# A Secured Card’s Deposit Comes Back – A Bad-Credit Card’s Fees Don’t

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-23T15:30:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/bad-credit-card-fees/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/a-secured-card-s-deposit-comes-back-a-bad-credit-card-s-fees-don-t-f58e43/

A credit card for bad credit that skips the deposit often makes up for it with fees, and unlike a secured card’s deposit, fees never come back. Unless that card’s fees total zero, a no-fee secured card costs less. Before you apply, add up the fees for the card’s first two years from its pricing table. Source

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