Credit cards for people with bad credit that require some sort of deposit for approval. Most cards listed report to credit reporting agencies, that may potentially help you establish credit. (NOTE: Credit card rates and fees change fairly regularly -- check the terms and conditions of each card to be sure the interest rates shown here are accurate.)

• Orchard Bank Classic MasterCards® - An excellent credit card for rebuilding credit scores; reports to 3 major credit bureaus monthly || Acceptance at millions of locations worldwide, including website purchases and reservations || Your account information is updated and at your fingertips 24/7 so you can manage it your way ||Email and text messages to remind you of your upcoming payment due date with online enrollment || On-call customer service representatives to assist you with questions or concerns

• Account Now Debit MasterCard - 100% guaranteed approval, No credit check needed. Free credit builder and bill pay.

• Public Savings Bank Secured Card - 0% APR for 6 months. No annual fee. 25 day grace period.

• Amalgamated Bank Secured MasterCard - Secured credit card offers a Prime + 8.0% rate and a $50 annual fee.

• American Savings Bank Secured Visa - Line of credit is secured by an equal amount of funds held on deposit in a Statement Savings account at American Savings Bank.

• Bank of America Secured Visa - Deposit between $300 up to $10,000 into a Bank of America security deposit account, then your secured credit line is the same as the amount of your deposit. You can then make purchases with your card up to the amount you have in your security deposit account.

• Citi Secured MasterCard - Deposit money into an interest-earning Certificate of Deposit (CD) and that money becomes the backing for your secured credit card.

• Merrick Bank Secured MasterCard - Make a security deposit between $300 and $3,000; that is your secured card's credit line. Merrick Bank reports to the major credit reporting agencies.

• US Bank Secured Visa Credit Card - Make a security deposit between $300 and $5,000, which is deposited in a bank account. This acts as your credit line, but payments are not deducted from this account as long as you make your monthly payments on time.

• Wells Fargo Secured Credit Card - Make a deposit of $300-$5,000 to a "collateral account." Your collateral account determines your limit, and that money is held as a deposit. You make monthly payments on your charges, just like a credit card.