American Express

FINANCIAL RELIEF PROGRAM

We’re here to help you get back on track.

We’re here to help you get back on track.

Flexible Payment Plans to Meet Your Needs*

No fee to enroll. Benefits include:

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Reduce Your Monthly Payments
Enrollment can lower both your monthly payments and your interest rates, as applicable, for the duration of the Program.
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Put Your Fees on Pause
We’ll provide temporary relief from future Late Payment Fees and Annual Membership Fees, if applicable.

Here’s What You Can Expect

We understand that every situation is unique – and life happens. We’re here for you. Whether you’re facing a temporary setback or need longer term assistance, we’ll work together to find a solution that’s right for you.

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Select Your Plan
Once you’ve reviewed your options, you can select the payment plan that works best for your needs in order to get back on track on a timeline that works for you.
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Manage Your Account
Once you’re enrolled, we'll send you a monthly update with tips to keep your finances on track. As always, we'll be here to support you and answer any questions you might have about your account.
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Stay on Track
After you’ve completed your program, you can continue to use helpful tools like AutoPay and account alerts to easily keep on top of future payments.
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Connect With Us
Feel free to get in touch directly by giving us a call at 1-866-703-4169 or chat with us online anytime. We’ll review your financial needs and talk you through your options so you can make an informed decision.

For over 170 years, we have been committed to supporting our customers, no matter the circumstance. We will continue to back our Card Members, just like we always have. Thank you for your Card Membership.

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1-866-703-4169

Have Questions?

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Program Overview

  • Eligible Card Members may request to enroll in either the short-term payment plan or the long-term payment plan of the American Express Financial Relief Program (the “Program”) by visiting www.amex.co/financialrelief or calling 1-866-703-4169. The short-term payment plan can provide relief benefits for 12 months following enrollment. The long-term payment plan can provide relief benefits for 48 months. We will determine your eligibility for the Program upon your request to enroll, based on factors including delinquency status, prior enrollment in the Program or the balance on your Card account. After you exit the short term payment plan, your standard late fees and minimum due calculation will apply unless we notify or have notified you of a change. After the Reduced APR Period, your APR and annual membership fee, if any, will resume in accordance with your Cardmember Agreement. For the Short Term Program, the Reduced APR Period is the 12 consecutive billing periods beginning with the billing period during which your account is enrolled in the Financial Relief Program.
  • After you complete the long term payment plan or exit early for any reason, your Card account (s) will then be subject to the APR (s), fees and minimum due calculation as described in your Cardmember Agreement.
  • Terms & conditions including Program duration and eligibility requirements are subject to change.

Program Relief Benefits

While enrolled in the Program, you will have access to the following benefits:

  • Your minimum monthly payment due may be reduced. The Program monthly payment amount will be disclosed to you at enrollment
  • Your Card account will be subject to a reduced APR for balances subject to an interest rate, unless you have an APR that is lower than the Program APR, in which case the lower APR will apply until that APR expires (if that rate has an expiration)
  • We will waive any late payment fee(s), and any annual membership fee(s), if applicable.
  • For the short-term payment plan only, you may be able to make purchases up to a reduced spending limit, which will be disclosed to you following enrollment and may adjust at any time during the Program. If, prior to enrollment, you are at or over your spending limit, you will not be able to make purchases until you bring your balance below the limit. You will also not be able to make purchases if your account is cancelled, if any of your accounts or loans are past due, or if a payment has been returned.

Program Requirements

In order to maintain all the benefits of the Program, you must comply with the Program Terms, which will be communicated to you at enrollment and which will include the requirements that:

  • Monthly Program Payments for your American Express Card and/or Loan account (s) enrolled in the Program must be made in accordance with the terms of the Program
  • If you do not make Monthly Program Payments by the following statement closing date (on consecutive billing cycles) on any of your enrolled Card or Loan account(s), you may be removed from the Program

Program Limitations

Program limitations will be communicated to you during enrollment, which will include the following:

  • If enrolled in the long-term payment plan, you will be unable to use your Card to make purchases while in the Program. However, once you complete the Program, spending privileges will be restored on any account(s) that are not cancelled.
  • You may not have access to all Card benefits and features.

Impact on your Credit Score

If your consumer account is being reported to credit bureaus:

  • Any reduction to your credit limit, on enrollment into the Program, may have a negative impact on your credit score
  • If you are enrolled in the long-term payment plan, we will inform the consumer credit bureaus that you are participating in a payment plan, which will not directly impact your credit score, but will be visible to other lenders.
  • If you do not comply with the Program Terms, we will report that status, which may negatively impact your credit score.
  • If you are removed from the Program because you do not comply with the Program terms, your Card account(s) may be cancelled which may impact your credit score.
  • If you make your payments on time, your account will continue to be reported as current if it's current now. If you make your Program payments on time and your account is currently past due, it may continue to be reported as past due but will not be reported any further past due.