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Sep 1, 2012, 3:51 am

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percysmith

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Originally Posted by Happy

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Originally Posted by percysmith

I'm not sure about the US
But from the limited fee tables I can see
https://secure.cmax.americanexpress....s/BlueAECB.pdf
https://secure.cmax.americanexpress...._Agreement.pdf
I don't see Amex imposing foreign transaction fee for US cards
Only individual banks apply it as a bank-imposed fee

AMEX DEFINITELY imposes forex fee on most of its cards except the PLAT card but while it has 0 forex fee, the rate AMEX uses to translate the value is notoriously BAD. The forex fee when charged, is 2.7% versus the 3% standard for MC / Visa.

Chase has MANY affinity cards and its own house cards now are 0% forex fee. All hotel cards, BA, and a version of UA card are 0% forex fee, so as Sapphire Preferred.

Citi's Premier and Prestige cards have 0% forex fee.

And of course the old standby of Capital One, plus some minor issuers.

There is no reason why a US consumer does not get AT LEAST one to two cards that does not charge forex. Our household has 8 such cards!

Forex = foreign exchange?

What about foreign transaction on Amex own cards below plat?

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