You’ve decided that you are financially ready for your first credit card. These 10 cards are some of the best first credit cards to help you build credit.

Hanna Horvath is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Red Venture's senior editor of content partnerships. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible Operations, Inc.

Secured credit cards offer the option to build credit and establish a good credit history. At the same time, you get the convenience of a credit card to make payments online and in stores. Secured ...

Michelle Lambright Black, Founder of CreditWriter.com and HerCreditMatters.com, is a leading credit expert and personal finance writer with nearly two decades of experience in the credit industry. She ...

Building credit from scratch can be challenging, and rebuilding credit after some missteps can feel like an insurmountable task. Credit cards can be a great way to establish a positive credit history ...

In the last few years, multiple fintechs and banks have released credit-building debit cards. While they’re not true debit cards, they might actually be a good option for someone looking to build ...

It probably seems counterintuitive to reach for a debit card at the register if you want to build credit with everyday purchases. Debit card activity isn’t usually reported to the major credit bureaus ...

The secret’s out: Nearly 40 percent of Americans use credit cards to build up their credit score, according to recent data from survey firm Ipsos and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. When ...

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...

Paul Soucy has led the Credit Cards content team at NerdWallet since 2015 and the Travel Rewards team since 2023; he is also director of content for Consumer Credit verticals. He was an editor with ...