A secured credit card is a type of credit card that requires you to make
a deposit against the credit limit.
You make a security
deposit against the credit limit, so your credit history is given less significance in the approval decision.
This is a credit card that requires you to first make
a deposit against the credit limit before you can get the credit card.
Not exact matches
Secured cards require you to make a security
deposit to open an account, and that amount becomes your
credit limit — and collateral
against non-payment.
I was a little nervous to apply because I don't want to be denied and have that mark
against my
credit for 2 years for nothing but I went ahead and enter my info to see if I was pre-qualified for anything and this card came up along with the other Capital One and the Quicksilver or whatever that's called so I chose the safe option and was approved with a
credit score of 549 and my
deposit was $ 49 for a $ 200 dollar
credit limit, but me being me and wanting a higher
credit limit I paid $ 249 and have a
credit limit of $ 400.
Unsecured
credit cards are «regular»
credit cards that don't require you to
deposit any cash with the bank as collateral
against unpaid debt: you're allowed to make purchases up to your
credit limit, and can pay for your purchases over time — although you'll typically pay high interest rates on any purchases you don't pay off in full each month.
When picking a secured card you should weigh how high you'd like your
credit limit to be
against how much you can afford to put down as a
deposit.
Here's how secured cards work, and why they make sense when your
credit is iffy: You put down a
deposit with your bank, say $ 500, and that
deposit acts as your
credit limit — meaning you spend money
against the
deposit, eliminating most of the risk for the bank.
The bank or
credit union establishes a
credit limit and
deposits that in the bank for you to write check
against rather than you
depositing money into an account and then writing checks
against that amount.
Cardholders
deposit money up - front with the
credit card issuer, as collateral
against their
credit limit.
It is curious to note that more firms have started to (1) hold the billing or responsible lawyers accountable for client advances if payment is not received within a prescribed time, especially if retainers are not obtained from these clients at the inception of the matter, or if
deposits are not received from these clients prior to incurring the advance, and (2) set «
credit limits on cash advances» with prohibitions
against the accounting department accepting requests for client advances in excess of a predetermined minimum amount, without prior approval of the managing partner.
With a secured
credit card, your
credit limit is a cash
deposit you'll be required to make before opening your account, so you're essentially borrowing
against yourself.
If you're approved, you'll need to make a cash
deposit; this becomes your
credit limit that you can borrow
against.