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ethical score

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"american-express": {
    "names": [
        "American Express",
        "American Express Company",
        "Amex",
        "AMEX",
        "AXP",
        "Livingston, Fargo & Company",
        "Wells, Butterfield & Company",
        "Wells & Company"
    ],
    "comment": "American Express is an American payment card company that has repeatedly forced unlawful fees on its customers [1][2][3][4], misled small business about its services [5], engaged in various anticompetitive practices [6][7] and discriminated against female employees [8] as well as spanish-speaking customers [9].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amex-fined-112m-for-unlawful-fees-and-sales-tactics-1.1185636",
        "2": "https://blogs.ubc.ca/robsandall/2012/10/01/american-express-fined-112-million-for-unethical-proceedings/",
        "3": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-orders-american-express-to-pay-59-5-million-for-illegal-credit-card-practices/",
        "4": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-orders-american-express-to-pay-85-million-refund-to-consumers-harmed-by-illegal-credit-card-practices/",
        "5": "https://www.electronicpaymentsinternational.com/news/american-express-fined-230m/?cf-view&cf-closed",
        "6": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/american-express-accused-of-violating-antitrust-law-by-merchants",
        "7": "https://www.law360.com/articles/336422/amex-s-50m-payout-in-currency-fee-suit-gets-judge-s-ok",
        "8": "https://clearinghouse.net/doc/34470/",
        "9": "https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-and-american-express-reach-resolution-address-discriminatory-card-terms-puerto-rico-and-us-territories/"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {},
    "tags": [
        "finance",
        "tech"
    ],
    "score": 43,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/American_Express_logo_%282018%29.svg",
    "siteUrl": "https://americanexpress.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2025-08-21T20:17:23.254Z"
},

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American Express

finance

43 😐

finance tech

Is American Express Ethical?

American Express is an American payment card company that has repeatedly forced unlawful fees on its customers ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4], misled small business about its services ^[5], engaged in various anticompetitive practices ^[6]^[7] and discriminated against female employees ^[8] as well as spanish-speaking customers ^[9].