After years of providing financial services, Walmart is becoming a more formidable bank competitor with the addition of American Express's checking account alternative, Bluebird. The account, which is ...

American Express’ Bluebird prepaid card is flying high. Launched last year, Bluebird with direct deposit took the No. 1 spot in Consumer Reports’ first ever ranking of the country’s best – and worst – ...

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. “The ...

Fewer fees mean more customers. That’s the hypothesis behind a new prepaid card called Bluebird. It’s the product of an odd-couple partnership between elite financial services company, American ...

The American Express Bluebird account is a rather unique financial product. Not quite a prepaid debit card and not quite a checking account, it combines some of the most popular features of each at a ...

[Editor’s Note: In March 2013, after we published this article, American Express struck a deal with Wells Fargo allowing FDIC "pass-through" insurance to cover Bluebird prepaid cards. Customer funds ...

Chris Espinoza, 31, of La Habra, Calif., used to be without a bank account. He got the American Express Bluebird prepaid card to make “cheaper” online purchases for sound equipment, pictured at his ...

The Wal-Mart and American Express prepaid Bluebird card can now boast that it's FDIC-insured. While the $250,000 coverage may make some users more at ease, other benefits that come with being ...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and American Express are rolling out a prepaid card that they say offers unique services designed to help customers manage and control their everyday finances. The two companies ...

Prepaid cards are shaping up to be big business. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a 2009 FDIC study found that nearly 10% of households use the cards, while the Mercator Advisory ...

Even for a reality television family, the Kardashian Kard was an epic fiasco. Launched two years ago, the prepaid debit card bore the sisters' names and likenesses--and charged consumers a staggering ...

If you don't have good credit, or simply don't want to deal with a traditional checking account, the American Express Bluebird account could be the solution for you. Why you might want Bluebird There ...