AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY


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"Products" offered by AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Bank account or service - (CD) Certificate of deposit
Bank account or service - Checking account
Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Bank account or service - Savings account
Checking or savings account -
Checking or savings account - CD (Certificate of Deposit)
Checking or savings account - Checking account
Checking or savings account - Other banking product or service
Checking or savings account - Savings account
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Consumer Loan - Personal line of credit
Credit card -
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Credit card or prepaid card - Gift card
Credit card or prepaid card - Government benefit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Payroll card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Student prepaid card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt or credit management - Credit repair services
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Check cashing service
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Foreign currency exchange
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - International money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Mobile or digital wallet
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order, traveler's check or cashier's
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Refund anticipation check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Traveler's check or cashier's check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Virtual currency
Money transfers - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfers - International money transfer
Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Other financial service - Foreign currency exchange
Other financial service - Money order
Other financial service - Refund anticipation check
Other financial service - Traveler’s/Cashier’s checks
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Other advances of future income
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Personal line of credit
Prepaid card - Electronic Benefit Transfer / EBT card
Prepaid card - General purpose card
Prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Prepaid card - Gift card
Prepaid card - Gift or merchant card
Prepaid card - Government benefit card
Prepaid card - Government benefit payment card
Prepaid card - ID prepaid card
Prepaid card - Mobile wallet
Prepaid card - Other special purpose card
Prepaid card - Payroll card
Prepaid card - Transit card
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Student loan - Private student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 5243170

Date Received: 2022-02-20

Issue: Trouble using your card

Subissue: Can't use card to make purchases

Consumer Complaint: what account is this for and why you running my credit. Name of XXXX and the amount and age of debt. American Express keeping running my credit.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 77065

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5242224

Date Received: 2022-02-20

Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers

Subissue: Confusing or misleading advertising about the credit card

Consumer Complaint: Dear Sir/Madam : I received a promotion on my XXXX XXXX American Express regarding a free night certificate if I spent {$8000.00} on the credit card. I was required to enroll, which I thought that I had but apparently did not. I don't know how this would have been communicated to me, so I really would have no idea whether I enrolled. I called American Express and asked the status of my certificate. I charged a deposit and remaining payment for an XXXX, each in the amount of {$4100.00} ( or {$8200.00} ) which included a fee of {$230.00} I was required to pay the installer ( the original quite was {$7900.00}. I did so to receive the certificate. When I called today, I learned that I had not been enrolled. Furthermore, Amex refused to enroll me retroactively so that I could earn my certificate. I think I was baited into using the Amex card for this purpose, and incurred an extraordinary {$230.00} charge as a result. I probably earned XXXX certificates given my total activity during this period.

Company Response:

State: VA

Zip: 220XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5242032

Date Received: 2022-02-20

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Used obscene, profane, or other abusive language

Consumer Complaint: Pursuant to 15 USC 1692d, American Express XXXX XXXX used abusive language in its electronic mail messages to oppress me such as final, debt, collections, sue, balance and pay. American Express harassed me with these messages by sending them frequently and also calling me regarding an alleged debt. American Express XXXX XXXX violated by right to privacy by repetitiously and harassingly communicating with me regarding an alleged debt.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30083

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-20

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5241547

Date Received: 2022-02-19

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Consumer Complaint: I applied for Travel Health Certificate on XX/XX/XXXX My trip cancelled so I do not need this certificate It is not issued yet for my XX/XX/XXXX travel Please refund {$65.00} and cancel certificate

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 10583

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5240855

Date Received: 2022-02-19

Issue: Closing your account

Subissue: Can't close your account

Consumer Complaint: I called American Express on XX/XX/22 to close my account. I was told my card was canceled but future transactions would be paid. I stated that is not what I wanted. I wanted my account closed with no future transactions. They said this was not their policy and would not honor my request. I received a callback from XXXX, a supervisor, who again stated my account would not be closed according to my request. Future transactions would be paid.

