Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bridgforth-Hodges Glinda
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREEN DOT CORP [GDOT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3465 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PASADENA, CA 91107		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 2,727
D
 
Class A Common Stock 1,676 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy Class A Common Stock) 02/04/2010 02/04/2020 Class A Common Stock 4,864 $ 25 D  
Stock Option (right to buy Class A Common Stock) 05/24/2012 06/02/2021 Class A Common Stock 2,242 $ 35.84 D  
Stock Option (right to buy Class A Common Stock) 05/22/2013 05/24/2022 Class A Common Stock 3,910 $ 21.65 D  
Stock Option (right to buy Class A Common Stock) 05/21/2014 05/22/2023 Class A Common Stock 5,012 $ 18.24 D  
Stock Option (right to buy Class A Common Stock)   (2) 05/21/2024 Class A Common Stock 8,952 $ 17.89 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bridgforth-Hodges Glinda
3465 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD
PASADENA, CA 91107		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Lina Davidian as attorney-in-fact for Glinda Bridgforth-Hodges 12/22/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of Class A Common Stock underlying a restricted stock unit award that will vest as to all underlying shares on the date of the 2015 annual stockholders meeting.
(2) The option will be fully vested and immediately exercisable on the date of the 2015 annual stockholders meeting.

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