Credit Cards for Bad Credit

Looking for bad credit credit cards? Having trouble getting approved for a new credit card?

Credit Cards for Bad Credit

Even if you have horrible credit, it's never too late to get your credit back on track. The credit card offers on this page, both secured and unsecured, will help you build your credit as long as you maintain all balances below your credit limits and make your monthly payments on time.

Credit Cards for Bad Credit

No one wants to have bad credit, but with the record job losses, foreclosures and credit card defaults of the past couple of years, more people are finding themselves with less-than-stellar credit scores these days.

Credit Cards for Bad Credit

How to get a credit card with bad credit"We tend to think of money problems as a character flaw," says Geoff Williams, co-author of "Living Well with Bad Credit." "But we've all found out in the past two years that money problems can happen to anyone."

Credit Cards for Bad Credit

Creditors may also be more willing to overlook bad credit if the circumstances were unrelated to your spending habits. "Divorce and illness are two reasons that everybody understands," says Williams.

Credit Cards for Bad CreditIf you make your

pitch and are still denied, there are other options for securing credit, though they come with a cost.