• American Express

American Express

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Overview

American Express has a rating of 1.7 stars from 331 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about American Express most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and interest rate problems. American Express ranks 193rd among Credit Cards sites.

  • Service
    135
  • Value
    125
  • Quality
    126
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 1.3%
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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • The customer service is the best, you don't hear that too much anymore.

Critical highlights

  • They dropped my credit limit from $300K to $38K severely stifling my cash flow.
How would you rate American Express?
Top Positive Review

“Exceptional Customer Service”

Girolamo L.
8/11/22

We hired a vendor to build wine lockers for our new restaurant. After months of delays from the vendor and them no longer responding to us we realized they went out of business after 38 years. This vendor did not notify us at all and we had already paid them a large some amount of money. We called American Express to see if there is anything we could do and they immediately agreed to dispute this and reimbursed all our money that we paid the vendor. We are very grateful and do not feel any other credit card company would have stepped up they way they did for us. Thank you kindly!

Top Critical Review

“Extra fees charged! Be careful!”

Ana Maria G.
4/11/24

I recently spent nearly an hour on the phone with an American Express card customer service representative and later with the manager. The customer service was terrible and unhelpful and provided conflicting and false information compared to what is stated on the official American Express website. A few weeks ago, I opened a Blue Express Everyday Cash credit card due to the fantastic offer of 0% annual fee, 0% APR, and 0% balance transfers for the first 15 months. After making my first balance transfer, I was charged $150. When I called to inquire, thinking it was a mistake on American Express's part, I was informed that this was a separate fee I had to pay, contradicting the offer still displayed on their official website. Even after reviewing the contract and reading the fine print, the information was not accurately specified. This is a case of fraud, false advertising, and an embarrassment for the American Express card company. I am extremely disappointed and strongly urge you to avoid opening their card as they are deceiving people, lying, and inventing charges.

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2 reviews
4 helpful votes
April 5th, 2016

This card has been very helpful throughout my travels. I look forward to using it more often and receiving the awesome rewards

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American Express offers world-class Charge and Credit Cards, Gift Cards, Rewards, Travel, Personal Savings, Business Services, Insurance and more.

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