[Beagle8U]

It may depend on the state but here in Michigan they wont rent you a car with cash, check, or debit card( which is nothing more than a check that clears instantly).

Drug dealers screwed over the rental car business by renting them to transport drugs.

[Rightly Biased]

My debit card is a Mastercard with an actual Mastercard number, exp date, and a security code on the back as are most debit cards now except it draws right from the bank usually right at the time of purchase some purchases take 3 days or so to clear and I have the same protections that a cc will offer.