For a generation in which many are finding themselves cash-strapped, in debt from student loans ... prepaid debit cards come with at least a monthly fee, and more fees for checking the account ...

“Prepaid debit cards are not inherently cheaper than checking accounts,” the report says ... shortages they'd cover by getting payday loans if they didn't have a bank account. Industrywide, those ...

Payday loan prepaid cards aren't like the prepaid ... already use regular prepaid debit cards as a substitute for a checking account. They have their paychecks loaded onto the card and then ...

was launched last year as a less costly option to payday loans. •The AFL-CIO just introduced a prepaid debit card that is an alternative to a traditional checking account for unbanked union ...

At 15% of respondents, payday-loan borrowers were the least likely to view prepaid cards as a better alternative to a checking account. But nearly half, 48%, saw it is as a better option than a credit ...

Payday loan prepaid cards aren't like the prepaid ... already use regular prepaid debit cards as a substitute for a checking account. They have their paychecks loaded onto the card and then ...