A secured card is a credit card that requires a refundable security deposit, made by you, which is held as
collateral by the credit card issuer in an account.
Not exact matches
An unsecured
card is acquired
by virtue of your creditworthiness, your
credit score and other factors; the
card issuer extends
credit with no
collateral on your part.
A secured
card is a
credit card in which you are required to put down a security deposit which is held
by the
card issuer as
collateral in the event you do not meet your financial obligations on the
card.
By securing the
card with cash
collateral, the
credit card issuer's risk is limited.
But on a secured
credit card, the
credit limit you set is held
by your
card issuer as
collateral.
A secured
card is different then a prepaid
card because a secured
card is a
credit card, a line of
credit will be extended to you generally based on the amount of your deposit into an account which is held
by the
card issuer, the deposit is used for
collateral and you must pay the
credit card balance due each month.