American Express Co.’s announcement that its low-fee Bluebird prepaid card account will be eligible for insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and offer checking account features could be ...

After years of providing financial services, Walmart is becoming an even fiercer bank competitor with the addition of American Express’s checking account alternative, the Bluebird prepaid card.

My wife and I were blessed with six children. The youngest is a senior in high school and two are in college. We received an advertisement from Bluebird for prepaid debit cards for college students.

The American Express Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Bluebird program was made official on Oct. 8. This program is heralded as an alternative financial services product to existing debit and checking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you can't get a checking account or a credit card, a prepaid debit card might be an option for you. These cards are easy to get ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc and American Express Co are teaming up to offer a prepaid debit card called Bluebird to target lower-income shoppers who may not have bank accounts. The move ...

According to latest numbers by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, about 14.1% of the population in the United States is under-banked. This means that millions of people may have difficulty ...