Company Response:

State: DE

Zip: 19803

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5240735

Date Received: 2022-02-19

Issue: Trouble using the card

Subissue: Trouble using the card to spend money in a store or online

Consumer Complaint: We got an American Express Serve prepaid card through XXXX XXXX tax services to receive our tax refund. American Express has marked a legit transaction as fraudulent, and froze our card. We received an email with a link we could click to let them know it was legit, but upon doing so was told the link had expired or the issue had been closed. We've called the number on the back of the card to get the issue sorted and get the card unfroze, but the automated system has no option relating to this problem, and has no option listed to be transferred to a live agent. I've also tried calling another number I got from the American Express website, and all they can do is tell me to call the number on the back of the card that I've already tried. We've attempted to log on to the American Express Serve website, but after putting in our credentials and clicking log on, nothing happens. We've attempted this with XXXX different devices, only for all to have the same result.

Company Response:

State: OK

Zip: 743XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-19

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5238985

Date Received: 2022-02-18

Issue: Advertising and marketing, including promotional offers

Subissue: Confusing or misleading advertising about the credit card

Consumer Complaint: WHEREAS I am in possession of a draft that purports to indemnify American Express ( " AE '' ), against prior claims of misrepresentation made by myself and certain of my affiliates. The draft is drawn on the EIN of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( " XXXX '' ), which is XXXX. The source of payment is limited to information provided by me. The draft contains an undertaking made by me under seal, as collateral to secure payment, containing a covenant that I will assume ( i ) that a " bank draft '' is considered as " cash '', ( ii ) that the definition of a " bank draft '' includes a payment order, a transmittal order, an informal dispute, and the like, ( iii ) that initiating a bank draft is reportable to the IRS, ( iv ) that privacy notices and privacy policies and arbitration procedures are agreements to elect to not be treated as a partnership under 26 USC 761 ( a ), ( v ) arbitration, mediation and informal dispute provisions may be used as a security procedure for purposes of giving value and to allow for delegation of authority to purchase, sell, and/or exchange tax deferred investment property, ( vi ) the recording of phone calls by a financial institution is for verification purposes, ( vii ) the purpose of and utility " bill '' and any other " bill '' is to help assist in the verification of identity, ( viii ) the purpose of any credit, whether it be a credit card or deposit account, is security, ( ix ) the purpose of ATM card present PIN transactions are to help provide security, ( x ) AE can obtain emergency credit from a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXhe Board of Governors of the XXXX XXXX XXXX , or both, or " sandbox '' with Plaid or something, and ( xi ) electronic and telephonic credit card applications are set up to be electronic funds transfers as opposed to payment orders in order to prevent consumers from giving nonmonetary value as actual value. The check states that the collateral is subject to arbitration and/or mediation. The check contains copyright claims and privacy claims.

Company Response:

State: VA

Zip: 23860

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5238616

Date Received: 2022-02-18

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt is not yours

Consumer Complaint: I had maid several attend to reach the the company as well as the bureau to remove this alleged, incorrect, non authorized and inaccurate account out my credit report. They bureau refused to do so. As a result of that my score drop, and I am at risk of being denied a Morgage. I will appreciate your prompt assistance on resolving this issue. Thank you.

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 07302

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5238464

Date Received: 2022-02-18

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Consumer Complaint: My XXXX ran up charges without my knowledge after we separated. She changed the address on the account and other information so that I wouldnt receive statements. So I had no idea that this card was maxed out and not being paid until it was reported on my credit several months later. I filed an ID theft report with the XXXX and submitted it to American Express. I received a letter in the mail stating they would eliminate the fraudulent debt, but it was never removed. I dont feel it is fair that I am losing an account that I have held for a number of years with a perfect payment history and have had my credit score completely tanked due to the actions of someone else without my knowledge.

Company Response:

State: LA

Zip: 70560

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5237695

Date Received: 2022-02-18

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: I did not consent to authorize nor benefit from any of the listed account ( s ). Block and Remove.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30127

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-02-18

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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