text: does a secure credit card report to the credit bureau? i only want to get this card to help my credit rating. absolutally! - try the "round robin effect" go to a bank and open a secured credit line of $1000. go to another bank and do the same. do this to three different banks. pay off two of them in the first 30 days and switch them to unsecured. this will boost your credit score tremendously - you will have three open accounts of 1000., two with a zero balance, this is called a "tradeline" when people pull your credit to see if you approve - all for a total investment of 1000.00