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Clearing Up the Considerable Confusion in Plastic Terminology: Prepaid Debit Cards, Debit Cards, Secured Credit Cards, Prepaid Credit Cards, Unsecured Credit Cards, Charge Cards, Gift Cards ›

Ok, I get it…the world of financial services can be complicated and confusing.  It’s hard to calculate APRs and it’s hard to forecast interest paid on long term credit card debt. And, according to a recent survey by VantageScore Solutions and The Consumer Federation of America, consumers don’t know very much about credit scores. But…
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