I had absolutely no credit, so my only option was a secured card, which I got through US Bank last year. I notice two of the reporting agencies show it as a secured card on my credit report, but the other agency does not. I read as much as I could about secured cards, and everyone said the fact that the card was secured made no difference. I don't know why they even bother listing that info on credit reports if it doesn't matter, but there you go.
FYI, the interest rate on the "Secured Savings account" is really pathetic I think I've earned something like $.41 interest, but at least I have a score now, and it's continually improving. US Bank doesn't charge an annual fee, though, so that helps counteract the crappy interest rate on the savings account part of it, as well as the *really* crappy interest rate on the credit card itself.