Apr 3, 2014, 2:30 pm
Last edit by: Middle_Seat
There are four cash reload options listed on the Emerald site. The question is whether any of their outlets will accept either credit cards directly or debit cards purchased through a portal with a credit card.
Rapid Reload at WalMart
1. Take your H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard® and cash, payroll or government benefits check to any register at a participating Walmart (Rapid Reload not available in VT and WY).
2. If you have a check, the cashier will cash your check (Check cashing not available in NJ, NY, RI. Check cashing fees apply).
3. Swipe your Emerald Card and add all or part of your cash directly to it-load up to $1,000 as long as you don't exceed the card load limits. A service fee of $3.74 applies.
GreenDot Money Pak
1. Pick up a MoneyPak® from your participating neighborhood retailer.
2. Go to the register and add cash to the MoneyPak (up to $500 at most locations, up to $1,000 at Walmart). A service fee of up to $4.95 applies.
MoneyGram
1. Fill out the blue form or pick up the MoneyGram phone. Provide the following information:
Company Name: Emerald Card
Receive Code: 4941
Account Number: Your Emerald Card Number
2. Add the funds you want and the $3.95 fee.
3. Keep the reference number that confirms your transactions.
Western Union
1. Complete the gray Prepaid Services form and provide the agent with cash for your load amount and the $3.95 fee.
2. Save your receipt with your Money Transfer Control Number
To use your emerald for ach payments:
1. get your information from the direct deposits section of your emerald account
2. go to your bill (CC) and put that information in as your new payee
3. schedule your payment using that payee for the amount loaded to your emerald card. Posts next day and shows up as gone next day on emerald.
Please add your comments where necessary......
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From the T&Cs (April 2015):
Rapid Reload at WalMart
1. Take your H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard® and cash, payroll or government benefits check to any register at a participating Walmart (Rapid Reload not available in VT and WY).
2. If you have a check, the cashier will cash your check (Check cashing not available in NJ, NY, RI. Check cashing fees apply).
3. Swipe your Emerald Card and add all or part of your cash directly to it-load up to $1,000 as long as you don't exceed the card load limits. A service fee of $3.74 applies.
GreenDot Money Pak
1. Pick up a MoneyPak® from your participating neighborhood retailer.
2. Go to the register and add cash to the MoneyPak (up to $500 at most locations, up to $1,000 at Walmart). A service fee of up to $4.95 applies.
MoneyGram
1. Fill out the blue form or pick up the MoneyGram phone. Provide the following information:
Company Name: Emerald Card
Receive Code: 4941
Account Number: Your Emerald Card Number
2. Add the funds you want and the $3.95 fee.
3. Keep the reference number that confirms your transactions.
Western Union
1. Complete the gray Prepaid Services form and provide the agent with cash for your load amount and the $3.95 fee.
2. Save your receipt with your Money Transfer Control Number
To use your emerald for ach payments:
1. get your information from the direct deposits section of your emerald account
2. go to your bill (CC) and put that information in as your new payee
3. schedule your payment using that payee for the amount loaded to your emerald card. Posts next day and shows up as gone next day on emerald.
Please add your comments where necessary......
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From the T&Cs (April 2015):
- The maximum amount of cash value you may load to your Card Account each day is $999.99.
- The maximum number of times you may load your Card Account per day is four (4).
- The maximum amount of cash value that you may load to your Card Account each month is $9,500.00.
- The maximum number of times you may load your Card Account per month is ten (10).
- The maximum cumulative amount that may be withdrawn from an ATM per day is $3,000.00 per card.
- The maximum cumulative amount that may be withdrawn from a participating bank per day is the available balance of your Card Account.
- The maximum that can be spent per Card per day is $3,500.00.
Emerald Prepaid Card, Alternative methods to load (after demise of VR) for MS
Apr 24, 2015, 5:28 pm
#181
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 396
How did you reach that conclusion? Exactly the opposite is true, unless we're talking about ACH pull exclusively to your bank account.
Last edited by mrmandel; Apr 25, 2015 at 9:43 am
Apr 24, 2015, 5:34 pm
#182
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LAX
Programs: AA, DL, Hyatt, Hilton
Posts: 127
Hey, dont mean to n00b, but where else would you pull aside from your bank account? You mean ACH pull to your credit card? Does it generally make a difference with the fraud dept whether you pull to a checking or cc account, when the name on such account is the same as your Emerald Card? (I guess it could be that looking to pull to a checkings account makes it seem like you are ML to get quick cash... ?)
Apr 26, 2015, 4:49 am
#186
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Delta, Hilton Honors, SPG, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 672
H&R Block has refused to call me back.
My Emerald card has been block since April 8th and I've called the regular customer service more than 4 times over the span of 4 weeks. They just keep telling me someone will call me within 48 - 72 hours but no one ever does. My money is just sitting in there and they're not doing anything to give it back to me. What can i do to get my account activated or get my money back? Is there an EO office i can call or something?
Apr 26, 2015, 4:57 pm
#187
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Posts: 476
weird, i loaded on saturday at 10:47am for $200. then today (sunday), tried loading at 3:56pm and it says that exceeded my limit. this is only my third load this month and clearly 24 hours+ since my last load. Only thing I can think of is that its a non business day and have to wait until monday.
Apr 26, 2015, 7:28 pm
#188
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Los Angles
Posts: 2,101
My Emerald card has been block since April 8th and I've called the regular customer service more than 4 times over the span of 4 weeks. They just keep telling me someone will call me within 48 - 72 hours but no one ever does. My money is just sitting in there and they're not doing anything to give it back to me. What can i do to get my account activated or get my money back? Is there an EO office i can call or something?
File a complaint with FDIC or other regulatory agency or keep on calling the CS till u get your cash.
Apr 27, 2015, 6:17 pm
#189
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Apr 27, 2015, 6:39 pm
#190
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Posts: 2,101
Apr 28, 2015, 10:46 am
#191
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Posts: 672
Mine only had $200 in it but i'll still like to get my money back
Apr 28, 2015, 5:32 pm
#193
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 227
It's up to $10k a month if you have ST debit....
Apr 28, 2015, 9:51 pm
#195
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 129