For Municipalities
- Promotes local spending
- Generates new passive revenue
- Accelerates the collection of property taxes through everyday resident spending
- Helps residents reduce their ongoing tax liability
- Can be used to distribute stimulus
Property Tax Savings & Economic Development
The Estate Card
- Reduce tax burden
- Increase revenues
- Accelerate receivables
- Support local business
Our Program
Helps create economic sustainability & growth.
For Local Merchants
- Creates an online "Main Street" allowing for communication with customers even during a health emergency or natural disaster
- Increases revenue through increased traffic
- Builds brand, business, and customer loyalty
- Drives higher value transactions
- Promotes responsible spending
For Residents
- Gives one the ability to reduce their property tax liability through their everyday spending
- Purchases made with the Estate Card earn back as much as 30% of the transaction
- The more they spend, the more they save on their property tax
Mastercard® networkFDIC-insured issuing bankPCI-DSS compliantBank-grade 256-bit encryption
Swipe to Relief
How the money flows.
Card swiped
A cardholder pays at a local merchant or online.
Reward calculated
A percentage of the purchase is earned automatically.
Rewards pooled
Municipal Cards administers and tracks every reward.
Tax bill credited
Paid in a single electronic file to the tax office, with no IT changes.
Procurement & Adoption
Built to clear the approval process.
Adopt by resolution
As a sole-source provider in many municipalities, the program can often be adopted by council resolution.
U.S. Patent #8,401,895
Exclusive U.S. rights to payment products whose rewards offset pre-existing liabilities.
Zero IT footprint
No integration, database changes, or software modifications required.
See It In Action
A simple program with outsized impact.
Municipal Cards offers a Property Tax Savings and Economic Development Program that enables local governments to drive local spending while helping their residents reduce their tax burden. The program, promoted by the municipality, offers residents a rewards debit card where the reward, calculated as a percentage of a purchase, is applied directly toward the resident's property tax liability.
A greater amount of reward is earned on local and online purchases. Reward payments are paid in a single electronic file, allowing for easy import into the tax software in a manner identical to escrowed property taxes.
See the Estate Card programWatch
See the program, hear from leadership.
A short overview of the Estate Card, plus a message from a participating mayor on why the program matters for residents and local business.
Program Overview
A Message From The Mayor
Partnering Municipalities
Communities already benefiting.
In The News
Press coverage.
CBS NY 22
Estate Card featured on CBS NY 22
News 34
Estate Card featured on News 34
WNBF 620 AM
WNBF AMEstate Card on WNBF 620 AM
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See your community's savings and local economic development.
Illustrative annual estimates. Tax relief represents rewards available toward property-tax payments. Local merchant spending represents activity through the program. Actual results may vary.
New municipal revenue$161,753estimated per year
Local economic development$71,100,000annual spending at local merchants
Relief per household$915.41per year, toward property-tax payments
Total resident tax relief$9,154,125per year, credited to cardholders
Customized Calculator
Build a detailed property-tax savings and municipal revenue projection.
Book a Meeting
Bring the Estate Card to your municipality.
Contact
Talk to our municipal team.
Write Us
Municipal Cards LLC
9409 Skywagon Ln
McKinney, TX 75071
Call Us
(855) MUNI-CARD
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