a bankruptcy on file. We’ve also listed the pros and cons of each card. Capital One® Secured MasterCard Pros: Security deposit as low as $49 ($99/$200... Read More →
Secured Credit Cards That Allow Cardholders To Earn Interest On The Security Deposit
It’s necessary to put down a cash deposit to get a secured credit card, but what happens to that money? In some cases the card issuer will put it into an interest bearing account for the card holder which will be given to them... Read More →
List Of Credit Unions By State That Offer Secured Credit Cards
We’ve recently been updating our secured credit card reviews and often credit unions have the best cards on the market – but you must be in a certain geographical region to be a member. Below is a list of credit unions that... Read More →
Does It Matter If A Secured Credit Card Reports As Secured?
Question: I’m a new immigrant to America with no credit history. I’ve been doing some lurking of your secured credit card reviews and I noticed that you always tell us if it reports as secured or not. Is this important... Read More →
Secured Cards Sorted By APR
Thought it would be fun to look at the different secured cards sorted by APR. We never recommend carrying a balance on your credit cards, you should never put a purchase on a credit card unless you have the funds to pay it off at the... Read More →
Add Bank Of America Cash Rewards To BankAmericard® Secured Credit Card
BankAmericard® secured credit card holders can now call and upgrade their card to have BoA’s cash rewards program added. To get cash rewards added, call 888-260-4696. This easily makes BoA’s secured credit card one of the... Read More →
Secured Credit Cards With No Annual Fees
We just recently finished our Best Secured Credit Card review page, but one of the most common questions for people looking at secured credit cards is “which secured cards have no annual fee”. We’ve listed all of the... Read More →