Credit cards and debit cards may seem like the same thing — after all they're both rectangular pieces of plastic — but they act quite differently. One card provides you with a revolving loan, while ...

Debit cards give you easy access to the money you currently have available in your linked checking account. They’re different from credit cards, which allow you to make purchases with loans offered by ...

If you aren't a banking customer, using a pre-paid debit card could provide a safe alternative for storing your cash. Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and ...