[header] How to get a credit card with bad credit [title] Have a deposit ready. [step] To get a secured credit card, the bank will require you to deposit money into a bank account. The credit company then grants you a credit card with a line of credit up to the amount of money that you have on deposit. 
Vendors will see your credit card as a " regular " card and won't know that it is secured. [substeps] You may be able to find a bank that will grant you a credit limit that is a bit higher than the amount that you deposit.