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Pink ACE EliteTM Visa® Prepaid Card

Pink ACE
Issuer: MetaBank    Credit: No Credit Check
  • Free withdrawals at ACE Stores with Direct Deposit.
  • Reload fees can be as low as $2 at some locations.
  • Free $10 purchase cushion.
Card Details
  • If you can direct deposit $500 a month the monthly fee for this card is very competitive. On top of that you can get free cash withdrawals from ACE locations. This specific card also makes donations to breast cancer research although if you want to help breast cancer research it makes more sense to donate directly and possibly get a tax deduction.
  • The card provides a lower monthly fee with a fairly low monthly deposit requirement of $500.
  • Cash reloads can be done at locations such as 7-Eleven or Albertsons in the NetSpend Reload Network. Reload fees depend on the location and vary from $2 up to $3.95.
  • Cash withdrawals from ACE locations are fee so you can avoid ATM fees and surcharges.
  • For qualified users ACE also provides a free $10 purchase cushion that lets your overspeand your card, if you spend beyond the $10 there is a $15 fee for each occurence so this can get very expensive and is not recommended but the $10 purchase cushion is free.
  • Live customer service is not free so we recommend only using online account access to manage your account which is free.
Card Fees
Activation Fee $0.00
Monthly Fee $5.00 w/ direct dep
$9.95 no direct dep
Call Center $0.50/call
LOAD FEES
 - Cash Reload Fee*** $3.00 /day
 - Direct Deposit Free (same as others)
***None of the cards we carry charge load fees but to get cash onto your card 3rd party networks may charge you fees. Some cards own networks, have bank branch access, or retail store access and reduce the fee's charged. We include the different variations of all these fees based on your usage.
ATM**
 - Balance Inquiry $0.50 /inquiry
 - Out of Network $2.50 /withdrawal
 - In Network $0.00 /withdrawal
Transaction Fee (signature) $0.00 /transaction
Online Bill Pay Pricing Unclear
Online Acct Access Free
**Out of Network ATM owners charge an average fee of $2.50 fees in addition to the fees above. Cards with In Network ATM access waive this owner's charge (but may charge a card fee). We include the different variations of all these fees based on your usage.