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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-09-029137.txt : 20091215
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-09-029137
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091215
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000004962
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		IRS NUMBER:				134922250
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07657
		FILM NUMBER:		091240993

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 VESEY STREET
		STREET 2:		50TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10285
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126402000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 VESEY STREET
		STREET 2:		50TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10285
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Express Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is hereby furnishing below owned and managed
basis delinquency and write-off statistics for the lending portfolio of its U.S.
Card Services (&#8220;USCS&#8221;) operating segment for the months ended September 30,
October 31 and November 30, 2009.&#160;&#160;As previously stated in its reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;), the
Company believes that its managed basis presentation provides the Company&#8217;s
investors with a more comprehensive portrayal of the key dynamics of the
Company&#8217;s U.S. cardmember lending business over time.</font></div>
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sheets.</font></div>
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reported by the American Express Credit Account Master Trust (the &#8220;Lending
Trust&#8221;) in its monthly Form 10-D report filed with the
Commission.&#160;&#160;The loans that have been securitized through the
off-balance sheet Lending Trust do not possess identical characteristics with
those of the total (i.e., managed) portfolio of USCS loans, which reflects the
aggregate of securitized and owned loans.&#160;&#160;Thus, the reported credit
performance of the Lending Trust may, on a month-to-month basis, be better or
worse than the credit performance of the managed portfolio.&#160;&#160;Reported
differences may arise as a result of, among other things, differences in the mix
and vintage of loans between the Lending Trust and the managed portfolio
(including, among other things, the larger proportion of small business loans in
the owned portfolio), the number of days in the reporting period covered by the
Form 10-D being filed by the Lending Trust, the use of end-of-period principal
loan balances to calculate write-off statistics in the Lending Trust compared to
the use of average loan balances over the reporting period used in the managed
statistics, as well as other mechanics of the calculation for the owned net
write-off rate, which is impacted by the additions, issuances and maturities
relating to the securitization trust within a particular period.&#160;&#160;In
addition, the reporting period for the managed portfolio is based on a calendar
month, as compared to the reporting period covered by the Form 10-D reports for
the Lending Trust, which is generally based on a monthly period beginning on or
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Trust for its three most recent monthly reporting periods, as reported in its
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any forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but
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credit risk related to consumer and small business loans and other credit
trends, which will depend in part on the economic environment, including, among
other things, the housing market, the rates of bankruptcies and unemployment,
which can affect spending on card products and debt payments by individuals and
small business customers, and on the effectiveness of the Company's credit
models; the impact of the Company's efforts to deal with delinquent cardmembers
in the current challenging economic environment, which may affect payment
patterns of cardmembers, the actual level of cardmember delinquencies in the
future and the perception of the Company's services, products and brands; the
Company's near-term write-off rates, including those for the fourth quarter of
2009, which will depend in part on changes in the level of the Company's loan
balances, delinquency rates of cardmembers and bankruptcy filings and
unemployment rates; and the actual amount to be spent by the Company on
marketing, promotion, rewards and cardmember services based on management's
assessment of competitive opportunities and other factors affecting its
judgment, and during the remainder of 2009, the extent of provision benefit, if
any, from lower than expected write offs.&#160;&#160;A further description of
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