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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: American Express
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol AXP)
Headquartered in: New York
Major Industry: financial services
Specific Industry: financial services
Penalty total since 2000: $675,129,717
Number of records: 36
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $568,396,900 | 17 |
| financial offenses | $106,671,424 | 16 |
| employment-related offenses | $61,393 | 3 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| consumer protection violation | $568,145,000 | 11 |
| anti-money-laundering deficiencies | $55,000,000 | 1 |
| banking violation | $45,750,000 | 7 |
| economic sanction violation | $5,906,454 | 7 |
| insurance violation | $251,900 | 6 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page
here.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| American Express Company | consumer protection violation | 2025 | USAO | $138,396,000 |
| American Express Company | consumer protection violation | 2025 | DOJ_CIVIL | $108,700,000 |
| American Express | consumer protection violation | 2012 | CFPB | $99,100,000 |
| American Express | consumer protection violation | 2017 | CFPB | $96,000,000 |
| American Express | consumer protection violation | 2013 | CFPB | $69,100,000 |
| American Express Bank International | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2007 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $55,000,000 |
| American Express Co. | consumer protection violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $49,500,000 |
| American Express National Bank | banking violation | 2023 | OCC | $15,000,000 |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | banking violation | 2012 | FED | $9,000,000 |
| American Express Bank, FSB | banking violation | 2013 | OCC | $7,500,000 |
| American Express Bank, FSB | banking violation | 2012 | OCC | $6,500,000 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | economic sanction violation | 2013 | OFAC | $5,226,120 |
| American Express Bank FSB | consumer protection violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| American Express Centurion Bank | banking violation | 2012 | FDIC | $3,900,000 |
| American Express Centurion Bank | banking violation | 2013 | FDIC | $3,600,000 |
| American Express Co. | consumer protection violation | 2003 | NY-AG | $3,285,000 |
| American Express National Bank | economic sanction violation | 2022 | OFAC | $430,500 |
| American Express Centurion Bank | banking violation | 2009 | FDIC | $250,000 |
| American Express | economic sanction violation | 2017 | OFAC | $204,277 |
| Amex Assurance Co. | insurance violation | 2006 | CA-INS | $170,000 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2011 | NE-DBF | $35,000 |
| American Express Company | employment discrimination | 2022 | DOJ_RIGHTS | $29,008 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Comp | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2004 | WHD | $26,722 |
| AMEX ASSURANCE CO. | insurance violation | 2007 | VA-INS | $26,400 |
| AMEX Assurance Company | insurance violation | 2009 | OR-FIN | $25,000 |
| American Express Prepaid Card Management Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2010 | AR-SEC | $20,000 |
| American Express | economic sanction violation | 2004 | OFAC | $18,391 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. | economic sanction violation | 2007 | OFAC | $16,625 |
| American Express Centurion Bank | tax violations | 2012 | CT-AG | $14,970 |
| Amex Assurance Co. | insurance violation | 2005 | FL-OFR | $12,500 |
| AMEX Assurance Co. | insurance violation | 2011 | MD-INS | $10,000 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Co, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2015 | FL-OFR | $9,000 |
| Amex Assurance Co. | insurance violation | 2008 | FL-OFR | $8,000 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Co. | wage and hour violation | 2021 | WHD | $5,663 |
| American Express Company | economic sanction violation | 2004 | OFAC | $5,500 |
| American Express Bank Ltd. | economic sanction violation | 2004 | OFAC | $5,041 |
