<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-22-008634.txt : 20220210
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-22-008634.hdr.sgml : 20220210
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220210201956
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-22-008634
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220210
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220210

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Unruh Jess
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001641925

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34819
		FILM NUMBER:		22616181

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3465 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			X1
		ZIP:			91107

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GREEN DOT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001386278
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		114 W 7TH STREET SUITE 240
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6267652000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3465 E. FOOTHILL BLVD
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91107
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>CAO/Operational CFO</officerTitle>
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock underlying a performance-based restricted stock unit award granted on January 29, 2021. 25% of the award vested on February 8, 2022 and the remaining 75% will vest ratably over the next three years on December 15, 2022, December 15, 2023, and December 15, 2024, subject to the reporting person's provision of service to the issuer on each vesting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares of Class A Common Stock that have been withheld by the issuer to satisfy its income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the PRSUs, based on a price of $30.82 per share, which represented the closing price of the issuer's Class A Common Stock on February 8, 2022, and does not represent a sale by the reporting person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kristen Juhan as attorney-in-fact for Jess Unruh</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-02-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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