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May 18, 2006 | 11:47 am

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canuck_in_pa

Join Date: Apr 2005

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Programs: AA Plat, HH Gold, SPG Gold, HH Gold, Marriott Silver, Amex Plat, GlobalEntry, SW A-List Preferred

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Quote:

Originally Posted by acf573

Amex SPG is 2%. Are you referring to the fact that Amex often uses a slightly high interbank rate?

I use a Merrill+ Visa for foreign transactions. Every time I compare the rate to Amex SPG, the Amex is higher by 2 to 2.5%.