Card losses stay low at American Express (NYSE: AXP) in 2025

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

American Express Company reports stable credit trends for its U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business card loans for June through August 2025. U.S. consumer card loans totaled $94.6 billion at August 31, 2025, with 30-day delinquencies steady at 1.3% for all three months and a net write-off rate of 2.0% in July and August, slightly below June’s 2.1%. U.S. small business card loans were $30.9 billion at August 31, 2025, with 30-day delinquencies at 1.6% and net write-off rates of 2.7% in July and August versus 2.6% in June.

The combined U.S. consumer and small business loan portfolio reached $125.5 billion at August 31, 2025. For the American Express Credit Account Master Trust, ending principal balances were $25.4 billion in both July and August 2025, with defaulted amounts of $0.04 billion and annualized default rates between 1.1% and 1.3%, while 30+ day delinquencies remained at $0.2 billion across the three months.

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FAQ

How did American Express (AXP) U.S. consumer card loan delinquencies trend in summer 2025?

For U.S. consumer card loans, 30-day delinquencies stayed at 1.3% of total loans for June, July, and August 2025, indicating stable near-term credit performance.

What were American Express (AXP) U.S. small business card loan metrics as of August 31, 2025?

As of August 31, 2025, U.S. small business card loans totaled $30.9 billion, with 30-day delinquencies at 1.6% of total loans and a net write-off rate of 2.7% for principal only.

What was the total U.S. consumer and small business card loan portfolio for American Express (AXP) at August 31, 2025?

The combined total of U.S. consumer and U.S. small business Card Member loans held for investment was $125.5 billion at August 31, 2025.

How did default rates in the American Express Credit Account Master Trust look in mid-2025?

For the Lending Trust, the annualized default rate net of recoveries ranged from 1.1% to 1.3% across June, July, and August 2025, with defaulted amounts of $0.04 billion each month.

What were the 30+ day delinquent balances in the American Express Credit Account Master Trust?

The Lending Trust reported $0.2 billion of total 30+ days delinquent balances for each of the periods June 1–30, July 1–31, and August 1–31, 2025.

Do American Express (AXP) Lending Trust statistics match total portfolio performance?

No. The company notes that Lending Trust credit performance may be better or worse than the total U.S. consumer and small business portfolios because the securitized loans do not have identical characteristics and use different calculation mechanics.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2025

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   

New York

1-7657

13-4922250

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Vesey Street,

New York, New York 10285

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(212) 640-2000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares (par value $0.20 per Share)

AXP

New York Stock Exchange

3.433% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due May 20, 2032

AXP32

New York Stock Exchange

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

American Express Company (the “Company”) is hereby furnishing below delinquency and write-off statistics for its U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business Card Member loans held for investment for the months ended August 31, July 31 and June 30, 2025; Card Member loans classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are not reflected in the table below.

American Express Company

U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business

Delinquency and Write-off Rate Statistics

As of and for the months ended August 31, July 31 and June 30, 2025

(Billions, except percentages)

			August 31, 2025						July 31, 2025						June 30, 2025
U.S. Consumer Card Member loans:
Total loans			$	94.6					$	93.7					$	92.6
30 days past due loans as a % of total			1.3		%				1.3		%				1.3		%
Average loans			$	94.2					$	93.2					$	92.3
Net write-off rate – principal only (a)			2.0		%				2.0		%				2.1		%
U.S. Small Business Card Member loans:
Total loans			$	30.9					$	30.5					$	30.1
30 days past due loans as a % of total			1.6		%				1.6		%				1.6		%
Average loans			$	30.7					$	30.3					$	31.1
Net write-off rate – principal only (a)			2.7		%				2.7		%				2.6		%
Total Card Member loans held for investment – U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business			$	125.5					$	124.2					$	122.7

(a) Net write-off rate based on principal only (i.e., excluding interest and/or fees).

The statistics presented above provide information that is additional to the data reported by the American Express Credit Account Master Trust (the “Lending Trust”) in its monthly Form 10-D report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Card Member loans that have been securitized through the Lending Trust do not possess identical characteristics with those of the total U.S. Consumer or U.S. Small Business Card Member loan portfolios, which include securitized and non-securitized Card Member loans. The reported credit performance of the Lending Trust may, on a month-to-month basis, be better or worse as a result of, among other things, differences in the mix, vintage and aging of loans, 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 statistics of the U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business Card Member loan portfolios, as well as other mechanics of the calculation for the Lending Trust net write-off rate, which is impacted by any additions to the Lending Trust within a particular period. In addition, statistics for the U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business Card Member loan portfolios and the Lending Trust for any particular monthly period may be subject to variability due to a number of factors, including the number of days in a month, timing of holidays and weekends, seasonality and the timing of information received from third parties.

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Set forth below is certain information regarding the credit performance of the Lending Trust for its three most recent monthly reporting periods, as reported in its Form 10-D report filed with respect to each such period.

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

(Billions, except percentages)

			August 1, 2025 through August 31, 2025						July 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025						June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025
Ending total principal balance			$	25.4					$	25.4					$	25.3
Defaulted amount			$	0.04					$	0.04					$	0.04
Annualized default rate, net of recoveries			1.2		%				1.1		%				1.3		%
Total 30+ days delinquent			$	0.2					$	0.2					$	0.2

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
			(REGISTRANT)
			By:			/s/ James J. Killerlane III
						Name:  James J. Killerlane III
						Title:    Corporate Secretary

Date: September 15, 2025

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