<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by xyzzy:
According to the TravelFunds site, "There's a $14.95 Issuance fee" -- also, will Amex let you pay your bill with this? Somehow I doubt it.</font>
I think the question is whether this is waived if you pay with your Amex Gold or Platinum Card.
Even if you can't pay your Amex bill with Amex funds, you could certainly use the funds to pay for something else - rent? your Visa or MasterCard bill?
I don't know whether depositing the funds in your savings account would be considered check kiting, and thus be illegal.