DEBIT CARD AGE help?

how old do you ahve to eb fro a debit card?


I went ot Washington Mutual and tehy only agave me an ATM card


tehy wouldnt giv me a debit card

DEBIT CARD AGE help?
Debit cards are usually issued by Visa or Mastercard and all Visa/MC cards require a legal contract to use (whether debit or credit).





In the US you cannot legally sign a contract until you are 18 years old.





If you are over 18, then WAMU wants to see if you can be responsible (like not overdrawing your account) for a few months before they issue you a debit card.





Hope that helps
Reply:Different banks have different policies. Where I live there is a bank in town that will allow a 16 year old to have a debit card attached to a checking account. Another bank in town won't issue anything but a savings account to a minor so they don't even get an ATM card! So you really just have to shop around.
Reply:I don't know the official age but honestly I think it depends on who helps you. Some people are nice and they will give you one and other people wont. I was able to get one from Wells Fargo when I was sixteen but my friend was not able to. Try Wells Fargo or Bank of America or you can have a parents name on the account then they should give you a debit card no matter what if you have your parents ok.

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